TTC and sanity

joyfulnature

Good morning, all.

There needs to be a term analagous to hypochondria for imagining pregnancy symptoms while TTC.

Pseudopregnosis?

I am one week past ovulation. So there's no way I should be feeling anything, even if I am pregnant. 

I was walking through town yesterday and was overwhelmed by the smell of diesel fumes. What this really means: A big stinky truck went by recently. But of course, I'm thinking "Maybe I'm overly sensitive to smells!"

Then this morning, I felt dizzy/nauseaus upon getting out of bed. What this really means: I rolled over/stood up too quickly. But of course, part of me is like, "hmmmmm!".

Has anyone else done this?  If so, please share. And also take a crack at a word to describe this if you'd like!

I swear I'm otherwise quite sane. 

 

 

kirstenw05

I really like Pseudopregnosis. I do this all the time too, I think it's pretty normal. If I get even a bit of an upset tummy (could be for any number of reasons) "Maybe I'm pregnant!" If I am more hungry than usual "Maybe I'm Pregnant!" and the list goes on and on...

futurebabymama

Phantom Symptoms. I totally have them too. I litterally feel pregnant every month during the 2WW, which I don't ever remember feeling before. Dizziness, nausea, bloat that was atypical, cloudy urine, etc. I Googled them all and they all came up as pregnancy symptoms.

It's a cruel trick but I learned to ignore them all and just POAS when the time approaches. Last month was much better (which made me think I might be KU because I didn't have the phantoms, although still a BFN).

I love the term you came up though. It is perfect!

jrosehistory

I love the word psuedopregnosis and yes I get that all the time!  I have some nausea today and sore bb's so I am thinking could this be it even though I know AF is coming.  I had these same symptoms on Monday and they all but disappeared on Tuesday and are back again today.  I got some 7-UP and that is helping my tummy.  My temp only went up today because I started running again which always elevates my basal body temp.  I also know I might carrying around a little bug which explains the symptoms but when you are TTC you always think could this be it.  AF should show up in the next two days so I can stop obsessing.  I notice I am sane the first half of the month it is in the 2ww that I lose some of my sanity.  

Laura Cochran

Ahh, yes, I get a raging case of Pseudopregosis every month. I am always feeling twinges and cramps and have to wonder, "Am I thinking about my uterus because I felt a cramp or did I feel a cramp because I'm thinking about my uterus". I give my uterus a lot of thought <sigh>. It's so easy to get caught up in it because almost anything can be a pregnancy sign: increased breakouts, decreased breakouts, increased hunger, decreased hunger, anything.

 

I've learned not to get too excited anymore but I do still spend a ridiculous amount of time poking my bb's to see if they hurt. They do if you poke them hard enough.

hollymichael

The pseudopregnosis is the worst!  I was certain I was pregnant last month because of various phantom symptoms, but no, AF came ahead of schedule.  I am determined that this time I will not fall victim to pseudopregnosis.  If I do, I am going to come on here so you all can tell me to stop kidding myself!

joyfulnature

So, we're all a little nutty....at least we have a great support group!

 

 

Calips

I suffer from Pseudopregosis aggravated by Googleaddiculitis.

I'm screwed.

leffe1

Right there with you! Oh wow this is a new twinge...could it be?! I wake up praying for nausea and sore boobs! I am pretty sensative to perfume and cologne. I smelled cologne the other day that made me feel sick. I thought could I be pregnant or does this cologne just smell "horrible". It was obviously the later of the two!

indianasunshine

Guilty as charged.

2WW=pregnant until proven to the contrary.?

16 cycles later, and I still haven't learned.

Lock me up!!!!?