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Midwest sperm bank?

post #1 of 254
10/5/07 at 1:57am
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Hi Ladies! Newbie here
Has anyone here used Midwest?
I'll be using Midwest sperm bank sometime next week. I was wondering what your counts were and how you timed your insemination?

Thanks so much!!

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post #2 of 254
10/5/07 at 9:07am
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Originally Posted by TTC1 View Post
Hi Ladies! Newbie here
Has anyone here used Midwest?
I'll be using Midwest sperm bank sometime next week. I was wondering what your counts were and how you timed your insemination?

Thanks so much!!
I did - we did vaginal insemination at home, so we didn't have a post-thaw count. We had no problems with Midwest though, they were very good to us! We bought 4 samples, planning to do 2 at a time at 12 and 24hrs after OPK+. We only thawed one for the first insem though, and it felt like so much fluid that we ended up doing 4 insems. I got my OPK+ at about 2pm, and we did one late that night (~10pm), and three the next day (8am, noon, 10pm). I was concerned about using IUI sperm for a vaginal insemination, and I worried that I insemmed too early (my temp didn't rise right away). However, 10 days later I got a BFP. It worked on the first try!

If it hadn't, we were going to go down to 2 samples for the next month.
post #3 of 254
10/6/07 at 9:54pm
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Thanks so much!
I just ordered 2 vials from Midwest...I hope I get beginners luck too.
Congrats on your pregnancy!!
post #4 of 254
10/12/07 at 10:21pm
We love MSB. We got pregnant at home on the third try (but our timing was way off on the second try) using two vials 24 hours apart.

Good luck!!
post #5 of 254
10/16/07 at 1:10am
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Originally Posted by jentina View Post
We love MSB. We got pregnant at home on the third try (but our timing was way off on the second try) using two vials 24 hours apart.

Good luck!!
Thanks!!
I did my inseminations 4 and 5 days ago, not sure of what day I O'd though. I was sick and had a fever around O-day so I couldn't temp.
post #6 of 254
10/16/07 at 11:40am
My 16-month-old son came to us courtesy of Midwest, so I'm a BIG fan!

We did it at the doctors, and though I don't remember the count, they always showed it to us on the microscope and said it looked really good...

We got pregnant on the fourth try, one vial a month, basically just getting the timing right...

Say, anyone using donor #198?????? The "very good-looking" Puerto Rican? If so, congratulations, cuz he makes some pretty babies!
post #7 of 254
10/17/07 at 4:58am
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Originally Posted by pleasantstreets View Post
My 16-month-old son came to us courtesy of Midwest, so I'm a BIG fan!

We did it at the doctors, and though I don't remember the count, they always showed it to us on the microscope and said it looked really good...

We got pregnant on the fourth try, one vial a month, basically just getting the timing right...

Say, anyone using donor #198?????? The "very good-looking" Puerto Rican? If so, congratulations, cuz he makes some pretty babies!
I looked for that donor, but it looks like he's no longer there.
post #8 of 254
10/17/07 at 7:41pm
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Originally Posted by pleasantstreets View Post
My 16-month-old son came to us courtesy of Midwest, so I'm a BIG fan!

We did it at the doctors, and though I don't remember the count, they always showed it to us on the microscope and said it looked really good...

We got pregnant on the fourth try, one vial a month, basically just getting the timing right...

Say, anyone using donor #198?????? The "very good-looking" Puerto Rican? If so, congratulations, cuz he makes some pretty babies!
Nope, ours was #038, the blue eyed, brown-haired really tall guy. Don't know what his kids'll look like yet though.
post #9 of 254
10/17/07 at 9:34pm
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Nope, ours was #038, the blue eyed, brown-haired really tall guy. Don't know what his kids'll look like yet though.
lol, That's the same donor I'm using right now.
post #10 of 254
10/19/07 at 5:15pm
wow - that's a lot of babies for one donor! Go him!

I have to admit, we were a bit sad when we realized our donor wasn't available any more... But we likely weren't making more babies anyway... ::::sniff:::::
post #11 of 254
10/19/07 at 10:37pm
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Originally Posted by TTC1 View Post
lol, That's the same donor I'm using right now, also there are 3 other woman who are pregnant with this donor and they are all due around the same time you are.
Oh that's funny. Dude has GOOD SWIMMERS though!
post #12 of 254
10/19/07 at 11:17pm
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Oh that's funny. Dude has GOOD SWIMMERS though!
I agree, especially since they all got pregnant using him on their first try like you did.
post #13 of 254
10/22/07 at 6:42pm
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Well I just got my BFP with donor 038.
post #14 of 254
10/22/07 at 7:47pm
Woohooo!!! Congratulations!!!!
post #15 of 254
10/23/07 at 1:13am
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Thank You!!
post #16 of 254
10/27/07 at 8:46pm

Long Shot

Anyone use donor 110 or 172 from this bank?
post #17 of 254
10/29/07 at 6:19pm
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well I miscarried, On to the next cycle and now I have to use a different donor as donor 038 isn't available until the end on Nov.
post #18 of 254
11/5/07 at 1:47pm
Sorry to hear about your loss. Midwest Sperm Bank is really supportive though. We really liked using them.
post #19 of 254
11/9/07 at 5:44pm
Are there any mamas here using/planning to use MSB donor #186? I might be able to help. Please PM me.
post #20 of 254
11/9/07 at 6:10pm
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Originally Posted by Sarah-Tina View Post
Sorry to hear about your loss. Midwest Sperm Bank is really supportive though. We really liked using them.
Thanks!! What donor are you using. I was in luck...I got to use donor 038 again for this cycle. I hope I concieve again this cycle and that this time it sticks. I should O between Sunday or Monday.
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