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Deej, Jen, today has been rather surreal. It still feels strange knowing that there are little swimmers in there...my best mate in Australia has nicknamed them "Michael Phelps" so now our new word for spermies is Phelpses. LOL! Swim Phelpses SWIM!!!!!!!!!
I'm feeling very positive about this cycle and visualising a happy result. I did some reading and a lot of docs out there recommend getting IUI the day of LH surge when you are doing a natural cycle (no trigger, no meds) or timing it within 6-12 hours after...it's just hard to get that timing spot on because of the limitations of OPKs...
I tested yesterday at 1pm and it was negative. When I tested at 2pm today it was positive but only just, so I did a digital one just to be sure and got a smiley, but it was still not a very dark dark line, if that makes sense...well when I did the test tonight so I could get a photo the line was SUPER dark, so I think I'm going to O very soon. I feel the twinges on the left side too... of course, it's hard to feel them now over the cramping.
So yeah...cramping and slightly bloated and have this odd warm sensation in my belly like pins and needles... the spotting has stopped though, so that is good.
As to fostering or adopting, I think that financially it's very doable. At least it is so in Virginia. They give foster kids a stipend to cover living expenses and such and have options for less expensive childcare. Some of the kids available for adoption also have a stipend, so that is a huge financial help. I definitely plan to adopt too because I think it's important to have a brother or sister and I really want to help give a kid a family since I know what it is like to come from a situation of abuse and neglect.
Teri, as to your question about hospitals... the term for catching a "bug" when hospitalised is nosocomial infections, and not only are they on the rise, they are becoming resistant to most antibiotics. It has nothing to do with the competency or kindness of docs and nurses, it's just a fact of today's society and the overuse of antibiotics.
As to my birth plan...I live too far out to have a home birth with my midwife so I plan to have a birthcenter birth. The birth center is just like a bed and breakfast but with lots of cool stuff like a soaking tub for labouring... I trust my midwife and know that if I become high risk or if there is any sign of distress in baby they'll bring me to hospital, which is literally down the road from the birth center. I don't want to have baby in hospital because they are geared towards clinical invasiveness and try to push things like drugs, epidural, etc. I don't want an IV. I don't want someone asking me if I want something for pain cuz then I'll cave. most importantly, I want to have my baby in a place that I can feel free to walk around, listen to my music, eat, have friends over, or do whatever I like to feel most comfy.
Anyway, time for bed. I'm seriously in need of being horizontal.
Cheers,
Ona
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