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01-09-2007, 01:28 PM
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Hunting for a new Brain!
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Re: Hello All!!!
 Thanks everyone for being so welcoming  My hubby saw some of your pics last night and he thinks your kids are so cute! I think now he wants to have another baby even more. All in good time.  I have one quick question. Is there a reference for all of the lingo used on this bored. I can guess what some of them mean like SAHM but others no clue  If anyone could point me in the right direction I would be grateful.  |
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01-09-2007, 01:38 PM
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Bottoms Up!
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Re: Hello All!!!
It can get quite confusing at first trying to figure out all the abbreviations we use.
Here's a list Donna made for us a while back: Here are some of the most widely used abbreviations or acronyms. 2ww - 2 Week Wait (The Time After Ovulation/Before Expected AF) AF - Aunt Flo (Menstruation) BBT - Basal Body Temperature BD - Baby Dancing (Making Love, Having Sex) BF - Breastfeeding or Breastfeed BCP - Birth Control Pills BFN - Big Fat Negative BFP - Big Fat Positive BH - Braxton Hicks Contractions BIL - Brother-In-Law BTW - By The Way CD - Cycle Day CF - Cervical Fluid CM - Cervical Mucus CNM - Certified Nurse Midwife CP - Cervical Position D&C - Dilation & Curettage D&E - Dilation & Evacuation DD - Dear Daughter DF - Dear Fiance DH - Dear Husband DP - Dear Partner DPO - Days Post Ovulation DS - Dear Son Dx - Diagnosis EDD - Estimated Due Date ELV - Easy Labor Vibes Endo - Endometriosis EPO - Evening Primrose Oil EPT - Early Pregnancy Test EWCM - Egg White Cervical Mucus FIL - Father-In-Law FMU - First Morning Urine FRED/FRER - First Response Early (HPT) GD - Gestational Diabetes GP - General Practitioner HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin HPT - Home Pregnancy Test HTH - Hope That Helps IUGR - Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation IUI - Intra-Uterine Insemination IVF - In Vitro Fertilization KWIM - Know What I Mean? LH - Luteinizing Hormone LMP - Last Menstrual Period (start date) LPD - Luteal Phase Defect M/S - Morning Sickness MC or m/c - Miscarriage MIL - Mother-In-Law MW - Midwife NP - Nurse Practitioner O - Ovulate or Ovulation OB/GYN - Obstetrician/Gynecologist OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit O/T - Off Topic POAS - Pee On A Stick (Take A HPT!) PCO - Polycystic Ovary Disease PCOD - Polycystic Ovary Disease PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PG - Pregnant PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease PM - Private Message PMS - Pre-Menstrual Syndrome PROM - Premature Rupture of Membranes PTL - Pre-Term Labor RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist RPL - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss RSA - Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion Rx - Prescription SA - Semen Analysis SAHM - Stay At Home Mom SIL - Sister-In-Law TMI - Too Much Info TTC - Trying To Conceive US or u/s - Ultrasound UTI - Urinary Tract Infection |
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Janeal
Janeal! This board is very supportive and close knit. I hope you find yourself at home. Please let us know if there is anything we can do. I'm so very sorry for your loss. 
