May 2016 Moms

How do I find the abbreviation list? Everyone seems to know what they mean but me!

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  • I took this from a TTCAL blog. Not my list!

    2WW - Two-week wait until time to take pregnancy test (approximately 14 days after ovulation)
    AE - Alter(nate) Ego
    AF - Aunt Flo (menstruation)
    AMA - Advanced maternal age
    ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology
    AW- Attention Wanted (Whore)
    BCP - Birth Control Pills
    BBT - Basal Body Temperature
    BD - Big Deed (baby making sex), also Baby Dance
    BF or BF'ing - Breastfeeding
    BFN or BF0 - Big Fat Negative (home pregnancy test result)
    BFP - Big Fat Positive (home pregnancy test result)
    BIL - Brother-in-Law
    BMB - Birth Month Board
    BSC - Bat Shit Crazy
    BW or B/W - Blood Work
    C&P - Copy and Paste
    CD - Cycle day
    CDs - Cloth Diapers
    CF - Cervical fluid
    CH - Crosshairs (on Fertility Friend) 
    CIO - Cry It Out
    DD - Dear/Darling Daughter
    DD - Dirty Delete
    DC - Dear/Darling Child
    DH - Dear/Darling Husband
    DPO - Days past ovulation
    DS - Dear/Darling Son
    EBF- Exclusively Breastfed
    EFF- Exclusively Formula Fed
    EP- Exclusively Pump
    EPT - Early Pregnancy Test
    ETA- Edited to add, or Edit to the Above 
    EWCM - Egg White Cervical Mucus 
    FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer
    FF or FF'ing - Formula Feeding
    FF - Fertility Friend (fertility charting website)
    FFS - For F*cks Sake
    FH - Fertile Ho (one who gets knocked up without trying)
    FI - Fiance(e)
    FM - Fertility Monitor
    FMU - First morning urine
    FTR - For the Record
    F/U - Follow-up
    FWIW- For What It’s Worth 
    GBCB/N/K - Goodbye Cruel Bump/Nest/Knot
    HTH- Hope That Helps 
    IC - Incompetent Cervix, also CI - cervical insufficiency
    IF - Infertility
    IHO- In Honor Of
    IM - Intramuscular
    IMO- In My Opinion
    IMHO- In My Humble/Honest Opinion
    IRL- In Real Life
    ITA- I Totally Agree 
    IUI - Intra-uterine Insemination
    IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
    IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean
    KTFU - Knocked the F* Up
    KWIM - Know What I Mean?
    LGBT - Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
    LIP - Link in post
    LMP - Last Menstrual Period
    LO - Little one
    MC - Miscarriage
    MF or MFI - Male Factor Infertility
    MTHFR - Common gene mutation
    MUD- Made Up Drama 
    NFP - Natural Family Planning
    NIP - Nursing In Public
    OHSS - Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
    OOT - Out Of Town
    PCOS (POS) - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
    PIP - Picture in post
    POAS - Pee On A Stick
    PPH - Pink Puffy Heart
    PROM - Premature Rupture of Membranes
    PSA - Public Service Announcement
    PTL - Preterm labor
    RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist
    RPL - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
    S/A - Sperm/semen analysis
    SAHD - Stay At Home Dad
    SAHM - Stay At Home Mom
    SAHW - Stay At Home Wife
    STD - Short Term Disability
    STTN- Sleeping Through The Night
    TI - Timed Intercourse
    TIA - Thanks in Advance
    TTA - Trying to Avoid
    TTC - Trying To Conceive
    VBAC - Vaginal birth after caesarian
    XP- Cross Post (Posted on multiple boards)
    YWIA - You're Welcome In Advance
    After 3 losses,our rainbow baby is finally here! DD May 2012, #2 May 2016
  • THANK YOU. Was wondering what all these acronyms meant!!
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