Things know one ever tells you about fertility treatments...

• How Mother's Day could make you so sad.
  
• That at a certain point, you are going in for ultrasound and bloodwork everyday. You might run out of veins. First one arm goes, then the next....next thing you know, you are getting blood drawn out of a vein in your hand. ouch.
  
• Bring a book to every appointment, you never know how long you might have to wait.
  
• How tired the meds make you...but the shots themselves, were not as bad as I had anticipated. That first shot is the worst, once you get past that one, you just knock them out, like a women on a mission. Menopur burns though. And use ice before Ganirelix.
  
• How hard it is to be positive and have hope.
  
• How gross progesterone suppositories are....ew. They also might make you gassy.
  
• How awesome, but expensive acupuncture is.
  
• Some of your friends or family might never even ask you how its going. Maybe they dont care, maybe they dont want to bring it up becuase you might be upset...but it still hurts.
  
• How much you can dread your birthday. (signifies getting older)
  
• That you will be so bloated when you are stimming, you will want to wear stretchy pants everyday.
  
• The Follistim pen is a wonderful invention. Make sure you keep track in the Follistim book of your dates/doses. You might forget how much is left in there.
  
• Make sure you get at least 2 days bedrest after transfer. You deserve the relaxation! Get some good movies and your favorite chocolate candy and chill out. Let someone else scoop the litter box.
  
• After the retrieval, you might get constipated. Have some prunes or a Fiber One.
• Keep your eye on the prize everyone!