Stress?

I hear it from everyone that I just need to stop stressing and I will get pregnant. The thing is, I don’t feel stressed! I have a job that I enjoy, I have a great relationship, and we are still excited about ttc. I guess I just don’t understand why I’m still not getting pregnant. Has anyone every encountered this, not feelings stressed but still unable to conceive? Am I really stressed and I just don’t see it? Any tips or tricks on how to conceive besides tracking temp, LH, and timed intercourse?
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Hey! Stress is a normal part of life, if you don’t feel stressed then you are probably okay. If there is historical trauma or challenges you might be a bit adapted to stress which can be a bit of a problem (I know I’m having to teach myself how to not be chronically stressed even though I have a great relationship, job etc because of the impact past trauma still has on my body) Sometimes babies just take longer than we want to arrive. If it’s been a while and you aren’t conceiving it might be worth tracking your cycle closely, temps, cm etc just to get a better idea about if there is actually an issue, you might find you don’t actually ovulate when you think you do so are missing that peak window for intercourse. Best of luck

I feel this way too, Abbey. Everyone keeps mentioning stress, but I feel like I'm the least stressed I've ever been in the other aspects of my life. I've been trying to do meditations and fertility yoga recently, to see if maybe I can reduce stress that I don't really realize I have. I read that a fertility diagnosis can be as stressful as a cancer diagnosis, so that convinced me to be more intentional about doing regular relaxation exercises. I dont know about you, but I think I've been minimizing how stressful TTC is!

Ya know, I don't feel especially stressed but been TTC for almost a year with 2 early MCs, but both of those pregnancies happened after heightened times of fun/relaxation. One was a weekend event that I adore and look forward to all year, the other a mini vacation. What @Elizabeth said resonated, possibly adapted to stress so don't notice/process it? I dunno!

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