I have to admit, these past four or so months of not trying to get pregnant have been pretty amazing. Don’t get me wrong, if I were to end up pregnant today I would be incredibly happy and thankful, but I’m rediscovering things I sorely missed.
- Cold medicine and ibuprofen.
True story. Every time I would have a sinus irritation I would have to deal with it. Suck it up, yo. We can’t be drying out the cervical mucus that may produce a pleasant experience for your future child. And I don’t know about you but Tylenol does nothing for my headaches. The only way I can get rid of my headaches is with ibuprofen or naproxen.
- Not being a crazy person.
I’ll be the first to say it: My name is Mrs. Polish, and I do not tolerate hormonal change well. All of my doctors told me to beware of Clomid. For sure that stuff will make you crazy, they said. Warn your Mr. Polish, they said. What they didn’t say was that Provera (progesterone) would not only make me a crazy person, but a flip out off the wall, yelling about tortilla chips kind of person. Ugly stuff. By the time we got to the point where we decided to take a break, we actually needed the break.
- Acne
I got really, I mean really lucky to have had clear skin all through high school. Occasionally I would have a pimple here and there, but for the most part, I didn’t. And then you hear the classic story of the girl who went off of her birth control at the old age of 23 and became the world’s oldest pizza face. (I’m a little bit exaggerating, but you get my point). Can we just discuss for a moment the complete injustice of this? We stop taking birth control in order to get pregnant and we get cursed with acne? It’s like birth control has this big conspiracy against us.
- Wine
Ha. Just kidding. I never went without wine.
- Caffeine
I started Metformin as an attempt to control my PCOS. What it did was made it impossible for me to drink caffeinated beverages, including my favorite thing in the world. Coffee. However, I decided that enough is enough and I’m proud to say that I am completely addicted to caffeine again. It’s been a long road, but I made it, and I’ve never been happier.
- Planned sex.
I won’t go into any more detail on this since this is a family blog. But yeah.
- Peeing on sticks.
Worst. Thing. Ever. Even ovulation kits got horrible. You want to talk about something awful for your self esteem? Try failing a test every single day for three years of your life. Good luck with that one. I wouldn’t have believed a positive even if I’d seen one.
Trust me, I’m not complaining. I gave up and did all the things above willingly. I wanted it so bad, that I probably would have given up eating if I had to. While I have all the faith in the world that someday I will get pregnant, right now isn’t the right time for us to resume fertility treatments. If it happens, it happens, and we will be overwhelmed with joy, but right now I’m going to sit here and enjoy my wine, with a side of cold medicine.
What are your perks of not TTC?
olive / 52 posts
I hope you enjoy your wine, caffeine, and meds. If it was me, I’d add in some sushi and get my hair did too.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Hahaha you crack me up!
grapefruit / 4663 posts
Haha. The clomid no one warned me! It was Thanksgiving Day and I had a major freakout because I didn’t think my husband and I could get ready and take a ‘family’ picture in 3 hours. Looking back at it I see the crazy at the time I was seriously stressed out about it but we made it work.
Enjoy your time not TTC!
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@Muggle Born: True statement!
grapefruit / 4669 posts
I’m jealous of some of these things that haven’t been accessible to me the past 9 months! If you get a chance, drink a Red Bull for me…I miss it. And I agree that you should get some sushi as well.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I haven’t given up with either!
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
you’re awesome!
p.s. I just wanted to note that the color of your nail polish bottle changes according to the angle at which I put my laptop screen. it goes from a dark coral to a light pink. I thought you’d get a kick outta that.
blogger / pear / 1964 posts
I don’t miss taking my temperature every morning (and then remembering it long enough to log it in my phone).
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
Omg, your wine one cracks me up. A girl after my own heart!
clementine / 828 posts
Lol! I love your writing style. Hilarious!
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Such a true list! I’d also add eating food that’s considered a no-no without guilt (e.g. lunch meat, non well-done steak, etc).
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
I felt the exact same way. We did fertility treatments until I just couldn’t take the hormonal stuff any more. I was a crazy monster. The day I stopped taking it was fantastic. And the wine….. When we got the call saying we were matched… celebration wine!!!only adopting moms get to celebrate their baby news with a drink!
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
@jetsa: for me I knew the crazy was there, I just couldn’t stop it!
@muggle born: I forgot to put aushi!
@tororojo: I will so drink up for you, and I hope you get a bfp soon!
@Mrs. Wagon: omg! I got so excited for a sec because I thought my actual icon was changing! Very appropriate though as my current polish goes from a whitish to gold depending on how I hold my hand!
@Mrs. Tricycle: I didn’t add temping and charting because I couldn’t do it. I tried for a while, but it stressed me out so much I had to give it up. It is something I’m grateful to not be doing!
@Mrs. Blue: wine rocks!
@Mrs. Train: true story!
@nerd bee: thank you for your comment!
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The progesterone made me a crazy person too!
cherry / 123 posts
I love this post, Mrs. Polish. I am so glad to be done with the monthly bloodwork, waking up at 6 am on the weekends to take my temperature, the crazy hormones from the Clomid, sex feeling like a chore, and the constant tears and dissapointments. I was such a crazy, emotional wreck for the year that we were TTC. Since we’ve started the adoption process, my husband says he’s gotten his wife back – and I feel like a new person too!
@Mrs. Train: When we announced to our friends we were going to be adopting, my girlfriends took me out to celebrate and I had the biggest margarita ever! It was great!
grapefruit / 4862 posts
LOL I love this. I keep realizing things that I can’t do now and I’m like, WAIT A SEC… My face is a wreck, no drinking, NO SOFT CHEESE (unless it’s pasturized), etc etc… every time I figure something out hubby chuckles. He keeps joking he’s going to use the home brew kit we got for Christmas!
blogger / cherry / 247 posts
i’m glad you found the positivity in not TTC! sometimes just taking a mental break is just what you need.
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
I need to take a leaf from your book! I have such a bad attitude about not being pregnant and I totally need to look on the bright side. THank you!
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
@loveletter: yes! Blood work should be on this list too. I can’t believe I forgot that. If you get to the point where you have a preferred phlebotomist you’re getting too much blood work done! I would always pray that my favorite one was there and no one else.
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
@KJfromNJ: beer party! November!
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
@anonysquire: it’s hard to look on the bright side sometimes. Just remember to cut yourself some slack. You know how hard this is and how bad you want it.
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
@Mrs. Polish: Thanks!!! I;ll try and remember that lol.
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True story on the Clomid. It’s nuts!