Cathy | February 27, 2009
I know I promised to be back yesterday to blog about how I’m not pregnant, but I was busy. And no, I wasn’t busy sitting on the couch crying, surrounded by empty hard cider bottles. I was cleaning, doing laundry, and catching up on various household chores I couldn’t get to when the [...]
Cathy | February 25, 2009
3. Take-out and eating out in restaurants.
Bless you all for picking the easiest one and not making me give up swearing, gossiping, being negative, or leaving the house. And Jerrad is happy, too, because he secretly loves doing all the errands.
So, here goes 6 weeks of no Taco Bell, no McDonald’s french fries, [...]
Cathy | February 24, 2009
It just occurred to me that Lent starts tomorrow. Well, I did briefly think about it a few days ago when I said to Jerrad, “Hey if I’m pregnant I don’t have to fast. Sweet!” Not only that, breastfeeding women don’t have to fast either. So, if I am pregnant, I [...]
Cathy | February 23, 2009
My pregnancy test was negative.
Of course it was. I knew damn well I was testing too early, but I did it anyway. Even though almost everyone says not to test until your period is at least one day late. Even though the directions on the test specifically said that if implantation just occurred [...]
Cathy | February 22, 2009
You’re killing me Fertility Friend. Killing me.
According to everything I’ve read, even if you have one of those super fancy highly sensitive early pregnancy tests, you still shouldn’t test until the day before you expect your period. At the earliest. If you test too early, it’s likely you will get a negative, [...]
Cathy | February 19, 2009
I thought that giving up things I like that are bad for babies, getting used to waking up the same time every day to take my temperature, learning how to do fertility charting, and trying to “time” intercourse were the hardest parts about trying to get pregnant. Turns out the hardest part is waiting [...]
Cathy | February 16, 2009
I’m talking to you, FedEx. I mean, seriously. Your entire existence is built on delivering the shit that people order to them in a timely fashion. Particularly when they have paid extra for the fancy fast shipping. Exactly twice I’ve made the mistake of ordering from a company that uses you [...]
Cathy | February 11, 2009
I suppose in the olden days when women had a question about conception or pregnancy, they asked their elders, their women friends, or “gasp” read a book. But now with just a few clicks and a google search, you can find anything.
Including a site that will totally do your fertility chart for you. [...]
Cathy | February 9, 2009
I had big plans for today. Plans that did not involve sharp stabbing pain in the upper right side of my back. It seems I’ve pulled a muscle even though the only physical activity I have engaged in is sex with my husband.
Since I’m trying to do everything “right” in case our [...]
Cathy | February 4, 2009
At first I thought I was just depressed for obvious situational reasons – you know, being unemployed in one of the worst job markets in the country, facing possible fertility issues, living in a shoe box that is constantly cluttered, slightly dirty and old-smelling no matter how often I clean it and light candles, dealing [...]
