Who actually stresses about water and saliva? uhhh . . . This girl!
Though I am embarrassed to admit this, yesterday I was literally a pile on the floor sobbing about . . . water. Among the many recommendations I have received to up my fertility, the latest is "drink at least 90 ounces of water a day." Now, I drink a lot of water. I love water. But 90 ounces? After measuring it out, I realized I probably drink about 60-70 ounces of water, while also getting more fluids through milk and orange juice. Of course, you would think drinking water is about the easiest thing I could do. Still, I have roadblocks - like it is hard to remember to drink throughout the day, I can't go to the restroom whenever I'd like or often at all (as I am a teacher), I won't drink the water from school, etc. Such little things, but these little things stress me out! Of course I will suck it up and get drinking, but this is great example of yet another thing to monitor. I guess today I will have to buy a bigger water bottle!
Oh, and saliva. Having been an avid user of pre-seed, the sperm friendly lubricant, since trying to conceive, I was also told by a doctor that all lubricants can hurt sperm and that they recommend saliva. WHAT??? Now, as an educated woman, I am fairly picky with my sources. I do not sit around finding random websites with no credit and quote them like the Bible or the Koran. I use credible sources. And every source I have ever found states that saliva kills sperm. This makes complete sense as it is full of bacteria, not to mention that quick drying saliva doesn't really act as much of a lubricant at all. So now I am stuck in another awkward place, wondering what to do about saliva.
Agggh! Again, I must ask why do I have to worry about any of this? Although, I do admit, I find it a bit humorous that these are some of my most pressing worries right now. Perspective.
20 hours ago
2 comments:
Hey lady,
Found you through TCOYF. Just read a bunch of your blog, we have a lot in common, haha :) I've heard the same about saliva=not good. I admire the fact that you can write about all of this stuff, that I think about everyday too! :)
natpink,
Thanks for the kind words. (And, I am soooo excited to have my first comment!)
I have been writing a lot in my journal for months, but at some point it just made things worse--felling like all these strong emotions are just going into blank pages. I felt like I needed to see if I could find support somehow, so I started this blog. Even if no one reads it, it actually helps as it makes me feel I am at least doing something constructive with the feelings!
About the saliva...Yeah, it is just terrible! After one night, we are going back to pre-seed. (TMI to follow) . . . I used to inject some inside before doing the deed, but now I think we will just use it to help with the initial insertion. Wow, that was so uncomfortable to type! : ) With fairly good EWCM, I can't imagine that would do any harm. We just won't tell her!
I'll have to look you up on TCOYF and read about your journey. It is so nice we can find each other through these sorts of things!
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