TtownAnne
March 17th, 2005, 03:20 PM
Trying to Conceive/Pregnancy
AF ~ Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
BB's ~ Breasts
BBT ~ Basal Body Temperature
BCP ~ Birth Control Pills
BD ~ Baby Dancing (making love)
BFP ~ Big Fat Positive (HPT result)
BFN ~ Big Fat Negative (HPT result)
CB ~ Cycle Buddy
CD ~ Cycle Day (first day of menstrual period = CD1, and so on)
CM ~ Cervical Mucus
CP ~ Cervical Position
DPO ~ Days Past Ovulation
DTD ~ Do The Deed or Did The Deed
EDD ~ Expected Due Date
E/P ~ Ectopic Pregnancy
EWCM ~ Egg White Cervical Mucus
FMU ~ First Morning Urine
FRE ~ First Response Early (Home Pregnancy Test)
GD ~ Gestational Diabetes
GTC ~ Going To Conceive
HB ~ Heartbeat
HPT ~ Home Pregnancy Test
LP ~ Luteal Phase
LPD ~ Luteal Phase Defect
LV ~ Labor Vibes
M/C ~ Miscarriage
M/S ~ Morning sickness
O ~ Ovulation
OLV ~ Open Legs Vibes (wishing luck for baby to have legs open so parents can know the baby's sex at "the" ultrasound)
OPK ~ Ovulation Predictor Kit
OPT ~ Ovulation Predictor Test
OTL ~ Open to Life
POAS ~ Pee on a Stick
PG ~ Pregnant
PMS ~ Premenstrual Syndrome
Spot ~ AF's little friend OR could also be implantation bleeding
TAB ~ Taking a Break
TL ~ Tubal Ligation
TLR ~ Tubal Ligation Reversal
TOC ~ Thinking of (about) Conceiving
TTC ~ Trying to Conceive
TCOYF ~ Book Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control and Pregnancy Achievement by Toni Weschler.
U/S ~ Ultrasound
VBAC ~ Vaginal Birth After Cesarian
WTT ~ Waiting to Try (to conceive)
2WW ~ 2 Weeks Waiting (the two weeks after ovulation when you wait to test for pregnancy)
Humorous, Comments, and other random stuff
BRU ~ Babies R Us
ETA ~ Edited to Add
FWIW ~ For What It’s Worth
HTH! ~ Hope that helps
IMO ~ In my opinion
IIRC ~ If I remember correctly
j/k ~ Just kidding
JMHO ~ Just My Humble Opinion
JMO ~ Just My Opinion
KWIM? ~ Know What I Mean?
LMM ~ Losing My Mind
LOL ~ Laughing Out Loud
PITA ~ Pain in the Ass
RAOK ~ Random Act of Kindness
ROFL ~ Rolling on the Floor Laughing
TIA ~ Thanks in Advance
TRU ~ Toys R Us
TY or t/y ~ Thank you
YMMV - your mileage may vary
Family Names
BIL ~ Brother-in-Law
DB ~ Dear or Darling Boyfriend
DD ~ Dear Daughter
DF ~ Dear Fiancé
DH ~ Dear Husband
DS ~ Dear Son
DW ~ Dear Wife
FH ~ Future Husband
FIL ~ Father-in-Law
MIL ~ Mother-in-Law
SAHD ~ Stay-at-home dad
SAHM ~ Stay-at-home mom
SIL ~ Sister-in-Law
WM ~ Working Mom
WAHM ~ Work at Home Mom
WOHM ~ Working outside the home mom
Breastfeeding
BF~ Breastfeeding
BM ~ Breastmilk
EBF ~ Extended Breast feeding (over one year)
EBM ~ Expressed Breast Milk
FTT ~ Failure to Thrive
NAK ~ Nursing at Keyboard
Infertility
FET ~ Frozen Embryo Transfer
FP ~ Follicular Phase
HSG ~ Hysterosalpingogram
IF ~ Infertility
IUI ~ Intrauterine Insemination
IVF ~ In-Vitro Fertilization
PCOS ~ Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
RE ~ Reproductive Endocrinologist
SA ~ Sperm/Semen Analysis
Buy/Sell/Trade
NWT ~ New with tags
NWOT ~ New without tags
EUC ~ Excellent used condition
LN ~ Like New
PP ~ Paypal
AF ~ Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
BB's ~ Breasts
BBT ~ Basal Body Temperature
BCP ~ Birth Control Pills
BD ~ Baby Dancing (making love)
BFP ~ Big Fat Positive (HPT result)
BFN ~ Big Fat Negative (HPT result)
CB ~ Cycle Buddy
CD ~ Cycle Day (first day of menstrual period = CD1, and so on)
CM ~ Cervical Mucus
CP ~ Cervical Position
DPO ~ Days Past Ovulation
DTD ~ Do The Deed or Did The Deed
EDD ~ Expected Due Date
E/P ~ Ectopic Pregnancy
EWCM ~ Egg White Cervical Mucus
FMU ~ First Morning Urine
FRE ~ First Response Early (Home Pregnancy Test)
GD ~ Gestational Diabetes
GTC ~ Going To Conceive
HB ~ Heartbeat
HPT ~ Home Pregnancy Test
LP ~ Luteal Phase
LPD ~ Luteal Phase Defect
LV ~ Labor Vibes
M/C ~ Miscarriage
M/S ~ Morning sickness
O ~ Ovulation
OLV ~ Open Legs Vibes (wishing luck for baby to have legs open so parents can know the baby's sex at "the" ultrasound)
OPK ~ Ovulation Predictor Kit
OPT ~ Ovulation Predictor Test
OTL ~ Open to Life
POAS ~ Pee on a Stick
PG ~ Pregnant
PMS ~ Premenstrual Syndrome
Spot ~ AF's little friend OR could also be implantation bleeding
TAB ~ Taking a Break
TL ~ Tubal Ligation
TLR ~ Tubal Ligation Reversal
TOC ~ Thinking of (about) Conceiving
TTC ~ Trying to Conceive
TCOYF ~ Book Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control and Pregnancy Achievement by Toni Weschler.
U/S ~ Ultrasound
VBAC ~ Vaginal Birth After Cesarian
WTT ~ Waiting to Try (to conceive)
2WW ~ 2 Weeks Waiting (the two weeks after ovulation when you wait to test for pregnancy)
Humorous, Comments, and other random stuff
BRU ~ Babies R Us
ETA ~ Edited to Add
FWIW ~ For What It’s Worth
HTH! ~ Hope that helps
IMO ~ In my opinion
IIRC ~ If I remember correctly
j/k ~ Just kidding
JMHO ~ Just My Humble Opinion
JMO ~ Just My Opinion
KWIM? ~ Know What I Mean?
LMM ~ Losing My Mind
LOL ~ Laughing Out Loud
PITA ~ Pain in the Ass
RAOK ~ Random Act of Kindness
ROFL ~ Rolling on the Floor Laughing
TIA ~ Thanks in Advance
TRU ~ Toys R Us
TY or t/y ~ Thank you
YMMV - your mileage may vary
Family Names
BIL ~ Brother-in-Law
DB ~ Dear or Darling Boyfriend
DD ~ Dear Daughter
DF ~ Dear Fiancé
DH ~ Dear Husband
DS ~ Dear Son
DW ~ Dear Wife
FH ~ Future Husband
FIL ~ Father-in-Law
MIL ~ Mother-in-Law
SAHD ~ Stay-at-home dad
SAHM ~ Stay-at-home mom
SIL ~ Sister-in-Law
WM ~ Working Mom
WAHM ~ Work at Home Mom
WOHM ~ Working outside the home mom
Breastfeeding
BF~ Breastfeeding
BM ~ Breastmilk
EBF ~ Extended Breast feeding (over one year)
EBM ~ Expressed Breast Milk
FTT ~ Failure to Thrive
NAK ~ Nursing at Keyboard
Infertility
FET ~ Frozen Embryo Transfer
FP ~ Follicular Phase
HSG ~ Hysterosalpingogram
IF ~ Infertility
IUI ~ Intrauterine Insemination
IVF ~ In-Vitro Fertilization
PCOS ~ Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
RE ~ Reproductive Endocrinologist
SA ~ Sperm/Semen Analysis
Buy/Sell/Trade
NWT ~ New with tags
NWOT ~ New without tags
EUC ~ Excellent used condition
LN ~ Like New
PP ~ Paypal