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I finally, FINALLY began my period! Tuesday was the first full day and so far it has been especially bloody and unusually painful, especially last night; while I often have pain from my left ovary, last night I was having sharp stabbing pains throughout my super pubic area that were intense enough to make my eyes reflexively well up with tears. I don't think I was experiencing a chemical pregnancy, but it is possible, especially when I consider that in the past even my worst PMS symptoms have only lasted one or two days at most.
I'm still having those extremely sharp, sudden pains from time to time, so I'm trying to take it easy today. I'm also feeling pretty emotional, but that's normal for me during my period.
A cutesy, little trend I've noticed amongst various websites concerned with trying to conceive is the use of magic "baby dust." Many websites offer a packet of "baby dust," which I assume is glitter, FREE with each purchase and some of the women who post on related boards wish eachother "plenty of baby dust." I think it's asinine and it makes me grit my teeth in frustration. I don't understand why so many women all over the country are so baby-obsessed and childish. It shouldn't bother me that other women find comfort from something like that, even though I find it juvenile. I think what really bothers me is that so many women are so desperate for a biological child that they'll spend thousands of dollars on procedures like in-vitro fertilization when for less of an investment they could adopt a child from America or many other countries around the world; it bothers me even more when these people invest that much money and time in conceiving more than one child through artificial means. What would be so different about adopting a child? Yes, you would miss the experience of being pregnant, but we can't always have everything we want and most women water-down the experience of the birth process by taking pain killers or having an epidural, while some others go one step further by electing to have a cesarian delivery. I understand that everyone has a different pain threshold, but I am not going to miss out on the most intensely sensual experience of my life if I am able to conceive with minimal scientific intervention!
I'm still having those extremely sharp, sudden pains from time to time, so I'm trying to take it easy today. I'm also feeling pretty emotional, but that's normal for me during my period.
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A cutesy, little trend I've noticed amongst various websites concerned with trying to conceive is the use of magic "baby dust." Many websites offer a packet of "baby dust," which I assume is glitter, FREE with each purchase and some of the women who post on related boards wish eachother "plenty of baby dust." I think it's asinine and it makes me grit my teeth in frustration. I don't understand why so many women all over the country are so baby-obsessed and childish. It shouldn't bother me that other women find comfort from something like that, even though I find it juvenile. I think what really bothers me is that so many women are so desperate for a biological child that they'll spend thousands of dollars on procedures like in-vitro fertilization when for less of an investment they could adopt a child from America or many other countries around the world; it bothers me even more when these people invest that much money and time in conceiving more than one child through artificial means. What would be so different about adopting a child? Yes, you would miss the experience of being pregnant, but we can't always have everything we want and most women water-down the experience of the birth process by taking pain killers or having an epidural, while some others go one step further by electing to have a cesarian delivery. I understand that everyone has a different pain threshold, but I am not going to miss out on the most intensely sensual experience of my life if I am able to conceive with minimal scientific intervention!
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