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Success stories home insemination

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maximum123 · 27/07/2011 07:36

hello ladies, I just wondered if anyone had tried using their husbands sperm sample at home to get pregnant. If so did it work? Any tips? The pressure of trying to conceive has led my husband to not be able to produce sperm when we have sex. This is something that has been going on for months sadly. Yet he did manage to produce a sperm sample for the doctors, which amazed me and frustrated me. Anyone else struggling with this problem from their husband and did collecting their sperm in a pot help? then using a syringe to insert sperm into your vagina work?
Thanks.

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ttcchapter1 · 06/03/2020 20:45

@SJChief everything is crossed for you! Sorry to hear about the CP. Hoping this one is your little miracle 😊 i have difficulty pinpointing ovulation too and opks never seem to work for me, will try them again next month though if this month doesn’t work.

Did you use preseed?

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ttcchapter1 · 06/03/2020 20:45

And how long after your partner ejaculated did you use the sperm as some people say to wait 10 mins?

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SJChief · 06/03/2020 20:51

@ttcchapter1 no - it was on our list of things to try if month 2 didn’t work out!

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Selve03 · 07/03/2020 03:06

SJChief my heartly congratulations. Can i know did u use conceive plus or preeseed?
I had my first miscarriage(did iui) last september. My symptom last time start from ovulation day until bfp i got cervical mucus which i always felt wet. This time we did home insemination for 3 times during big O and i felt cervical mucus dry now. Can u share me the any symptom after your ovulation?

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Selve03 · 07/03/2020 03:09

Ttcchapter1 congratulation and hope u can give good news soon.

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Missgoldilocks · 24/03/2020 23:47

Hi! I'm so glad I found this thread, I'm really considering getting a self insemination kit because my partner finds it hard to finish also, plus the pressure of Ttc has just gotten harder to bare! It's so nice to know I'm not alone in this!

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MJ2020 · 23/06/2020 10:36

Hi, its great to see this worked for some people, just woundering how long do you leave the sperm before inserting it? And how often do you do it during ovulation? It's our 4th month trying and loosing hope

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WeHope46 · 08/05/2021 13:28

Hi, my Husband and I are both 45, and do home insemination too, I keep the syringe in whilst I use a vibratory to orgasm a couple of times and then lie down for as long as possible. We’ve got pregnant twice with this method but both ended in a miscarriage. We’re continuing to ttc this way, but are considering doing donor egg IVF in the next year.

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WeHope46 · 08/05/2021 13:31

Hi, I do the process pretty much straight away from my Husband handing me his pot. We will do it a few times before, during and after a positive ovulation test.

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