We are triggered! I triggered at 11:30. It was crazy, I put getting everything together off because I figured we had tons of time. Next thing I know it's 11:22 and my hands are shaking--- wait a minute, Matt has to give me a shot????!
Skip to 11:29, the meds are mixed, alcohol is swabbed and Mattie jabs me like a pro. I am so proud of him. And it really didn't hurt that much. Like a shot, only given by a much cuter doctor, tee heeeeeee
Now I have a heat pad on the injection site so it calms down before bed time. I am so excited! Babies get ready for us!!!! Today I had 9 follicles ready to go-- let's hope for 9 eggs on Saturday!
SO WHAT'S A TRIGGER SHOT?
A trigger shot is an intramuscular injection of HcG, in my case it's Pregnyl. The trigger shot is used to prompt the ovaries to release the eggs, or ovulate, in a timed manner. It also maintains the maturation of the eggs, so they don't come out too young or too mature. The trigger shot is done exactly 36 hours before the scheduled retrieval. Our ER was scheduled for 11:30 on Saturday so we had to do the trigger on Thursday night at 11:30.
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