TWW obsessive testing like a crazy person

pinkoats · July 2014

Hi everyone. This is my first post, though I've been reading for a few weeks. Briefly a bit about me, then I'll get to my question: My hubs and I have been together for 6 years, but put off marriage and kids for a long time due to med school for him, phd for me. We just got married this spring and jumped almost immediately into TTC. This is only our first cycle trying, but since I am on the wrong side of 30 and have been wanting this for so long, I have worked myself up into quite the freaking lather! I am only 7dpo but have absolutely not been able to stop myself from testing every single day since like 2dpo when it didn't even make sense to test.

I am getting wacky-obsessive and every little cramp and mood swing sends me running to the google machine to speculate wildly. I understand the irony of looking back to the internet to help me quell this craziness, but ACK HELP! You guys who have more experience with the tww crazies, how do you keep yourselves from going insane? Since this may or may not be a long ride, what can I do to calm myself down, put it out of my mind, or usher myself into that que syrah syrah mentality some ladies can take on? Thank you for any kindly advice.

KingLED · July 2014

Welcome.
Find some hobbies. If you're not already, start temping so you don't have to deal with being "late" but not actually being late. And stop testing at 2dpo. That's just insane and you know it.

Post your crazy in the TWW thread posted daily. Good luck.

CocoMcGee · July 2014

My only real advice is that if you want to pee on things all the time, then get a bunch of wondolfos off Amazon. Your bank account will thank you.

Cythe · July 2014

Welcome and good luck. I encourage you to hop into the two week wait (TWW) threads that are posted daily. That's where we all go to let our crazies out.

As far as advice goes, find a hobby and leave Dr. Google alone.

KingLED · July 2014

CocoMcGee said:

My only real advice is that if you want to pee on things all the time, then get a bunch of wondolfos off Amazon. Your bank account will thank you.

Don't do it. Get some other brand of cheap tests. Wondfos are too likely to give false negatives/positives. And avoid blue dye.

PrimRoseMama · July 2014

I recommend wine & decaf. If you know me very well-- it takes a lot for me to suggest the blasphemy that is decaf.

Then again, the first month usually gets folks worked up. Get it out of your system. Just be aware that the process can take a full year. Hopefully your stay is short & sweet.

Good luck!

CocoMcGee · July 2014

EllyD14 said:

CocoMcGee said:

My only real advice is that if you want to pee on things all the time, then get a bunch of wondolfos off Amazon. Your bank account will thank you.

Don't do it. Get some other brand of cheap tests. Wondfos are too likely to give false negatives/positives. And avoid blue dye.

What????? No! I just stocked up on their OPKs and HPT! Curses.

Cythe · July 2014

@CocoMcGee‌ the OPKs seem to be okay, its just the HPTs

pinkoats · July 2014

Thanks for the support everyone. Everyone suggesting a hobby is so right. I have all this stuff to be doing obviously, I'm just not doing it because I'm so obsessed. I have to find something that is so fun I will become more obsessed with it! @primrosemama wine would be awesome, as I am usually a very frequent visitor to the wine section of any store, but DH and I agreed on one drink per day during the two. Also, @CLECyclist thanks for the correction. Hilarious and appropriate! I have been using the babi sticks from amazon but I'm not sure about them yet. Their opt never worked for me, even though I could tell my O date from other methods.

pinkoats · July 2014

You're so right. I just can't help my dang self.

mrsparker825 · July 2014

It's funny that you make this post! I was going insane during my TWW. To keep my mind occupied I started planning my baby shower! I jumped on Pintrest and started finding some awesome ideas! Also look up the Chinese Gender Chart. I thought it was a cute lit

gscoville · July 2014

Get a hobby, a job, or both - two or three of each even. You can't be busy enough if you are able to be that obsessive over everything. I've heard of lots of women here who POAS every day starting around 9 or 10 DPO, never starting at 2DPO especially knowing how ridiculously useless that is. You really need to fill your days up with something more than thoughts of peesticks and Dr. Google. Seriously.

pinkoats · July 2014

@Joy2611 Yeah I think I'm with you. If this ends up taking many tries for me I'm definitely on your side. It's just that my huz is finishing his internships for med school and learned to be really scared because of how much FAS in our area and I'm already taking some medicines for a chronic condition that do not mix well with baby that I will have to stop as soon as I get a bfp, so it's like, hmm maybe I could keep this one toxin out of there. But it's only for the first few tries when I'm feeling fresh, I guess. @gscoville Yeah, I left my full-time teaching job to studying for my comp. exams for my phd. I'm getting paid to do so, and I'm getting it done, but the fact that after 8hrs of studying I still find time in my day to spend so much time obsessing, shows the extent of my temporary madness. @mrsparker825 That sounds like so much fun, but I'm worried that would work me up even more

Cythe · July 2014

mrsparker825 said:
It's funny that you make this post! I was going insane during my TWW. To keep my mind occupied I started planning my baby shower! I jumped on Pintrest and started finding some awesome ideas! Also look up the Chinese Gender Chart. I thought it was a cute lit

Not to be a Debbie Downer here, but I was this way too. I would fill my TWW with baby related things. Problem is, one month turned into two, two into three and three into four. Eventually, you run out of baby things to do and you're still not pregnant.

Find real hobbies, it might pay off. Of course, y'all might get lucky early

pinkoats · July 2014

That's totally what's in the back (really hiding in the fear-filled side-front) of my mind.

jennycam · July 2014

Welcome and good luck with the 2ww! I hope you don't have many of them to go through!! So grab that wine and cheers to a short stay here!

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TriciaLH58 · July 2014

haha @pinkoats‌ don't feel bad about freaking out on here, it makes me feel less of a freak reading about how I am not the only one with babies on the brain 24/7. Like many of the PP have said, posting the TWW thread is the best place to both get your own daily crazy out and read the crazy of others. I've already found that it has helped me a lot just reading what others are going through.

I am currently 11 DPO and dying to POAS but keep resisting the urge until my expected AF. It is literally KILLING ME! Good luck and hope to see an update from you on the TWW Thursday thread tomorrow!

brettanomyces · July 2014

Did someone say wine?

KatzKiss · July 2014

I'm taking drum lessons. Just find something that works for you!

TriciaLH58 · July 2014

DarcyHermione said:

TriciaLH58 said:
haha @pinkoats‌ don't feel bad about freaking out on here, it makes me feel less of a freak reading about how I am not the only one with babies on the brain 24/7. Like many of the PP have said, posting the TWW thread is the best place to both get your own daily crazy out and read the crazy of others. I've already found that it has helped me a lot just reading what others are going through.

I am currently 11 DPO and dying to POAS but keep resisting the urge until my expected AF. It is literally KILLING ME! Good luck and hope to see an update from you on the TWW Thursday thread tomorrow!
Literally? It is literally killing you? You should probably get to a hospital.

Good idea! I'll call the doctor ASAP! Thanks for the snarky remark it's almost been 24 hours since someone corrected me for something I did wrong on this forum.

icaughtfire · July 2014

TriciaLH58 said:

DarcyHermione said:

TriciaLH58 said:
SNIP
Literally? It is literally killing you? You should probably get to a hospital.

Good idea! I'll call the doctor ASAP! Thanks for the snarky remark it's almost been 24 hours since someone corrected me for something I did wrong on this forum.

Oh dear, get use to it if you plan to stick around. Lighten up a bit.

TriciaLH58 · July 2014

bibliothecary said:

mackenziesmama said:

TriciaLH58 said:

DarcyHermione said:

TriciaLH58 said:
SNIP
Literally? It is literally killing you? You should probably get to a hospital.

Good idea! I'll call the doctor ASAP! Thanks for the snarky remark it's almost been 24 hours since someone corrected me for something I did wrong on this forum.

Oh dear, get use to it if you plan to stick around. Lighten up a bit.
Agreed. Life's hard, get a helmet.

I guess my response didn't come off the way I meant it to...I was trying to respond with something slightly snarky back in a fun spirited way...trust me, I've toughened up after my first post. Being a part of a group of ladies all hoping to get a BFP there is bound to be a lot of tough love. I genuinely enjoy the "snarkiness" and her comment made me LOL as well.

edit: deleted hormonal thanks for the education @KatzKiss‌

KatzKiss · July 2014

TriciaLH58 said:

SNIP
Literally? It is literally killing you? You should probably get to a hospital.
Good idea! I'll call the doctor ASAP! Thanks for the snarky remark it's almost been 24 hours since someone corrected me for something I did wrong on this forum.
Oh dear, get use to it if you plan to stick around. Lighten up a bit.
Agreed. Life's hard, get a helmet.
I guess my response didn't come off the way I meant it to...I was trying to respond with something slightly snarky back in a fun spirited way...trust me, I've toughened up after my first post. Being a part of a group of hormonal ladies all hoping to get a BFP there is bound to be a lot of tough love. I genuinely enjoy the "snarkiness" and her comment made me LOL as well.

Whoops. Unfortunately you did it again. Some of us, including myself, don't like being referred to as hormonal. We say what we say because we mean it, not because women that can't control ourselves. I'm not trying to be snarky, just helping you out because you're new. Generally, if you find you're being called out a lot, it probably just means you need to lurk a little more.

Cythe · July 2014

Bwahaha sometimes there's just no winning

jennycam · July 2014

Yes sometimes no winning....im sorry, I'm on all kinds of Hormones and hormonal! No need to apologize!

pinkoats · July 2014

Just coming back to say thanks again to you all for all the support yesterday. I'm feeling much more calm thanks to your reinforcements.

holliberry28 · July 2014

Did the bad batch include false positives as well? Been getting barely there squinters, threw the remainder of the Wondfo's out to stop testing and either wait out AF or get a BFP with a FRER again.

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