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

[topazicatzbet]

they are clear blue digital ones so smiley face means lh surge. they were all the supermarked had, will be buying them on line next time but i bought them last month when my regular ovulation cd 14 went to cd 16. my cycle is still settling down from having callum,

 

[RubyRainbows]

Does anyone else find it interesting that a donor would be reading our thread about at-home insemination with donor sperm?....I'm just saying...

Creeps me out!

I need to start putting an insemination kit together! Not sure where to find urine sample cups & 10 ml syringes?? Not enough time to order online..... I better start looking today!

 

[Nimyra]

Ruby, you can buy the syringes at a pharmacy - they sell them as medicine dropper oral syringes (for babies). as for a specimen cup, clean tupperware will do in a pinch. Not all stores will have in stock so call ahead. I've seen them at a Rite Aid.

Topaz, any chance you already ovulated?

 

[rosie5637]

yeah it is a bit creepy isn't it!

i think pharmacists are the best places to go for insemination materials if you don't have time to do it on line.
i don't know how the postal system works in the US but i ordered my pots and syringes online (ebay) on the monday and they were delivered on the wednesday. worth a try?

i've just spoken to my donor and we're good to go this sunday. he's coming round quite late so i can go straight to bed after

 

[RubyRainbows]

Thanks girls -- i will start looking at some pharmacies today!

Rosie that is soo exciting! Anxious to hear how your 1st meeting goes with this new donor!

 

[LunaBean]

He (andrew) probably googled his name and our posts came up. Personally, it creeps me out abit too, but hey, what can you do..its a public forum..he's obviously registered tho, so he could PM admin..which backs up my reasons yet again for us to have our own section on here, the same way Teen Parents etc do. It 'is' different from regular TTC, and we have different issues etc, privacy/safety being one of them.

Anyways...New Damhán pix and a 10 second vid! (ignore my voice lol)

https://i52.tinypic.com/szg6j6.jpg https://i51.tinypic.com/2jdoqw0.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKQrhq80WGo

 

[topazicatzbet]

soooo cute.

 

[LunaBean]

Also..I personally don't want a man reading how we do our inseminations, its PRIVATE!!! Jeez.

 

[snagglepat]

I don't know guys, I think sperm donors reading and even contributing to this thread is relevant. The title of this thread is 'considering home insemination with donor sperm' and, well, donors have things to consider too. Some of us even use our donor's home to inseminate in.

If the thread was entitled 'users of donor sperm' then it would be fair enough that we wouldn't want donors posting to it, but they might still have an interest in reading about it. After all, if there was a thread for sperm donors I might be quite interested to have a read to learn more about what they go through, what motivates them, and how they reach the decisions they do about whether to donate and in what ways.

And as for a man reading about how we inseminate - what about those people in heterosexual partnerships who use donor sperm, where the man inseminates his partner? He needs to know the details, and is intimately involved in the process. We actually got some good tips on the insemination process from our sperm donor when we first started out as he'd done it before and we hadn't, so again, I wouldn't want to exclude a donor from a generic thread such as this one for that reason.

We have to remember that this forum is a public space and protect ourselves and each other accordingly. I wouldn't be opposed to an exclusive membership-only space for users of donor sperm at all - I think a private space would really have its merits. This just isn't it.

I love this thread. I check it almost daily and feel a real sense of community here, but I stumbled across it accidentally because the content is searchable. That's one of the things that is special about it, that it is open to everyone.

I hope I haven't offended anyone with what I've written...

Best wishes to all,

Gina.

 

[rosie5637]

you do make some good points.

the only thing is, on some sites, maybe even this one there is a weirdo donor who pretends he's someone else and only joins the sites to defend himself under the guise of someone else. hope that made sense.

i don't have absolute proof of this but it is something that others think to. if a donor signed up as themselves i would have no problem with their input and would welcome it.

i guess there is no way of making sure that the people who sign up to a site are who they say they are, such is the nature of the internet so would a members only section really help?

 

[topazicatzbet]

Ruby, you can buy the syringes at a pharmacy - they sell them as medicine dropper oral syringes (for babies). as for a specimen cup, clean tupperware will do in a pinch. Not all stores will have in stock so call ahead. I've seen them at a Rite Aid.

Topaz, any chance you already ovulated?

havent had a temp shift so dont think so.

 

[LunaBean]

I didnt mean all men and donors in general, I meant that guy who came on here, who some people on here 'know/think' isnt genuine etc. Of course donors input would be welcome, and anyone else who's genuinely considering using a donor etc, I just find it abit creepy that he registered etc, cus he obviously only found the thread after googling his name and that TAB article!

 

[rosie5637]

i agree, it's really creepy. just don't know how to stop it happening

i'm guessing that the members only sections would not show up on google etc but he already knows about the site and if he has joined/does join he would have access.

 

[Sparklypants]

I think we just have to look after ourselves and if anyone does come on here asking advice as to finding a donor we have to do our best to look after them and help them in any way we can.

It's such a huge thing we have all done/doing. It's a massive decision in itself, let alone actually going through with it, so the advice and/or guidance of others who maybe have already gone through the whole donor finding experience can help a great deal, I know that it did with me. I certainly knew who to avoid and who had a good reputation.

If all fails Google is my very best friend lol...

 

[LunaBean]

yeah he would have. Still think we need our own sub-section tho, there's even one for pets! It could be called 'Alternative TTC'

 

[RubyRainbows]

I think we are all on the same page, just different ways of wording it...

Of course all are welcome here, male or female, as long as they are here for the right reasons.... If they are legitimately here to learn (or share) about donating or inseminating for genuine reasons...

It's crucial that we speak up & protect each other if there is a safety concern/privacy concern.... but in those cases.... maybe we should PM someone rather than posting it publicly for anyone to read.... Since, as we know, our thread comes up in google searches... which is good & bad. I love that lots of people have found this thread after a google search & have become part of the BnB family as a result!

That being said... i still find lurkers to be a bit creepy.

 

[rosie5637]

agreed

 

[Tegans Mama]

yeah he would have. Still think we need our own sub-section tho, there's even one for pets! It could be called 'Alternative TTC'

I totally agree with this, I asked admin a while back when they were letting people suggest new parts of the forum but they didn't do it.
Vivastreet really works by the way.. we are talking to five different men now

 

[Sparklypants]

Vivastreet really works by the way.. we are talking to five different men now

 

[Oxonlass]

Ladies.
I am a recipient who has used Andrew Proven Donor. I was always and always will be an AI recipient and Andrew never once pressured me into changing my mind. I have known Andrew for nearly three years now and worked with him as my donor for a year of that. He is extremely professional and knowledgeable about what he does and it is because of this that I have every confidence in him as a donor. Andrew provides you with as much information as possible to assist you when making an informed choice when choosing a donor. As with everything in life, he suits some people and not others. In response to the administrator comments earlier in the thread, I would like to ask that people who post about Andrew Proven Donor do so only if they can evidence their comments with credible and accurate information or that they are doing so because they have used him or know him personally. With donor insemination at such a high profile at the moment it is also worth remembering that these damaging comments and articles not only affect the donor but also the families and biological children of the donor and also us as recipients. I am very happy to discuss my experiences with Andrew and would encourage anyone wishing to do so to call me or text me on 07884233392.
Kind regards
Jane Goldsmid