Friday, January 28, 2011

No More Booty Calls

I'm finally getting around to posting about last Thursday's appointment, which went well.  I had a quick ultrasound and saw the baby, still alive and kicking at 12 weeks.  With the second trimester looming, even seeing the baby on ultrasound only eases my anxiety momentarily.  Hopefully it will help that I now have a working doppler in my possession.

Since mid-November I have been injecting myself in the rear nightly with a rather lengthy needle.  Because of my bad memory, I have relied on my cell phone alarm to remind me of when to do this.  The past few weeks have been spent weaning off the progesterone and I am now completely done with it.  The alarm on my cell phone has been turned off - there will be no more booty calls!


Yes, these are all the huge needles I've used to fill my fanny with fat.  I've gone through eleven vials of progesterone in oil.  I know just what you're thinking - "Annie, how many Snickers bars is that?"  The answer is NINE!!  And believe me, it shows.  Good thing Q likes big butts. 

Here's some more math fun:  All those 1 1/2 inch needles put end to end would add would add up to 111 inches.  That's 9.25 feet of needle in my backside.  For my friends who use metric, that's 2.8 meters.  I'm not sure which is more shocking - the 9+ feet of needles or that I actually calculated it.  This is what happens when someone who's taken lots of accounting classes spends too much time with syringes.  

11 comments:

Cherbear said...

LOL!!! You're a math nerd like me!!!

But what an awesome thing, so glad the u/s went well AND that you have a home doppler. Surely this one won't find a heartbeat in your hubby's belly too? LOL

Nick and Kristi said...

Love it:) I have been wondering how many how many injections/infusions I have done since this last IVF/Pregnancy....because I know it has been alot....Think of our landfill of needles..Yikes

P.S. I got Baby Hakes some cute Burp Clothes and a Boppy/Boppy cover off of etsy this week:)

heartincharge said...

Came across a box of old Lupron needles this week. Yes those are the little ones but it reminded me of all the shooting up I used to do. I didnt have to do PIO. I just did suppositories. this is actually my first day off them. are you nervous about having no drug support?

Krista said...

Thanks for all your support! I left you an award on my blog!

Anonymous said...

My word that's a lot of needles! So glad baby is still doing fine in there too!

And thanks for your lovely comment yesterday, it was much appreciated :)

Baby On Mind said...

Hi Annie... Congratulations (this is late, I apoloogize!.) So happy that you are pregnant and past your 3 month mark. I love that you are such a math wiz. I'm praying for a smooth and safe pregnancy for you and baby.

Alex said...

Yay for no more needles! And I love that you're an accounting geek like me!

Shandrea said...

Yay! glad baby is well and glad you are done with the needles. Sending you HUGS!

Oak said...

Freaking hilarious. You always crack me up.

CeCe said...

Yay for 12 weeks and hooray for no more needles!!

The doppler helped reassure me during my pregnancy- hope it is helpful for you too.

heartincharge said...

gave u an award on my blog!