Thursday, January 19, 2012

2WW Symptoms

It has been a short five days since we did the IUI, and I have been waiting patiently to see what happens.  I feel surprisingly calm about the whole thing.  While I am, of course, curious and interested to know whether or not I am pregnant, I am not feeling the kind of desperation, urgency or anxiety I thought I might.  I am merely enjoying my day-to-day life, trying to breathe and be healthy, and observing.  Here's what I have experienced in my body so far (DPO = Days Past Ovulation):
  • 1 DPO:  General "awareness" about my uterus.  Feeling pretty alert, sensitive, tender.
  • 2 DPO:  Continued tenderness and awareness.  Some mild cramps on both the left and right side.
  • 3 DPO:  Mild crampiness, still aware of how much I can feel my uterus in general throughout the day.
  • 4 DPO:  A sudden shift.  I don't feel anything at all.  I suddenly realize how much I've grown accustomed to being present with my reproductive system.  All goes quiet.  I think, "maybe I'm not pregnant."
  • 5 DPO:  Wake with continued silence.  Then, in the middle of the day, I'm sitting at my computer at work and suddenly "winded."  Some movement catches me my surprise, and I have to take a deep breath.  Awareness returns.  I rediscover hope.

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