getting another cold

(cycle 31, day 23, 8 dpo)

i'm getting sick  : (

I last was sick at the end of January with a sore throat followed by a stuffed nose. i'm getting the sore throat again... I hope it doesn't get worse cuz I have plans this weekend! I also don't want to take anything like last time cuz of the possibility of being pregnant.

on that note, 8 dpo, and i'm not sure. I don't want to make assumptions based on symptoms since that hasn't worked so well for me that last few cycles. after last cycle, I told myself I wasn't going to do the same thing anymore. i'm tired of being let down month after month. I've been doing pretty good with forgetting what day of my cycle i'm on and I've been pretty laid back and not wanting to POAS already. i'm hoping the busy weekend will complete that train of thought and I can make it to Monday before even considering testing, but of course won't test on Monday since AF is due and i'd like to give her a chance to show up first before wasting my last cheapie (I guess its time I finally restock on those...)

of course, I can't completely ignore what symptoms I may have, i'm just not going to let them make me think i'm in fact pregnant and cause me to test early. so far, I think I've had some cramping the last day or so that's maybe more prominent than the last couple cycles that make me think it could be implantation like the cycle I actually did get pregnant. my boobs (well more like my chest) is finally starting to get sore, that's normally the case a couple days earlier than this, so i'm hoping the delay in that happening is due to pregnancy. but again, no testing for me yet. I've got another week ahead of me...