the difference between "Trying to Conceive" (TTC) and "Getting Pregnant"
(this is just off the top of my head....i could go on and on and on....)
"Getting Pregnant"
-you didn't even notice you were late!!! by the time you finally tested you were 8 weeks already! crazy!
-you say things like "i guess i am just SUPER fertile"!
-you don't have any idea when you ovulate and you sorta remember your last period. maybe.
-you say "it happened the first month after i stopped taking the pill!"
-you think having a double tall latte each morning and a glass of wine each night is "totally fine!"
-everyone knows already because why keep it a secret? you want to share the good news!
-you don't remember having any symptoms.
-you can say something like "it was a pleasant surprise!"
-you don't know where your cervix is, what it feels like, or WHY on earth you would touch it.
-you have never google searched anything about pregnancy
"Trying to Conceive"
-you know how many pregnant women are in the room at any given time. there were 3 at breakfast this morning. 2 at the grocery store. 4 at Costco.
-you can not crack an egg without thinking about your cervical mucus.
-you know the date today because you have been counting days for months and months. i can tell you the day i ovulated 3 months ago. it is scorched into my mind. i can tell you today's date, my cycle day, how many days past ovulation i am and when i am going to test. it is all on the calendar i stare at ALL DAY LONG.
-you order decaf. you take all sorts of pills, vitamins, hormones, tonics, elixirs. you stand on your head. you drink extra water and say "no thanks" to a glass of wine.
-every time your tummy rumbles, your head hurts, you burp, fart, stand up too fast, feel hungry or tired.....you think "IS THIS A SYMPTOM?!!!"
-you and your cervix communicate about 20 times a day.
-you have google searched every possible thing about pregnancy
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LOVE it. Sooooo true! (You can also add: You speak in acronyms and accidentally use these acronyms when talking to non TTC'ers, such as your husband!)
ReplyDeleteHAHA! thanks for that. I'm tired of counting days and looking at calendars!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGetting Pregnant:
ReplyDelete-you don't know what AF, BD, DH, OPK, BFP, BFN, FMU, POAS, DD, DS, HPT....mean. this looks like weird jibberish to you. it is silly and strange.
Trying to Conceive:
-you accidentally referred to your husband as "DH" in conversation. you also slip when chatting with girlfriends and say things like "i hope AF doesn't show and i get a BFP"