I drove away from the doctors office that day and called my twin sister who is also a nurse. She was pregnant at the time with her second baby. She told me she conceived twice using at home insemination, after struggling to conceive (STC) for over a year.

I took her advice and purchased an at home insemination kit that is no longer for sale in the US. I also bought a traditional menstrual cup. I read online women were using them while trying to conceive (TTC). I was determined to get pregnant fast. Especially since I was turning 35 soon. I felt hurried to get pregnant by coworkers and by society I guess. That’s a story for another time because I have a whole lot to say about that!

Coaxing my husband into using the products was a little difficult. I assured him the alternative was IUI or IVF and we all know how much that costs. We also liked that we could do artificial insemination at home, even though I am a nurse, I hate going to the doctor it stresses me out. I also can’t imagine the awkwardness a male partner goes through trying to provide a sperm sample on the spot in a clinical setting. I think this may be why he was happy to try at home artificial insemination (AI).

I think part of the problem why it took me over a year to conceive naturally, was that my periods were irregular. They were also super painful ever since I was a teenager. Additionally, I did not realize for the LONGEST time that I ovulate on random days. I started tracking my periods on a period tracking app and cross checking the dates with urine ovulation test sticks.

It was finally the right moment to try. I was in my ovulation window, I got to experience the pros and cons of each method.

The menstrual cup was a little difficult to fold and insert. Also, you cannot put sperm inside it. It sits low in the vaginal canal, almost as if its falling out, like a tampon that’s slipping down. I read online to insert it after natural intercourse with the thought that you could contain sperm after TTC.

I did it on the down low, without my husband knowing. I think this secret cup method kept some mystery alive. This secret method also took the pressure off of the whole timed intercourse experience. After all, we were still newlyweds.

I worked out afterwards, and I could feel every movement of the menstrual cup. It wasn’t very comfortable.

Finally, it was my ovulation day. We decided to try the home insemination kit we purchased. The label read “only intended for use during ovulation”. Also, unlike the reusable menstrual cup, it was single use only. It included a 10-page user manual on how to insert the device. It also came with a condom, that we decided to toss out. The condom design seemed functional. Without the condom, getting sperm into the cup was a challenge. However, I can’t imagine how couples enjoyed using that super thick condom. Because of our innovative alteration, we had trouble getting sperm into the tiny cup.

We did not want to waste even a drop of sperm by transferring sperm from another collection cup to the conception cup. After all, one drop of sperm equals 6 million sperm, on average. I fumbled trying to place the cup using the applicator. My husband had to take over because I was in tears. You would think as a nurse it would be easy to operate the device, but I begged to differ.

I went and ran errands after, it felt more comfortable than the menstrual cup.

Two weeks later I took a pregnancy test and I was pregnant with our daughter! We were beaming. The timed intercourse and cup methods proved to help us. I had been going to an endometriosis fertility specialist for over 9 months. I was scheduled to have an exploratory surgery to check how bad my endometriosis was and I was so excited to cancel it. I knew in my heart that at home insemination worked for us.

A year later, some nurse friends were having trouble conceiving naturally. I was inspired to help them, especially after having a success story of my own. I told them about the methods I used to conceive naturally at home. When I shared my story, I realized there were too many disadvantages to the other cups. The struggle I experienced using the other methods forced me to dream of a better way.

The Cup Insemination Device a.k.a Cupid was conceived about a week later.

The Cup Insemination device aka Cupid idea was conceived from my personal struggle to use other at home insemination kits. I really disliked the trouble we had getting the sperm into the cup. I also wanted it to be user friendly and comfortable enough to go work out and run errands in.

Ironically, about 9 months later the first Cupid was born.

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