I have become that TTCer. It’s been common practice to take my temp every morning, pee on the OPKs (Ovulation predictor kits) about halfway through the month, take notation on which side the ovulation pains were felt. Whatever, that’s normal (right?!). Well, since the OPKs were blaring a fertile time, and the ovulation pain was ripping me a new one (right side), I managed to get ‘er done last night.
Then I proceeded to prop my butt up on my pillow and stick my legs in the air. See?! I’ve become THAT person. I STICK MY LEGS IN THE AIR AND LEAK ONTO THE PILLOW I SLEEP ON. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I make my husband wait for dinner until I can be sure I’ve given the swimmers a good enough head start that I can now stand up. Even worse? While leaking onto my pillow (which I now have to get rid of), I was entertaining myself by playing a child’s video game on my Nintendo DS. I was playing Kirby. Might I add, I was FAILING Kirby. I had to restart it a couple of times, because I kept losing.
Then, when I finally got my tired of the constant restarting, I turned onto my side, and curled up on my pillow. That I had just leaked on. I’m so disgusting.
TTC has stolen my life, my brain, and any and all semblance of boundaries.
March 4, 2009 at 1:57 pm
What an interesting combination of touching and EWWWW!
Also, perhaps keep that pillow (wash it, of course) in case you need it again for the same purpose. Hopefully, you won’t, but if you do, you don’t want to be wasting a perfectly good pillow each month, do you?
March 4, 2009 at 2:06 pm
See, I told you I was disgusting, Beth.
Whenever you start to TTC (IF, you want to), this is WHAT HAPPENS.
March 4, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Nothing to be ashamed of…I did the same thing (minus the pillow…I used a towel) and would encourage the lil’ guys by exclaiming, ‘Swim! Swim!!’. It worked. Hope it works for you soon
March 4, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Sounds like “parenthood” to me. I am too embarrassed to mention the grossness of things I now find acceptable. And my brain — it took a hike a long time ago.
Now I’m reminded of the movie Nemo… ‘Swim, Swim, Swim, Swim…” Swim little spermies, swim!
I’m sending over some fairy-dust and crossing all my fingers, and toes….and having a quiet word with the dude upstairs.
March 4, 2009 at 8:00 pm
ewwwww. all i can picture is roseanne barr with her legs in the air… ewww, again.
March 10, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Wow. Legs in the air? On your PILLOW?
That’s dedication! I just crossed mine, and it did the trick!