Mid point

So I am more than halfway through this IVF cycle. Up until yesterday, I've been wondering what all of the fuss was about. I feel fine, no crazy emotions, the injections aren't bad, and the days are ticking by quickly. By the way, here's all the supplies and meds that came in the mail!

For anyone searching for IVF info, here's my experience so far. So the first two weeks were a morning injection of lupron. Ian was giving it to me and things were good. Yesterday after a doctor appointment, I was given the okay to add two more injections to my day, low dose HCG and follistam. The follistam grows the eggs, so I was excited that we were onto the next stage of the IVF. Wow, that injection was no joke! It throbbed for awhile and wouldn't stop bleeding. I kept telling Ian that didn't feel right and I was in so much pain. Today I woke up with a huge bruise on my belly from that shot. Now I see what the fuss is about.  I gave it to myself today to see if that would make a difference. Same thing, major throbbing and bleeding once I removed the needle. We'll see if there's another bruise tomorrow. But all in all the process is much less stressful/painful/scary than I anticipated. Hopefully that offers comfort to someone out there!