Tuesday, August 26, 2008

I wonder how many months I will feel like this

so CD1 here... got my period, not pregnant, and fucking depressed about it.

I shouldn't be right? we are still well under that average 12 months it takes a healthy couple to conceive. But I am- and I am just wondering how long this will go on- and then I feel like crap for feeling like that at all because I know some people very near and dear to my heart who have been at this for double or even triple the amount of time we have.

I guess I just don't get it- I do get it on the 'knowing better' level and all the percentages on how its only a 20-25% shot even with great timing. But on my irrational, emotional, and still I think semi-logical level- I don't get it
Sooo many people get pregnant, and they don't know when they ovulate (some don't even realize they only have a 5 day window max a cycle to get knocked up), they don't use OPKs, they are not using the CBEFM, and here I am doing all these things- I get to look at my chart and say wow- we had excellent timing, and then boom (airplane diving noise again)- My temp drops, I spot, and the next day is CD1.
I went back to school today, and I realized I feared finding out if a few people who were recently married were pregnant. That makes me hate myself. Of course I will be happy for my colleagues and friends when they decide to start their family- I know I will be, and yet- I dreaded today in case I found out. Maybe CD1 makes it even harder, but it would be a blow to find out someone was pregnant on the day it's confirmed you are not- I do believe in my heart it is not such a bad thing to think- it's not like feeling that way is wishing ill upon that person, I truly would be glad for them, I just want to be happy for myself as well. So maybe I seem like a bad person, but I know deep down I am not.

Fast forward to this afternoon, I was on the phone with my sister- she got her period today too. I told her so did I, and then went on about how good it was we both got it so we wouldn't have to deal with it for her wedding in 5 days. She responded, "oh, you're happy- i thought you might be trying for kids". I ignored her. I didn't realize she knew, maybe she saw me on the nest? I don't know... but I wasn't going to talk about it, last thing I need to do to the bride is get all emotional about ttc on her a few days before the festivities. I guess I will just have to grin and be happy I can drink and do the hot tub with the bridesmaids this weekend.

I wish this got easier, and not harder each time. I am afraid I am changing, and I don't like the direction I am heading. I want to be optimistic again, happy again, but it's hard. I know I will feel better in a couple days- it's good to get it out

So yeah- that sucks.

1 comments:

Shannon said...

Its ok to be down and mad and angry about this whole process. Its amazing the variety of emotions that you can feel in one given cycle. I think the important thing is to let yourself be mad, but just not let it consume you. So scream your head off and let it all out but then find happiness in something. Because you deserve to still be happy while TTC, dont let it get you too down. (((Hugs)))