Coping with 2ww

[Anonymous]

We've been trying for over a year and dealing with various treatments, seeing different dr's, etc... but this is the first cycle that feels like it might actually work. We just started the 2ww and I am finding myself so impatient and obsessed with implantation, when I can test, did I time things right, etc...

Anyone have advice for how to keep your mind off of things and not stress out?

[Anonymous]

Sorry for the double post, don't know what happened.

[Anonymous]

I wish I had a good answer. We're in our 2WW as well...and everytime I start out strong, then by 7 or 8 dpo I begin to think and feel every twinge...by 10,11,12 dpo I'm full on nuts...not able to focus at work and having silent battles with myself to not test!

There isn't a real way to sail through it unless you have a lot planned to keep you busy...dinner with girlfriends, a date with you husband, even a trip planned...I don't have a foolproof way of coping except to buckle down and just let the days pass...I usually get into bed early as well...no need in dragging the day out longer than it has to be!

[Anonymous]

I used to drive myself crazy, but can't take doing that anymore. Meditation helps - telling yourself to "let it go" when you start to worry. Coming up with another obsession also helps (ha ha) -- I finally started running again, so now I think about work-outs, etc.

[Anonymous]

Yoga and acupuncture. I also stay away from web sites about fertility and conceiving, don't chart my temp, don't watch tv shows about bringing home baby, etc.

[Anonymous]

I just survived my sixth 2WW with a BFP and the best thing I did was use the time to have quality dates with my husband. We rented movies, cooked together, went out and about, etc. Having so much fun with him took my mind off the 2WW.

[Anonymous]

OP here. The first few days were really hard but now that week one is over I'm doing better. It also helps that I'm involved in an intense political campaign, so the next week will have plenty going on to keep my mind off of things.

I go in for a blood test next week on DH's birthday. It would be a great bday gift but it could also make for a disappointing evening. Hoping for the best!

[Anonymous]

Glad it's going well one week in! Honestly, I tried to stay offline as much as possible (knowing that if I checked Facebook, then I'd also start making myself nuts with googling random things). Then I tried to engross myself in a few good novels to keep me distracted in the evenings. Hoping for the best for you too!

[Anonymous]

i tried to stay away from the internet too. it rarely worked and i'd end up on some board where the women were anaylyzing every ache and pain.

[Anonymous]

historical romance novels. not too trashy, just trashy enough to distract me.

[Anonymous]

One thing that worked for me during my IVF cycle was realizing-- after day 6-10 or so-- that implantation had either had worked, or it hadn't. So I was already pregnant or not, and it was now truly was out of my control (logically, there are some flaws in all of this reasoning, but for some reason it worked with me).