I've been lurking for a little over 3 months and thought I'd finally become active. My husband is 32, I'm 36. We have been ttc for 4 months. I'm a teacher and the husband is currently in school to be a gym teacher. He was a late bloomer and played in a punk band in his 20s. We are finally ready and I've realized that waiting to take a pt literally makes me crazy. I try not to think about it but then I think about it even more. It turns into a downward spiral that leads to anxiety.
A little back story... I was diagnosed with GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) when I was 19 and was on klonopin until I was 35. And if you know about that med, it's not great for long-term use, especially not when ttc. Anyhow, I got off of the medication in order to be drug-free for a year before ttc. My anxiety is manageable but I get very anxious mid-cycle. I am wondering if this is affecting my chances. Does anyone else have anxiety? If so, how are you handling it while ttc?
Re: Intro: ttc #1 @36 with anxiety
What do you teach? What age/subject?
Good luck with TTC!!!!
Husband: 40
TTC#1 since 9/2014
Unexplained Infertility - Trying naturally
Husband: 40
TTC#1 since 9/2014
Unexplained Infertility - Trying naturally
Beloved SS: born 12/2011
TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016
**TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW**
August 2016 - dx with DOR
Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T
May 2017 - began freezing sperm
June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T
July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba
July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks
I would suggest getting a behavior modification textbook. Learn how to pause (identify when you are starting to escalate), then redirect to a healthier behavior or thought pattern. should be easy to do the first part since you know when you're in the TWW and will start to escalate.
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!