Stimming for IVF... my reflections

Now that I am done stimming for (hopefully) our first baby, I want to record my thoughts and reflections on the stims so I remember this for the future.

My meds

-I started with 75iu of Bravelle & Menopur equally each night

-I messed up the Ganirelix when I started taking it and thought it was AM/PM, so for the first day only I took an extra dose of it

-After a few days (see the posts) I went up to 112iu of Menopur and later 112iu of Bravelle and 150iu of Menopur

-I was taking my prenatal every morning

How I reacted to them

--Menopur is evil! I had horrible headaches the first four days, getting better by the day (first day was all day and fully intolerable, by the 4th day it was better)

--I also got serious backaches between days 3&6 on the stims. One night I couldn't sleep at all. Remember, you can take Extra Strength Tylenol. DO IT! The slightest bit of back pain, take tylenol before it gets out of hand.

--The Menopur stings going in, and will bruise if you pull out the needle too slowly. Leave it in for a few secs after you're done injecting, also, so some meds don't leak out.

--The Ganirelix needles is dull. The first time I tried to do this injection in my leg it bounced off my skin!!! Dart like motion, seriously.

--The Ganirelix also causes a red itchy welt around the injection, a quarter-sized reddish raised itchy thing. A warm paper towel will make it better in a little bit. Within 20 minutes it's gone. It's better in the thigh than the tummy.

--The meds make you super forgetful. Don't put anything down out of place. I lost my wedding ring about 4 times and my car keys more times than I care to count!