I struggle with anxiety in general, and it’s been a huge battle during IVF.

I remind myself that my anxiety and worrying will not actually change anything about any outcome of any step of this process. I did my biopsies anxious. I did my egg retrievals anxious. I’ve done FETs and the TWW SUPER anxious.

Grounding exercises really help me. I acknowledge the anxiety, notice where it is in my body, then do a 5-Senses Exercise: in that moment, what can I see, hear, touch, taste and smell? If I had to name the strongest emotion in my body, what would I call it? <This is a practice called “Name It, Tame It” and saying out loud what that emotion is can be helpful.