It sounds more like NTNP- not trying, not preventing (aka TTC-lite)
@DaneLady: OMG!! Genius!!! I've seen that acronym sooo many times on here and never knew what it stood for.. Sooo thanks for that lol
And yes, that "term" would make sense..
Personally, if I'm not preventing, I'm trying. That said, I do understand that the strict sense of TTC includes everything you listed.
yep! agreed! NTNP = "whatever happens happens". i guess i would consider TTC putting in a real effort to BD (sex) on certain fertile days. Not necessarilty charting, but around any day that is more likely. :) My DH and i will go the NTNP route first, though i AM charting as well.
When we eventually agree to go off BC we are planning to NTNP first, take it easy and see what happens.
We have no pressure to fall pregnant straight away and if it happens its an added bonus! I think a lot of people fall pregnant this way because you are in a stress-free state of mind...
Thanks guys!! i really appreciate your feedback!
and yes, I agree that not preventing is "TTC".. I just wanted to know how most girls were referring to it when talkign about it on weddingbee... But now I know that for the most part, when they say "TTC", its another way of saying "shit just got real!" lol....or "no games!! Its BABY MAKING TIME!"
I agree with PP but also wanted to add that in my mind, if you are TTC, then you get disapppointed/sad/bummed out when AF arrives each month. But if you just go about your day and it doesn't bother you, then it is NTNP.
@MsHeatFan: Like other have said, sound more like NTNP is what your friend is doing.
TTC to me means that we'd be BD'ing with intent of testing 2 weeks later after the two week wait (TWW) HOPING for a BFP. If we're NTNP it'd be more like "Ummmmm AF didn't show, maybe I should test".
@lilbluebird: LMAOOOO!! I know what aunt flow is!! It just didnt cross my mind that it actually stood for aunt flow lol.. Thanks
@MsHeatFan: I think if you're not using any kind of protection or withdrawal methods and you're still having sex as usual, you're in essence TTC. You don't have to go all crazy charting to be trying for a baby. I tracked CM/Position and O pains, but that was as far as I took it and I was def TTC!
@MrsFairyBee: This.
If you’re having unprotected sex and you know where babies come from, then you are TTC.
I reject the concept of NTNP… seems like most people who classify themselves this way have at least a general awareness of their cycles and a general idea of when they’re fertile (even if they aren’t temping/charting/OPKing/aware of their exact ovulation date) and are making an extra effort to initiate sex during the likely fertile window.
Ladies, see the link below:
wiki.weddingbee.com/Abbreviations
I actually wrote a post asking what all the abbreviations were and someone attached this link, I've since book marked it and visit it weekly!
@sailor: I understand where you're coming from with your rejection of NTNP, but I know lots of couple who are not at all aware of where they are in their cycle as far as fertility goes but have unprotected sex and are open to having a baby whenever. They notice when AF should be coming soon because they check their calendars and count back. My parents were like this. Zero TTC aside from random unprotected sex. I'm sure if they had had difficulty conceiving though they would have upped the ante at some point, but they conceived for the first time 3 months after getting married.
With that said, I see TTC as technically anyone who is having unprotected sex unless they are charting TTA or something like that, but I see WB TTC as those who are doing anything more than that and if that's all you're doing I classify it as WB NTNP. Both of those categories fit on the TTC boards though because they're definitely not going to call it the TTC/NTNP boards.
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This is SUCH a weird & random question.. and I apologize in advance if its a stupid one.. But what exactly is considered "TTC". I know what the acronym stands for.. But are you only considered TTC if you're charting and marking calendars, being intimate according to a schedule, and taking ovulation tests... or are you technically still TTC if you've stopped taking your birth control and have a "whatever happens, happens" state of mind?
Of course, the answer doesn't matter per say.. but I was just genuinely curious.. A friend of mine just got married and she just got off her pills. So she says they aren't technically "trying" to get pregnant, but if it happens, then great.. Her words were "whatever happens, happens.."
Sooooo..... technically, she's trying to conceive, right? Since she's not on any type of contraceptive....??