Hi All..
Here I am with some good news.. Home insemination works.. Really it works !! Do it with confidence and most importantly keep faith in GOD.. You will be successful.. And a big thanks to : Nimyra , who started this thread and many others like ellie27 , IGL , wishingfor3rd , LunaBean , topazicatzbet , piglets , Wantingbbbump , Wantingbbbump who has answered my questions and increased my awareness on HI. I really got big hope seeing so many people were successful in this thread and tried mine. Today I am 7 weeks pregnant.
Questions:
1. If you used a donor (rather than your spouse), how did you find your donor.
Its my spouse.
2. What method(s) did you use to track ovulation.
CM , ClearBlue OPK.
3. What method(s) of insemination did you use
I used only syringe. Inseminated with in 5-10 mins after ejaculation. Insert the syringe as far as it goes. I could insert only about 2 inches after that it was hurting me. Kept the bums up with 2/3 pillows for about an hour while watching some movie. Then went to sleep as I was doing it at night. Tried to get an orgasm after taking out the syringe. But I was not really aroused as I was quite nervous. Got lil bit of leaking later at night . Used Preseed as well .
4. How many times per cycle did you inseminate and what was the timing relative to ovulation (e.g. 2 days before and day of)?
Sunday I started getting EWCM . Did insem on that Sunday then on Tuesday till Saturday . Got +ve OPK on Wednesday morning. Stopped getting EWCM from Friday. I am sure it worked on or before Thursday. To be safe I did extra 2 days. Only on Sunday and Tuesday I got much volume. Approx 3 - 3.5 ml. Other days I got only 1 ml. My man did ejaculation directly into the syringe instead of using any container to avoid wastage
5. Logistics. Where did you meet your donor and how did the donation occur?
6. Did it work? If so, how many cycles did it take?
Yes it worked on our 1st try!!! Thanks GOD.
7. If you used a donor, what is the relationship you have (or intend to have) with your donor?
8. Anything else you think people should know?
There are enough tips in this whole thread. I don't find any extra tips. Only thing I will say is : Try to use the sample as fresh as possible and ask your man to refrain from ejaculation for atleast 5-7 days before insemination . Also let the man have a long Orgasm before he ejaculates which will produce more volume. Wash your hands thoroughly before doing anything and use the syringe only once to avoid any infection. If both of you don't have any fertility issue it is bound to work and has same chance as NI. If it doesn't work for couple of cycles get your hormone level tested and sprm count tested.
Go to the site
www.inseminationathome.com . They are in the process of manufacturing some new type of syringes which looks very convenient. The product is currently out of stock but they are going to market it soon. Call them up and get the status.