I Should Have Known
I broke down yesterday afternoon and decided to take a pregnancy test. I could have taken it a few days ago (prior to when I should have gotten my period), but I figured I'd wait until I was pretty sure I was late. Well, it was negative. Since I didn't have my period, I of course told myself that I could still be pregnant - afterall, it took 3 tests and about 3 weeks after my period to finally get a positive test with my son.
This morning I woke up with some minor spotting. Saw that last month for about 48 hours, then got my period. Wasn't sure what to make of it, but I told myself I was probably not pregnant. No need to get my hopes up. However, I didn't dismiss it entirely either. Tonight confirmed it - no pregancy this month. Would have been kind of nice to be pregnant as my due date would have been July 7th - same day as my Mom and Aunt's birthday. Sorry! Now I suppose we're looking at an August birthday (5th) for our next child...but most likely an end of July date as they'd take me early given the size of my son at birth.
It's been 4 months, about the same amount of time it took to get pregnant with my son. I know it's not been an eternity, but each day I notice a new symptom or feel like I got laid out by a Mack truck after keeping up with my son for an hour makes me slightly frustrated. I'm thankful I am not tackling many of the conception issues other couples have, but I still have to wonder why so many couples are able to get pregnant "without even trying," (or "wanting to"). Why do some of us have to literally make something that should be fun and enjoyable into a science experiment? I'm looking forward to purchasing our next ovulation kit - have to hope our health fund will accept this as a medical expense two months in a row.