My period started a week early (yesterday). Unheard of for me. Then I get home from work with cramps so bad, I start throwing up.
On to cycle #5. I have been tracking my cycle in mymonthlycycles.com for 65 cycles, and it is almost always 28 days. However, twice since I have started TTC earlier this year, it has been early. In March or April it was 4 days early, and now 7 days.
I know being on cycle 5 TTC is nothing, but my sister can sneeze and get pregnant. ugh
Tonight I have firm plans to lay on the couch with a bowl of chocolate ice cream, so I can catch up on Teen Mom.
Have you started complaining about TTC sex? You have to at least be there before you get pregnant, lol. Good luck It is frustrating especially if you are the typical planner like the rest of MM
My vent is ridiculous My finger is so freaking itchy! I have dermatiits on 3-4 of my fingers from too much hand washing and dishwashing. I try to wear gloves, but you cant do that when hand washing or bathing. I have this ugly rash on my fingers. And it is so itchy it keeps me up at night Going to the doctor today before I give in and scratch
Post by HoneySpider on Jun 20, 2012 8:59:52 GMT -5
Hugs! I know what you mean....we are about to move onto cycle #7 in a few days which I know isn't technically a long time (feels like it though) and a few months ago my brother and SIL announced they got pregnant on cycle #1. Not fair.
My vent is that the heat here is already bothering me, and it's only 93 degrees and I'm indoors all day. I got stuck in traffic last night with my A/C blasting and I still felt like I was roasting alive in my car. And apparently pregnancy makes me sweaty, because my deodorant has pretty much stopped working altogether and I get embarrassing pit stains at work.
Post by karinothing on Jun 20, 2012 9:38:55 GMT -5
I am sick. I woke up at 230am to the baby and noticed I felt like crap. Apparently I become sick sometime between his 1030pm waking and 2:30am waking. I have a fever and ache all over. DS and DH have also been sick, but they only got a cold no fever. UNFAIR.
Today is also the 5th year anniversary of my mom's passing. So essentially I feel like crap physically and emotionally. Boo today.
My vent is that the heat here is already bothering me, and it's only 93 degrees and I'm indoors all day. I got stuck in traffic last night with my A/C blasting and I still felt like I was roasting alive in my car. And apparently pregnancy makes me sweaty, because my deodorant has pretty much stopped working altogether and I get embarrassing pit stains at work.
I had to switch to Secret Clinical when I was pregnant to keep from getting pit stains. Being pregnant in the summer is a sweaty affair.
Awkward coworker compliments from yesterday (keeping in mind my coworkers are 50+ year old male engineers): "Nice haircut" <- Appropriate "You can't even tell you had a baby!" <- Um, okay. Not sure what to say. "How did you lose all the weight !?!" <- Well, first of all, I didn't gain that much weight. And then I breastfed for over a year, and now it's gone. I'm not saying "breast" in front of said 50+ year old men, though, so I'm forced to very vaguely say "oh, it was easy" and change the subject.
My confession is that even though I'm on birth control, I'm still trying to have sex in the middle of my cycle because it's not supposed to work the first month you're on it, right? I'm crazy, I acknowledge this.
Post by oregonpachey on Jun 20, 2012 9:52:21 GMT -5
I am exhausted. Sleep deprivation is starting to get to me I think.
We are starting sleep training on Cal soon and I am dreading it. However, I know if we don't, I will just end up with another crappy sleeper. We didn't sleep train our toddler until he was over 15 months and it was a nightmare.
I have been a terrible employee this week, and I really don't see it getting better. My give a fuck is busted. I'm simultaneously overwhelmed and bored and just don't care. So this mornin I got up at the normal time and took the dog for a Lon walk. I probably won't make it into the office until 10 or 10:30am today, and I really don't care. I'll stay till 6 to put in 8 hours, but I'll probably spend the afternoon on pinterest for nursery ideas.
That sucks, cloudbee. I'm sorry. I've had mostly regular cycles since going off BCP, but have gotten my period early or had a lot of spotting a few times when I was under a lot more stress than usual. Even situations I didn't perceive as stressful per se affected my cycle (like planning a big trip). Maybe something like that happened with you this month?
Post by sewpinkgal on Jun 20, 2012 11:36:48 GMT -5
Kari - I'm sorry
Mine is a no biggie compared to most here - J likes to start his day at 5:30am when I'm on duty with him. However, I got up early this morning to hit the gym and H stayed with him. Of course, J sleeps in until 7am - WTH?! At least I got a big smile from him when I got home. Heh.
My vent is I think I have developed acid reflux or something. I am still feeling good but from lunch onwards I constantly feel like I have to burp and on the occassions I do it has a slight vomit-y taste. Yuck. But still I will take this over first tri ANY DAY.
My OB allowed me to take Prilosec for both pregnancies and I cannot tell you how awesome it worked. Talk to your doc because it was a HUGE relief for me!
Sorry Cloudbee ({) Have you thought about charting? I know not everyone like it, but it's very rare to ovulate on CD14. You could be ovuating earlier or later and be timing sex wrong. I usually ovulate around CD19 so if I followed my GYNO's advice of having sex every other day from CD10 to CD16 we would miss my ovulation.
Sorry Cloudbee Have you thought about charting? I know not everyone like it, but it's very rare to ovulate on CD14. You could be ovuating earlier or later and be timing sex wrong. I usually ovulate around CD19 so if I followed my GYNO's advice of having sex every other day from CD10 to CD16 we would miss my ovulation.
I'm a mouth breather, so I stopped charting.
I use OPKs, and know from an ultrasound that I tend to ovulate early. I can use an OPK when I feel one sided pain, and it's always positive. Usually around day 10 or 11.
I think I am going to try and do every other day this month (assuming it's a 28 day cycle like usual) from days, say, 5 or 6, through 20+. ha!
My vent is stupid drivers and traffic in general. I don't have that long of a commute to work after I drop off my 2 kids at daycare, but I take side streets about 6-7 miles to work everyday. Here are my daily gripes.
On a two lane road, drivers who go the same speed limit next to each other so NO ONE can go around them.
Doing 40 mph in a 50mph zone. Likeallthefuckingtime.
Signals turning red because some a-hole who is turning right, (NOT LEFT), doesnt know how to turn right out of a right lane, triggering the left lane and which makes the signal go red for opposing traffic. This happens so often that I want to scream.
Big ass trucks in the left lane clogging up traffic.
I usually get to my office and have so much road rage that I need 20 mins to calm down.
I went to the OB today and I am not dilated or effaced at all. I was induced with my son and was really hoping to avoid an induction this time around. My OB won't let me go over 41 weeks so I am praying my body decides to go into labor before then.
My vent is I think I have developed acid reflux or something. I am still feeling good but from lunch onwards I constantly feel like I have to burp and on the occassions I do it has a slight vomit-y taste. Yuck. But still I will take this over first tri ANY DAY.
My OB allowed me to take Prilosec for both pregnancies and I cannot tell you how awesome it worked. Talk to your doc because it was a HUGE relief for me!
Definitely talk to your doctor. Tums should only be used short term. I found if I took too many of them I was constipated and got ridiculous charley horses. Apparently too much calcium can cause charley horses.
Thank goodness my trial that was scheduled for tomorrow was settled, because my daughter has decided to sleep like a newborn this week. I'm exhausted and unsure what to do. She cried so hard she threw up last night, so just leaving her in bed until she falls asleep isn't an option.
DS1 fell asleep on his own without me or DH in the room for the first time ever last night. He will be five in August. I guess we should have sleep trained?