Friday, January 3, 2014

A Note to Self on CD1

Dear Future Stephanie,

It's that time of month again. Yup, the dreaded CD1. Blahhhh. Pretty lame. And I know your hopes were particularly high this month, seeing as you had just finished faithfully praying St. Andrew's Christmas Novena with the husband AND you started another new medication (HCG injections) AND you now have a whole army of prayer warriors praying for you this entire month. So it's no surprise that you're feeling a little bummed. I'm really sorry you had to have your hopes dashed again.

sad panda

But I'm here now to point out a few signs and symptoms that you will hopefully pay more attention to next time around. You know, the signs that you usually just ignore because you'd rather convince yourself that you're pregnant than not pregnant. I've been keeping track these past few cycles and it seems like the following symptoms always lead to another CD1. Just trying to help here. So why don't you take a look, take note, and allow yourself to really notice these signs next time around, before it's just too late for your hopes to be saved yet again.

If my calculations are right, when you see these signs, AF is just around the corner:

  • Low energy
  • Constipation
  • Sore boobs that suddenly stop being so sore after several days of soreness
  • Getting overheated at night
  • Pimples all over your face
  • Zings of pain in your nipples
  • Lower back pain
  • A little bit of clear, stretchable mucus a few days out
  • A sensation of wetness down there
  • Heightened emotions -- e.g. crying while watching Love Actually, which you've never done before
  • Worse-than-usual acid reflux -- avoid ketchup, salsa
  • Nausea -- I think you think yourself into being nauseous, silly
  • Short bouts of cramping here and there
  • Wanting to eat EVERYTHING
  • Painful teeth -- that one's just weird

So, next time you encounter any or all of these signs, immediately stop all pregnancy thoughts in their tracks. It just ain't happenin', toots. 

Though, I guess it's true that you've never been pregnant and thus don't have any clue what your early pregnancy signs would actually be like. Perhaps they'd be identical to everything I've just listed here. Hrmmmm. Yeah, ummmm, just ignore that thought. 

For now, let's just hold back the hope until it's, like, P+17 and you're holding a pregnancy test and it's so obviously positive. K?

Alright, well I hope this has been fruitful! (Oops, sorry. Didn't mean to make a pregnancy pun.)

Just looking out for ya, deary.

Wishing you all the best in future cycles! Oh, and do treat yourself to something yummy (chocolate? pizza? buffalo pimento cheese dip?) and one of your favorite guilty pleasures today, will ya? You deserve it. 'Cause this IF stuff is just no fun.

With love,
Past & Present Stephanie


21 comments:

  1. Sorry for CD1.. The good part of tracking is you are more aware.. My first sign that I know I'm pregnant... Getting up 2-3-4 times a night to use the bathrom & I get more energy (weird I know)

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    1. Interesting signs!! It's true that tracking really helps. I'm hoping that tracking all of these pre-AF signs now will make pre-pregnancy signs really stand out... that is, if they ever happen for me. We shall see!

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  2. Ha ha ha so true! Your list of non-pg symptoms is eerily familiar...they're such a tease, especially ones that could do double duty as real pg symptoms! I agree with past & present Stephanie - have a special treat today!

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    1. SUCH a tease! I especially get annoyed when I let myself think, "I know this is one of my usual AF symptoms, but it's a little more exaggerated than normal. I must be pregnant!" But it's always nothing. Probably just stands out more than normal because 1.) I'm thinking about it more than normal or 2.) new medications are playing new tricks.

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  3. Ugh :( stupid CD 1

    I am expert at ignoring all of these symptoms too, but I did force myself to pay attention this cycle, trying to not set myself up for totally losing it on Christmas morning and I will say it seems to have helped. So, first I will pray that you never need this reminder and second, I will pray that if you do, that it is helpful to you!

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    1. I'm glad it helped!! Honestly, I had been thinking about these symptoms a little more with the past few cycles, and especially with this cycle, I wasn't as sad/bummed as I normally am when AF arrived today. Perhaps it's just cause I have all these awesome folks praying for me. But I bet paying closer attention to my body was helpful too. Thanks for the prayers! :)

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  4. I am sitting here thinking... hmmm her list seems very familiar.... I hope you indulged in something yummy and relaxing today! I am still a few days out and feeling I might be in the same boat.

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    1. I was hoping others would be able to identify with my list! Did you feel anything different the cycle you conceived? I know you mentioned really sore boobs.

      I indulged in lots of chocolate and lots of episodes of The Office. :)

      Hugs as you try to get through the next few days!!

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    2. Honestly, most things I noticed were on the list above. I things that I hadn't noticed other cycles were crazy hot flashes, bad head aches... But I just knew it was out. Then my temp went up ever so slightly and I tested for the heck of it.

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    3. Interesting! It's just so strange how different everyone's early pg symptoms are.

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  5. Ugh! Love this post! Not that you got cd1 but that you wrote to your future self. You are in my prayers.

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    1. Thank you, for the encouragement and the prayers! I hope this post helps me next time around. :)

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  6. I agree and disagree when we were ttc #2 I would get most of these symptoms and convince myself it meant I was preggo because with My first I had tons of these symptoms then would get cd#1 again and it was a total bummer but when we finally got a bfp it was a shocker because all my symptoms were completely different with number 2 so I would say just wait till you get the bfp and then get excited you never ever can tell with symptoms they are so similar! Good luck hope you dont get that dreaded cd1!

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    1. I know! These symptoms are all just one big roller coaster of confusion, honestly. I hope CD1 stays away for a year now. Haha. Wouldn't that be nice? :)

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  7. I hate that the signs of AF coming, are similar to what I've heard of early pg signs. But when those things are happening to you, its hard to ignore.

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    1. So difficult! Why can't the AF signs be completely different from pg signs? That's what I want to know!

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    2. haha Chris and I say that all the time when we are discussing if we could or couldn't be he always says mother nature played a cruel joke on humans when she decided to make them so similar.

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