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At Home Insemination

shellwrxshellwrx
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Hi, I'm new here. DH and I have been ttc for 6+ yrs. We have a male infertility factor, and last year discovered our last options were donor sperm or adoption. This week will be our first go with at home insemination with anon frozen ICI donor sperm. Personal preference to keep this process personal and intimate as well as financial constraints have led to our decision. Been tracking fertility markers for quite a while, so I think I have ovulation pinned down to Thurs/Fri this week. I'm equally nervous and hopeful...

Does anyone here have experience with at home?

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  • melkel559melkel559 member
    I don't have experience with that but I can relate to your struggles as we are also dealing with MFI and pursuing IUI with donor sperm. I just wanted to say welcome and GL!!
    TTC since June 2011
    DX: DH (30) severe MFI, severely low count & low motility
    Me (32): all clear
    Appt with Urologist 5/21/12: exam, ultrasound, bloodwork all normal.
    Testicular Biopsy with TESE on 6/8/12. good sperm found! (left side only) froze sperm, failed thaw test :(
    Orientation for IVF/ICSI on 6/13/12. Waiting for the green light following biopsy results...results show adequate sperm production both sides.
    2nd SA 6/18/12: sample is "adequate for ICSI"
    Plan: IVF/ICSI July 2012!
    ER: 7/26/12. 15 eggs retrieved, all mature.
    TESE/TESA/aspiration from epididymis, no motile sperm found :(
    froze all eggs, the saga of praying for good sperm continues.
    8/3/12: 2nd opinion from MFI uro on biopsy slides. Suspects "partial late maturation arrest."
    Plan: more SAs, third biopsy/TESE with frozen back-up either from DH or DS.
    SA 8/17/12: Zero sperm
    SA 8/23/12: Zero sperm
    9/26/12: SPERM FOUND! 15 eggs thawed, 12 survived and were ICSI'd, only 3 fertilized normally. Refrozen as embies and will thaw in Nov. Please survive and grow!
    All 3 survived the thaw on 11/15/12!
    FET 11/17/12: transferred 2, one 4B, one 4C. Beta 11/30:BFFN
    moving on to DS
    DIUI#1 2/18/13,50mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta 3/4/13: BFN.
    DIUI#2 3/19/13, 50 mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta #1 (14dpiui) 4/2/13: BFP!!!! 150. Beta #2 4/4/13: 420 Beta #3 4/8/13: 2691. Beta #4 4/15/13: 15,086
    1st u/s 4/8/13 shows one gestational sac
    2nd u/s 4/15/13 shows yolk sac, fetal pole and early heartbeat
    3rd u/s 4/25/13: measuring right on track. Heart rate 148 bpm
    A/S 7/22/13: IT'S A BOY!!
    PAIF/SAIF Always Welcome
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  • shellwrxshellwrx
    Thanks! IUI is the next step for us too, but I really want to give at home a try for at least a couple of cycles. 
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  • 2MamazInSeattle2MamazInSeattle member

    You might post over to the LGBT board, or, just search the posts as many people ask about this there. I know many of the women there have done at-home insemination.

    I did IVF and wasn't able to do IUI. But I know a lot of people there use different methods, like using a soft cup vs, a syringe.

    Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!

    It's been a long road to here...
    Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
    June'12 - First RE Visit
    Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
    Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
    Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
    Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
    Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect. :(
    Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
    Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
    Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
    Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
    EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
    Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
    We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle


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  • shellb1978shellb1978 member
    I have no experience with at home insemination, we did our first IUI yesterday with donor sperm, and wanted to wish you luck!
    BFP #1 3/27/07-M/C 8weeks 5/3/07 "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away." 2/4/13 IUI #1+trigger=BFP!!!  DD born Oct. 9, 2013 via c-sectionAnniversary

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    We did at home insems.  I used preseed first, and put some more in an instead cup with the sample. Left the cup in for 12 hours.  The cycle where we actually had success we insem'd about 30 hours before I had O pains.  I did a lot of laying down (sleeping) and I did actually stand on my head for a bit.  It was our fifth cycle trying and I wanted to make sure I did everything I could, even if it was ridiculous.  LOL

    Hello, I just came by this board and was going to ask the same question. Thank you for being so open about your experience! This is really great information! 

    Married my soulmate on 10.1.11; One furbaby, Emma the cat; Madly in love and Just starting our journey on the TTC path! Trying to Conceive Ticker
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  • shellwrxshellwrx

    Thank you! We did our very first at home insemination yesterday. Praying for the best!

    Good luck to you too!  

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  • shellwrxshellwrx
    Thanks for sharing! We did at home insemination yesterday with just the syringe/catheter. If it doesn't work, I'll give the instead cup a try next time. 
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