11/30/2017 0 Comments an IVF resource & something funHeeeyy. Not much of an update today. I started Ganirelix last night (so instead of doing two injections, I am doing three) which means we're a little more than halfway through injections! Phew. I find injections get more difficult as you go because you have to find new injection sites on your abdomen (which is full of past injections sites). Also you get more and more bloated / bigger in the belly as time goes on. Today I'm wearing a dress I happened to have that's a size bigger than normal and I just feel incredibly self-conscious about how big my belly is. I'm sure no one cares/has noticed but it FEELS big. Also I'm gassy AF. Top tip! You will be gassy AF if you do IVF.
So I thought I'd share some coping mechanisms with you for this post. When I did my first round of IVF, I wrote a few posts on mindfulness and other stuff I was doing for self care. Those still hold true but I have a couple more things to say on the topic: How to Buy a Baby If you want to watch a comedy about IVF (I challenge you to find one), you have some limited options. I did, however enjoy CBC Comedy's web series "How to Buy a Baby". It's centered around a couple not unlike me and J. They're doing IVF with donor sperm. It's pretty funny and I found a lot of parallels in terms of how I'm feeling (with a bit of poetic license to make it entertaining). I binged it all in one day. Mindful IVF Speaking of mindfulness, I found this app the other day (so well into my cycle). It gives you specific meditations for each stage of IVF, from when you start the birth control pill until embryo transfer day. There are also other meditations that I haven't explored. It's pretty good, I've been using it every night for five nights and it's calming and reassuring. This is on top of my nightly viewing party of Terrace House, Aloha State, aka the best reality show EVER MADE. I definitely recommend have a very light TV show on hand for evenings. Watching stressful TV isn't great when you're already super stressed in your everyday life. I watch it while I'm having my nightly mint tea. Off to put on soft pants, byyyye.
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