Discovery Home & Health

jus found this on my computer..so thought id paste it on here for the newbies

note that not all these are actually used on this site as much!

2WW – 2 week wait (time waiting for period)
AC – angus castus
AF — Aunt Flo (period)
AI — artificial insemination
BB or BBS — bulletin board
BFM – big fat maybe (negative but still no period)
BFN - big fat negative
BFP - big fat positive
BBL — be back later
BBFN - Bye bye for now
BBT — basal body temperature
BC — because, or birth control, or before children
BCPS — birth control pills
BD — baby dance (sex)
BH — Braxton Hicks contractions
BF — breastfeed, or boyfriend
BIL — brother-in-law
BM — breast milk, or bowel movement
BP — blood pressure
BTDT — been there, done that
BTW — by the way
CD — cycle day
CF — cervical fluid
CIO — cry it out
CLBB — Contented Little Baby Book by Gina Ford
CM — cervical mucus
CVS — chorionic villus sampling
CWIM — see what I mean
DD — dear daughter
DF — dear fiancé
DH — dear husband/partner
DPO — days past ovulation
DS — dear son
DSD — dear stepdaughter
DSS — dear stepson
DW — dear wife
Dollies – meaning breasts
EBF — extended breastfeeding
EBM — expressed breast milk
EDD — estimated due date, or expected date of delivery
EWCM — egg white cervical mucus
EPO – evening primrose oil
FF — formula feeding
FIL — father-in-law
FT — full time
FTR — for the record
FWIW — for what it's worth
EWCM - egg white cervical mucus
FYI — for your information
HPT — home pregnancy test
HPTPD – Home pregnancy test police department
HTH — hope this helps
HV — health visitor
ICSI — intracytoplasmic sperm injection
IMHO — in my humble opinion
IMO — in my opinion
IRL — in real life
IUI — intrauterine insemination
IVF — in vitro fertilisation
JJ or J/J — just joking
JK or J/K — just kidding
JMHO — just my humble opinion, or just my honest
opinion
KWIM — know what I mean
LD — labour and delivery
LOL — laughing out loud\lots of love
LP — luteal phase
MC or M/C — miscarriage
MIL — mother-in-law
ML — maternity leave
M/W — midwife
MS – morning sickness
MYOB — mind your own business
NMS — not my style
NMSAA — not my style at all
NP — no problem
NTS — nuchal translucency scan
O — ovulation
O'd — ovulated
OBB – old ***** bag meaning period
OMG — oh my gosh, or oh my god
OPK — ovulation predictor kit
OT — off topic
PG — pregnant, or pregnancy
PND — postnatal depression
PROM — premature rupture of membranes
RLT — raspberry leaf tea
ROFL — rolling on floor laughing
SA – sperm analysis
SMEP – sperm meets egg plan
SAHD — stay-at-home dad
SAHM — stay-at-home mum
SAHP — stay-at-home parent
SD — sperm donor
SS – symptom spotting
SSA – symptom spotters anonymous
SIL — sister-in-law
TCOYF — Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni
Weschler
TIA — thanks in advance
TMI – too much information
TTC — trying to conceive
UC – Uncle cramps meaning period pain
UTI — urinary tract infection
VBAC — vaginal birth after caesarean section
WAH — work at home
WOH — work out of the home
Wrigglers - sperm

bump for mumto2

Bump for Nikki

Wow............. theres loads!!!!

Thanks again Noo

Hi
Have looked on list but as its not an abreviation it is not there. Can someone tell me what a lap and dye is?
thanks
Billy x

Hi

Just wanted to say thanks because this has really helped me understand what people are talking about!

Bumped for Lyndsey and other newbies

Bump up for Orkers and other newbies!

bumping this up for all the newbies on TTC

Babydust to all Love SJ X

Thanks so much, now I understand a bit better, lol, but no doubt I will have to keep refering back to it!!!

luv gillianxoxoxo

bump up for missisd!!! xxxxx

bumped up again for the newbies !

bumped up for claire bod !

Bump for Kitkat

thanks kate AT least now i will know wat u r all talking abt lol



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