Self insemination success!

[Dav87]

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to share our self insemination success story for anyone else who it TTC and thinking of trying it.
My husband and I were TTC for 13 months and as you can imagine it took a lot of the fun out of BD’ing every month! Sometimes DH was too tired after work, or I’d be upset or grumpy for whatever reason, and pressure was getting to DH when it came to “peforming”!
To take some of the pressure off, we used a sterile pot, a tiny bit of pre seed 15 mins before, a 5ml plastic syringe, then a big O and hips elevated for 30 minutes.
First time we tried this and got our BFP 2 days ago! For those who are finding the BD’ing tough going, I just wanted to share our story.
We couldn’t be happier

Myself and my husband used the exact same method, 6 months to get out bfp but now 10 weeks pregnant 😀

Amazing! Congratulations 😊

I was thinking about this for when OH gets tired or there is too much pressure. How did your husband feel about it when you first suggested it?

How did you go about suggesting it to DH and also how does it...work? Does he 'perform' into a pot for the syringe or??? Daft question probably sorry. I am new to this. Only on cycle 2 of TTC so no issues yet with DH, although he is very tired a lot of the time but generally he is up for it. I'm still waiting for a BFP as my period is 5 days late but nothing but BFN! SO happy for you, congratulations!! xx

What on earth is pre seed and I don't understand what you do with it 15 minutes before?? The mind boggles! Glad it worked though!

@Fishcakey I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't understand a jot of this hahah. Please break it down for us with no abbreviations and in beginner terms for us 🤣

@Banoffeepie91 @Itsemily I told my husband I was going to start researching it, and he was fine with it - think we were willing to try anything new by this point! :)

@Fishcakey Pre-seed is a fertility lubricant - you insert it 15 minutes before sex/insemination and it helps the sperm swim more easily.

@BabyB19 My husband ejaculated into a sterile plastic pot, to take some of the pressure of him to 'perform' during sex. I then used a plastic 5ml syringe, which I bought from Boots, to insert the semen inside me, after inserting the pre-seed 15 minutes before. We then made sure I had an orgasm which is supposed to mimic sex, and I lay on the bed with my hips elevated for 30 minutes. I'm not sure which abbreviations you didn't understand, but hopefully that's made it a bit clearer :)

Congratulations! Following, month 12 TTC and the magic has well and truly gone!

Sorry to be so graphic... but did you ‘finish’ DH or did he just crack on? Asking for a friend 🙈😂

@Mooey89 Haha, we mixed it up a bit so sometimes one and sometimes the other! Actually, I think the time that led to our BFP he just 'cracked on' haha! I know some might think it takes some of the intimacy away, but when you've been trying so long... well, you know what it's like! :)

Just think having sex is possibly easier!

@LilyPinkNoah I suppose it's whatever works best for you - this worked for me so I thought I would share :)

My husband couldn't perform when we were having sex, as the pressure was too much, so we didn't really have much choice but to try something else. Obviously if you don't have that problem then that's great news :)

Congratulations @Dav87 hope your pregnancy is going well. We are trying this now too. How often did you self inseminate?
On our first month of trying this method, without preseed for now...

Congratulations @Dav87 hope your pregnancy is going well. We are trying this now too. How often did you self inseminate?
On our first month of trying this method, without preseed for now...

I'm interested in this. I have sobbed my eyes out this morning, absolutely balled. I have long cycles and was certain I was due to ovulate last weekend. We dtd Thursday and Saturday and by Sunday I was sore. I still am and I think it's thrush. I've popped a tablet yesterday went to the gp where they referred me to the fertility clinic and got my positive OPK this morning. I can't have sex. I haven't had the discussion about trying this method either. I'll have to wait now until late May to try again. I'm devastated.

@Mycrazylife85 why don’t you ask your DH/DP? All you need is a sterile pot and syringes. Got mine from amazon prime. Doesn’t hurt trying!
And why do you have to wait until May.

I tried this cycle as DTD was getting too stressful for my DH and there was a lot of pressure to perform around my ovulation. We had all the fertility test and all fine on both sides.
For anyone who has tried this successfully- any tips? How long did you lie down afterwards and how often did you do it?

I have 40 day cycles so the next time I ovulate will be mid March and that'd give me a Christmas baby. As much as I wouldn't mind any date, ever, give me any date, I wouldn't want to try for the child. Being a Christmas baby sucks. So that'll take me to the the next time, May.. 😞

That’s a ridiculous reason. I was born close to Christmas and have several Christmas baby friends and it’s not an issue in real life. I’d understand not wanting a late August baby for school reasons but no idea why Christmas should be an issue.

That is entirely your opinion @AdriannaP and it doesn't have any bearing on our decision.

As it happens I hate it and so does my brother.