well, here's something different. i've had cramps since yesterday, cramps like before my period. which wouldn't be terribly strange if this were a normal, natural cycle. but since i'm on the progesterone, my body doesn't get the message that it's supposed to have a period and i haven't had cramps like this in the other two IUI cycles. generally i have cramps (and really sore boobs) for a few days after the insemination, which seems to be par for the course. but then they've gone away and i've just felt... normal. i'm wondering if these might be implantation cramps. it's ten days post-IUI. i also have a headache, but that could be because i am not feeling 100% (sore throat, etc.). my boobs aren't really sore, but they're a tiny bit tender. like i still can't sleep on my belly normally. not sure that any of that matters. but the cramps... that seems significant. that's physiological, not hormonal... and i know i can't depend on my hormones right now. in any case, i like to see something a little different. gives me hope the outcome of this one might be something a little different.
i may take a home pregnancy test on monday. i haven't taken one yet since we started IUI, but from what i've been reading online on fertility message boards (which, really, no one should read unless they want to make themselves crazy) by 12 days after giving yourself the trigger shot they say your hormones could be adjusted enough to give you a normal result on a pee test. and since monday's my birthday i figure... why not? you never know. even if it's negative it's still not hopeless at that point. but if it is negative... maybe it'll help me brace myself for possible bad news on wednesday.
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