cd23: return of the swamp thing
justin had to go into work at 6:00 this morning, so i tripped out of bed at 5:30 to put enough clothes on to drive him there. as i dressed, i vaguely thought, "what smells?", but wasn't awake enough to process it.
when i got back home, i wrinkled my nose at something sour as i peeled off my impromptu driving clothes and fell back into bed hoping to get two more hours of sleep before the alarm went off. as i nestled down in the sheets, i thought, "whew, need to change the sheets."
when the alarm went off, i laid in bed for a few minutes, trying to get fully awake before i got out from under the warm covers. but that smell.
and then it dawned on me. it was me.
i grinned from ear to ear and danced less than gracefully into the bathroom.
why? because i'm a freak who never had any body odor ever until i got pregnant with hans, when i got his horrible, rampant stench that set up residence in my nooks and crannies. in fact, the advent of the swamp pits was the first physical sign something was going on with me with both pregnancies (see my post of 10 august). thankfully, it went away shortly after each pregnancy.
i was actually giggling in the shower as i scrubbed my underarms, and lathered them up again, and again, and then put on deodorant twice. by lunchtime, i could smell myself through my thick sweater.
i have never been so happy to be so nasty.
i'm trying to be reasonable. the onset of rancid body odor is not recognized as a signal of conception in any medical text. and even if i'm right, it's so incredibly early that it may not last. so i'm going to practice some willpower; i will test on cd31 and not before. what happens then, happens.
but for now i cannot stop smiling. i will enjoy this ride as long as it lasts. may it last long and prosper. (the pregnancy, not the b.o.)
when i got back home, i wrinkled my nose at something sour as i peeled off my impromptu driving clothes and fell back into bed hoping to get two more hours of sleep before the alarm went off. as i nestled down in the sheets, i thought, "whew, need to change the sheets."
when the alarm went off, i laid in bed for a few minutes, trying to get fully awake before i got out from under the warm covers. but that smell.
and then it dawned on me. it was me.
i grinned from ear to ear and danced less than gracefully into the bathroom.
why? because i'm a freak who never had any body odor ever until i got pregnant with hans, when i got his horrible, rampant stench that set up residence in my nooks and crannies. in fact, the advent of the swamp pits was the first physical sign something was going on with me with both pregnancies (see my post of 10 august). thankfully, it went away shortly after each pregnancy.
i was actually giggling in the shower as i scrubbed my underarms, and lathered them up again, and again, and then put on deodorant twice. by lunchtime, i could smell myself through my thick sweater.
i have never been so happy to be so nasty.
i'm trying to be reasonable. the onset of rancid body odor is not recognized as a signal of conception in any medical text. and even if i'm right, it's so incredibly early that it may not last. so i'm going to practice some willpower; i will test on cd31 and not before. what happens then, happens.
but for now i cannot stop smiling. i will enjoy this ride as long as it lasts. may it last long and prosper. (the pregnancy, not the b.o.)
posted by laura at 6:31 PM
19 Comments:
You were wearing my new Uz Jsme Doma t-shirt this morning, weren't you?
I really do hope that I can someday wear that shirt.
Oh wow. I wish I could speed this week up for you. Hope the stinkiness is a good sign!
sorry, j - i didn't have it on long - less than hour. maybe my stink didn't stick.
I have never been so happy that someone I know has B.O.!!! Yay stench!
Here's to being stinky!!! Got my fingers crossed for you!!
I can smell you one state over!
I do hope the b.o. sticks around. 'Cause when ANY symptom vanishes, that's when the freaking out begins.
Viva la b.o.!
I think of you every time I get a whiff of myself:) I hope this is THE sign for you. It'd be bloody depressing to face the fact that you just plain stink these days....
Yea!
I think my brain is not yet awake... i read your post almost all the way through before i figured out what you were talking about.
Glad it finally came to me, since good news is always welcome.
:)
okay that's pretty gross but i'm hoping it means what you think it does!
Enjoy your stench! Mmmm, body odor.
All the best. I hope this is it, although FUCK if it is for finding out so soon, because that's just that much more torture.
We weren't trying the cycle we conceived Mimi, but I realized my boobs hurt and took a test. I was excited thinking I was 6-8 weeks or something. After dating by ultrasound, she had been conceived exactly 14 days prior to my testing. It's just that much longer to worry.
Can you just forget the stench for a couple weeks? You'll thank me later. :)
viva the malodorousness!
Wow, I hope your body odor and pregnancy are connected this time too! Strange, but good!! I've never heard of that sympton before but I REALLY hope you are right!!!!!! keeping my fingers crossed......
lol...that is so weird! But it makes me happy for you nonetheless.
Ha ha. I really hope that this body odor is it!
Somewhere there is a biochemist just dying to meet you...
Fingers crossed for you guys!
Oh wow -- away for a few days, and now there's this... aroma... You want I should spray some Glade in here?? ;-)
Hoping for you both!
Oooh, I've got my fingers crossed for you!
I smelled gross to myself for a few weeks in the first trimester, but it wasn't an early symptom for me. I wonder what the hell causes that.
Good luck!
Yay for BO! That's SO WEIRD! :) But very cool. Looking forward to an update...Fingers crossed!!!!
I'm totally hoping that you're right!!!!!
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