I actually slept last night, which was an answer to prayer. I had to talk myself down a few times yesterday as my nerves flared, but we got to 7am this morning.
I dialed my Follistim to 150u and poked it into myself. Yep, I did the first one.
The needle is tiny, so the sticking did not hurt, but it did burn a little going in. It was over and done in just a few seconds. I popped my vitamins and Dexamethasone and went to work.
I was jittery for a while afterward, but I’m not sure if that was just nerves or the meds.
Two hours later, though, my period started. Definitely NOT what I was expecting today. I contacted my nurse, and she said that this can happen since I’ve been off of the birth control for a few days.
The problem is, I have no idea if the cramping and pain that I am feeling is the injection or my period. Today has not been a fun day, and I was not expecting the sofa to be such a good friend this early in the process, but alas, we cannot control when Aunt Flow comes a knocking, even on IVF.
Since I have been cramping quite a bit today, though, I have noticed how much more that I twist and bend. Those are big no no’s, but I had no idea how much I do when I’m at work. Moving my whole body or rolling my chair over to where I need to be instead of turning felt strange, but the cramping did make twisting or bending motions much more evident that I needed to stop.
Babies on the Heart 