The Lingo- the meaning of trying to conceive language

If you are new to the world of trying to conceive social media, you might find that droves of women are speaking an unfamiliar language of abbreviations, acronyms, and phrases that normal people don't use. Above is a list to help you navigate these waters with more confidence. I have created my own acronym with my husband (DH) which is BFPP, big fat positive present. I thought he had agreed when the time comes to get us a new, bigger car. I really thought he agreed. He told me to get that out of my head, but I might get the La Mer moisturizer I have been coveting like it is my job. Since we seem to be the only two people use the catchy acronym BFPP, I will leave it off the list.

Check this out- Comedian making fun of TTC

Someone referred me to this link of a comedian talking about his wife's efforts for trying to conceive.

www.in.com/videos/watchvideo-nick-d...

Getting Back to Good

I still contend that it takes the precision of a rocket scientist to get pregnant (unless, of course, you are a teenager and scared to death of having a baby). Despite the work involved (temping, charting,OPKs, fertility monitoring, and let's be honest, doing the deed as a command performance) I kind of missed it.

The last time I new everything anyone would ever want to know about their own cycle was March-the month I got pregnant. After the miscarriage and my doctor's edict "do not get pregnant", I found it liberating not to set my alarm to 5:30am seven days a week to temp, not to pee on a stick 20 mornings a month, and not to date rape my husband after an uneventful and not particularly romantic dinner.

But now that it has been 5 months, I kind of miss it. I want to know if all my efforts have paid off. And let's call a spade a spade, I didn't take my fertility efforts in moderation. To recap I am seeing a reflexologist about 2x a month (though we will up once I can start TTC again), I am taking B-6 vitamins in an effort to lengthen my luteal phase, I started Atkins to help regulate hormones and hopefully help my long cycle, I started exercising 5 times a week without fail, I lost a bunch of weight and I had the mutant fibroid extricated from my body. Now, with the exception of fibroid, these other efforts have been consistent for 4 months and no longer a shock to my system.

I am seriously looking forward to setting the alarm early for my temp (though I got a 20 minute grace period from my DH, he agreed to never set his alarm before 5:50am), using my overpriced but well-worth it monitor, tracking my luteal phase, and of course inviting daydreams of my BFP back into my every day life.

I guess you don't appreciate what you have till it's gone.