Thursday, 7 April 2011

two week wait and imagined pregnancy symptoms

The worst part about trying to conceive is this whole two week wait thing.  The time between ovulation (and hopefully conception) and getting to find out when you are pregnant. Turns out, I am not a patient person. I am obviously hoping for a positive result, but if it's negative I wish I could just find out already so I could get ready to try again the next month. Doesn't it seem like when you are waiting for somthing time ticks by so slowly.....kind of like waiting for Christmas morning when you're a kid, or waiting for exam results to be posted, or when you know an engagement ring is coming but aren't sure when etc. etc.

This week my impatience to find out has been driving me crazy, every little twinge of something in my body has me overanalyzing....thinking maybe it's a pregnancy symptom. On Tuesday I thought my boobs seemed sore while I was in the shower, but then again if you grab your boob hard to see if it's sore anytime in your life, the answer will probably be yes. I have also had a cold this week, and stayed off work yesterday....so I have been feeling like crap....but maybe the exhaustion is related to pregnancy? maybe?? OK, I am probably just sick. I had to burp this morning a few times, which is weird for me, but happened when I was pregnant last time...I was always burping....so clearly I am pregnant right? Then I come to my senses and realise that I am being a crazy lady and I need to relax.

So like I said the wait is killing me....science can't you get on figuring out a way to test for pregnancy that is 100% accurate, I dunno say a few days after ovulation? Nevermind, I get it, most people (including myself) think curing deadly diseases is more important. Aunt Flo is due on April 11th, so hopefully she doesn't show her ugly face. It is tempting to test early on one of those early results tests, but they are not that accurate. Seeing a negative but then still having those lingering questions in your head of "maybe I just tested too early" doesn't really solve the problem. Also, testing early can mean you detect a chemical pregnancy (egg and sperm meet but don't properly implant) is a roller coaster of emotions that I don't want to have. I didn't get a positive with my first pregnancy until I was 3 days late, so I don't want to test early and be disappointed. I have added this cartoon below....because in the seemingly excrutiatingly long two week wait this brought a chuckle to my morning.


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