Babywhisperer I am doing Pregnyl in my bum. The box said intramuscular only and my doc never said to do it in my tummy so I went with the bum. It worked great last time. Did you do your in the tummy?
Ltruns it would be cool to have a tracker on page 1 or something that outlines what everyone is doing on what day. I was thinking that too. Sometimes I have to go back and read a few pages so I can make sure I cover all my bases. I also feel ashamed because of it. Now that we are using donor sperm and I am still not pregnant, its my fault and it makes me feel bad. It is great having people to talk to about it. I LOVE this thread. It makes wish I had this one when I first started trying- maybe I wouldnt have went nuts.
JCM that sounds like so much fun. They are going to fly down the slide. Can I come over?
Ltruns I just saw that you posted that too.
babylala I hope that your IUI goes great! I love that we are all so close in our cycles that we can monitor each other AND share in the TWW. It seems to go much faster when we can talk ALL DAY LONG.
beaglemom I hope your IUI went/goes great today!
I had my trigger this morning at 5:15ish am. I was told by a lady in another thread to heat pad the area first for a bit and then massage the area after to reduce the swelling and all that. I did that. I pulled my shorts down and DH starts cracking up. I am thinking, why are you laughing at my bum- rude? He says (between giggles) that it looks I got a sunburn on my right cheek!
He puts the needle in and I barely felt it, then all of a sudden it felt like he was digging it in. I kept asking him what he was doing back there. I got a bandaid ready and he was all, You wont need a bandaid. Then he held paper towel on the area and said, Hand me a bandaid. I was gushing!!!
See, I told you I needed a bandaid.
Oh the things we do for our babies.
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Everything I read said Ovidrel is a subQ shot, so I did it in my tummy. Thicker needle than the Gonal F, but I finally feel some relief from the pressure in my abdomen. It's strange, I did this March last yr and can't really remember details. The getting up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night 3 times is giving me flashbacks to my last trimester...I was seriously considering making a Craftmatic adjustable bed that sits over the toilet so I could sleep there. I was getting up 4 times sometimes 5 a night, brutal. Oddly though, I did sleep better last night. I was able to go back to sleep easily.
DH is all ready for this, he goes in tomorrow at 8:15 then I go 90min later. I really am not holding out much hope with 1 follie, last time I had 2-3 mature ones. I have done none of the prep I did last time, no supplements besides prenatals, no herbs, no acupuncture, and it bothers me. My response this time is disappointing and I don't think it's all due to age. While doing acupuncture for 3 mos, my AMH number doubled and my RE said what he saw on the u/s looked even better than the #. But maybe 1 follie is all it takes and no risk of multiples might be a blessing.
If this cycle is a bust, the Dr said he might increase my dose. I think the side effects are more tolerable to Clomid from what I've heard. I just get really tired and crampy.
How is everyone feeling?