Does anyone else over analyze everything they've done during the last month whenever they get AF or a BFN? I'm 37 (as of 12/28) and DH and I are currently on cycle 6 of TTC. I'm relatively healthy, regular cycle (25 to 26 days), a little overweight and I have an underactive thyroid which requires me to take a thyroid pill every day. Other than that, I'm pretty healthy.
Every month when AF arrives, part of me immediately thinks it's something I did or didn't do, maybe I shouldn't have drank cold water after ovulation, maybe I should've had more pineapple, etc. For example I have around two or three servings of alcohol a week including the two week wait (mostly wine). I do this because I enjoy it and I know that once I get my BFP, I won't be having any for awhile, and because I've read so many places that light or moderate drinking during TTC is okay. I've also heard, though, that the CDC recommends no drinking at all while TTC. So then I think, well, gosh maybe I should quit it all together! But then I want to enjoy it while I can and honestly, I don't have much of it anyway. I wish I could just be one of those chill women who says "Oh, it'll happen when it happens." but that's hard for me. I mean even my doctor said it takes an average of a year to get pregnant!
Can anyone relate to what I'm saying? Does anyone have any tips for how I can just chill and not worry so much about it? This has really been stressing me out!
Every month when AF arrives, part of me immediately thinks it's something I did or didn't do, maybe I shouldn't have drank cold water after ovulation, maybe I should've had more pineapple, etc. For example I have around two or three servings of alcohol a week including the two week wait (mostly wine). I do this because I enjoy it and I know that once I get my BFP, I won't be having any for awhile, and because I've read so many places that light or moderate drinking during TTC is okay. I've also heard, though, that the CDC recommends no drinking at all while TTC. So then I think, well, gosh maybe I should quit it all together! But then I want to enjoy it while I can and honestly, I don't have much of it anyway. I wish I could just be one of those chill women who says "Oh, it'll happen when it happens." but that's hard for me. I mean even my doctor said it takes an average of a year to get pregnant!
Can anyone relate to what I'm saying? Does anyone have any tips for how I can just chill and not worry so much about it? This has really been stressing me out!