M.Y.
Hi Shanda
I feel your pain! I had to do lovenox for my recent pregnancy due to antibodies in my blood that probably caused 4 previous miscarriages. My sweet girl is now 6 months so the discomfort of doing the shots was well worth it! I found the area right below my belly button to either the left or right was the least painful. Pinch hard - if u can and hold the spot tight for 10 minutes after to keep the bruising down. After the first 4 months my husband had to start giving them to me because I would chicken out and ended up having panic attacks over it. I fell in love with him even more the day he put aside his fear and gave me that shot - it didn't seem to hurt as bad when he did it. Plus he would do it faster and the pain would be over quicker. I really wish the makers of Lovenox would create a smaller needle - similar to the insulin syringes - because is just seems so big compared to the insulin syringes I used when doing heparin.
Hang in there, they do hurt but it will all be worth it!