In this Trying to Conceive Episode 2, I’m sharing what I wish someone had told me before we started TTC—especially about how emotionally intense that first year can be. I’m a fixer by nature (if you know me, you know I’m not the “twiddle my thumbs and wait” type), and infertility has been one of the most humbling, painful seasons because there’s no way to “work harder” and guarantee a result. I walk through the two-week wait (TWW), symptom spotting, learning my luteal phase is 11 days, and realizing conception odds can be around 20% each month—even when you feel like you “did everything right.” I also talk about the mental load: the guilt when friends announce pregnancies, the way joy and sadness can coexist, and how unhelpful “just don’t stress” can be. Practically, I share what I tracked (OPKs, BBT), why I chose preemptive testing before the one-year mark, and what I learned from the Modern Fertility hormone test—everything was normal except a slightly elevated TSH (2.65), so my PCP started me on a small dose of levothyroxine. Spiritually, I share how the Lord has been teaching me “step by step” trust in the unknown, and why reading Genesis encouraged me as I watched God meet women like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Hannah in their waiting.