Testing anxiety after transfer

I've had 2 failed transfers and each time I have nega testing anxiety. I test unless I'm late when we've tried naturally because I hate doing them so with the transfers I wait until the last possible day (that my clinic recommends) 14dp5dt ny testing anxiety is even worse with transfers I start shaking and my legs turn to jelly. Someone suggested turning testing into a routine and to start testing form day 1 when it's a definite negative and it becomes a normal part of my morning. Has anyone else done this? Does it help? In my head I feel like testing early is tempting fate which I know is silly...

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I hate testing. I shake and feel sick to the bottom of my stomach. I only test on test day because of this. I wish there was a more simple way, like chewing a sweet and if your tongue turns blue you are pregnant 🙂

That’s not a bad idea as it sounds like this has become a real fear based anxiety response so in order to face that exposing yourself to testing a lot more frequently (as stressful as this could also feel) could help expose you and eventually ease the anxiety specifically around testing x

@Hayley thats what I was leaning to, the idea would be to desensitise myself to testing... ive ordered a pack of 20 😅 I can start now gives me plenty of time x

@Kate I'm the same, I refuse to test earlier but I think It might be a good idea to try and desensitise myself to tests so it doesn't seem to bad... it can't make it any worse 😅

I have always tested every day starting day 5 after transfer. Certainly helped me by knowing the outcome before hearing from the dr. But note that it can cause other anxieties. Line progression anxiety was real for me, I worried every day whether lines were appropriately getting darker.

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