In the TTC community, we know sperm count matters, but how much is really needed for conception? Technically, one is all it takes: just a single sperm is required to fertilize an egg. However, for conception to occur, that sperm must first successfully reach and penetrate the egg within the...
How does syringe size affect my conception chances? When families are researching options for home insemination, they understandably have questions about those options: “How does this compare to other ways I’ve tried to get pregnant?”“How will this option work for me and my body?”“I’m tall. Could my height negatively impact...
The fertility space has grown a lot over the last few years. If you’re looking forward to starting a family, you finally have a good number of options — both in and out of the doctor’s office — to help you try to conceive. But when you start considering fertility...
When you’re ready to get pregnant, you may want it to happen right away. But the reality is most people don’t conceive on the first try (even if it seems like they do). So, how many cycles does it typically take? How does your age factor in? And how long...
One question I get asked a lot is … so how do you actually get pregnant with a syringe at home? How does that even physically work? What do you do? Some people call it the turkey baster method, some call it artificial or self insemination, we call it making a...
Infertility and obstacles to insemination are not a new phenomenon. People have been looking for ways to get pregnant for centuries. You might have heard of the oldest technique to help people conceive referred to as the “turkey baster method” or "turkey baster pregnancy" We’re going to explain - what it...
It’s such an exciting time in your life when you first decide you’re ready to start a family. Maybe you’re ready to solo-parent, or maybe you and your partner look at each other one day and say, “Yes, let’s do this!”. You might expect to see a positive pregnancy test...
