When I joined my first message board I was immediately hounded with an endless list of acronyms that I had to learn! And as I joined wedding planning and family/home/baby websites? That list just kept getting bigger and bigger.
While this list is likely just a refresher for many? I wanted to have a place to list all of these many acronyms in the event anyone is confused while reading my posts! (Please leave a comment if I’ve forgotten an important one, I’d love your help in keeping this list accurate and up to date!)
| Acronym | What they mean | |
|---|---|---|
| AF | Aunt Flo — menstruation/period | |
| AP | attachment parenting | |
| BBC | BabyCenter | |
| BBL | be back later | |
| BBT | basal body temperature | |
| BC/BCPS | birth control (pills) | |
| BCPS | birth control pills | |
| BD | baby dance (sex) | |
| BF | breastfeed, or boyfriend | |
| BFN | big fat negative (pregnancy test) | |
| BFP | big fat positive (pregnancy test) | |
| BIL | brother-in-law | |
| BLW | baby-led weaning | |
| BM | breast milk, or bowel movement | |
| BRB | be right back | |
| BTDT | been there, done that | |
| CD | cycle day | |
| CF | cervical fluid | |
| CIO | cry it out | |
| Circ. | circumcise | |
| CM | cervical mucus | |
| CS or C/S | cesarean section | |
| DD | dear daughter | |
| DF | dear fiancee | |
| DH | dear husband | |
| DP | dear partner | |
| DPO | days past ovulation | |
| DS | dear son | |
| DSD | dear stepdaughter | |
| DSS | dear stepson | |
| DTD | do the deed | |
| DW | dear wife | |
| EBF | extended breastfeeding, exclusively breastfeeding | |
| EBM | expressed breast milk | |
| EDD | estimated due date, or expected date of delivery | |
| EWCM | egg white cervical mucus | |
| FF | formula feeding | |
| FIL | father-in-law | |
| FT | full time | |
| HPT | home pregnancy test | |
| IC | incompetent cervix | |
| IUI | intrauterine insemination | |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization | |
| L&D | labor and delivery | |
| LO | little one | |
| LP | luteal phase | |
| MC or M/C | miscarriage | |
| MIL | mother-in-law | |
| ML | maternity leave | |
| MM | mother's milk | |
| MS or M/S | morning sickness or multiple sclerosis | |
| O | ovulation | |
| O'd | ovulated | |
| OH | other half | |
| OPK | ovulation predictor kit | |
| POAS | pee on a stick (i.e. pregnancy test) | |
| PPD | postpartum depression | |
| RE | reproductive endocrinologist | |
| SAHD | stay-at-home dad | |
| SAHM | stay-at-home mom | |
| SAHP | stay-at-home parent | |
| SD | sperm donor | |
| SIL | sister-in-law | |
| SO | significant other | |
| TCOYF | Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler | |
| TTC | trying to conceive | |
| US or U/S | ultrasound | |
| VBAC | vaginal birth after cesarean section | |
| WAH (WAHM/D) | work at home (Mom/Dad) | |
| WOH | work out of the home |
