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positive energy! so excited! HI!

wedinpittwedinpitt member
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hi all!  

so my wife and i are about to do a home insemination for the first time!  i'm so so so excited and trying to remain super positive (read:  "we WILL get pregnant the first try!).  i'm just looking for some community aaand also get some questions answered along the way.  :)  

we decided to go with NW cryobank because honestly, they're less pricey than a lot of the other banks.  the family limit still is reasonable and we love a bunch of the donors.  have others had good experiences with NW?  we narrowed it down to 2 donors that we nearly equally like.  one has very few vials left and the other has over 70... so by process of elimination!  we purchased his childhood photos tonight and weeeeeee!  it's so exciting.  he has very similar attributes to my wife (except she has dimples!) and that's so exciting.  i am just so excited to get started! 

anyone try eating for TTC?  i'm curious, in particular, if anyone ate for TTC for their first try?  also, how far in advance should one cut out alcohol and caffeine?

hope you're all having a great start to your weekend!
lauren.
Me: 32  DW: 26 - married in october 2013!
TTC baby #1 at-home AIs with frozen donor sperm through cryobank, no meds

#1 early december 2013: 1 vial ICI/IVI at 8 hours past +OPK, likely a chemical loss at 9dpo
#2 late december 2013: 1 vial IUI, timing was way off, BFN
#3 took a month off and trying again mid-february... would love TWW buddies!
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Re: positive energy! so excited! HI!

  • StacyLH24StacyLH24 member
    Welcome! Congrats on starting your journey. We are not doing home inseminations, but others here have and are.

    We are using NW Cryo as well. Our first donor had great numbers. We are getting ready to pick another now. There wasn't anything wrong with our first. As it turned out, I wasn't able to get pregnant but we didn't realize that. He is all sold out now and no longer donating. So onward we go in search of another.

    Please join us on Mondays for the TTC Check-In and keep us updated on your journey.

    Me: 30  DW (aka C): 29

    Together since 2/15/11 ~ Legally married in NY on 9/29/12

    ***CP mentioned***

    We've been working on baby #1 since July 2013 using Open ID donor sperm.  8 IUI attempts with 5 actual IUIs and one chemical pregnancy.  We have one fresh IVF cycle under our belts as well as a FET.  I have endometriosis and a uterine septum that was corrected via surgery in November 2013. 

    11/14/14 -  Second HSG shows that tubes are still clear and ute is looking good. 

    12/6/14 - Started BCPs in prep for IVF #2

    12/22/14 - Saline u/s and endometrial scratch (All was clear and OUCH!)

    1/2/15 - Began stimming for IVF #2

     ****All Welcome!****

    We are Mommas to four fur babies - 3 dogs and 1 cat.

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  • YBnormal85YBnormal85 member
    Best of luck! We didn't do a home insemination, but I did track my cycle for months before trying, including ovulation tests which helped me inform the doctor of my cycle. Also, I did choose to cut out caffeine about a month before my IUI.

    I also tried to have a super positive attitude throughout our IUI, although I did understand the percentage change of it working. Even the nurse and Dr changed the way they talked to me lol instead of saying "If you get a positive pregnancy test give us a call" everything was "When you get.." ..I loved the switch from "if" to "when" after I told them I thought that IUI would be the one...and I did end up getting a BFP ;)
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  • pauljlpauljl member
    Congrats on starting your journey! I'm certainly no expert, but I did start cutting down on my caffeine with the first try. Mostly so I wouldn't have to deal with headaches later after I get a BFP. ;) I've been eating all kinds of iron rich foods and upping my folic acid...studies show that boosts fertility. Alcohol is not something I have during the TWW but will have a drink at other times (read:AF is here ) No idea if this will help me get pregnant faster but at least it's making me healthier for future baby! Baby dust your way!
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  • trisholiotrisholio member
    My DW and I have done at home inseminations but with fresh sperm, we have a known donor.  We previously tracked my ovulation but now are seeing an RE and on Clomid hoping to get pregnant.  I drink one cup of coffee a day and that is it.  We have been trying to eat more healthy and have cut down on alcohol.  

    Best of luck to you!
    T & G My wife and I married 9/10/11 in Niagara Falls, NY
    HSG 12/12/12        
    #1 ICI 12/15/12              BFN on 12/29/12
    #2 ICI  1/11/13                BFN 1/28/13                       
    #3 ICI 2/11/13                 BFN
                   
    #4 ICI August 2013,  Clomid 100mg    BFN on 8/30/13 
    #5 ICI September-Clomid 100,  mg ICI 8/15 and 8/16,  BFN on 9/3
    #6 ICI October-Clomid 150 mg for 5 days   BFN 10/27
    uterine laparoscopy on 11/14-no endo or cysts
    #7 IUI December-Clomid 150mg    BFP 12/21
    12/23 Beta 51     12/26 Beta 209!
    First ultrasound on January 8th 2014-great healthy heartbeat
    Second Ultrasound January 23 (8 weeks) we got to see and hear the heartbeat
    Third Ultrasound Feb 4th(10 weeks), then will  released to OBGYN'
    It's a GIRL!
    We welcomed Adalyn Cooper Elizabeth on 8/29/14
    She was 7lbs 11oz and 19.6 inches long

    Proud foster parents to two little girls ages 2.5 yrs old, M,  and 1 year old, K



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  • Amber&RevaAmber&Reva member

    I used NW cryobank and would recommend them.  Not only is the cost about 1/2 of what it is anywhere else but I also got pregnant on my second try and both times had good numbers. 

    I cut out alcohol completely once I started trying and went down to half café coffee.  I continued drinking half café up to the point of a positive result and now have cut out coffee completely. 

    Me: 30  DP: 30

    TTC#1

    IUI#1 9/26/13 BFN

    IUI#2 10/26/13 BFP beta #1 99 #2 456

    2/20/2014 Brynlee Madeline is taken too soon at 19weeks she was perfect

    IUI#3 6/10/14 BFP beta #1 276 beta #2 722 20w A/S shows we are having a girl

     

     

     

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