I stole this from one of my fellow Infertility bloggers! But of course I changed it to fit my life.

-If you talk in TTC acronyms nobody except people on the internet understand.

-If you’ve ever seen a blank ultrasound screen.

-If you know what a cootercam is and you have an intimate relationship with one another.

-If you have ever found out someone else is pregnant and had a good cry.

-If you have watched someone go through more than 1 entire cycle of pregnancy in the same time you’ve been TTC.

-If you have ever heard “just relax” or “it’s not your time” or “it’s not God’s will”.

-If you dread holidays because you cannot announce a pregnancy to your family.

-If you dread holidays because there are no children to share them with.

-If you have ever held a baby or child and quietly pretended for a second that they’re yours.

-If you have ever walked all the way around the store in order to avoid the baby/toddler section.

-If you imagine picking out clothes from the baby/toddler section for your imaginary child.

-If you’ve ever had to go IN the baby/toddler section of a store in order to buy something for someone else’s baby.

-If you’ve ever yelled out during watching a movie or tv show about someone who’s trying for a baby, “That’s SO not realistic!”

-If you’ve ever sat around with a group of women who shared birth stories and labor pains and felt like you didn’t fit in. But you could go on about the pain of trying to get pregnant and that you envy there labor pains or terrible trimesters.

-If you’ve ever told anyone you are infertile and they’re response was, “That sucks. I’m super fertile! All my husband has to do is just look at me!”

-If a fertile person ever told you that they would be your surrogate because they have no problem getting pregnant.

-If you know what an RE is.

-If you have ever checked to see if your cervical mucus was eggwhite or clear, or could stretch 5 inches between your fingers and you know people in the next stall over are thinking, “WTF is she doing in there?”

-If you were disappointed that you couldn’t find any cm.

-If you have kept a HPT or OPK in your purse to use when you were at work or out just in case.

-If you have a secret baby stash hanging in a closet ready for a boy or a girl or maybe both.

-If you bought a ton of baby stuff for your best friend from out of state and her 8 month old to visit for 2 weeks. 

-If you can’t wait to see the peak symbol.

-If you laugh when people tell you to use pillows under your butt after sex as if you didn’t already try that.

-If you have picked out crib bedding or nursery decor online and you’re not pregnant.

-If you have ever felt panic when seeing a pregnant lady.

-If you play ‘Count the Pregnant Women’ while at the mall.

-If you already have a nursery planned out and all the items you need in order to bring a baby home.

This is to remind you to speak up the next time someone gives you fertility assvice, you are not alone.