Softcups

After reading so much on-line about the softcup we decided that they cant hurt and so we bought a box of 24 from Amazon for £19.99 with free delivery. We plan to put the stuff in the softcup then insert that this allowing the stuff to pool around the cervix and the little swimmers can get on there merry way to making us a baby!

As we will be having 3 donations in July I will try a few different methods. The first go will be like the test run with the syringe then once in the softcup will go in after to keep everything in there for the journey home. The second day I will do as mentioned put the stuff in the cup then the cup in. The third day I haven'd decided! I think I will see which method keeps the most stuff in then chose that one again.

At the moment we are waiting for H to come on. Once she does we will have the dates for July!!!!!!! Hoping its this Friday which gives her a luteal phase of 12 days which is acceptable!

I am all excited!!!

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Test run...... Possibly TMI so be warned!!!

After thinking about it we thought it best to practise how we would actually do it. I have read various forums now all over the net and none really go in to detail. I've emailed a few couples who have elaborated on what exactly we need to do so we thought right we best try this. Armed with a small tub, some Conceive Plus, 2 pillows and a towel we set off. I measured 5ml of conceive plus in to the small tub - omg how much is 5ml!!!! I don't think I've ever seen a chap produce this much so I think 5ml syringes is more than enough. I drew the 5ml in to the syringes while the missus got positioned on the bed bum in the air. I inserted the syringe which seemed a bit weird tbh and some what comical from my end :0) Once inserted I slowly depressed the plunger until it was empty. As suspected 5ml was too much liquid and quite a bit just ran back out!!! Also making her laugh didn't help!!! So it was in - we then talked about the whole process and seen as today was the day she was ovulating I had a quick feel to see if I could find her cervix. It was really far back as suspected much higher then previous checks. Isn't the body mad eh! Quick clean up and we feel we are ready to try for real next month now!!! We have the dates we are ready and will be checking with the clearblue ovulation sticks. This time next month we will be on the 2 week wait........ Wow! Catherine x x

Equipment needed??

So I've been reading various forums about what sort of equipment we are going to need to do the deed and I believe I have my shopping list. 5ml syringes Cups for the donation Conceive Plus (not absolutely necessary but read good things) So I got to work on eBay with my ordering. Ordered 100 syringes, 40 pots with lids and some Conceive Plus. Everything arrived the other week. The pots were 40ml ones which I thought would be ample. However I hadn't thought about the physical size of the tub it's tiny!!!! I don't think I could aim for such a small pot and so back to the drawing board and we found some 120ml pots individually sealed and they are huge lol!!! Much easier to aim at I would think. The syringes seems ok to. So as far as supplies go I think we are ok on that front all packed in a little bag ready to go. Roll on July!!! Catherine x

Results!

So we got the text from the hosptial - negative - phew!!! Even though we knew it would be negative it was still a tense time lol. But both of us got the text about a week after the tests. Our donor has been for his tests last week and we are waiting for the all clear from him. Catherine x