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

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After you've been using your donor awhile you will feel loyalty to him, I only use my back-up if my original one isn't available now, because our main one is just so nice! But I've none this month, boo!
 
Hey, guess what?! Lizzie and Erin have the same birthday!
 
Thank you for all your warm welcomes!:hugs: I am still trying to catch up with the thread. Have been reading late into the night lately, lol lol:dohh: I still have 2/3 of the thread to go, lol. There is so much valuable advice on here! I know I already said that, but it's really great to be able to read all this. Helps a lot! So thanks again for that:flower:
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Zuzana
 
i concidered using 2 donors when ttc callum and in the end i decieded to stick to 1, if i used 2 i would be doing it for me, to get a bfp quicker but then i thought about the baby and that in time s/he might want to know its father so it was only fair to stick with the one donor a month.

as it is i have a great relationship with my donor now and will take callum to see him every so often so he will have a relationship with him .

i think you have to think if your child turns round to you in years to come and wants to know its father, would you be happy saying you dont know who it is.

i think its a pesonal choice really. and you should go with what your gut tells you.
 
Very cool re: our birthdays Lizzie! Two fabulous libras! Except I'll be 35 and you are still in your 20's! Whah!

Loving the new avatar pic Em! So so cute. She is such a doll!
 
Don't knock being 26... I did the big 30 this year! lol

Gina I have had symptoms since only 1dpo lol.... My boobs still feel like they have been stamped on :blush: I am still getting mild pelvic pains and the past couple of days have felt a bit sicky and very tired. I was hoping to miss the sickness and tired part, but it looks like it's caught up with me anyway!

Em your new profile pic is gorgeous! She is so beautiful :) x x
 
Thanks! She is napping like a champ as we speak. I'll take this opportunity to offer a short update on us:
We have sorted out our breastfeeding issues and Maya's gaining lots of weight! Sadly, she is still jaundiced at 8 weeks (sigh) which means more heel pricks in her future. The doctor isn't too worried, but we're keeping an eye on things. Hopefully its just "breastfeeding jaundice" and not a liver issue.

We've made friends with lots of other moms and babies and I'm throwing a baby halloween party!

I requested a username change, but it's still me here.
 
So fun Em! I look forward to that kind of stuff. Was it easy making new mom friends? None of my friends have kids or if they do, their kids are adolescents or grown ups and I think I will want some mom friends with little kids to learn and share with.

I had an OB appt today. We heard the heart beat and it sounded like it should. uterus felt like it was where it should be and blood pressure was good, but I was disappointed because I didn't get a scan and will not get another at my next appointment either. My next scan is Nov 10th, more than 8 weeks since my last one. It is hard for me to wait and to not worry and be paranoid. I will be 21 wks 3 days at my next scan and won't find out the gender until then. I am strongly considering being a brat and getting a private gender scan at a place about 45-50 minutes from my house that will do them at 17-18 weeks. Aside from wanting to know the gender, I just want to see that baby is alive and well in there.
 
Em, sorry to hear baby Maya is still jaundice! Hopefully everything turns out fine! Glad to hear the doc doesn't think it's too concerning! That's good! A baby Halloween party sounds like so much fun! What is Maya's costume going to be??

Erin -- so glad to hear the appnt went wonderfully! I would def go for the private scan! I paid to have one done around 28 weeks i think. I already knew the gender at that point -- but i just wanted to keep checking on him! I also had ordered a doppler online (rented one) & would listen to his heartbeat everyday at home!!! I was very paranoid! Have any names picked out yet??
 
Thanks for all the responses to my question, girls. I would of course much prefer to know which guy fathers the baby... of course that is ideal. Just so tempting to want to increase our chances & speed things along! I think for this cycle we will just meet with our intended donor. Next month he will be out of the country when OH should be ovulating, so i will try to arrange with the other possible donor for that month. We have decided to only have one donor per month for now. If, after several months, pregnancy is not achieved.... then we may consider scheduling both donors each month.... but..... we'll worry about that down the road!
 
No names yet Ruby...I think it will be easier once I know the gender. Glad to hear you had a private scan too. I feel like a big baby, but it's hard not to be paranoid, especially after the miscarriages, and hearing so many horror stories on here-even from women in their second and third trimester. Sometimes I think I know too much for my own good!

I'm excited for you for Friday! I agree about sticking with one donor. One of the main reasons I wanted a known donor vs anonymous was so that I would have more info about baby's biological father. If time keeps passing without success, I think I would consider using two as perhaps at that point just getting pregnant might be more important than knowing the biological father! Let us know how it goes Friday!
 
Ruby, You've really come a long way since starting this thread! I guess we all have actually :) I hope your insemination goes well.

Erin, I'd totally spring for the private scan!

Maya is going to be a ladybug for halloween.
 
Erin,

I had so many U/S when i was preggo -- like 12 or something (i forget). Yet i still paid for a private scan! Lol. I had so many bc of the quad screen coming back with the false positive. I kept getting level II U/S to look for markers of DS. The private scan was wonderful tho bc it was non-medical... lasted like 30 minutes... it was 3D/4D... they gave me tons of pictures & a video! Was well worth the money! Ha!

Thanks for the well wishes for Friday! I am soooo excited/nervous! I just hope he actually shows up & everything goes smoothly!!!!! We are driving there tomorrow night, checking into the hotel, & staying over night. He is supposed to meet us there Friday morning! Hopefully early enough... bc check-out is at 11am!
 
Em_Maryland said:
Ruby, You've really come along way since starting this thread! I guess we all have actually :) I hope your insemination goes well.
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I know... right! I remember when you guys first suggested finding a known donor & i was like "no way!" It took me awhile to get to this point, lol..... but i seriously would have never gotten here if it wasn't for you lovely ladies and all the support & encouragment! :hugs:
 
Thanks for the support for the private scan girls. Nice to know you don't think I am crazy neurotic for not being able to wait. I think I am going to try to get an appointment for Oct 16th-I will be 18 weeks the next day.

Awww! A ladybug! How sweet. I can't wait to see the pics.

I hope that you and OH enjoy each other on your night together before the insemination. Try to relax and have fun. Have you met this donor in person already or will this be the first time meeting him?
 
Erin, this will be the 1st time meeting him....! Yikes!

Nimyra -- i see your new name took effect! For a second i was like, "Hmm... why is this random Nimyra chick thanking me.....?" Then i saw it was you! :haha:
 
Nimyra said:
Thanks! She is napping like a champ as we speak. I'll take this opportunity to offer a short update on us:
We have sorted out our breastfeeding issues and Maya's gaining lots of weight! Sadly, she is still jaundiced at 8 weeks (sigh) which means more heel pricks in her future. The doctor isn't too worried, but we're keeping an eye on things. Hopefully its just "breastfeeding jaundice" and not a liver issue.

We've made friends with lots of other moms and babies and I'm throwing a baby halloween party!

I requested a username change, but it's still me here.
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callums took ages for his jaundice to completly clear up, im sure everything is fine.
 
Em, a baby halloween party! How cute is that! Take plenty of pix! Ladybugs are my fave :D

Erin, Id def go for a private scan, actualy, I think I might start saving now, just so I can have a scan every weeks from week 6 onwards :rofl:

I was at a mini BnB meet today and it was really good fun!! All the kids were so well behaved, can't wait til I can bring my own!!
 
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