Starting first injections of Buserelin, anyone else?

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Did my first needle tonight was so nervous was about to inject myself when I dropped the needle, had to get it ready again, then I just paused when I had to inject myself hovering the needle over my stomach, I couldn't mentally do it, it was like being in a dream where you cant run any faster, I held my breath and did it, I didnt feel a thing, not even when I pushed the liquid in. Will keep posting how it all goes, would love to hear from other people..

Thanks Smurfy. And thanks for thinking of me when sharing your news Hyland. I was thinking the other day about how when I started out trying for a baby that I used to imagine my pregnancy and baby and daydream about then. I now daydream about getting to see a positive pregnancy test for the first time...it's the little things isn't it? I guess if I am lucky enough to get pregnant this time I prob won't relax for ages..
The gestone is kicking in now so I am a moody spotty cow but I don't care...just trying to sail through the process...

Well I did it! No hesitation or anything. My first injection of buserelin. Area feels quite itchy and hot now, is that normal?

Then I cried, big fat ugly crying. For 45 minutes. I'm hoping that's normal too. It's just that I've been waiting so long, plus I'm terrified it won't work. Lots of emotions.

Aw welldone drink xx i found mine often itchy and red- dont worry x
And there is nothing wrong with a good blub. Its an emotionally draining thing to go thru x

Hi milk,

I think we've all had an ugly cry during IVF (I'm sure I posted about one I had myself earlier in the thread). For me the first injection was huge as I was finally acknowledging that yes I did need to try IVF to have a child and no I wasn't going to be rescued from it with a last minute just before IVF miracle pregnancy that we all seem to hear about.

My good news is that I had a transfer today for my fet. Trying to relax and be a bit more normal than last time. Seem to feel nauseous but I think it is all the messing around my poor cervix causing that.

Wishing everyone all the luck,

A

Hi Amara fingers crossed the transfer went well and you'll be cheering us on with a huge tummy!

Smurfy thanks for the reassurance.

I've just done injection 3. Didnt have to lie down after this one, so its getting better! waiting for side effects now.

When is your test day Amara?

Monday 27th Hyland. It seems ages away! Did you test early this time or wait? Last time I started bleeding 2 days before test date so I never got there or even thought about testing early.

Fresh cycle i started to spot with 5 days still to go. So the clinic had me test straight away and again on the otd.

Frozen cycle i had no bleed and tested when i was suppose to and it was negative. Convinced at the time it would be positive because i hadn't spotted or anything.

Third time (2nd fresh) i tested two days early with an old freebie test strip that had been sent to me previously with the pre-seed lubricant i had ordered. It was negative but when i tested two days later on the actual otd with a clear blue digital stick it was positive.

It showed as Pregnant quite quick as well, before the time was up, i glanced over expected no result when i saw it.

Wow Hyland. But yes that really tells me I need to wait until test day. When are you going for your first scan? Is your dp thrilled?

Wednesday 22nd same day as Smurfy.

Fingers crossed for you and Banannafish and Drinkyourmilk.

Thanks H! Both of you are starting the wave of good luck in this thread! Seriously it's been a bit rocky for all of us but hopefully that will change..

Argh did an hpt far too early today and feel like an idiot. It was negative (of course!). Also started getting flashbacks of my last failed cycle and started worrying I would start bleeding early like last time.
I had suppositories last time and bled about 3 days before test day. Am on gestone this time, do you think it is likely I will bleed before time?

I had cyclogest suppositories each time. Only bled that first cycle before test day, but not on the frozen cycle or the 3rd time.

I'm sure it is just to early to test for you.

Go and get yourself some pineapple, even if it is just for the placebo effect :)

I sympathise with the flashbacks, it is so easy to believe why would it work this time!

Keep sane until Monday and try not to torture yourself every time you wipe.

Easy for me to say I know.

Thanks Hyland. I thinl it's fair to say I am in crazy town now! I've had pretty consistent cramping since et so it is making me v paranoid. Roll on otd!

The paranoia continues even once you get a positive.

I whole heartedly wish the next step of paranoi onto you ha ha

Ha yes! I was wailing this at my husband last week that the stress won't end until the baby pops out! Best of luck to you!

Ok a gripe- serious pain in my ass (literally) with gestone injections..they're awful! And i have a fairly sizeable ass so plenty of surface area to inject into!
Testing day is drawing close.. getting nervous. If I test negative do I stop all drugs immediately?

Oh amara you poor thing

If you get a BFP and stay on everything can you ask to switch from Gestone to Lubion?

If we ever actually get to do a FET cycle, I'm going to be on injectable progesterone, but my Dr prescribes Lubion because it's subcutaneous, so lots more patient friendly than the evil Gestone bum jabs which have to be given IM because it's progesterone in oil

What other meds are you on? If it were BFN - which I hope it isn't - your clinic should tell you. Usually you'd stop progesterone, oestrogen, clexane straight away, the only one to taper off might be prednisolone if you're on that.

Good luck!

AFM I'm still in no man's land. 6 perfect embryos on ice but can't begin a FET till we can get my uterus to have a bleed. And we don't know why I can't and all my lining I grew just turned to clots.

Provera isn't likely to have worked so have HyCoSy on Tues and next plan to try and get me to have a bleed, is likely to be a month if cyclo-progynova. So ironically a month of FET meds, without any actual FET, just to try and get me to have a frigging period in order to actually START a FET cycle

Oh and interestingly we found out from the PGS that ALL FOUR of the frosties from our second cycle were abnormal

Turns out the one we transferred, and subsequently miscarried, was the only genetically normal embryo from that round (tissue testing of the products of conception after the miscarriage showed the foetus was genetically normal)

If we hadn't done the testing, we would have had 4 failed FET or more miscarriages. And that would definitely have been the end of the road for a child of our own. No way could we have carried on after that

Turns out all six genetically normal embryos ALL came from this third cycle

We don't know if we will ever get a take home baby, as if I keep miscarrying healthy embryos, at some point we will have to admit defeat, and accept that I can't carry

But having done this third round we are at least still hopefully in the game

Oh banana fish, what a saga you have been through. It's so bloody hard. I do know IVF totally messed my cycles up, unlike you they were insanely frequent, and it took 4 months for me to have anything remotely normal.
I am wishing you the best and take your time and your body will work again. I say that knowing that you must be having the same feelings as me- "hurry up...my friends are on their third kid...arrghhh"

We will get there..but the path is f*cking hard and uncertain and actually painful at times...Glad we have this little online community. (And thanks for Lubion tip, actually saw something on it yesterday- will look into it)

Good luck for tomorrow Amara x

Ladies I'm crying. ALL the time started 2 days ago and it's just getting worse. Has anyone else had this? Will it end when I start menopur tomorrow? Please? I work in an emotive industry and I'm terrified I going to blub none stop at work! Completely inappropriate.

Drink are you downregulating atm? I found downregulating awful (hot flushes) and stimming only marginally better until I developed mild hyperstim trucker belly.
All I can really say is everyone manages differently. When I was cycling the fora were full of women who "barely noticed" they were doing ivf where I was on the floor. I think people have different responses to hormones. Just do what it takes to get through hun, total kindness, and don't panic if you need a little time off work..

Yes Amara downregging atm. Start stims today hopefully. At clinic for scan as we speak.

Another negative. Not sure how many more negative pregnancy tests I can look at....