
Anyone who has been through infertility treatments will know that by the time the two-week wait comes around you are mostly a headcase. It’s the designated black hole between embryo transfer and pregnancy test where you are waiting to see if all your treatment has been worth it and you are in fact pregnant (or not). You also know that there is no shortage of articles on how to manage the two-week wait (for example 10 Ways to Survive the Two Week Wait After Infertility Treatment). After having endured weeks of injections, the roller coaster of emotions and various procedures, you’ve fought your way bleeding and bruised to this point where the most prevailing advice is to now to relax and chill out. Ha! This is a highly unlikely state of mind based on the four times I have personally waited it out post-treatment. And why? Because the two-week wait is essentially one giant mindf**k (to be technical) and here is why: Continue…