Two Week Wait (My Experience)

My 2 Week Wait &

The Testing Debacle

First Cycle Back

September 11 is our first cycle back (period 28). I’ve been tracking my periods off and on since my postpartum menstrual returned at 13 months and 18 days postpartum while breastfeeding my third baby. Speaking of my third, he’s 3 and still breastfeeding! But my gynecologist feels at this point with how old he is, his nursing is most likely not affecting my fertility.

Longer Luteal Phase?

I would agree that breastfeeding doesn’t seem to be impacting my fertility at 3.5 years postpartum. It seems this first cycle my luteal phase might be lengthening to 12-13. In the past, while breastfeeding my older two, I know my luteal phase was always at least a 10. Since following my cycles with my third, I started noticing my luteal phase is around 10-12.

My First Two Week Wait Back

I admit I am guilty of testing early and not always taking the advice of waiting to heart. I can attest, that advice is there for your benefit. This cycle, I let the excitement of our timing and my symptoms of vivid dreams, frequent urination, and a longer luteal phase get the best of me.

I had a plan to test once a day from 7 days past ovulation (DPO) to 14 DPO to keep me sane through this two-week wait. I would give myself the leeway to test once a day while understanding anything from 7-10 DPO is early. And sometimes even 11 DPO is too. In theory, it sounded good. I would start officially testing at 11 DPO and only start paying attention at 12 DPO and up. That was the plan. This plan only worked for about the first half of the two-week wait. Once I got to 10 DPO and up, it started unraveling pretty fast.

Take a look at my October 6 HPT video I took at 13 DPO.

13 out of 14 Negative Pregnancy Test in 7 Days

Last Edited: November 2, 2019

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