What do your abbreviations mean, please?

Flush30 · May 27, 2008 1:13PM

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...

Flush30 · May 27, 2008 12:05PM

Me again: would love answers to cm and EWM, too!

Hopeforbump2 · May 27, 2008 12:09PM

Hi hun, i hope this helps.x
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

Flush30 · May 27, 2008 12:13PM

Thank you minimonkey. I may need to print this out for when I'm here.

Much appreciated!

Hopeforbump2 · May 27, 2008 12:17PM

No problems! I have to keep it saved in word and refer to it from time to time still xx

Mummy next July! · May 27, 2008 12:55PM

I'd also like to say thank you for this list! I just couldn't work some of them out (the fact that English is not my first language doesn't help!). I've copied and pasted it for future reference!

Flush30 · May 27, 2008 1:04PM

You won't need it anymore minimonkey!

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...

Mummy next July! · May 27, 2008 1:11PM

hubby and i have only just begun TTC (i'm getting there with the abbreviations too!), i came off pill in march and had 2 normal AF since then so i'm very hopeful but know that nothing is certain.

Good luck to you!

Flush30 · May 27, 2008 1:13PM

You too, Dreamy. Fingers crossed for us both. x

What do your abbreviations mean, please?

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