The Two-Week Wait in Three Acts
Act I: If _________, I won't get pregnant.
This act lasts about a week, coinciding with potential conception and implantation. Anything I do might potentially shake, fry, or spook those dividing cells.
Ways my mind has filled in the blank:
vacuum
my dog pulls me hard
sleep on my stomach
run in the heat
run in the cold
crack my back
have poor posture
take out the trash
drink a too-hot beverage
stress about doing any of the above
Act II: If _________, I'm pregnant.
This act lasts a few days, coinciding with the few days after potential implantation and before signs of your period.
Ways my mind has filled in the blank:
my boobs are sore
I'm bloated
I don't feel like cooking
I'm tired
I'm acting nice
Act III: If _________, I'm NOT pregnant.
As the hope fades and signs of PMS start, the doubt sets in. Yes, we've all read a million times that pregnancy symptoms mimic PMS. But after feeling those symptoms umpteen times and getting the same negative result . . .
Ways my mind has filled in the blank:
my face is breaking out
I'm craving a beer
I'm not sick, except when I see an iPhone commercial
and my favorite: I'm not constipated
Today the curtain's rising on Act III . . . the only thing I've got going for me are huge boobs (sorry, male readers!). I'll keep y'all posted on the ending.
Act I - NONE of that could prevent anything!
ReplyDeleteAct III - NONE of those symptoms mean you're not pregnant! Zits can totally BE a super early sign of pregnancy, constipation doesn't set in until at least a couple of weeks after a BFP, and most people don't have cravings/aversions/nausea until at least one week after the BFP, but usually more like two or three, and digestive symptoms can even take as long as eight weeks or never show up at all.
Honestly with me every time before the BFP it's been exactly like PMS, no difference whatsoever. Every time I've been convinced it was going to be a BFN because I wasn't feeling anything different from usual PMS, especially after my first time because I thought I'd "know" sooner, but I didn't.
Huge boobs are good! Come on, lucky Friday the 13th!
Thanks! Remember, I know all this logically, and I hope you got that I was exaggerating at points ;-). Even so, it's hard not to overanalyze when the stakes are high.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the well wishes!!
Hahaha, great post. Good luck!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a cute post! I'm holding out hope that the big boobies are a sign of good things to come.
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