Post # 1

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Worker bee
Help a newbee out
There are so many abbreviations on this site and it gets confusing. I thought it would be good to have a thread saying what they are.
When your new to this site (like me) and see STD in a title you do not think of it meaning Save The Date.
These are the only few I know
BM- Bridesmaids
STD- save the date
Fi- Fiance
Please keep adding and posting thank you π maybe this will help others
Post # 3

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Bumble Beekeeper
Post # 4

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Busy bee
I’m also going to add PP = Previous Poster b/c I just figured that out today. π
Post # 5

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Buzzing bee
that list doesnt cover any of the crazy baby ones.
i dont really read the baby posts… im not TTC (trying to concieve), as they would say- but also bc I have no idea what the hell is going on. TTC is the only thing I have figured out!
Post # 6

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Bee Keeper
@September29: I’m not TTC either (and won’t be for a while!), but the number of abbreviations in the Babies thread titles is overwhelming!
Post # 7

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Bumble Beekeeper
@September29: & @sarahbabs: Agreed! I’ve figured out TTC, and CM (cervical mucous) and EWCM (egg white CM). That’s. About. It!
Post # 8

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Buzzing bee
@Juliepants: ooo mucus. hahah oh and i forgot that I found out BFP= big fat positive. i really don’t get it… why just not say “positive” or “PT” for positive test or something? the “big fat” adds a negative connotation if you ask me. I think BFN for big fat negative would make more sense.
Post # 9

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Honey bee
This page has more than just the wedding related ones:
http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Abbreviations
Post # 11

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Bumble bee
@September29: One of the baby ones that took me forever was TWW – Two Week Wait after ovulation to testing time.
And non baby related: TL:DR. Too Long:Didn’t Read.
Those ones I had to google.
Post # 12

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Bumble Beekeeper
@September29: Yeah I totally had to google that one. I think they do use BFN as well!
@thursdayschild: I’ve used TL;DR a bunch online, but never on here because I think I’d get flamed for snarkiness if I ever did, and rightfully so, haha!
Post # 13

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Bee Keeper
@Juliepants: LOL, me too! I just think it sometimes π
Post # 14

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Bumble bee
Thanks for this!!! mucho helpful links!
I seriously turned my nose up at CM and EWCM tho – and I do contraceptive nursing!! Haha!! Just didn’t realise it would be something people would talk about, let alone have an abbreviation for – maybe that’s because I’m not TTC!!! π
Post # 15

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Helper bee
Ha. I thought BFP meant ‘barely freaking pregnant’
π