Help with IVF injections
Hi everyone-
I am going through an IVF process. And I need help with my progesterone injections. We live in El Cerrito - Any nurse around? Or someone that feels comfortable with injections? I'll be more then happy to pay 10$ for every shot, and I need one a day for the next 7-8 weeks ... so it will come to about $500 ;)
Many thanks :)
Apr 17, 2017
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I went through IVF and know progesterone injections well. I'm not sure you need to pay someone do you do it. Do you have a partner? If not, I don't think it matters. My husband gave me exactly 1 progesterone shot, then I took it over and did it myself. I am thin, so it may have been easier. But I preferred to control the process and the pain (when to expect it) myself. I leaned on the bathroom counter to help balance while I took my weight off of my leg on the side I was injecting into and just did it. The hardest part is knowing where to inject, but my nurse drew circles on the spots on both sides, which I left there for the first shots. Then I knew where to do it. It's weird at first (injecting yourself is just really weird and nerve-wracking!), but you do really get used to it quickly. It is totally normal to be freaked out at the beginning. But it's just something new and different, then you'll try it and see it's not horrible or freaky - just new and different at first. Best of luck!
Twin mama :)