...SUCKS!!!!
I had my first one on Friday, and DH did it, which wasn't too bad. Right before he did it, I was panicked and kept saying "I'm scared! I'm scared!" Then he said "I already did it." "Oh. That wasn't so bad. Ok, so push in the plunger slowly to let the PIO out." "I already did that too."
DH had to go up north to work on our house this weekend so I had to give myself shots. Looking at that huge needle and trying to push it into yourself is not easy.
BTW I did it by getting naked, sitting on the bathroom vanity, making sure all the weight was on the leg on the floor, and turning my hip toward the mirror. I have read where people were able to do it just turning around and looking, but my (o)(o) are too much in the way, so I had to use the mirror.
While it worked well, I had panic attacks and had to talk myself down both mornings before I was able to do it. Today, I had to line the needle up, then look away and push! I also had one tiny experimental poke that caused a lot of blood before I got to the real one.
I really look forward to DH being back tonight so he can take over!!! And of course, tomorrow is the big ET day so I am glad I don't have to have a panic attack tomorrow. A nice calm uterus. Yes.
Of course, I got a bruise my first time, and now, after DAY 3, my hips are already black and blue!
Anyway, thanks for listening to my PIO rant. You ladies who have been doing it for weeks and weeks are brave women. It just goes to show what we will go through in order to make our dream come true.
I posted a shorter version of this in the IVF/High Tech forum then realized it should be a blog entry.
Crystal
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