Self insemination - Any success stories?!

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Hi everyone,

I have NC'd for this to save our blushes!
DH and I have just had our first round of IVF which was sadly unsuccessful after an early miscarriage.
We have 2 frozen embryos but we would like to TTC naturally for the next 6 month's first in the hope the IVF hormones might help boost our chances.
DH has always struggled to ejaculate inside me when DTD. Therefore we have decided to try self insemination in the hope it will take away some of the stress.

I would love to hear any success stories.

Also which insemination kit did you buy?

Has anyone tried a soft cup / Ferti Lily conception cup after inserting the syringe to help things along?

Thanks everyone!

Yes just light pink spotting. No pad needed, it only comes 2-3 times a day when I wipe. Not all the time.
Midwife wasn’t concerned, as I am not in pain and spotting not increasing. She said it can also be an irritation of the cervix.

I have one DD, who is 5. I was pregnant last year but had a MC. Had some light spotting at the beginning of my last pregnancy.

I have metallic taste in my mouth, feel a bit nauseous late morning, and need to wee a lot!!

Those are all great signs @AdriannaP ❤️

@AdriannaP
Another good point is if the midwife isn't concerned then try not to worry too much xx

Have you calculated how far along you are ?

Have you looked at early private scans yet ?

With my daughter we booked for the date that we would be dead on 6 weeks as at least there was a chance of seeing is the sack was intact etc and we saw the flicker of the heartbeat then booked one for 8 weeks which was really reassuring x

I am bleeding more now so will book a private scan in for tomorrow. I am
6 weeks now.

@AdriannaP I'm so sorry to hear that your bleeding more 😢 hope it's nothing major x

I took a test with FMU, and below is the result, it got a tiny bit darker but to be honest I would have expected it to be darker than before by now so I'm not getting my hopes up xx

Had a private scan and they can’t see a sac. She thinks could be a miscarriage or ectopic or just too early to see. So depressing.

Oh no ☹️ I'm so sorry xxx

I passed some tissue now too. I think my dream is over. Completely heartbroken.

So sorry to hear this @AdriannaP 😢 what did they advise you to do at the scan?

@Carol1980 would your gp do a blood test to help you confirm? Or is it possible you have your ovulation date wrong and you’re less than 12dpo?

I am at A&E now, waiting for bloods to be taken and to see a Dr.

Were you able to take someone to the hospital with you Adrianna? I hope so because sitting there on your own is horrible under any circumstances but especially during something like this.

No I am on my own. They didn’t allow it and also wouldn’t have childcare this afternoon. DH is with DD. Tomorrow is her birthday so have to pull myself together and be very happy for her tomorrow. At least I was not very far so didn’t get my hopes up or get too excited.

@AdriannaP my heart is breaking for you x I've been where you are and it's hard but will get easier with time x
I'm gutted that your at the hospital on your own x
Hopefully it's not an ectopic though x

I wish things had turned out different x

I'm not sure what is happening with me, no spotting but still no further forward.
I'm going to wait and see what happens x nothing I can do x

Don't think my dates are that far off to be honest x if I'm wrong on the dates then it would only be about 1 day out x I'm 16dpo today so that would mean I was 15dpo.... I'm almost convinced it's a chemical pregnancy or possibly an early loss but not compete as yet x

Hi ladies. Myself and my partner are seriously considering trying self insemination, to see if it helps increase our chances. Any advise or success stories please? Kits you may have used or techniques? Thank you xxxx

@AdriannaP 😔 sending you lots of hugs, I know they don't really help but I'm so sorry. I wish we had any power over these things.
@Carol1980 how are you feeling? What are you going to do now, just wait it out?

@MrsKin90
I got an uncomfortable back, kinda sore and a brewing headache, apart from that I'm fine, getting the odd hot flush as well.

@LAG1986
Where to start,
With me it's been a small bowl, preseed or any fertility lubricant really, just make sure it's one which is designed to be used for conception as normal lubricant can damage sperm.
We used a medication plunger style syringe, the one you get with kids calpol.
This month my hubby and I decided to try a new method, which was to leave the sample sitting for 10 mins until it had liquified. It was easier to draw up in to the syringe that way.
So a step by step for us is this....

Hubby does the business, I'm on the bed, towel over the pillow that I'm going to raise my hips with, sample in the small plastic bowl, keep it warm by placing it against your skin I found holding it between my legs helped. Waited 10 mins and then drew the sample up the syringe, do this slowly as if you do it fast it will damage the baby makers.
Either by yourself or with hubby's help you need to bring yourself to orgasm, insert the syringe and press the plunger down slowly. Leave it in if it's comfortable and if you can orgasm again as this causes your cervix to dip in to the pool of sperm, then get your phone and play candy crush for about 20/30 mins 😁😁
That is pretty much it x

@Carol1980 thank you. I've been trying to look at different methods, including stringing it into the cervix opening using a speculum.

Has anyone tried this? Xx

It's not really something I've considered due to the potential damage you could do to your cervix, there's nothing to stop you doing it that way, but if you have the chance I would try it the syringe without speculum first time round and get used to it x

Thank you. I'm so so hoping it works. We both have children already. So one more to knit us all together would be amazing

@LAG1986 I do it in exactly the same way. All I bought was some 10ml (needle less!!) syringes and sample pots on eBay. I don’t think you’re supposed to try and insert anything into your cervix at home as it could very easily go wrong. Please ask a doctor before you try anything like that! You can buy catheters that go into a syringe and I think they are designed to get the swimmers closer to your cervix but I haven’t tried them.

@LAG1986 please don’t insert anything directly into your cervix - you can really hurt yourself.

Hi,

So today was my dads funeral and as a last kick in the teeth, I started to get brown spotting.

I did a test this morning and again had just a faint line, so I'm thinking chemical pregnancy as I would have had a more positive test by now if I was.

At least 🩸 is about to start which means trying again.

I'm probably going to do the waiting 10 mins until the sample as liquified as that seems to have worked for us this time round.

Looking on the bright side that at least my body is willing to try making a babe might just take a few more tries x

Hope all you ladies are doing well x

@Carol1980 I'm so sorry to hear your tests aren't getting stronger and now you've got brown spotting 😟 definitely not what you needed today on top of everything else.