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post #1 of 22
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- the Big 'O' no longer refers to orgasm, but instead to ovulation

- you show everyone who will look at your bbt charts

- every twinge is a potential sign: ovulation pain OR perhaps implantation

- it no longer strikes you as the least bit odd to check out at the pharmacy with both HPTs and tampons in your cart.

- you schedule your social events around your ovulation day

- if your OPK comes up +, you cancel all social engagements that night so you can BD & lie with your legs elevated and butt up in the air afterwards

- you talk using mysterious acronymns that only your ttc buddies understand: ttc, BD, ewcm, bbt, opk, 2ww

- your morning motto is: "Don't talk to me until I've taken my temperature"

- you take your temperature more than once a day (committed TTCer)

- you refuse to finish decorating that 3rd bedroom in your new house, because you can't stand the thought of getting it just the way you want it only to have to tear it apart next month in order to make room for the nursery you'll be needing.

- you put off buying any fall/winter clothes, because you hope they won't fit by the time the weather gets cooler.

- you clip coupons for OPKs and HPTs

- your doctor says, "Now take these home and inject this needle into your stomach every day" and you don't even flinch.

- you spend more on OPKs, HPTs, and fertility supplements than you do on clothes

- the thought of nausea makes your heart skip a beat!

- you make a mental note of what day of your cycle it is before you say "ok" to a drink

- you get sick but make sure you can take the medicine in case you are pregnant... and would rather stay sick if you can't take the medicine

- you finally look forward to mornings! Another opportunity to take and record your temp!

- you refer (and think) of your husband, not as his real name, but as the letters "DH" in real life

- you suffer silently from Infertility Vision (IV) - defined as the ability to see pink lines that nobody else can see. It's a very common condition among POASers during the days leading up to the official test day. Research is still being done, but at present there is no cure for it!

- You look at your vegetarian sandwich and the alfalfa sprouts look like sperm

- Someone asks you today's date and you reply "CD21"


... and just for fun: How many TTCers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Screw in a lightbulb!! Hmm... do you think it might help?

(Things to make you go )
post #2 of 22


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Originally Posted by musicoholic View Post
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- you show everyone who will look at your bbt charts
So true! I even sent my chart link to my dad! (though I took out the BD info first cause that would be a bit awkward!)
post #3 of 22
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Originally Posted by musicoholic View Post

- Someone asks you today's date and you reply "CD21"
Oh my gosh! YES!!
post #4 of 22
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Originally Posted by musicoholic View Post


- you put off buying any fall/winter clothes, because you hope they won't fit by the time the weather gets cooler.

- you make a mental note of what day of your cycle it is before you say "ok" to a drink

- you get sick but make sure you can take the medicine in case you are pregnant... and would rather stay sick if you can't take the medicine

- your new motto is don't talk to me until I take my temperature

Guilty! Especially of the ones above. My poor husband! Until I started temping, the very first thing I would do in the morning is give him a kiss and say "I love you". Now he gets a grunt and has to wait until I take my temp!
post #5 of 22
OH I sooo needed to read that! Musicoholic did you come up with those on your own? THAT IS SO FUNNY!
post #6 of 22
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LOL
No, I wish I did... was going through all my "funnies" files on my hard drive and found them

Kinda thought we could use some giggles
post #7 of 22
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Originally Posted by musicoholic View Post
- the Big 'O' no longer refers to orgasm, but instead to ovulation

- you talk using mysterious acronymns that only your ttc buddies understand: ttc, BD, ewcm, bbt, opk, 2ww

- you refuse to finish decorating that 3rd bedroom in your new house, because you can't stand the thought of getting it just the way you want it only to have to tear it apart next month in order to make room for the nursery you'll be needing.

- you put off buying any fall/winter clothes, because you hope they won't fit by the time the weather gets cooler.

- you refer (and think) of your husband, not as his real name, but as the letters "DH" in real life

(Things to make you go )

This is me!
post #8 of 22
Oh, so funny! I haven't laughed about ttc for so long now. This was just what I needed! Thanks!!
post #9 of 22
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Glad I can be of cervix, ladies!!!!
post #10 of 22
That was fantastic, and oh, so very true.
post #11 of 22
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Just from stalking .... ahem - I mean reading some of the threads, I'm not sure this one's ready to get lost yet....

'Remember not everyone gets visited by a stork, some of us might need a zoologist to bring the stork to us.' ~unknown
post #12 of 22
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OOOOOH!!!!! I just found a heap more!!!!!!

http://www.babyandbump.com/trying-to...youre-ttc.html
post #13 of 22
hah! These are hilarious!
post #14 of 22
Thank you for posting these - they are great!
post #15 of 22
"you talk using mysterious acronymns that only your ttc buddies understand: ttc, BD, ewcm, bbt, opk, 2ww"

LMAO!... I just made a post a little bit ago and it looked like a bunch of gobbldy-gook with all the acronyms I used. I was looking at and thinking "Wow, that is a whole lot of letters... someone would think that was a different language if they had never TTC'd"
post #16 of 22

Lol

that was hilarious! A needed th@ laugh!
post #17 of 22
I busted out laughing at work reading this post. I definitely needed this
post #18 of 22
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Originally Posted by Attached2Elijah View Post
LMAO!... I just made a post a little bit ago and it looked like a bunch of gobbldy-gook with all the acronyms I used. I was looking at and thinking "Wow, that is a whole lot of letters... someone would think that was a different language if they had never TTC'd"
yeah sometimes I show posts from here to DH just to highlight what a crazy language we speak here!
post #19 of 22


Thanks for that.

I often lose track of what d ay it is, but always know what cycle day it is! My whole life is based on whether or not its 5dpo, or cd3....who needs actual days of the week?
post #20 of 22
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Originally Posted by TickleToes View Post
Guilty! Especially of the ones above. My poor husband! Until I started temping, the very first thing I would do in the morning is give him a kiss and say "I love you". Now he gets a grunt and has to wait until I take my temp!
Same same same!

This morning I had to pee so bad when I woke up, but I was determined to get through temping (twice because I think the second try is more accurate!) before I moved and arggghhh I about died. I made it though. I got my temp!
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