Warning: Female subject matter. Guys, you may want to talk amongst yourselves.
Dear Body,
We need to have a talk. Yes, I know that we have many issues that we need to work on but the one that I am talking about has just started recently.
What I am talking about it my monthly friend. My visit from Aunt Flo. My period, if you will.
Yes, yes I know that it is normal for a woman to have this monthly visit. You are suppose to have this visit. But we are talking about me here. I have never had a monthly visit. Sure, Aunt Flo would stop by once and a great while, sometimes it seemed as if she would never leave but she never came consistently.
That is why when it came time for my to try and have babies, I had to go through all those lovely treatments. You remember those treatments, don't you? All the hormones? All the shots? And don't even get me started on all the vaginal ultrasounds.
Yeah, yes. I knew that you remembered.
So why am I bring this up?
Well, I need to ask you a question.
How come almost three years after I have birthed my last baby(s) have you decided that it would be alright for me to get my period? And not just any period but a regular, consistent period with full blown PMS with cramps so bad that if I didn't know better I would think I was in labor. And the moodiness, good lord. I am pretty sure that I put Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide to shame.
Why now? Why not before so that I could have saved myself from all the heartache and stress of those treatment?
You see, there really is no need for this. There will be no more babies coming from me. Remember, those tubes, my tubes, have been tied, cut and burned. I am no longer in the baby making business. Trust me. Done.
So if you would like to just turn off whatever switch that you turn on to make the period flow, I would really, really appreciate it. I am fine with no consistent monthly visit. I don't really need many more years of this. I am done.
Love, Me.
47 comments:
The picture is too funny! Sorry your hurting so much! I was never consistant either but about a year ago they came with huge full force but it ended up being bad because of endometriosis and ovarian cyst which led to a partial hystrectomy so if it keeps up I would look into! Maybe your body is telling you something...and maybe you should tell your body to shut it becaus it hurts! ;) Hope you feel butter soon!
You poor thing!!! They use to have a great drug that fixed the cramps, pain and all...but women were dropping over dead from it, so it is now off the market. My thought, give me back the drugs, I will take my chances!!! Hope you feel better!
I can actually simpathize(sorry, for some reason when I got windows 7 I lost spell check...go figure!) with you on this one...I too had not had a consistent period until the age of 31...and now that I am in my 40's...it is getting worse...ack...so hang in there, and do see your doctor...they can tell you better why this happens than I can.
If your body answers you let me know will ya? Then maybe I'll write a letter to mine....
P.S. And if it doesn't answer you then of course I hope the symptoms lessen for you enough to bare it all. I know it can be tough.
That really sucks...I feel for ya..the cramps are probably worse now too. .I know I never got cramps before and now I get them..and they hurt..oowwww...!and nothing really seems to help ..well except for (sex)..I know, I know...not with Flo around..but it does help....LOL
Naughty body! My periods are very inconsistent (and I too had to do undergo treatments to get pregnant)... I would be highly annoyed if after years of this inconsistency, my monthly cycle decided to actually be monthly (and this being after I don't need it to be monthly).
Silly body!
I had the exact same problem... no AF most of the time, then required the shots to get pregnant. Baby #3 was a total fluke, too. Now I've been BF for 13 months, so no AF still. I'm dreading her return.
Wouldn't it be nice if we really could just turn it off when we're done?
That picture is perfect.
Yeah, that type of thing does make you wonder, doesn't it!?
That just plain sucks!
If this is a picture of your belly after 3 children, I have to admit, that I am quiet jealous. Mine looks like Jello after 2 children. Maybe I should have a talk with my belly. (haha) So sorry you have been feeling miserable. Try a warm heating pad for cramping and see if that can help. Hope you feel better soon. :)
Aw...you poor thing...wouldn't it be nice if we can actually turn it off...hope you feel better!
girl...when you find the switch, send the treasure map here!
Oh my, that sucks! I am currently in my nine months of period free bliss! If it doesn't come back after the baby is born, I will not be sad!
That does suck! It is like it it teasing you. I am always really consistent until I start trying to get pregnant.. then my body just goes all crazy. Bodies are weird.
Well, now that is not fair!! I'll bet you would like to know where the complaint box is?
boooo! that sucks!!! and if you happen to find the manual telling us how to hit the off switch, will you let me know? my ovaries are KILLING ME!
I second that emotion:-)
Midol and vodka -- it will help. :)
I need to have a stern convo with my bod after this last birth myself. Sometimes being a chick sucks! Hope it gets better for you!
Chocolate works wonders....
Seriously though...sorry you're going through this. I loved being pregnant -- no period. I hated it when it came back.
Hope you feel better soon!
~ Jennifer
http://thetoyboxyears.blogspot.com
Now I am worried. Before I started birth control my period was super irregular. I hope I don't have to get shots to get pregnant!
I have always maintained that when we are done with the equipment we should be able to turn it in at the front desk. Chocolate is the best known cure to (wo)man. So sorry.
It stinks, doesn't it? After having my last baby, I was prematurely diagnosed with a prolapsed uterus. I had all the signs. Turns out, one of the ways to "treat" a prolapsed uterus is to take it out. That's what my grandma did, and she got to skip years of periods and menopause. I was jumping for joy at the thought of being done. But, like I said, it was all premature. It was my bladder, not my uterus, that was prolapsed. And, no, I don't want that taken out, thank you very much. So what was the treatment for my condition? Kegels. Oh joy.
You did warn the guys to not read this, right? ;)
You know, that is the one thing I really don't like about being a woman. It's just plain annoying.
That just sucks.
I think mother nature really has a sick sense of humor sometimes.
Things are definitely worse for me now that I'm older too. I'm not sure if it's kid related or age related. It sucks though. Hope your body listens and you are feeling better soon.
That's a total bummer! Mine were worse after Joseph, so I just can't wait to see what they will be like after Isaac.
I would like to get an elective hysterectomy (do they have those?) after I'm done having kids.
I know, I know, hormone replacement therapy and all that, but let's face it, better than a period every month until I'm 50!!
I do feel your pain - I had similar problems after our last baby, but I got my OB to put me back on a pill that only lets that happen every 3 months! Life changing. Might be worth a try!
Mine has been messed up ever since I had my tubal after giving birth to my last. But then, it's usually not too much of an ordeal...I just hope I don't go through early menopause, I think I'd freak.
I so get this.....really I do. I was reading recently that women with PCOS usually have less trouble getting pregnant the older they get. All I can think is WTH? Ya...cause I don't want to be a grandma till I'm 80.
Ain't being a girl GRAND?
That photo cracked me up! I haven't had a period for quite some time... and IUD will do that for you!
I am not looking forward to the return of the cramps and pain when we decide to work on baby #3. Then I get to go back to taking TONS of ibuprofen!
Stinks! That stinks! And maddening @ the same time! Just think (not to throw another negative out here) but think of all the $ you'd save too if it just went away and you didn't have to buy all those "female cotton-ish" products. I didn't have a period for somewhere around 10 or 11 months after Tyler - GLORIOUS!!!
OMG!! I say this all the time!!! I had like no periods from age 15 on (i started at age 10...) Had to take clomid for both pregnancies, and after the triplets, after getting my tubes tied, i now, since my first regular perdiod after their birth, get one every freakin 28-30 days...What. The. Hell?
I just dont talk to my body anymore. she hates me, and i dont care much for her either.
Ugh, that is so crappy! Sorry the bod's decided to kick that on you now. I hope it gets at least a little better with time.
And, you know that as soon as you tell men "you don't need to read this" they're probably reading it! :)
Seriously, where do you find these pics? Hilarious. I agree w/Honey Mommy, IUD is the way to go. I always a regular, but I knew it would be at least 3 years until the next baby, so I got the Mirena, and have had one period since! Compared to the pill it pays for itself in a year and a half and lasts for five. Or uterine ablation...I hope you feel better soon!
Sounds like your body has a wicked sense of humor huh?
There's something evil about hormones. The bad timing is more than coincidence. Sammy Keyes says that it's like having a mad scientist in your head that say, "Hm...wonder what if I mix this with that? OOOooo! Iiinteresting..."
OMG- my sentiments entirely! The last 3 years since I had my final baby have been THE worst... and the closer I get to 40, the worse they are getting too! (I have also been known to say "I'm all done- no more baby production here- please take my uterus and do with it what you will because I have absolutely no use for it anymore!") I knoW you are a nurse so this probably isn't any news to you- but 800mg Ibuprofen every 8 hours does help with cramps and aching down the backs of the legs! :)
Oh poor darling, I feel for you, I really do! My hubby, actually just today said to me "so when should I prepare for your period" because he knows I turn into a screaming banshee the week before and now he gets ready!
mine is gone for good & i'm 30!!!! I had a small surgery last summer to get rid of it & it's done!! woohoo!!! no removing anything either they just burned my insides!! no pain at all!
Eeek! It is one thing to just get used to it from the time you are 12, but something else entirely to have to adapt to. (At least at 12 you don't have screaming kids!) Happy SITS Sharefest!
I agree! I think there should be an opt-out option for us when we are done. I'd like to say, "Thank you for your help in getting these kids here but I feel it's time we part ways. It was nice to know you, Period...now go away. And you can take Uterus, the Fallopian Twins and the Ovary sisters with you."
*sigh* I guess I'll just sit around and wait for menopause...
So true! Aunt Flo finally seems to come with shocking regularity when we no longer need or want her to!
Ohhh goodness. I wrote a tiny bit about this today, myself. Stupid periods.
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