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

[Sparklypants]

I was wondering when the other one would pop up!

You know what, I am sick of hearing about Andrew and John Murphy to be honest ... Oxon you popped up on Tadpole and now here.

Like I said before, and like what I was told... always Google a donor and his email address.

 

[StirCrazy]

I don't really know anything about this. Is it legal to distribute/donate sperm privately, without a licence?

 

[Sparklypants]

I am sure that I have heard that as long as you are not paying for the actual sample then it's all above board.... As for a licence I don't believe there's any such thing?

 

[StirCrazy]

I only ask because I read this: https://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/sep/13/sperm-donor-fertility-service-trial and it mentioned needing to be licenced.

 

[StirCrazy]

Apparently, under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, a licence is needed to "procure"... "or distribute" sperm. Is Andrew (or the others mentioned), licenced?

 

[DaisyDoodles]

Sperm donation is legal providing that no money passes hands other than for reasonable expenses!

I hope Admin are taking note of IP addresses to dispell any concerns about multiple accounts as there have been on other forums!!

To be honest, for me, this thread is no longer the safe place I felt it originally was, it's become about a person that many people have disclosed worries about and as soon as that happens legal threats are thrown about... why would such a genuine person do that??

I'll still be around girls, but for now at least I'll be taking a back seat as I'm not comfortable with the new additions!

 

[Sparklypants]

I only ask because I read this: https://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/sep/13/sperm-donor-fertility-service-trial and it mentioned needing to be licenced.

It seems they were almost running a courier service/clinic and that's why they might have needed to be licenced.

The majority of women find their donors on forums and then have meetings in their homes or a public place before going ahead with anything, and the norm is that you would only pay the donors expenses, you don't pay for the sperm.

This is why it's a massive trust issue for us ladies and why we need to be alert and careful and do the necessary checks on any donor that we might be considering using.

 

[Sparklypants]

Sperm donation is legal providing that no money passes hands other than for reasonable expenses!

I hope Admin are taking note of IP addresses to dispell any concerns about multiple accounts as there have been on other forums!!

To be honest, for me, this thread is no longer the safe place I felt it originally was, it's become about a person that many people have disclosed worries about and as soon as that happens legal threats are thrown about... why would such a genuine person do that??

I'll still be around girls, but for now at least I'll be taking a back seat as I'm not comfortable with the new additions!

 

[StirCrazy]

I hope Admin are taking note of IP addresses to dispell any concerns about multiple accounts as there have been on other forums!!

Read our rules:

• You are permitted a maximum of 1 (one) account, active or inactive
• You agree not to provide inaccurate, misleading or false information, or encourage others to do so.

This goes for everyone... so yes, we are "taking note".

 

[Nimyra]

Hope we can get back to cheering one another on... focusing so much on the few creepy donors out there can discourage recipients and good donors alike. Personally I didn't have a problem weeding the good ones from the sketchy. When in doubt, it is okay to ask a donor to provide character references (friends, ex-girlfriends, other recipients).

Glad to hear VivaStreet is working out for you, Tegan's Mama!

 

[Sparklypants]

Yes gut instinct is a great thing

So you have any photos for your little one we can drool over Em? lol x

 

[RubyRainbows]

Hope we can get back to cheering one another on... focusing so much on the few creepy donors out there can discourage recipients and good donors alike. Personally I didn't have a problem weeding the good ones from the sketchy. When in doubt, it is okay to ask a donor to provide character references (friends, ex-girlfriends, other recipients).

Glad to hear VivaStreet is working out for you, Tegan's Mama!

Agreed! I would hate to lose this thread & the support i get from all you lovely ladies....

Yaayy Tegan's Mama!

 

[rosie5637]

question for you ladies!

i'm thinking it would be good to do a dummy run with my syringes. i got some 10ml ones from ebay. i'm a bit worried though cause the pointy bit at the end looks like it might hurt!

am thinking of maybe using the 5ml syringe i got with my sons neurofen medicine cause it's blunt at the end. a good idea?

just to add i wouldn't then use it for my sons medicine

 

[topazicatzbet]

Hope we can get back to cheering one another on... focusing so much on the few creepy donors out there can discourage recipients and good donors alike. Personally I didn't have a problem weeding the good ones from the sketchy. When in doubt, it is okay to ask a donor to provide character references (friends, ex-girlfriends, other recipients).

Glad to hear VivaStreet is working out for you, Tegan's Mama!

totally agree, you girls are such a support to me. i didnt have any of this support ttc callum and it really does make a difference.
dont want to loose that.

 

[topazicatzbet]

question for you ladies!

i'm thinking it would be good to do a dummy run with my syringes. i got some 10ml ones from ebay. i'm a bit worried though cause the pointy bit at the end looks like it might hurt!

am thinking of maybe using the 5ml syringe i got with my sons neurofen medicine cause it's blunt at the end. a good idea?

just to add i wouldn't then use it for my sons medicine

the pointy bit will be fine hun, i use one like that, its not going in that far really, but 5 ml might be a bit small

 

[Sparklypants]

I did a dummy run and found that the trick to not stabbing yourself with the syringe is to inseminate with your body flat and then tip yourself up and put the cushion under your bum, legs up the wall kind of thing...

 

[LunaBean]

Mine dont have pointy bits at the end! I ordered a batch that did and didnt like them, incase I stabbed myself lol. I use these ones now... they're blunt at the end! I get them on ebay

Syringes

As for the whole TAB thing, I really dont care anymore. I just wana say be careful ladies, and anyone who wants my facebook can PM me for it, as Id rather talk on there than here for abit, what with all the 'new people' from other sites joining to defend donors.

 

[Nimyra]

I think a 5 ml syringe should be fine, as long as you can get it deep enough. Can you cut the pointy end off if it makes you nervous?

 

[Tegans Mama]

We have millions of syringes that we use to give Tegan medicine (obviously they are single use only... ) We used a normal syringe to conceive Tegan too.

SC - Its only illegal to sell sperm, its perfectly legal to give it away.

 

[EpdTTC]

I think my syringes had a pointy bit on the end and I never even noticed it.

Ruby-Try pharmacies that sell medical supplies. When I lived in Toledo, I went to pharmacy there that actually sold sterile urine cups and I was able to purchase needle-less syringes there as well.

I agree Ruby-I'd love it if donors actually came on here and shared their perspective, but it is the fact that someone is lurking and creeping about like a turkey vulture that creeps me out. Not so much for me I guess but certainly for our lovely ladies across the pond where said donor lives. But, I also agree with Em-let's blow off the talk about the creepster and get back to being there for each other in a constructive manner.