Tuesday, February 10, 2015

The Last Pill

That's right, last night I took my final birth control pill. Holy cow! We start IVF meds this Friday if all goes well at my screening sono.  This day felt so far away and now it is almost here!

This post was going to go a little differently. It was probably going to lean a little more toward the woe is me side, but my thoughts have since changed. I had my second official panic attack since this has all started.  Last week I received my box of meds.  The box was HUGE. I thought surely it was because of the ice packs.  No it was because of the bazillion needles it contained.  I just kept pulling more and more and more out of the box. BIG ONES.  Not just my tiny stomach shots. I knew there would be more meds, but knowing and seeing are two VERY different things.  I instantly started sweating and crying.  (Did I mention this is just my first shipment of meds? There will most likely be more!Eek!)

I am thankful I had an acupuncture appointment last week. ( I love my acupuncturist, Marty. She is fantastic!) She challenged me to change my thought process about the shots.  Right then, I was rejecting them before I had even received them.  I didn't want them (I mean who really wants a bunch of big old needles poked in them) I was scared, and to be honest I was a little angry that this is what I have to do to get pregnant. It definitely can feel unfair.
The reality is that I DO want these shots.  These shots are the first steps to helping us conceive.  I should be welcoming them. (I am going to try really really hard to think that way) (Let's face it, it might be a little tricky when I see Austin headed toward my backside with one of those monster needles.)

I know in my last post I mentioned the beautiful song, my cousin Hope wrote.  She was kind enough to allow me to share it.  Her words and conviction are powerful  and  just what I have needed to prepare for what lays ahead of me this month.

CLICK HERE TO HEAR HOPE'S SONG



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