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Conception Update: Cycle 1
Physical… Read MoreToday marks 35 days since the start of my last period. I haven’t been feeling anything too strange, so I have no reason to suspect that I’m pregnant. I mainly think my strange feelings are related to digestive issues from all the unhealthy food I’ve been eating. I’ve read that many early-pregnancy symptoms mimic those of PMS. Strangely, I’m not having too many PMS symptoms either.
Also, my cycle has been irregular ever since I stopped taking birth control pills (of course it was regular when I was on the pill, but it was all regular before I started the pill). I’m not going to start taking multiple home
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In Need of Book Recommendations
I’ve been a reader ever since I found divine inspiration in Ramona Quimby, Age 8. My life is significantly better when I am reading a good book.… Read MoreAnd yet I have fallen out of the habit of reading. I’m trying to figure out why.
I think I first put reading on the back-burner when Matt and I moved in together back in 2006. I no longer had long stretches of time by myself. I wanted to fill my evenings chatting or playing Scrabble with Matt.
The other thing that happened was that I started realizing that buying new books wasn’t good on my budget or the available storage space
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Stress Management Update
A while ago, I realized that I have too much stress in my life. Also, since Matt and I are trying to have a baby, I am working on my stress management because it helps with conception and, besides, babies bring enough stress into one’s life.I’ve been working on a couple different strategies with varying degrees of success:… Read More- Better Nutrition: Nutrition definitely impacts stress, particularly because it impacts our hormones. I was doing really well with this one, but I have strayed. I am officially re-commiting to eating in a healthier way.
- Consistent Exercise: Like nutrition, exercise helps manage stress levels by impacting our hormones. Like nutrition, I
