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 ForumSpeak for Moms and DadsBD? (The best!) NAK? (Why not?) OWT? (To be ignored!) If you are new to pregnancy and baby forums, abbreviations can make it hard to understand the posts and respond. Here's a list of the most often used. IKWYM is so I know what you mean! A AF - Aunt Flo – Monthly Period AI - Artificial Insemination AMA - Advanced Maternal Age AO - Anovulatory AP - Adoption Process AR - Assisted Reproduction ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology ASAP – As Soon As Possible AYT – Are You There? B BBs – Breasts BBL – Be Back Later BC - Birth Control BCP - Birth Control Pills BBT - Basal Body Temperature BD - Baby Dance (baby making sex) BF or BF'ing – Breastfeeding BF - Boyfriend BFN or BF0 - Big Fat Negative (home pregnancy test result) BFP - Big Fat Positive (home pregnancy test result) BIL - Brother-in-Law BM - Breast Milk BMS – Baby Making Sex BRB – Be Right Back BTW – By The Way BW or B/W - Blood Work C CB - Cycle Buddy CBEFM - Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor CD - Cycle Day CDs - Cloth Diapers CF - Cervical Fluid CIO - Cry It Out CM - Cervical Mucus CNM - Certified Nurse Midwife CP - Cervical Position CS – Cesarean Section CVS - Chorionic Villae Sampling D D&C - Dilation & Curettage DD – Due Date DC - Dear/Darling Child D&E - Dilation & Evacuation DH - Dear/Darling Husband DI - Donor Insemination DPO - Days Past Ovulation DS - Dear/Darling Son E E2 - Estradiol EBM - Expressed Breast Milk EDD - Estimated Due Date ENDO - Endometriosis EPT - Early Pregnancy Test ER - Emergency Room ET - Embryo Transfer EWCM - Egg White Cervical Mucus F FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer FF or FF'ing - Formula Feeding FM - Fertility Monitor FWP - F* With Purpose (baby making sex) FMU - First Morning Urine FP - Follicular Phase FRER - First Response Early Response FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone FTTA - Fertile Thoughts To All FWIW – For What It's Worth G GF -Girl Friend GMA - Geriatric Maternal Age GP - General Practitioner H HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin H&H - Happy and Healthy HOM - High Order Multiples HPT - Home Pregnancy Test HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy HSC - Hysteroscopy HSG – Hysterosalpingogram HTH – Hope This Helps I IB - Implantation Bleeding IC - Incompetent Cervix IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome ICSI - Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection IF – Infertility IKWYM – I Know What You Mean IM - Intramuscular IR- Insulin Resistant ITA – I Totally Agree IUI - Intra-uterine Insemination IVF - In Vitro Fertilization J JMHO – Just My Humble Opinion JK – Just Kidding L LAP - Laparoscopy LH - Luteinizing Hormone LMP - Last Menstrual Period LP - Luteal phase LPD - Luteal Phase Defect M MC - Miscarriage MF - Male Factor Infertility MS - Morning Sickness N NAK - Nursing at the Keyboard NBR - Not Baby Related NFO - Not Finding Out (gender) NFP - Natural Family Planning NIP - Nursing In Public NP - Nurse Practitioner NTD - Neural Tube Defect O - Ovulation OB - Obstetrician OB/GYN - Obstetrician/Gynecologist OC - Oral Contraceptives OHSS - Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit OPT - Ovulation Predictor Test OTC - Over-the-counter OV - Ovulation OWT - Old Wives Tale P P4 - Progesterone PA - Physician's Assistant PC - Post-Coital (after sex) PCO, PCOD - Polycystic Ovary Disease PCOS (POS) - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCP - Primary Care Physician PCT - Post-Coital Test PG - Pregnancy or Pregnant PI - Primary Infertility PIAC - Pee In A cup PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease PIH - Pregnancy Induced Hypertension PIT - Pitocin PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome PNV - Prenatal vitamin POAS - Pee On A Stick POMF - Pee on My Fingers Pough – Pee+Cough POV – Point of View PROM - Premature Rupture of Membranes PTL - Preterm labor PZ - PregnantZilla (self-centered pregnant woman) R RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist RE – Rolling Eyes RPL - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss RSA - Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion S S/A - Sperm/semen analysis SAHD - Stay At Home Dad SAHM - Stay At Home Mom SAHW - Stay At Home Wife SD – Step Daughter SHG - Sonohysterogram SI - Secondary Infertility Sniss – Sneeze+pee SO – Significant Other SonoHSG – Sonohysterogram STBX – Soon to be EX STD - Short Term Disability T TCOYF - Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book) TL - Tubal Ligation TMI - To Much Information TOM – Time of Month TR - Tubal Reversal TRH - Thyroid Releasing Hormone TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone TTA - Trying to Avoid TTC - Trying To Conceive U UC - Unassisted Childbirth US or u/s - Ultrasound UTI - Urinary Tract Infection V V - Vasectomy VBAC - Vaginal birth after caesarian VR - Vasectomy Reversal W WAHM/D - Work at Home mom/dad WBC - White Blood Cells WOHM/D - Work Outside Home Mom/dad WTC -Waiting to Conceive WWYD – What Would You Do? Y YI - Yeast infection YW - You're Welcome |
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