1st IVF cycle

Looking back the few months leading up to the IVF cycle did pass quickly, we had a nice holiday before to chill us out in preparation for it.
I had to phone the clinic the week before my period was due so that the medication could be ordered. This was delivered to our house at a convenient time and my husband waited in for it to arrive. It was a massive package, which was suprisingly disappointing when you opened it. There was a sharps box, 3 boxes of pessaries, another type of injection and then 3 boxes of the Gonal F stimulation drug, which we were told to put in the fridge and then take for our first appointment.
I then had to phone the clinic on the first day of my period to arrange to go in on the 2nd day for a baseline scan and then to start the drugs.
The scan went well and my lining was thin which is how they want it to be. The scans get easier each time you go, at first I couldn't bear the thought of a transvaginal scan, but now it isn't that bad at all, and they usually show you everything on the screen which is pretty cool. Then came the not so cool part - starting the injections! The nurse showed us how to prepare the stimulation drug - 112.5 was the dose I had to do at about the same time each day, and she did the first one for me into my tummy and it didn't hurt. They gave me a treatment plan and then I had to come back about 8 days later for another scan to see how things were going. I was told to increase my fluids to ideally about 2 litres of water a day and increase my salt intake.
The next morning I freaked out about doing the injections! As a midwife I give injections regularly and of course thatf ine because its not me I'm giving them to!! My husband is diabetic and so injects himself 4 times a day, but again he couldn't do them for me! So after about 15 mins and a tremendous amount of sweating and freaking out I took a deep breath and as I did pushed the needle into my tummy. Its a tiny needle as its a sub cut injection but still its not nice!! Of course by then end of the treatment I was used to it and it was fine.
At first I didn't really feel any different at all but by the weekend, about day 5-6 I had loads of fertile mucous, much more than I'd normally get and so I thought something must have been going on. I then went for a scan on the Tuesday and they were really pleased with the progress, they said I had loads of follicles developing and they looked a good size so I was ready for egg collection! They called the consultant in and he had a look at the scan and said we'd go with collection on Friday. He explained that there was a risk of having the cycle chancelled due to hyperstimulation, which can be a big problem and if that was the case they would freeze all the embryos and put them back on another cycle. I was a bit gutted about this, but as it happened it was fine.
I then had to do 4 extra injections over 2 days to stop me ovulating on my own and then do something called a trigger shot. Those injections bloody hurt and I can remember sitting in my car on the side of the road after doing my postnatal visits for ages trying to build up the courage to do the injection. I was told the times it had to be done and was panicking, but I'd do it all again if it meant I could have a baby! Then the day of egg collection arrived....