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Trying to get pregnant is a trip

Trying to get pregnant is a trip

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Claire Baker
Mar 24, 2025
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I'm on day 15 of my cycle and 4dpo, which stands for ‘days past ovulation’, and is just one of many fertility abbreviations I've acquired since officially beginning the "let's make a baby" journey towards the end of last year. There’s OPK (ovulation predictor kit), BFP (big fat positive), BFN (big fat negative), AF (Aunt Flow), FMU (first morning urine)…

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