I didn’t think I was a panicky person, but I suppose when you have so much invested in this both emotionally and financially you will tend to.

What if, at the scan tomorrow the follicle is NEARLY ready?
The clinic is closed over the weekend.
What if I miss it?

I only have – possibly – one more dose of Gonal-F.
What if I’m not ready to trigger and I have to buy a whole new pen for 2 days?
I decided against the package so thats an extra £120!
FOR LIKE 2 DAYS!!

And calm.

Today I had my first progress scan.
Day 6 of injections.
I was introduced to the internal scanning probe.
I’ve met it before in my early scan with my son, but I was still unprepared for how undiginfied it was!
I was asked to go behind the curtain and remove my bottom half and then sit in the seat and cover myself with a bit of paper. (What’s the point, you’re going to be seeing everything in a minute!)
She didn’t even seem to notice she had a vagina staring her in the face (I guess she sees multiple every day!) and after checking I wasn’t allergic to latex she got started.
The first ovary had multiple follicles but all small.
The second ovary had one follicle that was beginning to take off, but was still small.
Rescan on Friday.

I did my first injection today.
I was worried.
The pen is like an epi pen, so it is easy to use but lots to twist and remember.
I managed though, after putting the needle on and covering myself in a shower of the foul smelling stuff!
I’m only on 37.5iu so I barely have to turn the dial.
The needle was so small I couldn’t even feel it, and the button hardly felt like it pushed at all as I put so little in.
Anyway.
Day one DONE!

I missed a call from the clinic today and as I have no answerphone on my phone (I hate that people leave me a message and assume I definitely got it – I got stung with a cancelled dentist appointment once, they left a message to tell me it was cancelled but my phone didn’t tell me so I turned up anyway! So I just don’t have one!) they emailed me with my instructions.
As I started in the evening I count 6th as day one so injections start on 9th and the first progress scan is on 14th!

Aunt Flo arrived yesterday evening, now from my frantic googling that means they count it as starting today I believe?
I rang the clinic but the receptionist was unsure, nurses are all in theatre today so they’ll call me tomorrow.

I got my drugs!
Meeting the nurse was basically a formality, signing forms and a lesson in injecting myself. After my fragmin injections during my last pregnancy though this needle is tiny so I’m hoping will hurt less too!

The nurse decided that as I am on such a low dose I can probably get away with the smallest pen meaning it will be cheaper to buy all the drugs individually rather than do the package deal.

Now to wait for Aunt Flo.
She’s due on 3rd, I call the clinic on day one so they are ready and injections start 4 days after!