TTC - Cycle 2

[Snow_White58]

Hi everyone,

My husband and I are on cycle 2 of TTC our first child.  I am 28 years old and he is 26 (yes, a younger man haha).

I know we have a few things working against us in the process. I'm overweight and he's a smoker.

We bd 5 times around my O this month and I am going absolutely crazy. How do you ladies not lose your minds symptom spotting? It's all I can think about right now as i wait for a BFP or AF(due in 5 days according to my calendar).

I took a cheapie HPT this am and it was a definite no.

"Symptoms":

Sore bbs, New  road map of veins on my chest, AF like cramps for the past five days, backache, nausea/indigestion, extra Sleepy

Please help me not go crazy during this process. Please tell me how you get through the tww. I'm afraid I'm going to lose my mind!

[Snow_White58]

Thanks for your responses!! I'm really feeling like this month is out now because most of the above symptoms have disappeared.

I'm hoping to find something soon that will help me get through the tww without too much stress.  Thanks for the suggestions!

[ariellesmithe]

The wait is awful but I spent a lot of time with friends and family, kept busy, and tried not to think about it too much!  I know...impossible...but staying busy helped me keep my mind off of it.

Good luck and Keep us Posted! :)

[thelly777]

That happend to me the first month of TTC. I was so nervous, I thought I felt every symptom but now I think it was all in my head. I even took like 5 test all bfn but still had hopes because I was like 5 days late.. I was stressed and anxious about it and when my period came I was super heartbroken.. So the next month I decide not to think about it and just let it happen. I enjoyed it and I even stop using a calendar for fertile days or ovulation. My husband and I had intercourse when we wanted it. And boom! 7 day BEFORE my period I took a first response test and it was positive and know I am 5 weeks pregnant on the second month of ttc!! What I did is start taking prenatals even tho I wasn't pregnant and I think that helped a lot and stop stressing or thinking about it. Good luck!:)

[nelra123]

How not to stress? I wish I knew. Stressing can delay your period.  So just do what you can to relax and if you don't get pregnant, remember you can try next month.