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Judy Norsigian, executive director of Our Bodies Ourselves, and Timothy R. B. Johnson, MD, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan and an OBOS advisory board member, have penned an op-ed in today's Boston Globe on the high cost of medically unnecessary caesarean sections, both in terms of a mother's health and rising medical costs:View Thread
Already knew about this and whats the point adding to my opinion/s on this. Since already voiced my opinion on this numerous times on here and other places as well.
We are just beginning the process of trying for our first baby and I'm sharing the ups and downs at my daily blog. If you're interested, please take a look and feel free to follow me. I wish you all very happy and healthy pregnancies and babies!View Thread
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Confused about what all of those TTC (trying to conceive) and PG (pregnancy) abbreviations mean? Here's a list to help you decode them.
2WW: Two-Week Wait (until you can take a pregnancy test)
AF: Aunt Flo(w), your menstrual period
BBT: Basal Body Temperature
BD: Baby Dance (Have sex for TTC)
Beta: Blood Test for Pregnancy
BFN: Big Fat Negative (pregnancy test result)
BFP: Big Fat Positive (pregnancy test result)
CB: Cycle Buddy--someone on the same cycle as you
CM: Cervical Mucous
DC: Dear Child or Dear Children
DD : Dear Daughter
DF: Dear/Darn Fiance'
DH: Dear/Darn Husband
DP: "Dancing" Partner; spouse or significant other
DPO: Days Past Ovulation
DS: Dear Son
DTD: Doing The Deed (having sex)
ECP: Evil Crotch Pain
EDC: Estimated Date of Confinement (an old fashioned way of saying "Due Date")
EDD: Estimated Date of Delivery (Due Date)
EWCM: Egg-White Cervical Mucous
ET: Egg Transfer
FD: Fun Dancing (having sex for recreation and not because you're ovulating)
FMU: First Morning Urine (the urine best for HPTs)
HCG (hCG): Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (pregnancy hormone)
HSG: Hysterosalpingogram (checking to see if your tubes are clear)
HPT: Home Pregnancy Test
ICSI: Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (microfertilization)
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
IUI: Intra-Uterine Insemination (a ride for the semen closer to your egg)
LMP: Last Menstrual Period
LP: Luteal Phase; the time between ovulation and Aunt Flow
O: Ovulation
OPK: Ovulation Predictor Kit
PCOS (POS): Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PG: Pregnant
POAS: Pee On A Stick (check for pregnancy)
RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist, a doctor who is a fertility expert
SA: Semen Analysis
TTC: Trying to conceive
Teams:
Blue Team = Having a Boy
Pink Team = Having a Girl
Green Team = Going to find out gender, but don't know yet
Yellow Team = Not going to find out gender
Purple Team = Know gender, but not telling
Plaid Team = Girl/Boy Twins
HTH (hope that helps)!
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