Infertility Support Group

In vitro fertilization is one of the most common and utilized ways of treating conception problems. This support group is dedicated to those beginning their journey with IVF and needing support. Join the community and share your experiences, advice, and story with people going through similar challenges starting a family.

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kellbell3150 01/12/2011

Has anyone used soft cups wihile TTC? I found them online and we tried them this month. Not to bad...now we are in our 2WW. So I will keep you posted.

Kelly

ttc25 01/12/2011

What is a soft cup?

deleted_user 01/12/2011

Yes I woulod like to know too. How do they help you concieve?

JudylynS 01/12/2011

Yes, we did. I found them at either Target or Walmart. For those who do not know what a Soft Cup is: Softcup is a flexible cup that is worn internally, around your cervix. It collects, rather than absorbs menstrual flow. But it's also been used by people ttc.

My DH, at the start of our journey, suffered from performance anxiety and could not ejaculate if he thought I was ovulating. He could, however, masturbate (sorry, TMI) into one of these cups and I'd insert it. I'd keep it in overnight and remove it in the morning.

I've heard about many women using them - put it in after BD'ing to keep the semen/sperm from leaking out. Good luck everyone.

deleted_user 01/12/2011

What a great idea! Are they costly?

kellbell3150 01/12/2011

I got mine online. I purchased Preseed lubricant and the soft cups at the same time. Together they cost about $28 with no shipping. And it came with two pregnancy test too. I figured that in the past 3 years of trying...what is another $28. Anyway...I left mine in for about 8 hours each time and had no problem removing them.
Just like everything else you read online, some people like them and got pregnant very easily and other hated it. But I figured at this point I have nothing to loose.

Kelly

deleted_user 01/12/2011

Haven't used them for ttc but I have a 'mooncup' for menses. I've heard of people using them for ttc though, although I don;t recall success stories (although I wasn't looking for success stories for this method, just browsing a forum)

good luck, would like to hear that this is successful

Megs525 01/13/2011

When I first heard about soft cups, I bought a box of them, but we haven't used them yet. I'm hoping to try them out this cycle. I've heard mixed reviews, but I figure it can't hurt, so I might as well give it a try!

deleted_user 01/13/2011

Yup I used them! The 1st time I used them I had a chemical pregnancy. Then the last time I put one in directly after my IUI then again when we had sex after the IUI and now I'm just about 14 weeks with twins. :)

Not sure if they really helped or not, but they didn't hurt!

deleted_user 01/13/2011

I have not done it. It will a miracle if I can insert anything up there LOL. I have heard of success stories on other sites using soft cups...

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