This is my first time trying for a baby.
All of my sexually active life I've constantly had an IUD (First copper then changed for mirena) because I was actually that scared of having a child.
I had absolutely no idea that it was so complex... ovulation/fertile windows lasting a week, calculation period times and lengths, ovulation strips, negative pregnancy tests.
Currently I'm at almost 2 weeks late for my period with 10 daily negative pregnancy tests.
The rate and speed of how trying to concieve has consumed my life has shocked me. The depression, anxiety, fear of being infertile or having a serious medical condition are on my mind every minute of the day and it seems this is common?
I'm actually hoping that my period comes in the next few days so I'll know for sure that ovulation will begin shortly after period ends and I'll know where I am, If that makes sense.
Twins run in myself and my partners families, his dad is a twin and I have 2x sets of uncle and auntie twins. I read about twins being so high in hcg that they cause negative tests with the prozone effect - but I feel I'm clutching at straws.
It's even getting to the point where I'm seeing people with children and I'm judging them, resenting them and that's not me.
Sorry this post has been quite long, I didn't know where else to post and it turned into me venting.
Has anyone else gone through this?
How did you cope?
What was the outcome?