If you’ve spent any amount of time on a pregnancy message board, you’ve noticed that its users seem to speak in their own abbreviated codes. More often than not, theses term are fairly easy to figure out, but there are some that even a know-it-all mom-to-be doesn’t understand. Mainly because it doesn’t apply to her pregnancy. For future moms, and even some who’ve been around for a while, there is a term popping up in the message boards that has many women wondering the same thing: what does TTC mean?
There’s a good reason why this term is taking over pregnancy forums. According to Pregnancy and Baby, TTC means trying to conceive, and it is an especially useful term from couples who are just beginning the journey into parenthood. For a lot of couples, TTC is a struggle that requires more than having unprotected sex. That first word — trying — says a lot about the process. TTC requires patience, research, and, in some cases, learning a whole set of pregnancy-related abbreviations.
If you’re preparing to become pregnant, TTC isn’t just about the sex (although that does play a crucial part.) Each month, if everything goes according to plan (and I mean everything), the American Pregnancy Association notes that a healthy couple has a 25 percent chance of conceiving a baby. And there’s a lot that goes into to improving your odds of conception. There are charts, schedules, and serious stress that comes with process, and it can easily take over your life. To keep the stress at bay, here are three things to focus on when trying to conceive.