Stupid question about giving yourself shots

[sonrisa]

All my friends talk about giving themselves the shots for IUI and IVF. We aren't there yet. (I still need a saline sonogram before we start the IUI cycles). I've always assumed I'll have DH give me any shots I need. Have any of your husbands or  partners administered your shots? If not, was there any reason why they shouldn't do it? 

(I told you this was a stupid question).

[mae141]

My husband has done all of them for me, except one that had to be done at 9 am and I was at work so I had a coworker do it, lol. I have not been brave enough to do it to myself. It's just what you feel comfortable with. After the first one he did, it was no big deal anymore.

[changedname]

I have done them all myself. I really prefer it and can be in and out within about 3 minutes. Last Saturday I did one in the Starbucks bathroom. I just find logistically it has been easier to do them myself so that DH doesn't have to be available all the time.

The only one I could see DH doing are the IM (intramuscular) that go in your butt. The ones I have done so far have all been in my stomach.

[G22]

I'm not to that point yet but I plan on giving what I can myself. My H is gone long hours for work and wouldn't be able to do them half the time anyways. Plus I've given shots to other people many times so I know how to do it. I would feel more comfortable doing it on my own.

[jewel]

Not currently, but in the past.....

I've only given myself shots. My husband is the biggest sissy, and gets all sick feeling just looking at a needle. It would have to be a matter of life and death for him to even consider.

Which is all fine. I don't mind doing my own shots. Once you get a system down, it's pretty easy. I did have to go in to the clinic for the IMs though. I definitely couldn't do them on myself.

[melindafelinda]

I don't think i would trust my husband to do it. I'd blame him when it hurt as if it wouldn't if I did it myself.

[electricmayhem]

I did all sub-q's myself in my stomach (right above my bikini line)--they were usually pretty fast, easy and painless--Lupron, Gonal-F/Follistim, Menopur, Ovidrel.

The only time DH had to help was my IVF cycle trigger--Novarel--which was IM in my rear end.

[bronxgirl]

I needed DH to help me for the IM shots in the butt. The rest I did myself.

[discogranny]

My DH did every one of my shots for all IUIs and IVF. The nurse at my RE recommended it as a way for him to feel more involved in the process. After it was all over, he told me it made him feel like he was at least doing something.

[mae141]

Apr 5, 2013 9:02:42 GMT -5 jewel said:

Not currently, but in the past.....

I've only given myself shots. My husband is the biggest sissy, and gets all sick feeling just looking at a needle. It would have to be a matter of life and death for him to even consider.

Which is all fine. I don't mind doing my own shots. Once you get a system down, it's pretty easy. I did have to go in to the clinic for the IMs though. I definitely couldn't do them on myself.

My husband was like this, too. He couldn't even look at a bruise on my arm from getting blood drawn without getting uncomfortable. But he knew I couldn't do it to myself and it was very important to me, so he watched some youtube videos and has been fine since. 

[degal99]

This will be my first cycle giving myself injections, but I give them to other people, so I think I'll be OK. Hopefully. I'm not sure my husband would want to, but I'm sure he would if I asked. Although the point of being involved is one I hadn't thought of, so I'll probably ask him if he wants to because of that.

[sonrisa]

We have the opposite situation of some of you: DH has given shots and done blood draws but I haven't. I'm also a wuss with needles. I can't imagine giving myself one in the stomach. But maybe I'll be less wobbly about it when the time comes.

[murdock]

I grew to feel more in control of giving myself the shots at night. Keep in mind, that your RE may tell you to take your trigger shot for (say an IUI) at a random time.

With both of my REs, I would go in for the bloodwork, ultrasound, super close to O time and then have to go straight in to work. About an hour or two later my RE would call and let me know if I should trigger and would tell me to do it "ASAP". Of course, the people I'm close to at work would always be teaching themselves at those times, and it was enough trouble to find someone to cover my class for 3 minutes, so I'd have to just go for it.

I hope that made sense, I just woke up.

[BNL2]

DH has done all of my trigger shots. I just hate needles and would probably sit there for an hour trying to convince myself to stick it in. With DH, I whine a little, close my eyes, then yell "is it in yet", while he laughs and tells me it's over and to stop being a baby. It works well for us.

[degal99]

Apr 6, 2013 13:12:41 GMT -5 BNL2 said:

DH has done all of my trigger shots. I just hate needles and would probably sit there for an hour trying to convince myself to stick it in. With DH, I whine a little, close my eyes, then yell "is it in yet", while he laughs and tells me it's over and to stop being a baby. It works well for us.

That reminds me of what my RE said.  My RE wants the trigger shot to be between 6 and 8 at night, so he said, start prepping to do it at 6 and by 8 you should have it done.  

[BNL2]

Apr 6, 2013 15:08:16 GMT -5 degal99 said:

Apr 6, 2013 13:12:41 GMT -5 BNL2 said:

DH has done all of my trigger shots. I just hate needles and would probably sit there for an hour trying to convince myself to stick it in. With DH, I whine a little, close my eyes, then yell "is it in yet", while he laughs and tells me it's over and to stop being a baby. It works well for us.

That reminds me of what my RE said.  My RE wants the trigger shot to be between 6 and 8 at night, so he said, start prepping to do it at 6 and by 8 you should have it done.  

LOL! I think that's great advice.

[jena]

I did a few shots in the belly myself, but dh did most of them in my butt.

The nurse drew a circle on my buttcheeks to give him a target. He re-traced them whenever they started to fade. This drew many comments during my u/s.

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[speyedr]

While I haven't reached a point yet where I am having to need injections, I don't know how I will feel if I have to give myself shots. I think DH could do it but I don't know that he would be super comfortable with it. I give shots almost every shift I work and it is easy pushing a needle in someone else, I don't know how I would fair giving them to myself.

[bronxgirl]

I think it's the kind of thing that if you have to do, so you find a way. The first time I had to give myslef a shot I was SOOOOO nervous, but I eventually did it and it got easier every time aqnd soon it just became routine.

[electricmayhem]

Plus, the sub-q needles are generally pretty tiny. The IM needle I had was monster-sized in comparison.