When you?re trying to conceive, those last two weeks of your cycle?when you may be pregnant?can bring a sense of hope and excitement of what is to come. But at the same time, it can be an intense, all-consuming, emotional roller coaster that can quickly spiral into sadness and disappointment if your period arrives or you have a negative pregnancy test.
Those two weeks you wait to find out if your well-timed sexual escapades (or fertility treatments) paid off and you conceived?often referred to at the two-week wait, or TWW? seem to move at a snail?s pace, especially if you?ve been trying for a while.
In my first attempt to get pregnant, I had a positive test in just five months. But the second time around, a frustrating diagnosis of unexplained secondary infertility threw us for a loop. My husband and I tried for three years and two months before we were successful?that?s 41 cycles and 41 two-week waits. Each cycle started the same: I was optimistic, excited and positive. I knew what had to be done and when, and I focused on the ultimate goal of becoming pregnant. But as each day passed after my peak ovulation window and no pregnancy symptoms presented themselves, I would start to feel frustrated, sad and mad. We were doing everything we could when we should?why wasn?t it working"
I spent those weeks feeling anxious, wanting time to fly by so I could get my results. Looking back, I wish I had been more present. If you are going through the TWW, here are 10 ways to make ...