22nd
One Week Later
It’s been exactly one week (almost to the minute) and I’m still doing really well. The serious cramping started up on Friday and hasn’t let up. In fact, last night was probably the worst all week. Today it’s still cramping, but not as bad as yesterday. The bleeding is about the same as a normal period, except that since I can only use pads it’s a lot more uncomfortable as I always feel a bit “drippy.” I’ve been controlling the cramps with Tylenol and my wonderful strap-on heating pad.
**Note: If you’re squeamish about bathroom things, you might want to skip this next paragraph.**
So all throughout my short pregnancy, I suffered from a rather uncomfortable bout of constipation. Apparently this is very common among pregnant women as a lot of our internal organs slow down in order to make prepare for the incoming baby. It’s almost as if production switches over to baby mode and all other functions—including the digestive ones—are slowed down. For those of you familiar with the NYC subway line, it’s like my intestines started running on the weekend and holiday schedule. Anyway, I’m guessing the drop in pregnancy hormones has kicked everything back into gear and suddenly it was like “this train is now running express next stop 207th street.” So…that’s annoying!
My first week of NuvaRing is also over and I’m quite happy with it. I usually get weird side effects the first couple months on the pill, but not with the ring. We won’t actually be able to ..ahem.. put it to use for another week, but I’m looking forward to that. Boyfriend actually murmered in my ear the other morning that he can’t wait until we “start having sex again,” so I guess that means this whole experience hasn’t made him gun shy or anything…
