21 April 2010

TMI - Or just girl stuff. Read at your own risk.

Last month I had quite possibly the WORST menstrual cycle I have ever had.  I won't go into details, but let's just say that I could identify with all the symptoms my friend listed when she had a miscarriage at 5 weeks.  I looked back over my NFP charts and concluded there was no possible way I could be/have been pregnant and therefore could not possibly be having a miscarriage.

That was a month ago.


This week, as I am only part way through my cycle, I was surprised to find dark blood when I wiped.  [insert freak out] Implantation? Was it really a miscarriage two-three weeks ago?  Do I have the cervical cancer they show on the Hulu.com commercials?  Or was it nothing?

Concerned and confused, I called my mother.  No answer.  Hours later, more blood.  Called mom again.  No answer.  Finally I talk to my friend Jenn, who has been coaching me in NFP, and she listed the pregnancy and miscarriage options too, as well as infection.

I started freaking out a little.  Okay, a lot!  I couldn't eat last night.  I had indigestion all day.

And then finally, finally, finally....

I saw my mid-wife.  And then SHE was confused!   The lady who took my phone message wrote on my chart that I was 24 weeks pregnant and bleeding.  Not, 24 days into my cycle and bleeding.  Needless to say, she was a little shocked when she walked in that I wasn't actually pregnant! 

Anyway, turns out I have a horrible yeast infection (woof!).  And even though she's not positive that's all that's going on, she won't know for sure until I finish out this cycle.  She knows that I'm not pregnant, did not have a miscarriage, and that my ovaries and cervix feel healthy.

In other news, she said my weight loss has been healthy and encouraged me to keep losing at a slow rate.  :)

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