Filed under: Baby Worries, First Trimester, Pregnancy Symptoms | Tags: AF, OPK, Pregnant
I’m only four weeks pregnant, so I’m not sure what is a symptom or just my mind playing games on me. Today I woke up with a sore throat. I’ve been having trouble sleeping because I’m just so excited. I’m exhausted in the morning and keyed up at night. I dragged myself to work. Thankfully it was a slow day. I’m so tired and achy feeling, but I couldn’t take a nap after work. I’m taking off tomorrow. My in-laws are coming for breakfast this weekend, and I can’t seem to get motivated to clean the house. I do one thing, and then I have to sit and be lazy for awhile. I figure with that rate it’ll take me a whole day to get everything done for the weekend.
In summary, at a little over 4 weeks, my pregnancy symptoms are:
- Mild cramping in the evening or if I move suddenly
- My BB are slightly tender and big
- Sore throat, achy, and tired
- I’m not nauseated, but if I feel funny if I wait too long between meals
- Creamy CM
- The most important symptom- No AF
Yesterday I was reading about chemical pregnancies, which was a terrible thing to do to myself. I got a little worried and stressed about it. It was later in the evening, so I didn’t want to use a pregnancy test without FMU. Last thing I wanted was to see was a BFN! So, I used an OPK- Still pregnant. It was such a relief to see the two dark lines. It’s pretty neat how the OPK picks up HCG as well as LH. I felt better! FX that the baby sticks around for the whole 9 months.
First off, the Instead Cup is designed for AF. It sounds like a diaphragm/tampon. It’s a neat concept, but it sounds a little uncomfortable and messy for me. I’m not big into tampons… or diaphragms. But, not much has changed in the area of feminine products, so it’s fun to find something new. I wanted to check this product out, but they don’t sell these where I live. I’ve looked at Target, Walmart, Rite Aid, CVS, etc. just to see what these things look like.
I’ve read on FF that many women use them for keeping sperm in the right place after BD. I’ve noticed, as many women probably have, that BDing is messy without a condom! I could see how this might make it easier to TTC with less mess. Anyone looking into TTC has come across the suggestion to elevate your hips with a pillow after BD, so one could imagine worrying about sperm leaking out. But, the strong sperm is already where it needs to be after BDing, so I think the instead cups aren’t necessary for me. I don’t even use the pillow anymore. I just relax with DH. In my opinion, I’d rather the weak sperm leak out and not risk a less healthy conception. I would also worry that if I inserted it in wrong I would block the sperm from getting to the egg! I hate making TTC more clinical than it has to be. I think I will file this away as something that couldn’t hurt the process, but it’s not for me.
