I'm staying reasonably busy and distracted. Hardest is at night when I'm reading before bed (TMI: with two different pills to insert vaginally, I read for at least 30 minutes to let the first one absorb.) That's when I think about symptoms and stuff.
One nice thing about IVF -- it's not a 2ww, it's a 10 day wait. One week to go!
(And no, I have no interest in peeing on a stick. It's too easy to psych yourself out one way or the other, and I managed just fine with IVF #1 -- I only POASed after getting the call from the clinic with the positive beta -- just to see what a positive result looked like!)
When I was pregnant in the spring (which still sounds surreal to me), I don't remember having any intuition about the results of my IVF before the beta. I remember twinges, low in my abdomen, but I don't remember if that was before or after beta. And I know every pregnancy is different. So I'm staying zen.
But oh, I want this so much.
My husband and I started trying to have a baby in 2007. We ended up doing 5 rounds of IVF with our own eggs, miscarrying twice due to chromosomal abnormalities, and then moved to donor eggs. Our son was born in 2012. After two unexplained miscarriages trying for a sibling, we found a gestational surrogate, who carried our second son (2015) and our daughter (2018).
The wait is the hardest part! I so admire your zen attitude - this is awesome. And I also am very impressed with your no-POAS plan. Very unlike my little obsessive self...
ReplyDeleteI want this so much for you!!!!
Keep up the zen attitude!
ReplyDeleteZen zen zen zen ;) I'm trying to do that now, but I have to admit I was already googling something ;) Your lucky you only have a ten day wait. I hope it pases quickly!
ReplyDeletehope the wait goes quickly and you can remain zen. I never POAS prior to beta, either, I figure I won't trust the results anyways.
ReplyDeleteFX for you!
I couldn't agree with you more about pregnancy tests. I never use them either (well almost never). I hope this week goes by quick for you.
ReplyDeleteI may be two days past transfer but I am already peeing on sticks with zen-like composure. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI actually like to test out my beta so that I can be uber certain that anything that shows up later is real.
I think it's fabulous that you can resist and stay zen.
ugh waiting sucks. love the zen attitude!! I need it just to get to the O'ing time!!! FX for you! *hugs*
ReplyDeleteTeach me, master....
ReplyDeleteZen zen zen tww buddy. It is hard in the downtime not to google things. I hope this time goes by quick for the both of us.
ReplyDeleteKeeping my fingers and toes crossed for you.. BFP coming your way soon.
ReplyDeleteHey congrats on being PUPO!! And thanks for commenting on my blog...hopefully zen continues for the next 9 months for you!
ReplyDeleteBeen thinking about you!!!! Keep up your patience and faith. Can't wait for your good news! :)
ReplyDeletebrave is right! You are way more brave than I am. I want to POAS but probably will not. I will try to hold out and wait. I have only had what felt like low ovarian type discomfort but its' only day 4 after transfer. NO indication of anything and that is annoying. I wish you the very best, we appear to be in the same boat. Good LUCK!!!!
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