IVF ladies: PIO in AM or PM?

babydontforget

Do you do your PIO shot in the morning, or at night? Whichever, you do: Why? Did your doc indicate a preference? Have you found some reason to do AM versus PM or vice versa?

My doctor indicated no preference. I'm leaning toward nighttime, just so I can use a heating pad afterward. Thoughts?

I start PIO today. 

svp1537

nightime for the heating pad and it made me sooooo sleepy good luck!

WifeOfARedhead

PM - DH leaves the house too early to do it in the am.  The heating pad does feel nice too (especially with it winter now).

Nerwak

I did AM as my clinic recommended - they said that the movement of walking around throughout the day would disperse the oil around and would keep lumps from forming. GL!

OrangeSmoke

PM -

1 - out of habit, all my stim shots have been in the pm

2- it's hard enough to get out of bed to go to work as is, can't imagine adding a PIO shot

3- we don't start PIO until there is confirmation on fertilization, and that call usually comes around noon, and they always say start your PIO today, so can't imagine they'd want me to wait until the next AM

That being said, no one has ever explicitly told me PM.

LolaL

AM, they never gave me a reason why in the AM it was just on my instructions sheet and I did it. GL!

BlissEverAfter

PM as it just worked out better for DH and I, and if I was sore or whatever I could just relax in bed instead of being at work all day.  If your RE doesn't have a preference I say do what works best with your schedules!  Lots of luck to you!!

ked1068

For my first IVF and FET it was at night.  For my 2nd IVF it was in the morning.  For my cousin (when she was our surrogate during IVF #3) it was in the mroning. 

Personally, I liked it better at night.  I could then go to sleep and not worry about it.  In the morning I felt too rushed.  Also, dh had to give it to me and he goes to work two hours later than me, so he was giving me the shot 1/2 sleep! 

babydontforget

Thx, all! I'm going to do PM.

Quizzle

I do PM, mostly because we were in the habit of shots at night from stims.

Might have been better in the morning, given my terrible lumps. We gave a few earlier in the day because I had a closing shift at work. 

babydontforget

Thx, Quiz.

Maybe I could do around dinner time, and then try to get in some movement afterward? Best of both worlds? We'll see. I'm just relieved it's not an AM thing, as morning is not my best time. 

NantucketSunset

I've done both. I think I prefer AM.

1st cycle did PM and it was great to be able to lay down for 20 minutes after with a hot cloth on it and I think going to sleep soon after kept it from getting sore. (I never got a lump and only twice had pain/stiffness the next day). But it was a pain that I had to be home at 9 pm every night. Kind of means you can't go see a movie, go out to dinner, etc. (I couldn't have done it later because some days I was so tired I went to sleep at 9:30!)

This cycle I am doing AM. Don't have as much time to put heat on it. Definitely more sore days. But it is much more convenient. I never have to worry about where I might be in the evening.

Good luck!!