86 Acronyms Only Mums Would Understand

If you frequently visit mummy blogs or parenting websites, you may already be conversant with acronyms like FTM, MIL, BIL, TCC and what have you. This list is to help you understand the lingo that is fasting becoming a phenomenon on parenting website.

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Acronyms What they mean

1. AF – Aunt Flo — menstruation/period
2. AP – attachment parenting
3. BB or BBS – Internet bulletin board
4. BBC – BabyCenter
5. BBL – be back later
6. BBT – basal body temperature
7. BC – birth control, or before children
8. BCPS – birth control pills
9. BD – baby dance (sex)
10. BF – breastfeed, or boyfriend
11. BFN – big fat negative (pregnancy test)
12. BFP – big fat positive (pregnancy test)
13. BIL – brother-in-law
14. BM – breast milk, or bowel movement
15. BRB – be right back
16. BTDT – been there, done that
17. CD – cycle day
18. CF – cervical fluid
19. Circ. – circumcise
20. CM – cervical mucus
21. CS or C/S – cesarean section
22. DC – daycare, dear child
23. DD – dear daughter
24. DF – dear fiancee
25. DH – dear husband
26. DP – dear partner
27. DPO – days past ovulation
28. DS – dear son
29. DSD – dear stepdaughter
30. DSS – dear stepson
31. DTD – do the deed
32. DW – dear wife
33. EBF – extended breastfeeding, exclusively breastfeeding
34. EBM – expressed breast milk
35. EDD – estimated due date, or expected date of delivery
36. EWCM – egg white cervical mucus
37. FF – formula feeding
38. FIL – father-in-law
39. FT – full time
40. FTM – first time mom
41. FTS – First time sex (Virgin)
42. FYI – for your information
43. HPT – home pregnancy test
44. IC – incompetent cervix
45. IMO – in my opinion
46. IRL – in real life
47. ITA – I totally agree
48. IUI – intrauterine insemination
49. IVF-  in vitro fertilization
50. L&D – labor and delivery
51. LO – little one
52. LP – luteal phase
53. MC or M/C – miscarriage
54. MIL – mother-in-law
55. ML – maternity leave
56. MM – mother’s milk
57. MYOB – mind your own business
58. O – ovulation
59. O’d – ovulated
60. ODD – Oldest dear daughter
61. ODS – Oldest dear son
62. OMG – oh my gosh, or oh my god
63. OP – original poster
64. OPK – ovulation predictor kit
65. OT – off topic
66. PG – pregnant, or pregnancy
67. POAS – pee on a stick (i.e. pregnancy test)
68. PP – previous poster
69. PPD – postpartum depression
70. RE – reproductive endocrinologist
71. ROFL – rolling on floor laughing
72. SAHD-  stay-at-home dad
73. SAHM – stay-at-home mom
74. SAHP – stay-at-home parent
75. SD – sperm donor
76. SIL – sister-in-law
77. SO – significant other
78. TCOYF – Taking Charge of Your Fertility
79. TMI – too much information
80. TTC-  trying to conceive
81. US or U/S – ultrasound
82. VBAC – vaginal birth after cesarean section
83. WAH- work at home
84. WOH – work out of the home
85. YDD – youngest dear daughter
86. YDS – youngest dear son