IVF #4 – this ol’ priming is whooping my butt

So me and the priming don’t really seem to be getting along, sadly.

I started taking the melatonin and using the androgen cream on Saturday (and I was already taking the CoQ10) and by Monday things were feeling a bit off in the old tum tum.

(there’s a post about my priming protocol here)

I have had stomach cramps off and on all day the last couple of days, some eeerrrr explosive visits to the lav and intermittent stabby headaches slamming my brain on a regular basis (making me wonder if I have the makings of a brain tumour going on in there…because that’s how sane people think).

IVF #4 – Let the Priming Begin

CoQ10, Androgen Cream (essentially testosterone), Melatonin

I picked up my goodies from the compounding chemist today so today is officially Day 1 of priming.

*clapping and cheering from the cheap seats is heard*

My current (new) clinic primes with the following (my old clinic primed with nothing):

Preparing for the main event

I had no idea when we embarked on this quest for a second child that the journey would be far different to the sprint we ran to get baby no. 1. In comparison to this journey, which feels more and more like a marathon every day, baby no. 1 was an easy 5k. You know what? I think 5k is probably even a strech. We did more like a 100m dash. No hurdles.

As we’ve progressed through the process I have come to realise that the race hasn’t even begun yet. Not really.

Avoid taking L-Arginine for Infertility

I think I mentioned in a recent post that I have been reading the book It Starts with the Egg by Rebecca Fett.

This is a brilliant book and if you are struggling with infertility in any way, shape or form then I highly recommend you give this book a go. I think it cost me all of $6 to download on Kindle. Seriously.

There are a lot of things that I love about this book:

Who needs sleep?

Gooooooood morning bloggers. It is currently 6:10am on IUI day and I have been awake since 4:30am. I think it goes without saying but I’m going to say it anyway:

I. CANNOT. SLEEP.

[as soon as I thought of the title of this post this song popped into my head. Why not play it as background music 😉 ]