35 Date Ideas To Get You Through The Two Week Wait

The two week wait

So it’s here; the dreaded two weeks in every treatment cycle that you have to wait out before your pregnancy blood test. Many patients describe this period as the most unpleasant of the whole cycle – even more than the at home-injections and the egg-collection procedure. It’s the helplessness – a huge question mark looming over your future, about which you can do absolutely nothing (well, you can not drink a bottle of tequila, that will probably help).

The kindest thing you can do for yourself at this time is put it out of your mind.

Easier said than done, right?

Well, we’ve come up with a practical list of fun activities you can do with your partner, instead of staring at the at-home pregnancy tests in the toiletries aisle. As we’ve discussed before, intimacy during infertility can feel really difficult, and shaking things up with something different than your normal dinner-and-movie routine might be just the thing you need.

1. Take a cooking class
2. Star-gazing
3. Ten-pin bowling
4. Ballroom dancing lessons
5. Open-air cinema (for summer)
6. Open-air ice rink (for winter)
7. Cook each other your favourite meals
8. Mini golf
9. Take a day trip to a local picturesque spot – don’t forget your picnic
10. Snorkelling
11. Art gallery
12. See a comedy show
13. Dress up to the nines for a fancy meal
14. Try your luck at the casino with some silly bets
15. Volunteer locally
16. Massage each other
17. Go to an old record store and pretend you’re in an 80s film
18. Take an art class
19. Write each other bad poetry
20. Hiking
21. Karaoke
22. Go to the beach – soak up the vitamin D
23. Road trip – don’t forget your pre-prepared playlist
24. Visit the zoo
25. Scrapbook
26. Go fishing
27. Visit a jazz club
28. Make a puzzle
29. Visit the dog shelter
30. Double-date
31. Plan a dream vacation, even if it’s not realistic right now
32. Chocolate fondue
33. Go fruit picking
34. Breakfast in bed
35. Go to the theatre