Ahh…. the wonderful two week wait is upon me again. Just as last month, I am paying obsessive attention to every little twinge my body makes in the hope that I will stumble upon a new sensation, craving or mood-swing. I will then cross-reference it with the previous month’s notes, no doubt only to find that I have in fact experienced it before. Bahhh!

Today I had good old uterine cramps. Now I get these like clockwork just before and during my period, but I’m not familiar with them post-ovulation. On checking last month’s records, I see I had an episode of cramping at around the same time, but it was quite painful and I had to stop vacuuming and have a sit-down. By comparison, these ones were quite mild. Who knows if it really means anything, but I still hang on to the hope that it does.

Talking of cramps, I don’t know if this makes me a bit weird, but I kinda like them. They’re like trusty old friends, always showing up a few days before a period, diligently reminding me to check my stocks of Bodyform and Tampax so I don’t get caught unaware on P-Day. I’m reassured that my body is behaving normally, even if I do feel like strangling someone as a wave of pain rushes down my abdomen.

I’m also feeling really snappy today and a little bit depressed. That might be more to do with the vertigo being back however. I’m starting to suspect the Pregnacare tablets, but I don’t have any folic acid supplements in the house so I’ll have to keep taking them until I go shopping on Monday. It’s not as severe as it was, but my head feels heavy and things start spinning if I lie suddenly on my back. I’ve begun eating lots of potassium-rich foods again as this seemed to clear it up last week.

On the positive side, I ordered myself some exotic natural perfume a few days ago and it arrived this morning. It’s amazing how the power of smell can make you feel so much better.