anyone else confused by all the abbreviations?

mandyl05 · January 2015

I have been trying to read these posts, but it's almost like reading a different language! Lol. And maybe it's because I am new at this pregnancy thing, or older than most of you (32)... I did figure out that MIL is mother in law, but what is DD and DH? What other abbreviations should I know?

youwish1 · January 2015

You are not alone! I am 29 and pregnant with my second and there are a ton I don't get.

katdesear · January 2015

There's a post in all caps at the top of this page that says "Read before posting". There's a link to the abbreviations. I'd recommend starting there.

katdesear · January 2015

The link is under the Bump guidelines post also, also posted to the top of this page

youwish1 · January 2015

What page is that on? I read the first post then most was about mucus plugs and making the thread a sticky on page one

katdesear · January 2015

Oh yeah, they really don't want you to post pics of your mucus plug!!! Inevitably, someone still will ;-) Check the bump guidelines post, it's right in the first post, like 4 bullet points down. DD and DH are dear/darling daughter and dear/darling husband.

youwish1 · January 2015

That's really really gross. And a big thank you!

katdesear · January 2015

DO familiarize yourself with the Glossary of Terms [https://pregnant.thebump.com/extras/the-bump-community-extras/articles/community-glossary.aspx], which is full of community acronyms and lingo -- it's a great way to get a feel for a forum's culture.

youwish1 · January 2015

This link doesn't work on my phone. Could this be a computer only or android only thing as I have an iphone and am not able to search threads either

mandyl05 · January 2015

The link didn't work on my tablet either. And i couldn't find the link on that page you mentioned either, just the main post about reading first before starting a new thread, join other threads to announce due date, etc. I also couldn't type any responses on my tablet.

mandyl05 · January 2015

I found the link under the bump guidelines thread, but that link is blank also.

katdesear · January 2015

Well dang it, I can't win tonight.

katdesear · January 2015

I looked through the first 5 pages of threads and some common ones I see for you to know are:
HDBD - Hump Day, Bump/Baby Day
PgAL - Pregnant after loss
GTKY - Getting to know you
XP - Cross posted
FX - fingers crossed

Any others you're having trouble with?

katdesear · January 2015

AW - Attention Whore, lol

mrspark812 · January 2015

Try this link. This was a blog started by some of the regulars, many of which I think have left.
https://july2015.wordpress.com/acronyms/

ETA: this link was what was originally posted in the read before posting thread.

GSUDavis · January 2015

katdesear said:

I looked through the first 5 pages of threads and some common ones I see for you to know are: HDBD - Hump Day, Bump/Baby Day PgAL - Pregnant after loss GTKY - Getting to know you XP - Cross posted FX - fingers crossed Any others you're having trouble with?

Thanks for these! I'm familiar with most but have only come across these recently. =D

Ckorines · January 2015

This is amazing! Thanks to everyone for sharing the info and the cliff's notes version. Much appreciated. I had no idea what the abbreviations were either.

KatrinaPR · January 2015

katdesear said:
DO familiarize yourself with the Glossary of Terms [https://pregnant.thebump.com/extras/the-bump-community-extras/articles/community-glossary.aspx], which is full of community acronyms and lingo -- it's a great way to get a feel for a forum's culture.

For some reason, ever since the guidelines changes occurred clicking on this link just leads to a blank screen for me. I've just been playing detective and trying to infer the meaning based on context for quite some time now...

:-/