So I am in the 2ww of IUI #2 and of course I am trying to keep my expectations low but of course I am googling every freaking symptom because, you know, I am crazy. Last cycle I really felt hopeful during the 2ww because I experienced cramps, bloating, nipple tenderness and of course it didn’t work. I am experiencing the same things this time but I finally realized that all of those are side effects of the progesterone. I had no clue, and I am so freaking irritated. Because it isn’t enough that we put our body through the stress of daily shots, drugs that do weird and painful things to our ovaries... we have to take a medication that dangles false hope in front of us.

I know this isn’t really that big, but it makes me crazy. I feel just freaking crazy and I want to be done with all of this shit