So literally I almost groaned 9.4>1

[Amber_Rose]

Hello everyone. I recently began to have some early symptoms of pregnancy. Since I've been under stress, I kept an eye on things but kept am open mind.
Over the past week I've developed an aversion to coffee (I am typically an avid coffee drinker) and things just feel off some how.

Today I had very light spotting (my period is supposed to begin today) and so I figured "ok, guess I'm not pregnant after all".
But so far I haven't had any more bleeding.

Feeling confused I asked the I Ching "What is the current status of my pregnancy?"

The answer was 9.4>1

Wilhelm/Baynes: If you are sincere, blood vanishes and fear gives way. No blame.

I honestly had to hold back a groan. It was almost like a bad pun.
But then I laughed because the I Ching does have a sense of humor and right now I definitely appreciate it.

I usually get this line whenever I'm worried about an undesirable outcome manifesting. As crazy as it sounds, I would like to be pregnant right now. I did get sad when I saw the spotting earlier.

I'm not sure if Yi is confirming whether or not I am pregnant, but this answer was too funny not to share.

Amber Rose

 

[diamanda]

I'm not sure if Yi is confirming whether or not I am pregnant

9.4 specifically says "there is pregnancy" (the character for trust also means hatch offspring).
Resulting 1 makes me think there will have to be a totally new starting point.
As in, yes you were pregnant, maybe not anymore though, and you will soon be again.
Or, if you still are, trust might mean you should be honest about all your symptoms (to your doctor?).

 

[Amber_Rose]

You're right Diamanda. I think I was. The bleeding has increased. It was probably a very early miscarriage so it's ok. I still have symptoms but they're decreasing.

Thank you for your response!

Amber Rose

 

[Liselle]

Huh. As a groan-worthy pun I would have thought Yi was saying the small amount of bleeding wouldn't affect your pregnancy, the blood would "depart" (stop), "fear" (of losing the baby) would "go away," and all would be well (with your pregnancy). But that's not what's happening.

The way Diamanda explained it also makes sense (characters! 1 relating!), and I suppose it might depend on what "depart" means. Until I got to the end of the thread, I thought it meant "stop," but since it's increasing, it might mean something like "departs the body."

"Fear goes away" is also confusing, in light of you saying you want to be pregnant. Unless...is there room in there for your feelings changing? You did say, "As crazy as it sounds" - any chance Yi is farther inside your head than even you are at the moment? (I do think that's possible .)

Regardless, this is difficult, and I wish you the very best no matter what happens.

 

[Amber_Rose]

Liselle,

Thank you for your kind words. I'm ok today. Felt queasy and still having residual symptoms, but otherwise I'm ok.

That's exactly the way I interpreted the line at first too. The bleeding had stopped and I thought that was the end of that and that the pregnancy was still viable. Then after a few hours passed, the bleeding came back and was much heavier.

It was so early on in the pregnancy that the way I see it, it was for the best because there was probably something not quite right with the way it was developing. This has happened to me before and I actually became pregnant very soon afterward, and that pregnancy was very healthy and made it all the way without a problem.

In a way I do think Yi was in my head more than I realized because the situation isn't exactly ideal for another baby, but in my heart I do want to get pregnant again.

If that makes any sense whatsoever lol

 

[Amber_Rose]

Liselle,

Thank you for your kind words. I'm ok today. Felt queasy and still having residual symptoms, but otherwise I'm ok.

That's exactly the way I interpreted the line at first too. The bleeding had stopped and I thought that was the end of that and that the pregnancy was still viable. Then after a few hours passed, the bleeding came back and was much heavier.

It was so early on in the pregnancy that the way I see it, it was for the best because there was probably something not quite right with the way it was developing. This has happened to me before and I actually became pregnant very soon afterward, and that pregnancy was very healthy and made it all the way without a problem.

In a way I do think Yi was in my head more than I realized because the situation isn't exactly ideal for another baby, but in my heart I do want to get pregnant again.

If that makes any sense whatsoever lol