Hi - I'm new

KitG10 · February 2013

Hi guys,

I'm new here. My husband and I are TTC and I've been lurking on your board because I was sent here by the other TTC boards, so I thought I'd say 'hello' to everyone.

My husband is a 'delayed ejaculator'; he can't ejaculate during sex, just masturbation (I know, I put it right out there). Anyhow, after TTC the 'old fashioned way' for a while and stressing us both out a lot, we've decided to switch to trying the 'at home IUI' method with a soft cup.

I've read the threads on this board about it, and it's nice to read about other people who are trying the same methods (even if we all wish we didn't have to).

So, hello, everyone!

polyhymnia23 · February 2013

Hello and welcome to the board! I hope you find all the information you need here! Best of luck!!

LolaBelle515 · February 2013

Hello and welcome:)

I wish you the best of luck in your new process--feel free to ask questions! It's a friendly board:)

We also did at home--we used a sterile cup (the free kind from the doctor's office) and a medical syringe....I hadn't heard of the soft cup option until another poster mentioned it last week. But, whatever works!!!

JoySeattle · February 2013

Just for the sake of clarity, "IUI" means "interuterine insemination." That's where a sterile catheter is used to insert prepared/washed sperm through the cervix and into the uterus. That's completely different than putting unwashed/fresh semen in a soft cu near the cervix. I truly hope you aren't doing an IUI with fresh semen.

Best of luck to you though!