2012-12-13 01:12
My phone rang this morning at 8:32. I answered it. "Is this Robyn?""Yes.""Hi Robyn I'm calling for some background info before your ultrasound today." Oh shit. My 20 wee… Read More
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A blog about my miscarriage and trying to conceive, because it's hard to work "wet cervical mucus," into a normal conversation.
2012-12-08 03:00
I'm pretty sure I'm not pregnant this cycle. Scratch that. I'm not fucking pregnant. And not being pregnant is pretty hard to think about.DPO after DPO - and nothing. I hated coming to… Read More
2012-11-28 03:26
And one more thing, I fell asleep Sunday night! We were supposed to DTD, BD, rock the boat, bump pelvics, do the dance - MAKE A BABY! I can't believe after all the angsti… Read More
2012-11-28 03:02
Let me preface this story by saying the OBGYN I picked first couldn't perform my D&C. So I had to call another one who could. I've been seeing the second OB for post-op check ups, but I… Read More
2012-11-28 02:45
I started my second cycle November 13. I woke up to it. It was a nice little, whoa before my morning coffee. It was five/six days early. Before my D&C I had pretty regular cycl… Read More
2012-11-28 02:44
Another pregnancy purchase: OPKs.Ovulation Predictor Kit.I bought 20. At Target.I've pee'd on two and it's only Cycle Day 4 Read More
2012-11-28 02:43
Officially in the first Two Week Wait. Meaning, I had a surge, we BD'd, I think I O'd yesterday, so today is Day 1. No, I don't temp. Not yet. And yes, we only BD'd once this cycl… Read More
2012-11-28 02:43
Officially in the first Two Week Wait. Meaning, I had a surge, we BD'd, I think I O'd yesterday, so today is Day 1. No, I don't temp. Not yet. And yes, we only BD'd once this cycl… Read More
2012-11-26 00:41
"Try again in December." That's what the doctor said. "It'll go by fast, with the holidays."My husband said, "It's a little over one month. It's not long." This is exactly how long it i… Read More
2012-11-26 00:31
We took my step-daughter trick-or-treating tonight. Every year when we go to that first house we're both kinda nervous, and she clings to me, and the lights are on as we creep up the si… Read More
2012-11-26 00:29
From 9:30 am to 2:30pm the symptoms are as follows:Boobs: nothingCM: dryCervix: High, soft, closedTemp: I don't tempOPK: I think I'm done testingCramps: Twinges every now and thenNOTE: Yeste… Read More
2012-11-25 23:52
22 hours from positive OPK to first sign of really wet CM.8 hours from positive OPK to BD.3 hours from positive OPK to negative OPK.19 hours between negative OPK to positive OPK.14 hours bet… Read More
2012-11-25 23:39
Heightened Sense of Smell. Before I was pregnant the first time I had no idea what this meant. I equated it to Spiderman, like getting spidey-senses from a spider bite. So I waited on someth… Read More
2012-11-25 23:08
How stupid was I? To think I could get pregnant again, so soon after the D&C. We discovered no heartbeat October 4. I was 10 weeks pregnant. The baby measured 9 weeks. I was sent ho… Read More
2012-11-25 23:06
October is over. I'm still tense, waiting to see if November will hit us with the force of this past October. We've had so much going on the last thirty days.It's the second of November and… Read More
2012-11-25 23:05
Right now I'm thinking about sex. I think sometime this weekend I either ovulated or am about to ovulate. Sometimes women just know. Besides, it's CD14. (remember the abbreviations). &n&hell…Read More
2012-11-25 23:05
My husband and I went to an Indian funeral. He's Native American. If you want to know blood quantum, he's a lot Native. One-half to be exact. His grandmother, who passed away, is o… Read More
2012-11-25 23:04
After we drove over the Green Bridge, the bridge with the Green Man, we turned left onto a narrow blacktop. On the corner was an old red and brick fire station, barely kept running on what I… Read More
2012-11-25 23:03
Bitchy female co-worker to another less bitchy but very pregnant co-worker today at work, "Ugh why on earth would people wish being pregnant on themselves." And then they dish on how awful i… Read More
2012-11-25 23:02
Because sometimes I just feel like 90's R&B.It brings back:Tape cassettes and CDs on the high school bus. Skipping the third song because that's where the scratch is. Writing notes in cl… Read More
2012-11-25 23:01
I'm putting myself through agony. My husband and I BD'd November 1 and November 8. I O'd somewhere in between those days. I've counted from October 22nd to today, and to yesterday, and… Read More
2012-11-25 23:00
My two previous ramblings about the Indian Funeral had a point. And that point is, the tribe of my husband believes that in the hours after the burial the dead will share with the family a l… Read More
2012-11-25 22:58
Nasal Stuffiness. Now tell me why all the hype about a heightened sense of smell if you can't even smell anything? This might also be the reason I wasn't particularly blown away by the so ca… Read More
2012-11-25 22:55
Not Pregnant.I'm around 9DPO or 10DPO...maybe. I didn't track so I have no idea when I ovulated. It's my first cycle after the D&C so I don't even know if I'll have a 28 day cycle. But I… Read More
2012-11-25 22:52
A friend paid us a surprise visit on Sunday. When the doorbell rang we thought it was our neighbor returning our dog. He frequently escapes from under the fence. Lately it's been a source of… Read More
2012-11-25 22:50
I've been googling OPK stuff and I found a great website with some interesting FAQs.POAS - OPK FAQTo date I've pee'd on 5 OPKs. This is cycle day 6.I've slowed down on the baby forums. I sta… Read More
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