My uncle came out to look at our basement. Phil & I made the really bad choice of not having an inspection when we purchased the house. We have a mold problem in our basement and in our attic. I have been bothering Phil about this problem for over a year. See we had water problems that caused major flooding over numerous occasions. We fell in love with this house, and we just didn’t think logically about what we were getting into. A wonderful redeeming quality of being an addict, we want what we want when we want it. So here we are in our home which we love, and feel is where we are supposed to be but now we have to tackle this problem before I become pregnant and before we bring a new born into this house. We need to bleach everything in both the attic and the basement, and we need to cut out sections of the sheet rock to test and see if there is mold behind the walls. Uggghhhh!! I can’t be around either of those things. I don’t want to risk anything with this IVF or pregnancy(when that occurs, hoping it works this time, fingers crossed!!) This means it is all on Phil. Poor thing. He is getting the short end of the stick on this one. I would say this is for the future 9 months I have but that isn’t a fair statement either since he will be embarking on a journey with Interferon to treat his Hep C once we a positive pregnancy test and a green light from the doctor. See once he sprays all of that bleach we will have to leave the house for a few days to let it air out. Not even sure where we will go, especially because we have the dog, probably my parents for the weekend. To be determine!
So all this chemical talk got me to thinking. What cleaning supplies and what chemicals should I be avoiding other then artificial sweetener? I will I live without my diet root beer, or bazillion teaspoons of sweetener in my coffee. Coffee, well I guess that will be easy since I have only been drinking one cup a day, down from 4 to 6 cups. Damn that caffeine! I order a decaf tea this morning and it was actually really yummy. Although, you have to be aware that caffeine free is not 100% caffeine free and you have to be careful what kind of tea you drink because some of them are herbal. I found this great information on What To Expect When Expecting website Cleaning During Pregnancy: Some Dos and Don’ts. Phil thinks I am getting carried away but I feel like this child’s (potential child) life is in my belly! This takes the saying “you are what you eat” to a whole other level. I mean processed foods are bad too! Really if you think about is anything made in a lab or factory is probably not good for you. God I hope I don’t turn into a crazy lady, I am aren’t I?
~ Jessica (obsessing)
A journey through IVF 