Acronyms

(*denotes forum abbreviations on “A Baby For Us”)
 
AAP - American Academy of Pediatrics
ABFU – A Baby For Us
ADN - any day now
AF - Aunt Flow (period)
AFAIK - as far as I know
ASAP - as soon as possible
ATKT* - At The Kitchen Table
ATTG* - a time to grieve
BC* – Baby Clubs 1 thru 4
BBL - be back later
BBS - be back soon
BBS - bulletin board system
BBT - basal body temperature
BCPs - birth control pills
BD - baby dancing (sex)
BF - breastfeed, breastfed, breastfeeding
BFN - Big Fat Negative (Negative Pregnancy Test)
BFP - Big Fat Positive (Positive Pregnancy Test)
BG - big grin
BOB - baby obsessed brain
BOF - bottle feeding, bottle fed, bottle feed
BRB - be right back
BTW - by the way
BYAM - between you and me
CD - cycle day
CIO - cry it out
CP- cervical position
DH, DS, DD, DMIL, DF, etc - dear husband, dear son, dear daughter, dear mother-in-law, dear fiancée
DPO - days past ovulation
DPT - days post transfer
Dx - diagnosis
EBM - expressed breastmilk
EWCM - egg white cervical mucous
FAQ - frequently asked questions
FD, FS – foster daughter, foster son
FTTT - from time to time
FYI - for your information
GMTA - great minds think alike
HIIK - heck if I know
HPT - home pregnancy test
HTH - hope this helps
IAC - in any case
IKA - I kinda agree
IMO, IMHO - in my opinion, in my humble opinion
INPO - in no particular order
IOW - in other words
IRL - in real life
ITA - I totally agree
ITTA - I tend to agree
IUI - intrauterine insemination
JIC - just in case
KWIM - know what I mean
LMAB* - Let’s Make a Baby
LOL - laughing out loud
MIL, FIL, BIL, SIL - mother, father, brother, sister-in-law
M/C - (m/c) miscarriage
MP - menstral period
O - ovulation
OMG - oh my gosh
OPK, OPT - ovulation predictor test/kit
OT - off topic
OTOH - on the other hand
PCOS - polycystic ovarian syndrome
PG - pregnant
PMFBI - pardon me for butting in
POV - point of view
PTB - powers that be
RE - reproductive endocrinologist
ROFL - rolling on floor laughing
SAHM - stay at home mom
SD - step daughter
SS - step son
SO - significant other
TCFI* - Trying to Conceive with Fertility Issues
THC* - The Healing Circle
TIA - thanks in advance
TMI - Too much information
TPTB - the powers that be
TTBOMK - to the best of my knowledge
TTC - trying to conceive
TTFN - ta ta for now
TTYL - talk (or type) to you later
TTYS - talk to you soon
U/S - ultrasound
WAHM - work at home mom
WOHM - working outside the home mom
WFM - works for me
WTEWYE - What to Expect When You're Expecting
WTG - way to go!
WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get