stress

jensma · #1 November 24th, 2009, 11:50 AM

how much does stress play a factor for you and how do you avoid it. I am so afraid i am never going to get pregnant again b/c of the stress of ttc. What do you do?! Obviously some of us have had success recently!

iVari · #2 November 24th, 2009, 05:35 PM

I wish I had an answer for the stress. The best I can do is just to keep hoping and I always remind myself that if I fail this month then there will next month. I get more depressed over everything than stressed though... TTC'ing sucks at times

mlyster · #3 November 24th, 2009, 07:07 PM

I try not to think about "failing". I just remind myself that all good things are worth waiting for and it will make me love my baby (babies) more when I finally get there. And when that fails I drink... I don't drink often but I am not going to lie about it.

I am convinced that is what got me pregnant the last 2 times. Both times I was at birthday parties or something similar and was well on my way to being drunk during my most fertile few hours. I don't know this for sure but I am pertty confident that it helped. I am thinking it probably took the stress out of thinking about TTC during the most important few days and just let me have fun. Then somehow I convinced myself I had missed the window or didn't have a chance and then bam... BFP.

But i am not sure yet how I am going to keep the stress at bay for the next little while. I do think it plays a pretty important role in TTC and the ability to get pregnant.

Kary♥RN · #4 November 24th, 2009, 10:00 PM

I am no help for this post.... I would love to know how not to stress.... I have had the clomid sitting on my counter for less than 24 hours.. and I am stressing over taking it today when I get home. What time should I take it, What are the side effects going to be? For crying out loud... get over it already. Than when do I start peeing on sitcks... OPK, HPT... taking the Progesterone.... test early stop the progesterone.. It's all stressfull... I wish I had a magic pill to take!

jensma · #5 November 25th, 2009, 03:46 AM

funny you mention that michelle bc i am about 90% sure i got pregnant after we had been out drinking one night!!

.:Shortcake:. · #6 November 25th, 2009, 03:59 AM

I also drink... usually as soon as AF arrives I allow myself to indulge in things that I haven't been because we are TTC. This month we are going to try to have more fun will Bding.. more spontaneous than planned. I'm hoping that helps too.

mlyster · #7 November 25th, 2009, 06:04 AM

I think there is something to the "relax and it will happen" thing but TTCAL does not allow you to full relax. So I have tried to at least relax during my most fertile time and so far my friends in real life (who have no idea about my cycle) have helped me out by having events for me to go to.

As for the rest of the cycle - I actually try and ignore it all. I think about it when I am on JM and when I am in a bad mood (just when my thoughts turn to "wo is me" type thoughts) but other than that I try not to think about it (actually I just don't think about it - the second i TRY not to think about it TTC is all I can think about).