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Instead Softcup Question

hlkehlke member
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For ladies who have used the Instead Softcup for insemination, I have a few questions.

First, did you inseminate and then insert the softcup, or did you put the sample in the softcup and then insert it?

Second, how long did you leave the softcup in? 

Same sex couple TTC with donor sperm.  I am 35 and carrying.  Endometriosis and DOR.
AMH 0.5, AFC 5-8, FSH 7ish

IVF #1 - antagonist.  Empty follicle syndrome.  1 retrieved, 0 fertilized.
IVF #2 - antagonist.  Ovulated early.  3 retrieved, 2 fertilized, 0 blasts
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Re: Instead Softcup Question

  • JazibelJazibel member

    We inseminated first and then placed the instead cup right against the cervix.  But we were doing at home ICI with a catheter into the cervix, so there was less "escaping" then when we tried the at home vaginal inseminations.  I left the cup in for a few hours and lay down for 15+ minutes afterward.

    Good luck :-) 

     

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  • FlemFam718FlemFam718
    I also inserted the instead cup right after insemination. I left it in for a 3 or 4 hours. I did lay down and tilt my hips up for half an hour, but only to cover all my bases. 
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  • mypalbabsmypalbabs member

    We bought a box of softcups with every intention of using them, but we ended up deciding that given the particulars of my partner's vagina and cervix, we would have had one hell of a time inserting it.  (She doesn't even use tampons for the same reason.)

    I do believe that they help though and wish they were an option for us!  We did have fun shooting one of them around the living room.

    The word you're looking for is SEX.  I promise.  No, it's not gender.  It's sex.  You're welcome.
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