I understand! This is a frustrating time, but I hope you can make it enjoyable, too. The wondering and waiting does seem to emotionally take-over your life, but hopefully you can find comfort in knowing that this is part of the normal process.
Have you read some of the positive and up-lifting information about how to conceive, so that it may help take your mind off of evaluating when your period is coming?
My husband and I wanted a second child, too, and it surprisingly took us 6 months to become pregnant. I really thought it would happen instantly! Do you know that it can take up to 12 months to conceive, and this is perfectly fine, normal and healthy? You have "only" about a 20% chance each cycle to conceive, so hopefully you can know that your time will come when it is supposed to. Worrying and over-analyzing won't help (I know you know this!), and practicing patience and stress-relieving techniques will really help you throughout your pregnancy (when it does happen!).
What positive things about this "trying" time can you focus on instead?
To answer your specific questions: many women have late periods and are not pregnant, and that is OK (it sounds like you may be worried something is wrong physically with you??). Give yourself more time to either start your period, or take another hpt (you are still not very "late") if you choose...but don't over-do-it!
That is my advice, I hope it helps. If you are still worried after your period has not started for 35-days after your last menstrual period (the first day of it), and you take a hpt and it is negative...call your doctor for an appointment. You can go in for a pre-pregnancy appointment to have a baseline evaluation...that may help ease your mind.
I'd love to continue talking with you about any questions you have regarding "how to conceive" if you'd like!
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I understand! This is a frustrating time, but I hope you can make it enjoyable, too. The wondering and waiting does seem to emotionally take-over your life, but hopefully you can find comfort in knowing that this is part of the normal process.
Have you read some of the positive and up-lifting information about how to conceive, so that it may help take your mind off of evaluating when your period is coming?
My husband and I wanted a second child, too, and it surprisingly took us 6 months to become pregnant. I really thought it would happen instantly! Do you know that it can take up to 12 months to conceive, and this is perfectly fine, normal and healthy? You have "only" about a 20% chance each cycle to conceive, so hopefully you can know that your time will come when it is supposed to. Worrying and over-analyzing won't help (I know you know this!), and practicing patience and stress-relieving techniques will really help you throughout your pregnancy (when it does happen!).
What positive things about this "trying" time can you focus on instead?
To answer your specific questions: many women have late periods and are not pregnant, and that is OK (it sounds like you may be worried something is wrong physically with you??). Give yourself more time to either start your period, or take another hpt (you are still not very "late") if you choose...but don't over-do-it!
That is my advice, I hope it helps. If you are still worried after your period has not started for 35-days after your last menstrual period (the first day of it), and you take a hpt and it is negative...call your doctor for an appointment. You can go in for a pre-pregnancy appointment to have a baseline evaluation...that may help ease your mind.
I'd love to continue talking with you about any questions you have regarding "how to conceive" if you'd like!
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