Just fair warning, this is going to be LONG. I like remembering the little details, and this is my chance to record them. At 1am on a Friday in July, 2006, I woke up to go to the bathroom and heard a small pop and a gush as I sat on the toilet. I called [...]
Archive for March 9th, 2011
Birth Story, Part 1 (aka, to C, or not to C)
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A list of helpful acronyms
2WW = 2 Week Wait (Time between ovulation and pregnancy or next period)
AF = Aunt Flo (menstruation). This is dumb, I know, but what I'm used to writing on message boards.
B/W = Bloodwork
BCP = Birth Control Pills
BFN = Big Fat Negative (pregnancy test)
BFP = Big Fat Positive (pregnancy test)
CD = Cycle Day
CM = Cervical Mucus
DP3/5DT = # Days post 3 or 5-Day Transfer
DPO = Days Past Ovulation
DPR = Days Past-Retrieval (eggs)
DPT = Days Post-Transfer (of embies)
Dr. S = Our Reproductive Endrocrinologist
EDD = Estimated Due Date
ENDO = Endometriosis
ER=Egg Retrieval
ET = Embryo Transfer
FET=Frozen Embryo Transfer
ICSI = Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IF = Infertility
IM = Intramuscular Injections
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
O = ovulation
OB/GYN = Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OPK = ovulation predictor kit
PG = pregnant
PIO = Progesterone in Oil
RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist
RX = Prescription
SA = Semen Analysis
TTC = Trying to Conceive
TTTC=Trouble Trying to Conceive (ie, infertile)
U/S = Ultrasound
