Common Abbreviations

2WW = 2 week wait

ABX = Antibiotics

AF = Aunt Flo (period)

AFM = as for me

BF = Breast feeding

BFN = big fat negative

BFP = big fat positive

BLW = Baby led weaning

BRB = Be right back

BTW = By the way

CC = Controlled crying

CM = Cervical mucus

CONS = Consultant

DD = Dear daughter

DH = Dear husband

DIL = Daughter in law

DS = Dear son

DW = Dear wife

DPO = Days past ovulation

DTD = Doing the deed

EBM = Expressed breast milk

EDD = Estimated Due Date

ELC = Early Learning Centre

FB = Facebook

FF = Fertility Friend (from the Website)

FF = Formula Feeding

FIL = Father in law

FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone

FYI = For your information

GnRH: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

HcG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (the pregnancy hormone)

HPT = Home Pregnancy Test

HSG = Hysterosalpingogram

HV = Health Visitor

IYKWIM = If you know what I mean

IYSWIM = If you see what I mean

LH: Luteinizing Hormone

LMAO = Laughed my arse off

LMP: Last menstrual period. The first day of your last period.

LO = Little one

LOL = Laugh out loud

M/C = miscarriage

MIL = Mother in law

M/S = morning sickness

NCT = National Childbirth Trust

OH = Other half

OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit

PGP = Pelvic Girdle Pain (new name for SPD)

PMM = Proud mummy moment

PMSL = Pissed myself laughing

POAS = Pee on a stick

SAHM = Stay at home mum

SIL = Son in law

SPD = Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction

TAMBA = Twins And Multiple Births Association

TMI = Too much information....read these at your peril!

TTC = trying to conceive

TX = treatment

VBAC = Vaginal Birth After Caesarian

WAHM = Work at home mum

--Mad Margaret (talk) 09:55, 29 April 2013 (UTC)