Progressing...at a snails pace

I just wanted to keep you posted from my appointment this past Wednesday. I went in with a hopeful attitude that my lining was at a point where they would feel comfortable moving to the next step, aka scheduling the embryo transfer, but hesitant knowing last time didn't go as planned. I also knew they had me back early to check things so if I wasn't were I needed to be, we would have some extra time to try and adjust things. So, the good news is that things were progressing in the right direction. The bad news is that I wasn't quite where I needed to be to move forward with a transfer. But, again, it was early in the cycle. The doctor made the decision to put me on a intramuscular estrogen injection to really get things going and see me back Monday morning to check again.

The injection is only twice a week and good practice for when Mike will need to do the progesterone injections daily. He was nervous to do the first one since it had been a while since his "class" with our nurse, and the needle is pretty long, but he did great! I'm glad the injection site is in my upper butt/hip area so I didn't have to watch him do it though. It's pretty intimidating to see! But honestly it didn't hurt much at all going in. The more uncomfortable part was when he pushed the meds in since it is an oil based medication so it is thick and goes in pretty slow. I was told to put heat on it after and do a little massage, and that seems to be working. My muscle was actually more sore the second day after the shot strangely. Two down and I'm sure they'll only get "better" as time goes on. I'll report back after Monday. Think happy thoughts for me!

New meds and needles

Updated schedule

Scary, but not too terrible

Doctor Mike!

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