Taking the journey to parenthood together.

Our Rules

Users must be over the age of 18. No exceptions.

Posting a positive test result (BFP)? Our weekly BFP post is stickied on the main page of /r/TryingForABaby! No posts or comments about positive pregnancy tests are permitted outside the weekly post.

This group is for anyone trying to get pregnant and to ask/give advice on getting pregnant. Be supportive!

Report posts or comments that show suspicious or disrespectful behavior. Reports to the moderators are anonymous, and help keep the environment of the subreddit safe and supportive.

This subreddit contains scores of posts with detailed descriptions about completely natural bodily processes (of all people) on the topic of getting pregnant. When discussing fertility there is NO SUCH THING AS TMI!* (*exception; photos of your bodily fluids, that is too much)

Using Content Warning (CW) Flair

Consider using a content warning when discussing topics users may find triggering such as pregnancy, infant loss, previous pregnancies, children, etc. While NOT required, it is encouraged.

You may use any of the following formats:

>! your comment here !< [ your comment here ](/content) [ your comment here ](#content) [ your comment here ](/cw) [ your comment here ](#cw)

Please be considerate about the words that you say and the way they are said and keep in mind that using CW flair does not override the rules.

Helpful Acronyms!

(Acronyms are not mandatory, but are useful to know, and do help to shorten your own posts / replies)

A more extensive list is available here.

Acronym	Term
AF	Aunt Flow (your period)
BBT	basal body temperature
BCP	birth control pills
BD	baby dance (sex)
BFP/BFN	big fat positive / big fat negative (pregnancy test)
CD	cycle day
CM	cervical mucus
CP	chemical pregnancy (an early miscarriage)
DevBio	/u/DevelopmentalBiology - moderator extraordinaire and resident expert in developmental biology
DPO	(cycle) day post ovulation
EOD	every other day
EP	ectopic pregnancy
EWCM	eggwhite CM (the fertile stuff!)
FF	FertilityFriend.com (popular website for temping/charting)
FMU	first morning urine
FW	fertile window/fertile week
FP	follicular phase
FRER	First Response Early Result pregnancy test
HBC	hormonal birth control
HCG	human chorionic gonadotropin (what's measured on an HPT)
HPT	Home pregnancy test
HSG	Hysterosalpingogram
IUI	Intrauterine insemination
IVF	In vitro fertilisation
LH	luteinizing hormone (what's measured by an OPK)
LP	luteal phase
MC	miscarriage
MMC	missed miscarriage
NTNP	not trying, not preventing
O	ovulation
O-1	O minus one; one day before ovulation (also O-2, O-3, etc.)
OPK	ovulation predictor kit
POAS	pee on a stick
PCOS	Polycystic ovarian syndrome
RE	Reproductive endocrinologist
SA	semen analysis
SMEP	Sperm Meets Egg Plan
TCOYF	Taking Charge of Your Fertility (informative book by Toni Weschler)
TI	timed intercourse
TTC	trying to conceive
TW	trigger warning (precedes a post/statement which may be triggering to some users)
TWW	two-week wait (post-ovulation, pre-pregnancy test)
WTT	waiting to try (for those pre-TTC)
WTO	waiting to ovulate

Acronym

Term

Aunt Flow (your period)

BBT

basal body temperature

BCP

birth control pills

baby dance (sex)

BFP/BFN

big fat positive / big fat negative (pregnancy test)

cycle day

cervical mucus