Question about stress and possible PG

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Question about stress and possible PG
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Tue, 10-21-2003 - 2:36pm
Hi--

We recently lost our son to an illness. He died 9/16 quite suddenly. (If you want the whole story, it's on the diapering board under the heading "Off Topic"). Anyway I have an official question.

My LMP was 9/19 (the day we buried him BTW...that old bag has no tact at all). My cycles run about 35 days. I'm positive that all this stress is throwing my body out of whack. DH and I want another baby but we're not really TTC but we're not trying to prevent it either, KWIM? When we were working on Will, it took 2 cycles off BCP to make him. Anyway, my CM is being weird. I thought I O'd on 10/9 with copious amounts of EWCM. I mean, it fell out of my body when I was peeing. Since 10/9, I've been really, really wet/creamy every day except today which is normal/dry.

So here's what's weird. Last week was Will's 1 year old birthday and his 1 month angel day. It was a really, really hard week. But I'm still wet the whole week. Then on Friday (10/17) I had EWCM again. Hmmm... Then, I was creamy/wet all weekend. I was crampy all last week too, dull aches like AF is on her way. That ended sometime Saturday. FWIW, I took a HPT yesterday afternoon (cheapo internet test) and it was a BFN.

I don't temp because I'm not all that serious about TTC but another kiddo would be a really great thing. DH and I are and have always been active in the sack so there's always that chance. I need that hope that life goes on. Our house is quiet. Too quiet. So, any ideas on what's going on??? Could it be possible that I'm PG? Wouldn't the stress cause havoc and I wouldn't O? Could I have O'd twice?

Thanks for letting me lurk.

--Jenn, mommy to ~i~ William Henton (10/15/02 - 9/16/03)

ps--I posted this yesterday on the TTCAL board...sorry if some of you are seeing this twice

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Registered: 04-02-2003
Tue, 10-21-2003 - 2:44pm
I am not sure about all of the cycle issues...it would stand to reason I'd think that you're right - the incredible stress and sadness you're enduring is creating some irregularities in your system. Since it sounds like you are hoping for a pregnancy soon, I would just continue to monitor your cm - maybe get an opk if you're up to it all - to help pinpoint o that way as well.

It sounds like you and dh have a nice & healthy sex life and perhaps during such a sad and stressful time, it is nice to be together like that to console and be there for eachother so I hope for you that out of that union - comes a new child for you both...and above all else, I am profoundly sorry for your loss. I don't know that I can go and read your post/story because I am sure it will be so sad for me so I will just say that I am sorry for the hole that is left in your heart...God bless :-)