I am so nervous for my appointment on Friday.
I hate hearing "Oh you didn't ovulate" time and time again.
And I'm nervous that if they say I did ovulate, and I've been taking cold medicine, that I'll end up causing birth defects of my phantom unborn child, and feel guilty for the rest of my life.
UGHHHHHH. Why couldn't I just stay healthy??
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Still Sick.
Yes, I'm still WAY under the weather, and last night was probably the worst of all so far with the coughing.
I don't know if it's because last night was the first night I opted not to put Vicks Vapo-Rub on my chest or if the cough was just going to be bad regardless.
I'm taking Sudafed for the congestion (even though it's not "pregnancy safe") because I need the relief. I'm quite sure I'm not pregnant right now. If I even ovulated this cycle, it was probably not until sometime yesterday, or maybe early today. Being sick though, I'm not really sure.
I'm also taking a prescription cough pill (which the doctor at the urgent care said is safe for pregnancy) that seems to help during the day, but I tell you ... as soon as I try to lay down, I just cough and cough and cough. I have NO voice.
I'm guessing I'm going to stay home for one more day just to try to rest up some. I am trying not to use any of my leave because on the slim chance we do get pregnant, I am going to want to have at least 8 weeks off. I have about 12 weeks total in my bank right now, so I'm okay and I know we'll cross that bridge when it comes. Still, I am trying to be careful.
As for calling in tomorrow ... that will be the 4th time in 7 years that I've called in. It's just not something I do lightly, and I feel horribly guilty every.single.time which is why I so rarely do. Luckily, I was already off today, so it didn't count!!
On Friday, I'll go for my b/w and u/s to check my response this cycle. I'm not going to hold my breath, but I'll update one way or the other afterwards!
Happy?? Monday!
I don't know if it's because last night was the first night I opted not to put Vicks Vapo-Rub on my chest or if the cough was just going to be bad regardless.
I'm taking Sudafed for the congestion (even though it's not "pregnancy safe") because I need the relief. I'm quite sure I'm not pregnant right now. If I even ovulated this cycle, it was probably not until sometime yesterday, or maybe early today. Being sick though, I'm not really sure.
I'm also taking a prescription cough pill (which the doctor at the urgent care said is safe for pregnancy) that seems to help during the day, but I tell you ... as soon as I try to lay down, I just cough and cough and cough. I have NO voice.
I'm guessing I'm going to stay home for one more day just to try to rest up some. I am trying not to use any of my leave because on the slim chance we do get pregnant, I am going to want to have at least 8 weeks off. I have about 12 weeks total in my bank right now, so I'm okay and I know we'll cross that bridge when it comes. Still, I am trying to be careful.
As for calling in tomorrow ... that will be the 4th time in 7 years that I've called in. It's just not something I do lightly, and I feel horribly guilty every.single.time which is why I so rarely do. Luckily, I was already off today, so it didn't count!!
On Friday, I'll go for my b/w and u/s to check my response this cycle. I'm not going to hold my breath, but I'll update one way or the other afterwards!
Happy?? Monday!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
A new low.
I'm sick. As in, haven't slept in 3 nights because I've been coughing. Now I've got some mild congestion along with the aches.
I had sex last night ... and then, right after, had a huge fit of coughing and threw up. Luckily I ran to the bathroom as soon as I realized what was about to happen, but talk about embarrassing.
Is this what TTC has become? Forced sex while sick that results in vomiting? Never mind the fact that I'm sick as a dog is probably going to prevent me from ovulating anyway.
Ugh. I feel like such an idiot.
So we spent 3 hours today at the urgent care where they gave me a breathing treatment, a new inhaler and some cough pills for the coughing. I can continue to take the regular claritin and also tylenol as needed (since the coughing is making my head, back and neck hurt like crazy).
I am so ready to just be healthy again!!!!
I had sex last night ... and then, right after, had a huge fit of coughing and threw up. Luckily I ran to the bathroom as soon as I realized what was about to happen, but talk about embarrassing.
Is this what TTC has become? Forced sex while sick that results in vomiting? Never mind the fact that I'm sick as a dog is probably going to prevent me from ovulating anyway.
Ugh. I feel like such an idiot.
So we spent 3 hours today at the urgent care where they gave me a breathing treatment, a new inhaler and some cough pills for the coughing. I can continue to take the regular claritin and also tylenol as needed (since the coughing is making my head, back and neck hurt like crazy).
I am so ready to just be healthy again!!!!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
CD14 and allergy hell.
I promised updates on my cycle along this journey, so here's a bitty one :)
Friday started our every-other-day adventure in baby-making. It works out rather well, as that's CD 9, 11, 13 so far ... and we'll get 15, 17 and 18 in there before Mr. FEO leaves for a 3 day stretch at the fire station from CD 19-21, coming home in the morning on CD 22, then leaving again for 24 more hours on CD 23. BLAH to the fire service for that schedule.
I hope that if I'm going to O, it happens sometime this week, before he leaves on Monday morning. That would be the ideal world ... but who knows. I probably won't anyway ... but I'm letting it be more fun this time. The vacation helped A LOT with all that.
I have my next u/s on CD 23 to see if I responded to the meds this time. If not, I'll start provera because I am going to insist on a visit from AF this time. I need that time to be depressed and move on!
I'm also soooo sick right now, well allergies sick, because of the F'ing COTTONWOOD monsters. My chest is tight and I'm coughing up a lung, my head hurts, my throat hurts and yes, I'm a big baby. Because of the study, I can only take pregnancy safe medications - so just plain old Claritin (which doesn't work) and Tylenol (which also doesn't work and gives me a stomach ache). I was up all night because of the sore throat and I'm MISERABLE. I just want to curl into a ball and do nothing for the rest of the month until those trees are done wrecking havoc on my system. This can't be good for TTC.
I can't work out either, because it's in my chest and that's just not healthy. :::cries softly:::
Can we go back up north now???
Friday started our every-other-day adventure in baby-making. It works out rather well, as that's CD 9, 11, 13 so far ... and we'll get 15, 17 and 18 in there before Mr. FEO leaves for a 3 day stretch at the fire station from CD 19-21, coming home in the morning on CD 22, then leaving again for 24 more hours on CD 23. BLAH to the fire service for that schedule.
I hope that if I'm going to O, it happens sometime this week, before he leaves on Monday morning. That would be the ideal world ... but who knows. I probably won't anyway ... but I'm letting it be more fun this time. The vacation helped A LOT with all that.
I have my next u/s on CD 23 to see if I responded to the meds this time. If not, I'll start provera because I am going to insist on a visit from AF this time. I need that time to be depressed and move on!
I'm also soooo sick right now, well allergies sick, because of the F'ing COTTONWOOD monsters. My chest is tight and I'm coughing up a lung, my head hurts, my throat hurts and yes, I'm a big baby. Because of the study, I can only take pregnancy safe medications - so just plain old Claritin (which doesn't work) and Tylenol (which also doesn't work and gives me a stomach ache). I was up all night because of the sore throat and I'm MISERABLE. I just want to curl into a ball and do nothing for the rest of the month until those trees are done wrecking havoc on my system. This can't be good for TTC.
I can't work out either, because it's in my chest and that's just not healthy. :::cries softly:::
Can we go back up north now???
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