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July 10th 03, 01:39 PM
Hello - I thought I would introduce myself, as I have been reading this
newsgroup for about a month now. My husband and I recently decided to
start trying to conceive our first child, and this month is the first
time we have tried ... right now I am 3 days past ovulation (as far as I
can tell). How does anybody stand the waiting??? I am so anxious and
excited, I can barely stand it. Is there anybody else out there in the
middle of the dreaded two-week wait?

I wanted to let you know that I have enjoyed reading this newsgroup
every day and learning so much! I hope to be joining your ranks more
fully soon! :)

Astromum
July 10th 03, 05:50 PM
wrote:
> Hello - I thought I would introduce myself, as I have been reading this
> newsgroup for about a month now. My husband and I recently decided to
> start trying to conceive our first child, and this month is the first
> time we have tried ... right now I am 3 days past ovulation (as far as I
> can tell). How does anybody stand the waiting??? I am so anxious and
> excited, I can barely stand it. Is there anybody else out there in the
> middle of the dreaded two-week wait?

Welcome!

No. I cannot stand the 2ww in any sense. Time slows to the point of a
mere crawl. I feel twitches and cramps and weird feelings every day,
and they are all figments of my imagination (which is *really* vivid).

It helps me to keep a diary of what I feel, so next cycle I don't
get all upset. Many of the PMS symptoms are so similar to early
pregnancy that I have thought myself pregnant each and every time.
Of course, each cycle you will convince yourself *this* time it
is really different... ;)

AF due in 72 hours and counting....
tick .. tack .... tick .....tack........ tick .............. tack

--
-- Ilse
mom to Olaf (07/15/2002)
TTC #2
"What's the use of brains if you are a girl?"
Aletta Jacobs, first Dutch woman to receive a PhD

July 10th 03, 06:44 PM
Good luck to you in the next 72 hours!

Astromum wrote:

> wrote:
> > Hello - I thought I would introduce myself, as I have been reading this
> > newsgroup for about a month now. My husband and I recently decided to
> > start trying to conceive our first child, and this month is the first
> > time we have tried ... right now I am 3 days past ovulation (as far as I
> > can tell). How does anybody stand the waiting??? I am so anxious and
> > excited, I can barely stand it. Is there anybody else out there in the
> > middle of the dreaded two-week wait?
>
> Welcome!
>
> No. I cannot stand the 2ww in any sense. Time slows to the point of a
> mere crawl. I feel twitches and cramps and weird feelings every day,
> and they are all figments of my imagination (which is *really* vivid).
>
> It helps me to keep a diary of what I feel, so next cycle I don't
> get all upset. Many of the PMS symptoms are so similar to early
> pregnancy that I have thought myself pregnant each and every time.
> Of course, each cycle you will convince yourself *this* time it
> is really different... ;)
>
> AF due in 72 hours and counting....
> tick .. tack .... tick .....tack........ tick .............. tack
>
> --
> -- Ilse
> mom to Olaf (07/15/2002)
> TTC #2
> "What's the use of brains if you are a girl?"
> Aletta Jacobs, first Dutch woman to receive a PhD

sproutling
July 10th 03, 08:22 PM
wrote in message >...
> Hello - I thought I would introduce myself, as I have been reading this
> newsgroup for about a month now. My husband and I recently decided to
> start trying to conceive our first child, and this month is the first
> time we have tried ... right now I am 3 days past ovulation (as far as I
> can tell). How does anybody stand the waiting??? I am so anxious and
> excited, I can barely stand it. Is there anybody else out there in the
> middle of the dreaded two-week wait?

Oh, that wait sucked! I was really really lucky that I only had to go
through it twice. And the second time, I found out that I was pregnant
about 11 or 12 days past ovulation, so I didn't even have to wait the
full two weeks.

Jen

Em
July 10th 03, 08:35 PM
"Astromum" > wrote in message

> It helps me to keep a diary of what I feel, so next cycle I don't
> get all upset. Many of the PMS symptoms are so similar to early
> pregnancy that I have thought myself pregnant each and every time.
> Of course, each cycle you will convince yourself *this* time it
> is really different... ;)
<snip>

I did this too. Just using a little freebie calendar from Hallmark (then,
after I did get pregnant, I kept writing little notes re: the pregnancy's
progression in the same calendar :-). It was a great way to talk some sense
into myself if I got too obsessive about "symptoms."

--
Em
edd 9/23/03

E
July 12th 03, 02:03 AM
"Em" > wrote in message
news:i6gPa.27041$N7.3397@sccrnsc03...
> > wrote in message
> > Hello - I thought I would introduce myself, as I have been reading this
> > newsgroup for about a month now. My husband and I recently decided to
> > start trying to conceive our first child, and this month is the first
> > time we have tried ... right now I am 3 days past ovulation (as far as I
> > can tell). How does anybody stand the waiting??? I am so anxious and
> > excited, I can barely stand it. Is there anybody else out there in the
> > middle of the dreaded two-week wait?
> >
> > I wanted to let you know that I have enjoyed reading this newsgroup
> > every day and learning so much! I hope to be joining your ranks more
> > fully soon! :)
>
> Welcome to the group! Best wishes with the tww. It is a *very* long time!
>
> --
> Em
> edd 9/23/03
>
>

As long as it is, I don't think it is as long as the TWW at the end when
you've gone past your due date :)
Good luck!
Edith

Jen in South Florida
July 12th 03, 02:53 PM
E wrote:
>
> As long as it is, I don't think it is as long as the TWW at the end when
> you've gone past your due date :)
> Good luck!
> Edith
>

Yes, but presumably that only happens a few times in one's life.
The 2ww for a positive/negative HPT or beta continues for years
on end for some women.

Jen
edd 12/20/03 - twin boys!

E
July 12th 03, 05:25 PM
"Jen in South Florida" > wrote in message
...
> E wrote:
> >
> > As long as it is, I don't think it is as long as the TWW at the end when
> > you've gone past your due date :)
> > Good luck!
> > Edith
> >
>
> Yes, but presumably that only happens a few times in one's life.
> The 2ww for a positive/negative HPT or beta continues for years
> on end for some women.
>
> Jen
> edd 12/20/03 - twin boys!


good point :( sorry.
hopefully this will be the only one :)
Edith
nak