I didn’t think too much about all the meds I was taking the first time round. It just was what it was, and needed to be done, and I don’t think they affected me too much. But this time, it feels like it’s definitely affecting me more. I feel low and anxious a lot of the time. Having said that, I’m totally comfortable with everything I’m taking. It’s a lot no doubt (see below) but it also gives me a sense of security that all these drugs are going into my body to help the embryo where my own body can’t. So the baby is getting exactly what it needs. In a way, I’m more confident than if I did just have to leave it down to my own body (although I know it would be best for it to be done naturally) as I know the baby is getting the optimal amounts of everything they need to grow. I know a lot of people could struggle with the injections. It’s not the easiest thing to administer I admit, and finding a spot that isn’t bruised and tender some days can be tricky, but again, those injections are helping to keep the embryo safe, so it makes it easier for me to think of them in that way. I know last time I worried a lot about getting the timings right for all the medications, wanting to do them at exactly the same time every day. I think I even made us come home when we were out to dinner early so I could do the injections sometimes, but this time I feel more relaxed. 30mins to an hr here or there won’t make any difference, and it helps to take the pressure off yourself a bit.

Daily meds schedule:

7:30am  Oestrogen patch, blood thinner injection, low-dose aspirin

9:00am  Steroid tablet

10:30am  Progesterone pessary

10:30pm   Progesterone injection & pessary, oestrogen tablets, pregnancy vitamins