# Using a turkey baster for pregnancy- could turn TMI

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 30, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-turkey-baster-for-pregnancy-could-turn-tmi/172046 "2003-04-30T01:13:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![MelCthefirst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-turkey-baster-for-pregnancy-could-turn-tmi/172046/1 "2003-04-30T01:13:54Z")

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Has anyone tried to get pregnant using a turkey baster?  
If so, can you give details - or is it as basic as pouring the semen into the baster and injecting so to speak.  
My SO has back problems and just thought that this may be a better option.

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**Author:** ![LanceUSMC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@LanceUSMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LanceUSMC)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-turkey-baster-for-pregnancy-could-turn-tmi/172046/2 "2003-04-30T01:23:56Z")

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WTF? I believe with persistence, anything is possible. It actually sounds like fun.

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**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-turkey-baster-for-pregnancy-could-turn-tmi/172046/3 "2003-04-30T03:15:41Z")

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[A step-by-step description of the “Turkey Baster Method”](http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/homeinsem.html). Google “turkey baster and insemination” and you’ll get countless more results. So it seems to be a somewhat common at-home method.

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**Author:** ![phraser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e4f/32.png) [@phraser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phraser)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-turkey-baster-for-pregnancy-could-turn-tmi/172046/4 "2003-04-30T05:51:29Z")

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make sure the turkey baster is clean and has no detergent residue on it. same with whatever you are collecting the semen into. This is _most important_ for the viability of the sperm. Ideally the baster and whatever you collect the semen into should both be warmed to just below body temperure (about 37.5 degrees celsius) to prevent cold shock to the sperm (again affecting their viability).

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**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-turkey-baster-for-pregnancy-could-turn-tmi/172046/5 "2003-04-30T06:16:12Z")

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> … just thought that this may be a better option.

As a single guy, I find your interpretation of the term “better” questionable.

[Grinny]