Truth: A bit of anxiety comes with the territory when youre trying to conceive.
What is the two-week wait?
Treat yourself.Feel like a pedicure or a massage?
Both are soothing and distracting and smart moves when youre dealing with the two-week wait.
Styer also suggests meditation, even for just 10 minutes a day.
But if you feel like doing less, a nap is certainly fine too.
Grab your to-do-list.Got old clothes to donate?
A closet to clean out?
Now is an excellent time to put your mind toward a pesky project youve been meaning to complete.
Binge-watch something.Did you missThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselorThe Bear?
Both are worthy shows thatll distract, entertain and (fingers crossed!)
Anything that puts a smile on your face is fair game, he notes.
Write it down.Start a journal to document how you feel.
Its not realistic to ignore your emotions during the TTW.
The fix: Allocate some time during the day to focus on your situation and then move on.
Instead, its best to wait until your period is supposed to come and then get one.
Focus on your body.
If you leap for joy every time you feel an ache or pain, you might drive yourself nuts.
Bottle up your emotions.Seek support so you might share your feelings with your spouse, family or friends.
Allow yourself a chance to rant and then take a stab at let it go.
These are the bodys way of prepping you to breastfeed your new baby.
Heres hoping that your two-week wait ends with the answer you want.
These may include achy breasts, cramping, bloating and fatigue.
Wait the full two weeks (or whatever time your doctor has recommended) before seeing if you conceived.
give a shot to keep busy.
