There is a whole world of mommies. Mommies to be are included no matter what step of the process they are in. Many of us are out there networking online. We touch base with women across the world facing similar circumstances as well as divergent, but we all come together in places known as forums or groups. There are lots of options out there. It is sometimes difficult to determine where you fit in best.
They have all kinds of different boards within these groups. Natural mothers, new mothers, mothers over 35, mothers Under 35, mothers of children with special needs and so on and so forth. If you need to know you will find a board for you. There are pregnancy boards, birth boards, breastfeeding boards, boards about dealing with losses, and boards for those trying to conceive. The list is almost endless.
The other never ending list is that of acronyms mothers use on these message boards. BTDT, BD, TTC, BF, DS, DH, DD, BBT, O, CM, CP, EWCM, OPK, CH and BFP just to name a few. I sometimes think could I post an entire sentence written in just acronyms. I rest assured this is possible.
I am a BTDT mother. Because simply I have been there done that since my DS, dear son, is 1 and a half now. I still feel like some days I have a lot to learn from other women whether they are mothers or not. Especially now that we are TTC, trying to conceive, our second child.
With Brenton it was easy, we said hey maybe we should have a baby and surprise even though we were NTNP, not trying not preventing, it happened quickly. Now with our second we are ATTC, actively trying to conceive. I take my temperature every morning when I wake up with a basal body temperature thermometer, BBT. It happens before I move my head from the pillow after at least 3 hours of restful sleep to get an accurate reading. Then I log my temp into FF, my app called Fertility Friend. Then I look at my chart. Then I put down my phone and roll over and attempt to go back to sleep.
There is a lot that goes into charting. I also do OPKs, ovulation predictor kits, twice daily until I get a positive result of my LH, luteinizing hormone, surge. I have to tell you waiting for a positive OPK until CD25, cycle day 25, almost drove me crazy, but I made it! That smiling digital face made my real face smile back:)
Next we BD. This is perhaps my favorite because it means baby dance. Ideally you want to BD 3 days in a row once you get your positive OPK. You also want to be sure you BD if you have EWCM. I won’t say what that is but the ladies who know know what I mean!
And now after that positive OPK you wait to confirm O, ovulation. This is done when I get my CH, crosshairs on FF. Two red intersecting lines that we have O! CD 27 O! I knew it was going to be confirmed by the spike in my BBT. It is amazing the things you can learn quickly when you have a little bit of a type A personality and access to a computer and a board called “Getting Pregnant” full of women who want the same thing you do…a baby!
I rest assured that my DH, dear husband, and I have done what we can this month while we ATTC #2. When I got my temp spike I looked at Rolston and gave him a high five and said good job we did all we could this cycle. He smiled and I know although he is far more laid back than I am about everything he wants this as much as I do.
ATTC #2…This is in my signature on my baby board along with my name, Rolston’s name, our ages and Brenton’s name and birth date accompanied by my chart link and the link to this blog. Right now we are ATTC #2 and someday that acronym might change to a name, a name we have already picked out and a birth date yet to be determined, but anxiously anticipated. I can’t wait to look back on my journey when we get our BFP, BIG FAT POSITIVE, test and eventually get to tell my new LO, little one, exactly how much we did because we just couldn’t wait for him or her to join our family!
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