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

[EpdTTC]

Sending good vibes to Ruby! I know checkout is at 11:00am so she should be getting the goods any time now!

 

[Tegans Mama]

Well we're moving house tomorrow and won't have any internet for a couple of weeks. Our donor is coming over Wednesday and Thursday. I'm sorta nervous but really excited at the same time!! Wish me luck

Good luck/congratulations/baby dust to everyone... Hope there is loads of good news when I see you all next xxx

 

[topazicatzbet]

good luck, hope your back with a bfp

 

[RubyRainbows]

Thanks Erin!!! Everything went perfectly!!!!!!!! What a relief! He was very nice & normal! He brought pics of his family! We sat in the lobby & got acquainted a bit! My 3-year-old son was there & he is quite a handful so he acted as a bit of a distraction & some much needed comic relief!

Hopefully he will be "our guy"!

The insemination went smooth -- so now -- the fun of the 2WW!!!!!!!!

OH already made me change the kitty litter when we got home... you know, "just in case" she's pregnant... lol... using this to her advantage already!!

Good luck Tegan's mama -- hope you return with a BFP!

 

[LunaBean]

Aww thats great it went well! Good luck!!!

 

[RubyRainbows]

Luna -- only a few more days until your appn't! How are you feeling about it? Will OH be going with you?

Topaz -- How do you pronounce Callum? I always thought it was "Cal-lum" but one of the women i work with is planning to name her baby Callum & she pronounces it "Kay-lum"?? Which is correct??

 

[topazicatzbet]

i pronounce it the way you do. thought that was the only way.

 

[RubyRainbows]

It probably is the only way... lol. She's not a co-worker... she is a client (teen mom). She's probably just saying it wrong....i didn't want to correct her without checking 1st... since it was possible i was the one saying it wrong! It's such a cute name!

 

[EpdTTC]

So glad to hear that it went well Ruby and that he was "normal". I think it's really sweet that he brought family pics and sat and spent time talking to you. Just out of curiosity, did you guys have him bring proof of STD/HIV testing etc?

Luna-Good luck for your appointment on the 5th. I hope that it goes well and you get some answers.

AFM-I had dinner last night with my donor/friend. It was lovely. We spent about 3 hours chatting it up and he brought pics of him when he was a baby and young kid. He was the cutest blond curly haired little boy! So sweet. I must say that he really is a good looking sexy man and that is coming from a gal that is far more to the right of the Kinsey scale! He is such a doll in many, many ways.

I booked a scan to find out the gender on Saturday Oct 16th at noon. Less than two weeks away! Yay! I am still a nervous wreck everyday wondering if baby is ok in there, but my growing belly tells me that baby must be growing just fine. I sure hope that is the case!

 

[LunaBean]

Erin that's great that you got to spend time with your donor! I think your baby looks like a boy today, lol

I'm sooo nervous for my app on Tuesday, OH can't get it off work cus she took next weekend off to go away for my birthday, so I have to go myself :s

 

[RubyRainbows]

Hi Erin! Can't wait to hear the results of your scan! We will be testing around the 16th too -- so we will both be getting "big news" at the same time! Your donor really sounds awesome! The two of you will make a beautiful baby!!! You have curly hair too, right?

Yes... our donor brought his medical screenings showing he is clean. I told him that was a deal breaker for us.... so he made sure his doc gave him a print-out to show us.

He is almost 50 years old.... white hair.... tall & thin.... very distinguished looking. I would have loved to see a baby/childhood photo -- hard for me to visualize him younger. Your donor sounds like a cutie!!

 

[EpdTTC]

Thanks Luna. My mom thinks it is a boy too. It's funny because all I can think of is boy names and I am totally stuck on girl names but part of my thinks it may be a girl. Doesn't matter to me a bit. I think I will be thrilled either way, it will just be fun to know.

Ruby-that's great that he brought medical proof. It's just nice to have the reassurance, plus the fact that he went to the trouble adds to the fact that he is legit. He sounds handsome. Maybe if things go well and we both get that good news on the 16th, you could ask him to share baby/younger pics at some point. I didn't ask my donor for those kind of pics until just now, as I am getting more excited and curious about what my baby might look like-me or him-or some combination of both. It will be such a fun surprise! I will be thinking of you during the 2ww. I know that is such a dreaded time! Hope the next two weeks go fast for us both!

 

[RubyRainbows]

I'm sooo nervous for my app on Tuesday, OH can't get it off work cus she took next weekend off to go away for my birthday, so I have to go myself :s

You wont be there alone, Luna! We'll all be there with you too... bc you'll be in our thoughts on Tuesday! Good luck!

 

[Nimyra]

Erin, I can't wait to hear the results of your scan either! How exciting!

Lizzie, I'll be thinking of you on Tuesday too.

 

[LunaBean]

Thanks girls, I just hope he doesn't send me away without doing much!

 

[DaisyDoodles]

Good luck for today Luna!!

Ruby, we'll be testing together this month!!

 

[snagglepat]

Sending you tons of good luck wishes for today Luna.

All is well here, although I am officially huge. We were looking at some photos we had taken last pregnancy last night - some very nice semi-nude arty ones when I was 31 weeks. I'm currently the same size I was then. I dread to think what I'll be like at full term!

And we're finally getting our nesting heads on. The room that will be the nursery has been untouched and full of junk since we moved in (the whole house needed renovating at the time so it's a bit of a state). This weekend we finally cleared out the last of the junk, stripped the peeling paper and filled in the holes in the walls. We're going to start painting this weekend and I'm off paint shopping tomorrow. We're going to paint Ember's room too - she wants it purple with butterflies and ladybirds so we'll do her a mural I think. This is the fun stuff! I'm getting all excited about it.

Best wishes to all,

Gina. x

 

[topazicatzbet]

the room sounds great. and congrats on reaching viability

 

[Nimyra]

Gina, the rooms sound lovely. Ember is a very lucky girl to get such a pretty room! Don't worry about the pregnancy weight. I'm sure you look great!

 

[RubyRainbows]

Good luck today Luna -- let us know how it goes!!!

Gina -- have fun decorating! That's the fun part! Embers room-to-be sounds so pretty! Our house looks a bit silly... but i don't care! When we moved in there was one back bedroom that was very-outdated! I mean... striped carpeting & wood panelling! Over the summer we got new carpeting... sage green... and painted the walls bright yellow! We put my son's old changing table & rocking chair in there! It's a nursery already! Lol. That's all that's in there! I can only imagine what our friends & family think when they are at the house & see this nursery just sitting there waiting! I hated when the room was used for storage..... i said..... "We need to create a space for the baby that is welcoming.... so one wants to join our family!"

DaisyDoodles -- we can be bump buddies when we get our BFPs this month!!