Considering at-home insemination with donor sperm...?

[ticking.clock]

Donation done x

 

[SpudsMama]

Donation done x

Good luck! xx

 

[BeautifulD]

Good luck hun x

 

[ticking.clock]

Test date is December 12th, the 17th anniversary of my sons death.
Hope its a sign! X

 

[haj624]

Ok for all you temping ladies...please be honest!!!
I ovulated on cd 12. Here are my temps from cd 10...they have seemed to flatline. Does that mean anything?

10-96.8
11-97.18
12-97.33
13-forgot to temp
14-97.33
15-97.33
16-97.6
17-97.58
18-97.58
19-97.58


At this point should they be rising instead of flatlining? Help!

 

[BeautifulD]

It could mean that you need to change the battery in your bbt hun

 

[SpudsMama]

haj - I used to get those exact same temps, literally exactly the same numbers. Turns out the thermometer I was using just used to spew out the same results. There was a thread on here about it. I've since bought a different thermometer and my charts have looked a lot better ever since... xx

 

[MrsMM24]

TICKING, the donation was in good timing Hun! GL, I hope it is an honoring of your son BFP!!

PURPLE, I don't use it often, every other donation and I get about 4 a cycle. DW and I don't really need lube and I stay pretty wet down there through my whole cycle. but I know that plenty of women use it for good!

ICTAYLOR, thanks for sharing, I commented on my testing thread, but CONGRATS! Wishing you a H&H 9 mos!!! and Bless your Friends!

JAZZ, yay for less nausea and baby kicks! for DW as well! What a Christmas gift that will be on the 29th!! I can't wait, did I say boy yet, I think I did, still going boy!

TTC, oh no!! So sorry for you and the donor. I hope the backup can come through!

HAJ, I commented on those temps on another thread, I have to agree, if these temps are legit, the thermometer bad, otherwise, I don't see a rise or fall to say OV on CD12... GL

could be AFM...You are welcome to stalk my chart, but I am trying NOT to SS and yesterday was the last temp I am going to take in the TWW… I plan to just hang in, concentrate on the holidays, work, and making sure to motivate my testing threads through to their s unless there is some major symptom.... WAITING.... GL FXD!

 

[haj624]

I only say I o the 12th bc when I went to the dr for my follicle check on cd10 he said to go home and bd bc I was going to o anytime now and I thought your temp went up when you ovulated. My cycle is usually 29 days but last month on my first cycle of clomid it was 34. The thermometer is brand new (just bought it this cycle) so I didn't think the battery could be bad yet. I had Dh take his temp when he woke up lol and it was a totally different number

 

[MrsMM24]

I only say I o the 12th bc when I went to the dr for my follicle check on cd10 he said to go home and bd bc I was going to o anytime now and I thought your temp went up when you ovulated. My cycle is usually 29 days but last month on my first cycle of clomid it was 34. The thermometer is brand new (just bought it this cycle) so I didn't think the battery could be bad yet. I had Dh take his temp when he woke up lol and it was a totally different number

Well with DH taking his temp, I think that CD15 is the likely OV date. OV is confirmed by a temp rise. Meaning that the day before the rise is when you actually OVd.... CD12 would have been early, and early OV is less likely. I hope your BD schedule was on target. Best days with CD15 OV is CD13, 14, 15, and 16... GL FXD!

 

[ticking.clock]

TICKING, the donation was in good timing Hun! GL, I hope it is an honoring of your son BFP!!

i dont think i should test on the 12th december, i feel like i'm dishonouring my sons memory if i do


ok ladies, donor can come back saturday (cant tomorrow as working all day)
but am i right in thinking it'll definatly be too late for that to even help?
guess i should wait and see what my temps do tomorrow??

 

[GoodLuckForAL]

Hello ladies...

I am sooo confused now....I had my last period November 12....and I have been doing ovulation test for few days now, and its still negative.....I dont get it....

But me and my ,,donor,, are doing home insemination every 2 days anyway...just in case.

I am using,,First response,, tests.

 

[ticking.clock]

Hello ladies...

I am sooo confused now....I had my last period November 12....and I have been doing ovulation test for few days now, and its still negative.....I dont get it....

But me and my ,,donor,, are doing home insemination every 2 days anyway...just in case.

I am using,,First response,, tests.

how often are you testing?

 

[GoodLuckForAL]

Hello ladies...

I am sooo confused now....I had my last period November 12....and I have been doing ovulation test for few days now, and its still negative.....I dont get it....

But me and my ,,donor,, are doing home insemination every 2 days anyway...just in case.

I am using,,First response,, tests.

how often are you testing?

EVERY DAY!! for past 10 days.......will keep testing...

 

[haj624]

I only say I o the 12th bc when I went to the dr for my follicle check on cd10 he said to go home and bd bc I was going to o anytime now and I thought your temp went up when you ovulated. My cycle is usually 29 days but last month on my first cycle of clomid it was 34. The thermometer is brand new (just bought it this cycle) so I didn't think the battery could be bad yet. I had Dh take his temp when he woke up lol and it was a totally different number

Well with DH taking his temp, I think that CD15 is the likely OV date. OV is confirmed by a temp rise. Meaning that the day before the rise is when you actually OVd.... CD12 would have been early, and early OV is less likely. I hope your BD schedule was on target. Best days with CD15 OV is CD13, 14, 15, and 16... GL FXD!

Well we bd the 10, 12, 13, 15, 18....so I guess it's hit or miss

 

[ticking.clock]

EVERY DAY!! for past 10 days.......will keep testing...

just once a day?
you could have missed it hun,

for example, yesterday i did 6 tests

6am, neg on internet cheapie (IC)
2pm, neg on IC
6pm neg on IC and clearblue
9pm Positive on IC and clearblue

5.30am today neg on IC and clearblue

if i hadnt done the test at 9pm i would have missed the surge

 

[GoodLuckForAL]

Oooooh no...what if I missed it...Yuck! will have to wait untill next month....

Yes, I only do one a day...Thanks for posting your times..I always do mine in the evening after I get home...
Now I see that the levels change during the day....

 

[Pinkorblue11]

Hi everyone! I'm going to tell my story and hope that it encourages and helps all of you!

My husband was diagnosed with azoospermia. We couldn't afford any of the medical procedures that MAY be able to help and with my husband's specific condition and reason for azoospermia, there was nothing we could do.

Then we started looking into adoption and costs... wow! We had some money to save and some work to do on the house (it's a little hard to get approved with a house under construction).

During a holiday weekend, we were spending time with our best "couple" friends. I was talking with the wife about our situation, she said "I wish we could just use Matt's (her husband) stuff and just get it in you!" When I told her about home artificial insemination, she offered me her husband! lol! She talked to him about it later and they approached us to offer us this amazing gift! I understand that this may seem very strange to a lot of people, that we know our donor, that he is married with children and that he is our friend, but for us it was like "of course!" It just clicked, it was exactly what we were supposed to do, we just knew it.

We did the home insemination a few times, blindly because I hadn't tracked my cycle using OPKs yet. After 3 months of using OPKs, I never saw a positive. I went to an infertility specialist and she did an internal ultrasound. Coincidentally, she was able to confirm that I was about to ovulate and told us to inseminate the following 2 days.

Well, we inseminated. And..... 2 weeks later, BFP!

I'm honestly still completely in shock and don't quite believe it. I've taken at least 10 pregnancy tests, used a timer (in case of evap lines) and used 3 different brands! I'm a bit obsessed...

So, here's exactly how we did it.

We went to the donor's house (I have little shame and figured he would rather do that at his house than ours). He would go to his room, do his thing into a sterile plastic cup, then suck it up with a clean, needle-less syringe. He would bring it to me and leave the room. I just laid on their couch and inserted it. Now, TMI alert, like I said, no shame. When I inserted it, I did it slow because a few times I did it fast and it just sort of shot out. Also, it's totally normal if some comes out shortly after, it might drip down your butt a bit too. Then I just stayed on the couch for about 30 minutes. One time, my husband and I drove home and did it there, so I could have an orgasm. We have read that this may help. I noticed that a LOT more came out when I did this. I don't know if this would affect anything, remember it only takes one little guy!

It worked for us and I hope this helps answer some of your questions. I'm happy to answer any questions you have, so please ask! Nothing is silly or weird and I'll go into as much detail as you'd like!

Likes this!

Test date is December 12th, the 17th anniversary of my sons death.
Hope its a sign! X

Donor pulled out yesterday, his wife has left him Understandably he's got too much on his plate to carry on with donating right now. I have a back-up donor I can email to ask if he's available tomorrow and Monday (CD14 and CD17) but I'm pretty sure it's too short notice Wish me luck ladies! xx

Ouch. Good luck with your back up donor, fx he can donate.

 

[GoodLuckForAL]

Do you think I could have missed it, even if we do insemenation every other day? Fresh donation))

 

[ticking.clock]

Oooooh no...what if I missed it...Yuck! will have to wait untill next month....

Yes, I only do one a day...Thanks for posting your times..I always do mine in the evening after I get home...
Now I see that the levels change during the day....

also when i did the sample for the 5.30am test i hadnt been to the toilet since the sample for the 9pm test yet it was still neg

your surge could be short like mine