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What do your abbreviations mean, please?
Hi everyone
Just registered and have looked through the chat boards but I'm mystified! What do your abbreviations mean? OV? BFP? Please help...
Am currently trying to conceive after stopping taking Mercilon. Currently awaiting first proper period and trying to ignore my over-hopeful diagnosis of pregnancy for every flutter or moment of sickness I feel...
Just registered and have looked through the chat boards but I'm mystified! What do your abbreviations mean? OV? BFP? Please help...
Am currently trying to conceive after stopping taking Mercilon. Currently awaiting first proper period and trying to ignore my over-hopeful diagnosis of pregnancy for every flutter or moment of sickness I feel...
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FILO ~ completely nuts person and definately one of a kind!!
AF ~ Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
BFN ~ big fat negative (on a pregnancy test)
BFP ~ big fat positive (on a pregnancy test)
BTDT ~ been there, done that
CD ~ cycle day (of your menstrual period)
CM ~ cervical mucus
DPO ~ days past ovulation
EDD ~ estimated date of delivery or pregnancy due date
EP ~ ectopic pregnancy
EPT ~ early pregnancy test
EWCM ~ egg white cervical mucus
FET ~ frozen embryo transfer
GL ~ good luck
HPT ~ home pregnancy test
HTH ~ hope that helps
IUI ~ intrauterine insemination
IVF ~ in vitro fertilization
MC/MMC ~ miscarriage
OV ~ ovulate
OMG ~ oh my goodness
OPK ~ ovulation predictor kit
PG ~ pregnant
TTC ~ trying to conceive
DD ~ dear daughter
DS ~dear son
DH ~ dear husband
OH ~ other half
LO ~ little one
TBH ~ to be honest
HV ~ health visitor
MW ~ midwife
LOL ~ laugh out loud
TMI ~ too much information
POAS ~ pee on a stick
BAC ~ by any chance
BD ~ baby dance (sex)
BF ~ breastfeeding
MIL ~ mother inlaw
FIL ~ father inlaw
BTW ~ by the way
HTH ~ hope this helps
LO ~ littleone
TC ~ take care
TY ~ thank you
WB ~ welcome back
1WW/2WW ~ between ovulation on AF
PCOS ~ Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PCO ~ Polycystic Ovaries
LH ~ Luteinizing Hormone
UPSI ~ unprotected sexual intercourse
DI ~ Donor insemination
PMSL ~ pissing myself laughing
TBH ~ To be honest
FFS ~ for f**** sake
BBT ~ Basal body temperature (a temperature reading used determine a woman's fertile period)
PUPO ~ pregnant until proven otherwise
R+R ~ read and run
PMA ~ Positive Mental Attitude
WTF ~ what the f*ck
I got this from one of the other ladies on here!!
Megs xx
Much appreciated!
Dreamy - how long have you been trying for? I've been off the pill since 3rd April, no AF (am learning the lingo!), but did a test on Tuesday last week and got a BFN. I admit my hopes were up...
Good luck to you!