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Fertility Acronyms for the clueless like me

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    Soon2BMrsP818    October 8, 2011   Collingdale,PA

    Okay so I just started following the baby threads and I feel l so clueless. So, I googled "fertility acronyms" and found this list. Are these about right? Please help me decipher I feel like such a doofus :-( .  Please feel free to add any.

    Acronyms      What they mean
    AF     Aunt Flo — menstruation/period
    AP     attachment parenting
    BB or BBS     Internet bulletin board
    BBL     be back later
    BBT     basal body temperature
    BC     because, or birth control, or before children
    BCPS     birth control pills
    BD     baby dance (sex)
    BF     breastfeed, or boyfriend
    BFN     big fat negative (pregnancy test)
    BFP     big fat positive (pregnancy test)
    BIL     brother-in-law
    BM     breast milk, or bowel movement
    BRB     be right back
    BTDT     been there, done that
    BTW     by the way
    CD     cycle day
    CF     cervical fluid
    CIO     cry it out
    Circ.     circumcise
    CM     cervical mucus
    CWIM     see what I mean
    CS or C/S     cesarean section
    DC     daycare, dear child
    DD     dear daughter
    DF     dear fiancee
    DH     dear husband
    DPO     days past ovulation
    DS     dear son
    DSD     dear stepdaughter
    DSS     dear stepson
    DW     dear wife
    EBF     extended breastfeeding, exclusively breastfeeding
    EBM     expressed breast milk
    EDD     estimated due date, or expected date of delivery
    EWCM     egg white cervical mucus
    FF     formula feeding
    FIL     father-in-law
    FT     full time
    FTR     for the record
    FWIW     for what it's worth
    FYI     for your information
    HPT     home pregnancy test
    HTH     hope this helps
    IC     incompetent cervix
    IMHO     in my humble opinion
    IMO     in my opinion
    IRL     in real life
    IUI     intrauterine insemination
    IVF     in vitro fertilization
    JJ or J/J     just joking
    JK or J/K     just kidding
    JMHO     just my humble opinion, or just my honest opinion
    KWIM     know what I mean
    L&D     labor and delivery
    LO     little one
    LOL     laughing out loud
    LP     luteal phase
    MC or M/C     miscarriage
    MIL     mother-in-law
    ML     maternity leave
    MM     mother's milk
    MYOB     mind your own business
    NMS     not my style
    NMSAA     not my style at all
    NP     no problem
    O     ovulation
    O'd     ovulated
    OMG     oh my gosh, or oh my god
    OP     original poster
    OPK     ovulation predictor kit
    OT     off topic
    PG     pregnant, or pregnancy
    PP     previous poster
    PPD     postpartum depression
    RE     reproductive endocrinologist
    ROFL     rolling on floor laughing
    SAHD     stay-at-home dad
    SAHM     stay-at-home mom
    SAHP     stay-at-home parent
    SD     sperm donor
    SIL     sister-in-law
    TCOYF     Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler
    TIA     thanks in advance
    TMI     too much information
    TTC     trying to conceive

    US or U/S     ultrasound
    VBAC     vaginal birth after cesarean section
    WAH     work at home
    WOH     work out of the home

     

     
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    Soon2BMrsP818    October 8, 2011   Collingdale,PA

    Uhhhhttt!! I just saw the sticky at the top with the same list. Yikes :-) Apologies for posting the same thing :-)

     
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    carriejuly    July 23, 2011  

    Thanks! This is helpful! I just wonder where these came from?!? its just hilarious, I don't think in real life I will ever call my husband dear husband! lol

     

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