Starting first round of IVF

[dusty]

hi miss scarlet

the gals have covered most things, and as they say it is up to how you feel as to how much time you may need off for EPU and ET. i think being relaxed and as comfortable as possible is important. my DH and I have always gone out for a cosy lunch and maybe movie or DVD at home after ET as we think it is a pretty special moment.

i have used Gonal F in the past and it was actually easier to use than Puregon as it comes preloaded and setting the dose level was pretty easy too. i recommend getting an empty pen to practice setting the level and getting a feel for how it operates as you are injecting yourself. i think Sarah H has a good description in her TTC journal about how the action of the pen is strange at first.

i described the injections to a friend, who was about to embark on IVF , as being less painful than plucking my eye brows, and she said knowing that took a lot of fear out of it for her.

re the number of embryos to transfer, i started a discussion on this a couple of weeks ago and there may be some useful info in there for you To transfer 1 or 2 embies tomorrow??? Sarah H also had a similar thread which she linked from this one. Hope that helps!

best of luck with your cycle and lots of vibes....

dusty