Here we go again….
It was exciting to begin again, thinking we have another chance and hopefully this could be it. However after a week of taking the shots my motivation was gone…. I was fed up, sick of my life and the shots didn’t seem as easy anymore.
We had a few sore shots which bruised my stomach badly, stung and left a lump which disappeared shortly after. I think having a few sore shots put me off the rest and made every evening at 6:30pm a struggle. Not knowing if todays shot would sting and hurt was hard to deal with. However I kept thinking ‘this could be it’ and also thinking after literally 30 seconds todays shot will be done and I can munch on some Easter egg!!!
Mantra
Our local temple has a new priest and in conversation he asked my dad if he had grandchildren. My dad answered no and took it as a opportunity to ask if there was anything we could do as we are struggling having a baby at the moment.
The priest pointed my dad to a mantra I should chant daily. My dad forwarded this to me and now every morning hubby and I chant this mantra ( there are several musical versions on youtube!). We are willing to give anything a go for our tiny toes!
Travelling whilst taking the shots
Bank holiday weekend was coming up and just because I was on the shots I didn’t want to stay at home and clock watch each day. Hubby and I decided to go to the midlands and spend the weekend with my in laws. My father in law and mother in law knew we were going through IVF and therefore we didn’t need to hide or keep it a secret.
It was Saturday and my in laws decided to have a BBQ and invited my sister in laws ( whom don’t know I am on IVF). It was 5pm and the BBQ wasn’t going to end soon……. I pulled my hubby aside and cooked up a plan to disappear upstairs to do my shot! I was anxious and worried that it was the first time I would be taking the shot outside our home. However it was all done within 30 seconds and thankfully no pain. Hubby and I went back downstairs to join the BBQ and thankfully no-one questioned where we had been 🙂 . My mother in law gave me a sypathetic smile as she knew where we had been which made me quite emotional but I held it together! She said ‘We are all praying to god to make this work for you both’.
No period – yet!
We were informed that I would take the shots for 10 or so days and then I would bleed. Once I bleed I would inform the clinic and then they would advise when I begin the tablets.
It was day 10, no sign of a bleed. I informed the clinic and they advised to wait another 4 days.
Day 14 no bleed yet. I was informed to pop in to the clinic for a blood test. Whilst taking a blood test the nurse asked if I had taken a pregnancy test. I said no…. I assumed whilst on the shots I couldn’t fall pregnant. She said there was a slim chance I could be pregnant but she will ensure the blood test would also check for pregnancy!
Hubby and I had a tiny bit of hope. All afternoon it was on our mind! Infact we had plans to go and see the Avengers movie and joked that if I got a call saying I was pregnant we would call the baby Thor! 🙂 . We got a call after the movie and was told I was not pregnant and needed to wait another week.
Day 22. Finally I began to bleed! ( delayed by 12 days!!!!) . I went to the bathroom after work and words cannot explain how happy I was that I have began to bleed. I had the biggest smile on my face. All the waiting was killing me and I felt a huge weight was lifted from my shoulder. I quickly called hubby and my best friend of the news.
The following day, I informed the clinic and they have said in 3 days time I move onto the next stage of our frozen egg cycle by taking tablets alongside the shot. We have also been given a scan appointment after 10 days of taking the tablets where the clinic can measure my uterus lining to ensure it’s ready for our frozen egg transfer.
Finally – let’s get this show on the road!
Annie's IVF Journey 