Is it okay to be disappointed?

Question

This is my boyfriend and I’s first time trying. I’m testing in 6 days and both of us nervous and excited. But is it selfish of us to be disappointed if it’s negative? I know so many people out there who have been trying for years and I just feel like it would be selfish of me to be disappointed after only our first time trying.

Answer

Don’t worry about how other people feel. It’s your life and your experience and you can feel however you want. Just because other people struggle with fertility doesn’t mean you’re not allowed to feel emotions regarding your own. Don’t even think about it!

Answer

Emotions are emotions... they're not always rational or logical, in fact most times they are not. You have the right to feel however you do feel. They will naturally pass. So if you test and feel dissappointed then notice that emotion, validate it, and allow it to pass. You don't have to do anything about it. Also... nonkatter how long a couple has been trying, I think it's very normal to feel disappointment with a negative. The intensity might just vary if it's the 1st or the 40th.

Is it okay to be disappointed?

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