sorry for the random posting but these were 3 very different topics and I wanted to make sure that I organized them correctly...because honestly if I'm not calling my doctor, I'm probably organizing something...because that's just how I am.
So on to the important stuff...or so some may say. In this post I will go thru the whole long list of my symptoms right now and also note what I did the same and differently this time. Just because I'm a freak like that. And want to make sure I document this at least for my own purposes. If even one thing helps anyone out then it will be a plus.
What I feel right now as of today 4 Weeks along:
- Main symptom...very tender breasts....did not have this symptom with first pregnancy until I actually had miscarried already - hmmm strange. And then it only lasted a few days...let's hope this lasts longer. But they are much more tender than my usual pms tenderness and there is some random shooting pain from time to time.
- Highly potent smells. Today I couldn't use a stall in the bathroom at work because the smell almost made me gag. I mean everyone has smelled a bad bathroom at times...but it's got to be really bad to make you gag...and it wasn't...the person even used air freshener after.
- No usual pms cramping: which is a damn good thing at this point I think. My ovaries have actually been quite quiet down there minus that dull pain that went on tonight. And in case anyone has been following along I believe this little gem was created by "the Quiet Ovary" (which is what I call the ovary that rarely gives me grief). At some point I have certainly speculated that the ovary was of no good use because it was so quiet and for that I deeply apologize to my quiet ovary if it indeed is working on a healthy pregnancy. I have always as you know fancied my "noisy" ovary because it gives me pains, which I thought meant it was "working" now I'm wondering if a quiet wheel is a better wheel. Well duh wouldn't that be logical now?
- A little tired but nothing major...last time it really hit me at like 6 weeks.
- A weird additional thing that I am tempted to note. Last week I felt like my fillings on my right side of my mouth were super sensitive...I couldn't even drink cold water or drink anything cold or hot on that side it was so sensitive. Today it was my front teeth. I can't figure out what it is. Could be related...or not... but it's never happened before and I haven't had any dental issues back there recently. Weird.
- Stuffy nose...to which my husband had had to sleep on the sofa at least once due to my snoring. Oh well.
What I did the same this time as last time:
- Opks
- charting thru ff.com (totally recommend it)
- grapefruit juice prior to ovulation (totally recommend it) helps cm.
- minimal if none caffeine
- minimal if none alcohol
- prenatal vitamins EVERY DAY - which let me tell you is damn depressing when you are not with child. The pharmacy I pick these up at every month is far past giving me the eye already...I can already hear them, "lady you come in each month to pick these up and NEVER look pregnant...when are you going to get a hint?" It's almost a constant reminder that I am without child and although I have often felt foolish taking them (for all 7 months since my D&C without fail) I continue to take them faithfully each night anyhow in hopes that a fetus will benefit from them someday.
- Pre-seed with almost each intercourse.
What I did different this time:
- fertility diet: Okay I'm not saying the book works...and I'm not saying it doesn't. But I did start eating more dairy, more wheat, and more greens like Kale. The verdict is still out on this puppy but I say if it makes you healthier why not...not to mention their banana smoothie ROCKS...I had it this morning and it was sooooooooooo good. So if you are planning on investing in it...at least there are some yummy recipes in the back..to which I still plan to use.
- A different intercourse pattern. Okay maybe tmi but instead of doing the skip a night thing we just tried the 2 nights pre-ovulation, skipped o-night and 1 night after. FF.com gave me a "high" rating for my intercourse pattern...again a great website if you want more info about your personal situation than anything you can find online in general discussion areas.
- Okay now this only dawned on me a couple of days ago and quite frankly I'm really embarrassed to list this. But I want to be honest and so I will. You take from it what you want. I'm not saying it's what made things work and I'm not saying it didn't. I'm just stating the facts...as my title says.
This time...and only this time...each time I had intercourse, I waited my 20 minutes lying down and then I found a quiet place by a wall (outside of the bedroom so my husband wouldn't think I was nuts) and inverted myself. Do you know what I mean? In Yoga I absolutely love a position we call inversions at the end of the class that we do when we are winding down from our work out. Now I always remembered that the teacher would say that you should not do this if you are menstruating (which was really embarrassing because then if you weren't doing it everyone knew you were on the rag). I guess it was due to the blood flowing the wrong way or something.
So I thought one night...what if I used this to help me get all the semen flowing the right way? I had no idea if it would work, nor do I now but if anything, I thought it a good reason to try out my inversion exercise at home. Because I'm lazy and a terrible step by step writer here is a link if anyone is interested. I believe I stayed up there for about 15 minutes...the same amount of time I would do in yoga. Ommmmmmmmmm. http://yoga.about.com/od/yogaposes/a/legsup.htm
And that's all I can really think for now...I mean I tried to drink as much decaf green tea as I could but it really wasn't consistently and that's really about it. If I remember anything else earth shattering I will certainly update the list.
Thanks for those of you who didn't shut your laptop down after my whole yoga position part :) Truly I did it...what a crazy bunch of nuts we women can be huh? If anyone has any questions too random or embarrassing feel free to post them. I've obviously lost all pride months ago.
3 comments:
Thanks for sharing. And yay for the quiet ovary!
I may have to try at least picking up a copy of the Fertility Diet, and I'll give some thought to trying the inversions. As for the intercourse pattern, I hope there isn't a next month, but if there is, we may try the Sperm Meets Egg Plan (every other day from CD8, then 3 days in a row starting with a positive OPK, then skip a night, then one more -- I think I have that right). Your plan is somewhat similar, so maybe it really is the key. I think our every day plan is getting exhausting.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful story. I am sorry for your loss and beyond thrilled for your pregnancy.
I live in LA. I am 35. I had a missed miscarriage on Oct. 16 at 9w5d and the baby passed at around 8w. D&C on Oct. 17. I still have not had my 1st period. My obgyn put me on the pill w/ progesterone yesterday to kick start my period. Though I was startled when I read what you wrote about birth defects with synthetic progesterone. I tell you this, b/c I would love to have the name of your obgyn.
Hi Cricket,
thanks for stopping by my blog. I actually read somewhere about the difference between the two progesterones and birth defects. My ob/gyn basically adviced for me to take the natural progesterone despite the very small chance of birth defects because she thought the positive affect of the progersterone would outweight the negative small chance of a defect. Although I'm sure in your case your ob/gyn basically went ahead and started you on the pill with the man-made progesterone just to kick start things. Obviously you wouldn't stay on that once you get your cycles going right? So I wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure the pill progesterone would be out of your system before you even conceived. I hope that answered your question. I am too very sorry for your recent loss. I still can't believe how common this is. It's just too scary. I'm hoping that you don't have to wait as long as I did to conceive again, best wishes to you! I'll stop by for a visit sometime.
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