TBM not just swaying for girl

My DH and I need your help!  We are just starting with our RE after a year of TTC.  I'm 37 and hoping for my second child, DH's first.  I had an HSG 2 days ago, all clear.  Ultrasound yesterday, lining is perfect, have 2 follies, left at 20, right at 16.  At the same time, DH had his SA and they said he has issues with the viscosity of his semen.  After over 30 mins, it hadn't liquified as much as it typically should, so basically all of his swimmers are stuck in the thick semen and can't get out to swim up my cervix.  So they said our options are IUI or IVF.  Although, after talking more with the nurse, she said for DH to take the max. dosage of mucinex, drink lots of water, for us to use preseed lube when bd'ing and for me to "throw my legs high up against the wall and stay there for a long time afterwards."  I immediately gave him 2 mucinex and he's been drinking water like a fish.  After researching more online last night, I'm not ready to give up and go straight to IUI or the expensive IVF.  I have been reading here for a few weeks about some of the methods you ladies utilize and am willing to give them a try!  Coincidentally, we really want a girl, so I talked with DH last night about trying the TBM and he's all for it!  I'm hoping that we can use this to sway girl and at the same time help the liquification of his semen.

The thing is, after my ultrasound yesterday, I got a - on my OPK last night, but will probably be + tonight since my follies were almost finished growing.  So please help!!!  I'm going shopping today for all the tools we need.  Eye dropper, medicine dropper, ph tester, lime juice, already have soft cups, what else???  Please help!  What should I do? 

I'm hoping that my HSG 2 days ago helped clear the path and give us a little extra boost.  First I know to test my cm ph level and limewater douche if needed.  Then collect DH's sample in a sterile container, wait 10-15 mins., ph test, add limewater as needed to get to 4-4.5 ph.  I think I might also need to mix it with some preseed to help with the liquification issue.  Keep it at body temp with the collection container inside another bowl with warm water.  That should also help it liquify.  Then I'm thinking we'll deposit half of it as close to my cervix as possible then put the rest into an instead cup and insert.  Then hips up for a long time.  Anything else? 

Thank you in advance!  I really appreciate any advice you all can give us!! 

- Michelle

First of all, good luck. My answers might sound a little blunt but I need to get out of here & wanted to give you a quick answer. I hope I don't forget anything...if I do, please jump in someone.

1-If you are ttc and need your dh's sample to thin out, use Licorice Root. It really does a GREAT job on thinning it out & swaying for a . But, read up on it because he can only take a certain amount & for a specific time frame.  I don't recall off the top of my head.  But, I think it needs a couple days before it starts working...I'm not sure.

2--Preseed lube sways for . Use canola oil or sylk for a lube instead.

3-I don't know much about straight tbm as I do SU.  I don't know about the waiting period but you need to test your dh's sample immediately after his release. If it sits out, his pH will rise the longer the semen sits out.

4-I'm a little confused what you are adding to drop the pH.  When you are dropping the pH, you need straight lime juice not the lime douche.

5-If you are doing the best sway possible, you need to put the splime into the cup and let them "climb up" the sides...but I would assume that was with a normal dh's sample...guess it will depend on how much your dh's sample has thinned out. The instead cup sways . Diva cup sways .

great answers purpledream