Dealing with Downtime (TMI)

Good LAWRD!

For anyone who doesn’t know yet because you know I told the universe I went to the doctor and had my IUD removed last Monday. In between then and now I’ve taken two different kinds of vitamins, and at one point swore I was going to die. Somewhere in between a spike in vitamin intake and a spike in hormones and a spike in serious pain from uterus to spine…I managed to muddle through a week of torture.

From getting sick at a restaurant to laying in bed unable to focus due to the PAIN of cramps, I realize why I went to such lengths not to deal with all of this. By great lengths I mean starting The Pill at 15 to having two babies in a row and running for an IUD immediately after baby number two.

From pain and back spasms to dizzy spells and nausea, it felt last week like my body just decided to have a revolt and overthrow my brain with sheer overwhelm. It worked. I couldn’t concentrate, work, write, or do much of anything else - except for sporadic blog entries here and there.

Today is the first day since last week I’ve felt almost human. Still a little dizzy (the getting sick at the restaurant actually sprained my eye muscles so rolling my eyes at my husband still hurts like hell) but I’m happy that the crazy pain has finally passed. This is a personal mission to get pregnant now, you realize. I don’t think I can take one more monthly cycle like the one I’m on the other side of right now. The best way to avoid it is to get my rabbit-fertile self in action and get knocked up ASAP. Hopefully I’m still as rabbit-fertile as I was last time around…as all women know fertility is never guaranteed no matter what happened last time or how your family reproduces.

On the bright side, I’m not dizzy now, so I can read the books that Randy picked up from the library yesterday. I have some professional reading on freelance writing as well as some fun new fiction books.

Last cool side-note, the author of the book I’m reading is located in a different suburb of Chicago than I’m in. I found her on Facebook. Just another piece of social proof that New Media is super-cool. You can find authors and connect with them directly. Something that would have seemed like a pipe dream (to me) a few years ago. Mind boggling.

April 28, 2008 | By: Jennifer Gniadecki | Filed Under Blogging, Parenting, Work/Life Balance |  

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4 Responses to “Dealing with Downtime (TMI)”

  1. Heather @ Desperately Seeking Sanity on April 28th, 2008 10:13 am

    I never thought I would say this… ever… to anyone…

    Hope you get knocked up soon!

    Ok, I lie. I’ve not actually said it to anyone, but I’ve thought it… alot… at certain people… kinda like wishing evil on them.

    But that’s so not the case here.

  2. Erika on April 28th, 2008 6:14 pm

    Good Lawd is right woman! OMG…that sounds like it was sheer hell. And I thought having iritis was bad. Yes, I agree with the pp…I hope you get knocked up soon too…and in a good way. You’re charting, right? :) Yeah, I’m a stinker.
    Glad that you’re feeling better and on the other side of that acursed cycle. I did nearly fall off of my chair laughing though when you said that it still hurts to roll your eyes at Randy. Totally know what you mean.

    Erika’s last blog post..Honing his craft

  3. jennydecki on April 29th, 2008 4:58 am

    No, I’m not charting.

    Not because I don’t think it’s smart, and I know it works because a friend of mine did it with great success.

    There is just no way I’m going to remember to take my temperature first thing in the morning. You may be thinking, “Just put the thermometer on your bedside table.” Yeah…that wouldn’t work…my toddlers would eat the thermometer, or at least use it as a toy and break it. Because they’re destructive (unintentionally, I hope!)

    I would consider charting if it could get me a boy. I just so want a daughter-in-law someday I can torture. Actually, at this point it would be easier to have all girls. Same clothes, same hand-me-downs, same bedroom…it’s just I had this boy name all picked out LOL

    @Heather You are HILARIOUS. Please throw your evil knocked-up juju my way! Whatever it takes :)

  4. Robert on April 29th, 2008 4:53 pm

    I honestly don’t know if there is any truth to this, but a recent study shows that having a decent breakfast really ups the chance of having a boy.

    Of course, this could be as effective as shaking a chicken leg at your stomach.

    Robert’s last blog post..A fond farewell to Dave’s Longbox

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