If you’re in the middle of the two-week wait, you already know how long fourteen days can feel. Time slows down. Every twinge suddenly feels like a symptom. Every thought circles back to the same question: “Could this finally be it?”

As a fertility doula who supports families while trying to conceive, I see this struggle all the time. And the truth is, the two-week wait can feel emotionally heavy, physically draining, and mentally all-consuming.

As someone who went through a 4 year fertility journey until I finally gave birth to my rainbow baby, I’ve tried all the things during the two-week wait. Here are my top tips to care for yourself (and hopefully distract you a bit) while you wait for the right time to take your pregnancy test.