Edit: hopeful or guarded?

this1life

Sorry for the double post! A little gtky...

GTKY: during the 2ww is it easier for you to be hopeful that you are pregnant or guarded?

DemoDoll

ETA: I always assume I'm pregnant and then when AF comes its a huge let down. I wish I could be more guarded.

this1life

GTKY: during the 2ww is it easier for you to be hopeful that you are pregnant or guarded? I always tell myself I'll be guarded and expect nothing, but I seem to convince myself every month that I am pregnant. It really is an amazing mind game.

littlesocks

Hopeful which makes the 2WW more fun since I think every phantom symptom is me being KU and I get excited. Unfortunately that makes CD1 more of a let down. 

Peaceb0ne

I've been hopeful for the last 3 cycles, so this cycle I'm going to be guarded. I can't take the disappointment anymore! It makes CD1 even more annoying and painful than it already is. Last cycle my Luteal Phase was longer than usual, so it was the worst let down yet. I took like 4 pregnancy tests and all were BFN, and then my stupid period came the next day. Time to be guarded. 

Ayana11doctor

GTKY: during the 2ww is it easier for you to be hopeful that you are pregnant or guarded?

A little bit of both for me. This is really my first 2ww. I have moments when I feel that something my be an indication that I'm pregnant and other moments when I just do my best to no think about it. I try not to be too hopeful infront of DH because I don't want him excited just to be let down by AF.

tabaskoa

I'm hopeful. Not in the "OMG I think this is it" way, but in the I really hope this is it way. I'm a planner though, so I always think about what I'll do the next month if it's not our month during my 2ww.

kramja01

I always start off guarded but sometimes I let myself get hopeful near the end if my chart is still pretty....it's not a good thing though, because it really messes with my mind. I had a longer than usual LP this month and this morning was horrible with the temp drop and spotting.

doodiebug18

I always tell me self to keep guarded but seems like every month when Af starts I get disappointed

BBer4

I used to be hopeful, not so much anymore.

LadyXaverian

I was always very hopeful during the 1st week of the 2ww, but by the 2nd week, I was not just guarded, but positive that I was not pregnant. That includes the cycle I actually got a BFP. The day before I got my +HPT, I was spotting, and I told my husband "Just so you know, it didn't work again."

mcatmay

guarded. 

themrsJRD

Guarded for me.

sunlavender

I'm hopeful for the first week.  The second week (assuming I haven't started spotting by then) I go into guarded mode.  It's easier to keep my emotions in check than crash when my period comes.

Mrs+Me

I have been both ways. I would say I am often more guarded with moments of hope.  Cycle 8  my LP was an entire day longer than any other and I was pretty sure I was KTFU...that was a pretty big let down and it was followed with now three pregnancy announcements...so it has been a rough cycle. 

MrsHennyBee

Guarded fo sho

tealowl

Initially, I was excited at first, since this was my first planned pregnancy. We got a BFP on my first cycle, which surprised me, since I didn't temp/OPK and just used FF, I wasn't sure of my chart accuracy. Getting my BFP was scary but super exciting and I remember that day like it was yesterday. Unfortunately it wasn't my take home baby, so I've dealt w/a lot of negative emotions the last month. I want to TTC soon, but now I'm more apprehensive. If/when I get another BFP, I won't be telling anyone and I'll be more cautious about it, and I'll want an appointment at 6wks to determine everything being okay then. And I wouldn't make it public untill 12 weeks. I learned my lesson telling too early. It's hard telling people bad news.

ksuRN09

Before this cycle, I was hopeful every month and then was incredibly disappointed when AF showed up. This month, I'm a lot more guarded since my psyche is starting to hate the rollercoaster of TTC. I took a test yesterday and assumed it was going to be negative (which it was). A little piece of me was still hopeful, though.

Spookster

I expect nothing as to not be crushed and disappointed with every BFN. 

herecomesthesun

sunlavender:

I'm hopeful for the first week.  The second week (assuming I haven't started spotting by then) I go into guarded mode.  It's easier to keep my emotions in check than crash when my period comes.

 

This is pretty much me. I want to be positive, but know I have to be realistic too. 

coopsbaby

I really try to not be hopeful at this point, but every little twinge and phantom symptom, every deviation from my normal cycle gets my hopes up. Last month I had a longer LP and it really did a number on me.