Donna

2WW: 2 Week Wait


AF: Aunt Flow (Period Started)
AP: Attachment Parenting
AROM: Artificial rupture of membranes
AMA: Against Medical Advice


BB: Bulletin Board
BBT: Basil Body Temperature
BC: Birth Control
BCP's: Birth Control Pills
BD, BDing: Baby Dance(ing) (making babies)
BF: Breastfeed or Breastfed
BFP(N): Big Fat Positive/Negative
BIL: Brother In Law
BTDT:Been There, Done That
BTW: By The Way


CD: Cloth Diapering
CD#: Cycle Day, (CD1 is first day of period)
CIRC: Circumcision
CIO: Cry It Out
CM: Cervical Mucus
CO: Cervical Opening
CP: Cervical Position
C-S, C/S, CS: Cesarean Section, or Co-Sleeping
CTA: Charting To Avoid (conception)


DD: Dear Daughter
DH: Dear Husband
DP: Dear Partner
DPO: Days Post Ovulation
DS: Dear Son
DSD: Dear Stepdaughter
DSS: Dear Stepson
DW: Dear Wife


EBF: Extended Breastfeeding, or Exclusive Breastfeeding
EBM: Expressed Breast Milk
EDD: Estimated Due Date
ENDO: Endometriosis
EPO: Evening Primrose Oil
EPI: Epidural Anesthesia
ETA: Edited to Add or Estimated Time of Arrival


FAM: Fertility Awareness Method
FS: for sale
FWIW: For what it's worth


GBS (+ or -): Group B Strep (positive or negative)
GD: Gestational Diabetes


HB: Homebirth
HTA: Hoping to Avoid (conception)
HTH: Hope This Helps


IF: Infertility
IUI: Intrauterine Insemination


JMHO: Just my honest/humble opinion


KWIM?: Know What I Mean?


LLL: La Leche League (international breastfeeding support organization)
LOL: Laughing Out Loud
LMAO: Laughing My Arse Off


M/C: Miscarriage
MIL: Mother In Law
MW: Midwife


NAK: Nursing At Keyboard


NIB: New In Box
NIP: Nurse In Public
NFP: Natural Family Planning (method of birthcontrol)
NP: No Problem
NWT: New With Tag
NWOT: New Without Tag


O: Ovulation
OB: Obstetrician
OMG: Oh My Gosh!(Goodness, God etc.)
OP: Original Poster
OT: Off Topic


PCOS: Polycystic Ovaries
PM: Private Message
PROM: Premature Rupture of Membranes
POAS/POS: Pee On A Stick
PPD: Post Partum Depression


RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist
ROM: Rupture of Membranes
ROTFLMAO: Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse Off
ROTFLOL: Rolling On The Floor, Laughing Out Loud


SAHD: Stay At Home Dad
SAHM: Stay At Home Mom
SIL: Sister In Law
SO: Significant Other
SP?: Usually Means Poster Is Not Sure Of Spelling


TBH: To Be Honest
TIA: Thanks In Advance
TMI: To Much Information
TTA: Trying To Avoid (conception)
TTC: Trying To Conceive
TTYL: Talk To You Later


UB: Unassisted Birth
UC: Unassisted/Unattended Childbirth
UP: Unassisted Pregnancy/Self-Care
US, U/S: Ultrasound


VAX: Vaccination
VBAC: Vaginal Birth After Cesearen


WB: Waterbirth
WAHD: Work At Home Dad
WAHM: Work At Home Mom
WWYD: what would you do