Quality!

I just had a call from the clinic, once again all the fertilised eggs are top quality. All surviving, and the embryologist said "They couldn't be doing any better at this stage".

So pleased!

Below are the two IVF protocols together:  33 injections this cycle!

Purple!

I have a nice purple bruise where the Menopur jab went in. Lump has almost gone, but something was definitely different about that jab. I will ask the nurse when I have my scan tomorrow.

It's a shame as it has put hubby off giving me the injections, because he is worried about hurting me.

I did tonights injections myself. Felt quite proud of myself really, I could never have imagined doing this. The new Cetrotide one that I had to start on today has a bigger needle!! Ugh. Still, it was fine.

I read through the instructions carefully. Like the Menopur the power in the vial needs to be mixed with solution first. However, each vial is one complete shot. A new vial is mixed and used each day. the instructions for injecting suggested injecting at a 45 degree angle (not 90 as we'd been instructed by the nurse). The extra millimetres in length of the needle convinced me this 45 degree angle was the way to go! there is something more comforting feeling that you are sticking the needle along rather than straight in!! It worked, I took a deep breath and did ... it ... very ... slowly ... ! :)

CD5 checking in

The third and final day of just Gonal F and Menopur. This days jabs didn't seem to go as smoothly. We did the Menopur first as that seems slight more noticable to me so we get it out of the way. This time it did hurt a little. It's only minor, but concerned me. I could feel a lump afterwards too. The Gonal F (Pen) would have been fine, but hubby forgot to pull the end of the pen out, so when he was pushing, he was pushing into me, not pushing the end of the pen in. Once I realised, we took the needle out and did it again.

Despite the slight hiccups, I still survived!  No side effects from the drugs ... Yet! I start on Cetrotide tomorrow.

A day of stimulation !

First day of injections has arrived.
We decided to start with the pen first (Gonal F) as it seemed the easier one
The pen already contains the medication, so we turned the dial on the end to the correct dose (225 in my case), took a needle out of the packaging and fitted it on. A pinch of the skin in the stomach to lift it, needle in at 90 degree angle and pressed the end of then pen. It clicked about 5 times then would not go any further. It was harder to push than expected. Hubby did it for me, and it was fine!

Next the Menopur. The two syringes of liquid had to be added to the vial of powder and mixed. This will now be used for several doses. One new syringe fill it to 225 from the vial, and then inject same as the pen.

Hubby found this easier, as the syringe was easier to hold, the pen seems to slip a little as you dont have anything to grip. I felt the needle slightly more with this one, but again, it was fine. I was relieved to get the first one out of the way. Now we've done it once I know we can do it again. ... Phew  Perhaps I am not such a wuss afterall. It's amazing what your mind can overcome when it is important enough.