Are you totally lost on your parent’s discussion board of your favorite abbreviations and acronyms? Check out this list of C Acronyms commonly used on fertility boards and in pregnancy discussions.
AF – Aunt Flo (period or menstrual cycle
AP – emotional parenting
BBT – basal body temperature
BCP – control pill
BD – baby dance (coitus)
BF – breastfeed
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BFP – big fat positive (positive pregnancy test
BIL – light
BM – breastmilk
CD – cloth diaper/diapering
CD – paid off days
CD – Cycle Day
CF – Cervical fluid
CIO – cry (letting a baby cry to soothe or fall asleep on his own)
Circ – to circumcise
CS or C/S – cesarean section
CWIM – see what it is
D&C; – procedure after abortion (often incorrectly referred to as DNC)
DD – dear daughter
DF – dear husband
DH – dear husband
DPO – days past ovulation
DS – dear son
DSD – dear stepchild
DSS – dear stepdaughter
DTD – fact (intercourse)
DW – dear wife
EBF – breast only
EDD – estimated date of delivery or estimated date of delivery
ERF – extended rear facing (carseat facing the rear of the vehicle)
ETA – edit add (used when a person edits their post/comment)
FF – feed formula
FIL – father-in-law
FMU – first morning urine
FT – full time
FTM – first first time mom
FTR – for registration
FTSAHM – full time stay at home mom
FTWM – full time working mom
FWIW – for what it’s worth
FYI – for information
HPT – home pregnancy test
HTH – I hope this helps
IMHO – in my honest/humble opinion
IMO – my opinion
IRL – in real life
YES – I totally agree
IUI intrauterine insemination
IVF – in vitro fertilization
KWIM – what it is
L&D; – Labor & Delivery
LLL – La Leche League (breastfeeding organization)
LMP – last monthly period
LO (or LOs) – little (baby or toddler)
Lok – Lots of Kids
LP – luteal phase
MC or M/C – abortion
MIL – mother-in-law
MO – old months
MS or M/S – morning sickness
MW – midwife
O – ovulation
O’d – ovulated
OP – original poster or original post
OPK – ovulation predictor kit
OT – off topic
PG – pregnant or pregnant
POAS – MINGO on a stick (take home pregnancy test)
PP – previous poster or previous post
PPD – postpartum depression
PT – potty training
SAAF – Leave Aunt Flo
SAH – stay at home
SAHD – Stay at home dad
SAHM – stay at home mom
SAHP – stay at home parent
SD – sperm donor
SIL – SISTER
SO – they mean another
SO or S/O – spin off of another thread or topic
SONO – sonogram
TCOYF – Take charge of your fertility
TMI – too much information
TOM – time of the month (time or month are resolved)
Ts and Ps
TTA – trying to avoid (getting pregnant)
TTC – trying to conceive
US or U/S – ultrasound
UTI – Urinary Tract Infection
VBAC – After cesarean section vaginal
WAH – work at home
WAHD – work at home dad
WAHM – work at home mom
WOH – work at home
WOHD – work from father’s house
WOHM – work at home mom
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