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Hello, have decided to join for some moral support!
Hello all
I have been 'lurking' for a while on this site now and have already gots lots of invaluable advice from you all so thought it was time I said 'hello'!
I am lucky enough to have 2 lovely girls but am now ttc baby number 3. We were very fortunate both times and conceived fairly easily and I guess I naively thought that it would be the same the third time around. I came off the pill 8 months ago and have only had 2 AF's since then - I thought the last one was never going to arrive! I think i have only ov'd once in that time as well. Am starting to worry that time is running out - if it doesn't happen this cycle it might be another 8 months before we can try again - aaahhh! Am currently on countdown to ov'n (sorry, not sure of all abbreviations yet!). Have bought the CBD 7 stick test for this month but could very well end up using 3 packs as with such irregular cycles, I have no idea when to start testing. Anyway, fingers crossed - I plan to start b'ding tomorrow night -(10 days post AF) and then testing on day 15. I hope at least I get a smiley face so we know we are on the right track. (By the way, CB ov sticks helped me conceive my first 2 so they are def worth trying - I ovulate much later in the month than I thought so I don't think I would have ever got the right days without them!):\)
I have been 'lurking' for a while on this site now and have already gots lots of invaluable advice from you all so thought it was time I said 'hello'!
I am lucky enough to have 2 lovely girls but am now ttc baby number 3. We were very fortunate both times and conceived fairly easily and I guess I naively thought that it would be the same the third time around. I came off the pill 8 months ago and have only had 2 AF's since then - I thought the last one was never going to arrive! I think i have only ov'd once in that time as well. Am starting to worry that time is running out - if it doesn't happen this cycle it might be another 8 months before we can try again - aaahhh! Am currently on countdown to ov'n (sorry, not sure of all abbreviations yet!). Have bought the CBD 7 stick test for this month but could very well end up using 3 packs as with such irregular cycles, I have no idea when to start testing. Anyway, fingers crossed - I plan to start b'ding tomorrow night -(10 days post AF) and then testing on day 15. I hope at least I get a smiley face so we know we are on the right track. (By the way, CB ov sticks helped me conceive my first 2 so they are def worth trying - I ovulate much later in the month than I thought so I don't think I would have ever got the right days without them!):\)
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AF ~ Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
BFN ~ big fat negative (on a pregnancy test)
BFP ~ big fat positive (on a pregnancy test)
BTDT ~ been there, done that
CD ~ cycle day (of your menstrual period)
CM ~ cervical mucus
DPO ~ days past ovulation
EDD ~ estimated date of delivery or pregnancy due date
EP ~ ectopic pregnancy
EPT ~ early pregnancy test
EWCM ~ egg white cervical mucus
FET ~ frozen embryo transfer
GL ~ good luck
HPT ~ home pregnancy test
HTH ~ hope that helps
IUI ~ intrauterine insemination
IVF ~ in vitro fertilization
MC/MMC ~ miscarriage
OV ~ ovulate
OMG ~ oh my goodness
OPK ~ ovulation predictor kit
PG ~ pregnant
TTC ~ trying to conceive
DD ~ dear daughter
DS ~dear son
DH ~ dear husband
OH ~ other half
LO ~ little one
TBH ~ to be honest
HV ~ health visitor
MW ~ midwife
LOL ~ laugh out loud
TMI ~ too much information
POAS ~ pee on a stick
BAC ~ by any chance
BD ~ baby dance (sex)
BF ~ breastfeeding
MIL ~ mother inlaw
FIL ~ father inlaw
BTW ~ by the way
HTH ~ hope this helps
LO ~ littleone
TC ~ take care
TY ~ thank you
WB ~ welcome back
1WW/2WW ~ between ovulation on AF
PCOS ~ Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PCO ~ Polycystic Ovaries
LH ~ Luteinizing Hormone
UPSI ~ unprotected sexual intercourse
DI ~ Donor insemination
PMSL ~ pissing myself laughing
TBH ~ To be honest
FFS ~ for f**** sake
BBT ~ Basal body temperature (a temperature reading used determine a woman's fertile period)
PUPO ~ pregnant until proven otherwise
R+R ~ read and run
VE ~ vaginal examination
AC ~ Abdominal circumference -- a measurement of the mother's belly in cross section, and an indicator of fetal weight/growth
BH ~ Braxton Hicks (as in Braxton Hicks contractions)
Amnio ~ Amniocentesis
GBS ~ Group B streptococcus
GD ~ Gestational diabetes
GTT ~ Glucose tolerance test
VBAC ~ Vaginal birth after Cesarean
PUPO ~ Pregnant until proven otherwise
ADN ~ Any Day Now
AI ~ Artificial Insemination
BP ~ Blood pressure or birth plan
US ~ ultrasound