(UPDATED) Random Thoughts about Things Such as PITA PIO Shots and the Dangers of Artificial Sweetners

i'm a moron for never having used ice for PIO shots before. the 1st time i went 3 weeks and the 2nd time i went 13 weeks doing PIO shots daily without ice.

cotton balls stick to frozen skin

it is possible to get a charlie horse in your pectoral as you contort yourself to give a PIO shot on your non-dominant side with your dominant hand

after doing my shot on my non dominant side and giving myself a charlie horse, i raced to look at my butt chart to make sure i'd put the needle in the right place (i did). along the way, i noticed that my gold folder includes more detailed post transfer instructions than what i got after the transfer yesterday. turns out that i was absolutely not supposed to consume artificial sweetner (which is listed on the same line as OTC and prescription drugs in my list of warnings). so, that means i SUCK ASS for having drank 1.5 diet dps and 2 20 oz bottles of flavored water with artificial sweetner in them. i realize that in the grand scheme of things, this is not even a blip on the radar, but it still worries me. oh, let the mental health issues begin....

(MENTAL HEALTH UPDATE)
after obsessing most of the night about my beverage faux paus since the transfer, i decided to ask dr. google this morning, and here's what he has to say : http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/artificialsweetner.htm.

all that said, though, i will be far more cautious going forward. i do not know what's wrong with me; i was over-the-top cautious WEEKS before the transfers for our last two cycles. this time, i'm in it, but i'm just not consumed by it. that could have something to do with juggling a sick toddler, a heavy work load, and my own lingering-for-six-weeks-i'm-going-to-cough-up-a-kidney issues. oh, and the cough drops i was sucking down by the dozen before the transfer, they're not kosher either. fortunately, i've had only one since the transfer. now, i'm sucking down honey and tea like crazy...