Hi, We actually did regular insemination with the syringe...not iui. The catheter just made it easier to see exactly where we were placing the sperm and made us able to place the sperm right around the cervix opening.
I began taking folic acid supplements along with prenatal vitamins 3 months before starting. I had been using fertility friend and the "mydays" app on my phone to keep track of my periods and ovulations 3 months before we started so that I could get a good idea of when I ovulate. I bought both the digital and the internet cheapo ovulation tests and began testing twice per day on the 10th day of my cycle. I also used basal tempting along with the ovulation tests so that I knew when exactly I ovulated. We used 2 fresh sperm donations, 1 time on the day of the positive ovulation test and 1 time the day after. The donor lives 10min away and gave a fresh sample. Once we got home...I layed down with pillows propped under my bum...
The way we inseminated:
insert the preseed 15 min before insemination (before we left to get the donation).
draw all but 1/4 of the sperm up in the syringe then attach the catheter to the tip
lubricate and insert the specula in one hand and use a flashlight in the other to locate the cervix.
slowly release the sperm gently over and around the cervix coating it with sperm near the hole carefully not to go through it only around.
slowly remove the specula
use vibrator to bring yourself to orgasm to help muscles contract and cervix dip into pool of sperm
pour the last 1/4 of the sperm into the instead cup...add a little preseed and lubricate it a little then insert it to fit around the cervix
lay with bum on top of pillows for at least 30min then sit upright so that cervix can rest in pool of sperm inside instead cup
I was able to get my positive pregnancy test exactly 9 days after ovulation. It was a very faint line on the walmart $0.88 cent cheap purple pregnancy tests then the next morning I tested with clearblue and got another positive. I know exactly when I ovulated due to my basal temp chart.
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