I think the hardest part of the two-week weight is that your body is full of progesterone.

You are thinking about every symptom and that high progesterone symptoms are just the same as pregnancy symptoms.

And I remember when this was happening to me.

I was obsessive about tracking my cycles. I should have bought stock and pregnancy tests because I took so many of them.

And every little twinge symptom I read into it.

So the emotional challenge of the two-week weight really comes from the lack of control.

The better you know your body, the easier it's going to be for you.

So if you are driving yourself crazy or constantly thinking about your symptoms in the two-week weight, you're not alone.

Welcome back to the as-a-woman podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and today we are

talking about one of the most emotionally charged parts of the fertility journey, the two-week

weight. Whether you're trying naturally, or it's an IUI or after IVF, those days between

ovulation or treatment and pregnancy testing can feel endless and the anxiety, hope, and stress

can truly take over your life. In this episode today, we're going to unpack what actually

happens in your body during the two-week weight,

why weighting feels so hard emotionally and physically, how pregnancy tests really work and when it

makes sense to take them, and practical strategies to get through the weight without losing

yourself to constant worry. So if you've ever Googled early pregnancy symptoms at 2 a.m.

Or felt like time just stopped after

ovulation, then this episode is for you. Well, friends, when we talk about the two-week wait,

I have a lot of personal experience in this. Before we dive in, if you don't know my own story,

I had four pregnancy losses before I had my own two children. And I felt like I became a master

of cycle tracking, thinking about

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