Home Insemenation

meljam13 · June 2013

Just wanted to know if anyone had a success story using Home insems?? Like how many times and how complicated or easy the were. My love and i will be starting our exciting soon after our wedding in October and i'm so excited! Thanks in advance!

clairmeij · June 2013

From what I've read I think that there is at least one couple on this board that have had success that way. Welcome to the board, and keep us posted on your journey! I've found this board to be such a wonderfully drama free and supportive place, I hope you do too!

weyojo · June 2013

Hey meljam! Welcome!
I just received my first positive pregnancy test using home insemination. There are many pros that my wife and I found with this route more intimate and cheaper being the main ones. But with any insemination, tracking your cycle is very important. We started doing this in August with the intention of trying for the first time in January.

Each time we tried two vials of sperm, about 1218 hours apart from each other. The first three months didnt take. After a month off, a new donor, thawing the sperm differently, paying close attention to my cervix with a speculum and relaxing it implanted.

I am only 5 weeks pregnant, but knowing that it is possible was huge for us. Let me know if you have any other questions. If be happy to share more if our experience with home insemination.

only1leia · June 2013

We did at home insemination and got pregnant. I think it depends on a lot of factors (we researched a LOT before we started trying, so I think that was a big help). For instance if you are using fresh sperm or frozen/thawed. Sperm die in the thawing process, so it's more likely to work using fresh sperm, and I believe fresh sperm is good for about 20 minutes if kept warm. Using a syringe can also cause sperm to die, especially if you try squirting them in too fast (too stressful). We used soft cups (instead cup/diva cup) and had the donor make his deposit directly in it so we didn't have to transfer sperm from one thing to another. We also had been tracking ovulation for quite awhile before planning the dates, and we did two inseminations: one day before and one day after ovulation. Logistically it wasn't really complicated, but DP did "try out" the soft cup before so she knew how to put it in. Good luck!

meljam13 · June 2013

Congratulations! I've done TONS of research myself. My friend (carrier) also! We both agreed on the instead cups and will be using my fresh sperm. So happy to hear it worked I've read other success stories on other forums but they were all pretty old like 2-3 years ago Lol. Very excited for you two! Keep us posted on how you and your lil bean are doing!

meljam13 · June 2013

So exciting! I can't wait to be in your shoes I day dream about the day we get a positive pregnancy test! I will definitely be following your story and keeping you in mind for questions I know I will have! Again CONGRATULATION!!!!

themarquis0 · June 2013

DP and I have done a total of three home insem cycles resulting in two pregnancies, so obviously our success rate has been pretty high!

For the first pregnancy, we conceived twins (unmedicated, spontaneous) on the first try (unfortunately resulting in a late loss). The second pregnancy, we had one failed insem one month and a success the second month, resulting in our 3 month old healthy baby girl.

I think DP may be exceptionally fertile, but one thing that really helped is that she worked very hard to understand her cycles, which provided valuable information as to when to insem. Frozen sperm is fragile and does not live as long as fresh, so timing the insem impeccibly is your key to success. For DP, she charted (using basal body thermometer and ovulation test strips as well as being attentive to other signs such as cervical mucus) for about six months ahead of time. This allowed her to determine for sure that she was ovulating regularly (some women think they are but are not) and to know when to predict ovulation (which does not usually follow a clockwork like 14 day cycle as some people think).

Then when it came time to insem, she used lots of ovulation test strips (cheapies can be bought off Amazon for about 50 cents a strip in a big bag) to nail down her 'surge' ( I think it is called the LH surge). Keep in mind that there are some wiggly uknowns with timing -- for example, the surge happens at some point (no way to know exactly how long before) before an egg is released, and then sperm takes a variable amount of time to find the egg. After a while (no way to know exactly how long) the sperm will die. So basically, you are taking your 'best guess' as to how to get that sperm just in the right spot at the right time to meet the egg. I believe we did something like two vials of sperm, one 6 hours after a positive ovulation test and one 24 hours after to sort of triangulate the exact timing of the egg release.

Basically, there are two factors that will determine whether you can get pregnant from a home insem and how many months of trying it will take -- first, fertility factors, and second, timing/knowledge factors. The fertility factors are things you can't really do much about, though you can work with a reproductive endocrinologist to figure out what is goin gon in that department and whether there is any way to take care of any problems. The timing/knowledge factors are entirely within your domain. Mastering them can really help your success rate.

Best of luck whichever way you decide to start your family. Home insemination is simple (as long as you understand what you are doing in terms of timing) and very inexpensive,a nd is an excellent first choice for trying to get pregnant. A lot of folks are scared away from going this route for some reason, but in my experience, getting pregnant is not rocket science for most folks and there is no reason to get complicated or get doctors invovled unless there are fertility difficulties.

Jeveritt11 · June 2013

My partner and I had a successful home insemenation. We tried 3 months and the 3rd month worked. We used "fresh" sperm from a donor and a syringe and the instead cup. I'm 22 weeks now.

shaynay814 · June 2013

Hello! I am now 10 weeks pregnant from a successful at home insemination. My girlfriend and I were blessed with a positive test on the first try!

We didn't use any medication or anything, just a sterile cup and a needleless syringe. It was very intimate and simple.

We used a friend's sperm and we were lucky enough to have a fresh sample each time. We started the insemination 4 days before I started ovulating and inseminated every 2 to 3 days. We went 3 days in a row through my ovulation and then a couple times after just to seal the deal.

Lo and behold, two weeks and 6 or 7 tests later, pregnant!

It IS possible, I'm sending lots and lots of baby dust your way! If you have any questions please feel free!

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