Forum Shorthand

TTC

Also called ttc, TTC #1, TTC #2, ttc#2, TTC journey, trying to conceive

TTC stands for trying to conceive, the stretch of time when someone is trying to get pregnant. It works as a verb, as in we've been TTC for eight months, and takes a number for which baby, as in TTC #2.

How it's said

  • We have been TTC for about 8 months now.
  • DH and I have just started TTC #2 (DD is 9 months).
  • ...commonly used infertility abbreviations that often appear in TTC forums...

Who says it

  • Parents
  • Parents on forums
  • Brands

Where it came from

TTC belongs to the shorthand of online fertility and pregnancy forums. A 2017 guide to parenting forum abbreviations from HerFamily puts it first in its pregnancy list, next to BFP for big fat positive, and a 2018 glossary from Arc Fertility notes that abbreviations and their meanings can vary from forum to forum.

A study of the language on infertility and breast cancer forums found that members swapped professional terms for short ones of their own, such as 2WW for the two-week wait.

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