Mikvah

Last mikvah visit was on a night after some really record-breaking cold. One car in the driveway wouldn't start  which was blocking the car that did start. The battery did not stand a chance in the cold weather. I knew I could call a friend or family member to give me a ride or a jump but they would all ask why I'm going out in the insane cold since everyone was bundling up that night. Side-note, I predict a surge of babies in 9 months.

I wasn't interested in sharing if I didn't have to so I called roadside assistance and asked for a jump. I figured I could shuffle the cars, go do my errand, and deal with the dead battery another (warmer) time. It took an hour for the person to arrive and four minutes to jump my car. I thought about the effort it took to get there that night and wondered if there's any extra zechut for that inconvenience.

I try to take care not to take more than my fair share of time in the prep room or in the actual mikvah. If I wanted to take a few moments, heck even 1 min, to daven then I can nearly guarantee that no one would rush me. To me it doesn't feel right to take time from someone else's experience. Any minute that I'm in there extra is a minute that the next attendee isn't able to use the facility. This is the same philosophy I've shared before about people wearing complicated clothing for the ultrasounds during monitoring. You're entitled to your time and your space and your grace period to get dressed after, but that's it -- any longer and you're imposing on someone else.

But so what? Is it being too considerate on my own account? Let's say I did want to daven a few minutes; does it have to be in the actual mikvah or can I do it in the prep room before or after? Can't I just daven at home - why does it have to be there at all?

Depending on how it goes with the hysteroscopy I may not need to have another mikvah visit before a transfer. If I do need another visit, maybe I should take a few minutes to just daven for this cycle to be different.