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

[Nimyra]

Yes, Layla, that one looks stronger. And since you are only on day 14 of your cycle, I think this one is more likely to be the true positive.

I've had the mother of all week for confusing opks, so don't fret. I had a few false positives (defective, streaky tests) before getting a true positive last night and this morning. Whoever says digital opks can't give false positives is wrong.

 

[Layla]

Thanks hun,

I have sent my donor an email, he will get it tomorrow when he is in work, So fingers crossed i can get a sample from him tomorrow, Tuesday and Wed.
I hope he wont mind, we were expecting the first week of Dec.
Not really got any EWCM tho, I normally get that around ovulation, but have got the spots and bloating.

This is all hard work isnt it! lol

Your charts looking good, Ovuation today or tomorrow

x

 

[Nimyra]

I've been in bed all day today with crazy cramps. Damn soy. I'm pretty sure I ovulated this evening. I think I'll go ahead with one final donation tomorrow morning even though it is going to make for a crazy crazy day.

Yes, this is all a lot of work. It feels like a 3rd job. (My real job and parenting being my first two jobs).

 

[Layla]

My temp dropped a bit this morning so I'm pretty sure I'm building up for ovulation. Although it was taken earlier than norma (1 and half hours)l due to getting up for work.

X

 

[furbabymum]

Hi, everyone hope you'll happily allow me to join in. I started reading this thread and got up to page 10 (ish) and then skipped to the end so there's a whole heap I've missed out on but I'll hopefully catch up when time allows

I have a wonderful donor whom I met online through one of the specialist sites and it was the first attempt last month and I was incredibly excited and became convinced that it had worked only to find AF arrived just 6 days after ovulation which has knocked me a bit. I have a doctor's appointment booked for this afternoon as I have a sneaking suspicion that I have elevated Prolactin levels and so want to get things checked out asap.
Feeling a little bit low and a little bit anxious right now. You guys all seem so lovely, friendly and supportive and I could really do with a little bit of that right now

 

[Layla]

Hi!
Welcome, good luck with ttc, look forward to reading your posts

X

 

[faithbabies]

welcome furbaby!! wishing you tons of babydust and a BFP that's just around the corner!!!

nimyra and layla...fxd for your cycles, good luck with donations and lots of baby dust sent your way!!

afm...well as i wrote a few days ago, the day i was supposed to start AF i had some spotting but no full flow...5 days later i had what i thought was aunt flo and it was a different type of blood than i've seen before (sorry for tmi) it was just deeper red but not as much as i usually have first day of cycle...usually i bleed a full two days and spot on third but this one i bled a minimial amount on first day (five days late) and the next day i spotted a little brown/dark brown and yesterday was third day and i barely had anything and today i woke up still with a little brown when i wipe and a touch of pink this am....i'm so confused as i always always have same cycle and it's usually 28-30 day cycle with 3 day aunt flo....this was a 34 day cycle and odd bleeding. i am kinda chalking it up to stress but i also still kinda have cramps off and on....my cycle is totally messed up! i am supposed to start with new donor this cycle but have no idea when to test for ovulation. we may skip a cycle and get back on it in jan.

 

[MrsMM24]

FAITH, hope you can get back to TTC soon Hun!


NIM GL Hun!


LAYLA I'd say the 2nd posted OPK and the temps you are having now show OV coming or on the verge


:wave: welcome FURBABY

 

[furbabymum]

Thanks, everyone xx

So I've just returned from the doctor's office and I'm scheduled for blood tests and swabs etc. next week Wednesday. I also need to have a peripheral vision eye test and bring in the picture thingy that comes from it. He suspects a prolactin issue too but I'm to see a specialist lady doctor once the results are back from all the tests. Poop. Was stupidly kind'a hoping he'd poo-hoo my internet searches and self-diagnosis and send me away to have some extra vit B complex and progesterone cream. Should'a known it wouldn't be that simple.

Thinking it's probably not even worth trying this cycle Oh well, I guess that just means I have an extra month of getting to grips with all this temperature and LH testing and charting malarky.

To everyone on here trying to conceive with these alternative methods I salute you and offer massive

 

[Layla]

Well, I met with my donor, it was lovely to meet him face to face, up untill now we have only talked via email, he is such a lovely man and put me at ease right away.

So, donation made, Insemination done, soft cup in, the big 'O' and hips raised for 30 mins.

I have mixed emotions, as much as i do want another baby, i feel like i have just cheated on my husband and i don't like the thought of someone else's inside me

I have done 2 OPK today and they are both definitely negative, faint lines so i Will have to wait and see what my temps do tomorrow.

Does anyone know how long you have after the sample is provided? It look me about 30 mins to get home and insert it.

x

 

[Layla]

Also.... When i inserted it (Via a 10ml syringe) it felt like it all came out right away, had to rush to get the soft cup in. Is that normal?

x

 

[Layla]

Sorry girls, another question...

For those of you that use softcups... Do you put the sample in the cup then pop it in, or do you syringe it then put the cup in?

The reason i ask is today i placed my donors sample in teh cup then popped the cup in. Now do i still have to have his and legs in the air after or will it just do its own thing?

x

 

[LeahMSta]

We use the softcup to both collect the donation and then just pop it in. No leaking and loosing those precious swimmers. DW doe prop up her bum and lays with hips elevated for about an hour after. Our doc is on board with our methods so I assume we are doing it right. LOL!

AFM: well ladies, things are getting a little wild around here. HSG on Friday. Ultrasound on the following Wednesday. Donations start on Sunday. We are just hoping that everything comes back normal and that this will be our month. It will make all of the testing worthwhile.

 

[MrsMM24]

LAYLA, we have done them both ways and been successful in getting pregnant doing it either way. GL


LEAH Hang in there, HSG is almost routine talk these days for fertility. You and DW will be just fine. I am sure all results will be good to go and you will be able to continue on TTC and get those donations started. GL FXD!

 

[Layla]

Mrs MM - when you put the sample in the soft cup and popped it in, did you lay with your legs/hips in the air or just go about your day?

x

 

[MrsMM24]

I have actually done both, I have layed and relaxed, but I have also gone on with my day too. It depended on when the donation was thawed (we shipped to our home) and also what day it was (week day/weekend.)

I have gone on to get up after 5 mins whether I put in cup or with syringe. Gotten p cooked, went to the gym, etc. The cup will keep everything where it needs to be so in theory you don't have to lay down. This preg, we don't know which donation it was, but I was up and active within 5 mins ( 5 after Org each time though) and only one evening did I just go to bed. GL

 

[Layla]

ah wicked thanks hun

I meet my donor at his work so as soon as he gave it to me today I went to the loo in his building and put it in via the soft cup.
so I didn't have a chance to lay down with legs in the air lol

I have just taken the cup out and there is nothing in it so hopefully its done its thing

x

 

[Nimyra]

Welcome Furbabymom!

Layla, Ditto what MrsMM said. I've done it both ways - resting for a while or just going about my day. I also just have my donor produce his sample into the cup and then insert it. I found I lost too much sperm using just a syringe because it came right out!

By the way, when I take my softcup out there is always a lot of seminal fluid still in it. That's okay too, the sperm swim out of the fluid and into your cervix - or at least that's the theory!

You can wait up to an hour before inserting fresh sperm, but most women only wait 15-30 minutes, if at all.

 

[Nimyra]

As for me, I'm having a crazy crazy cycle. My temps are a mess - were very high this month, which is weird for me. Then I got a lot of (false?) positive opks at odd times. And I've just had like 4 days of positive opks. They turned negative later this morning but the one I took when I woke up was SOOOO dark.

All told, I did 6 (six!) inseminations. One very early in my cycle when I had a random LH surge or false positive, and 5 days in a row over this weekend.

I have officially done everything in my power to get pregnant this month. It is now out of my hands.

Fertility friend isn't declaring ovulation day yet, but I'm assuming I ovulated on Sunday or Monday. Now we wait!

 

[Layla]

oh really hope this is your month, can't wait to see how your temps go, your chart looks good so far.

x