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Trying to Conceive (TTC) AbbreviationsYou've seen them in e-mail or on message boards, but what do those little acronyms actually mean? Here are some acronyms 'net-savvy hopeful moms-to-be are using. 2WW = two-week waitAF = Aunt Flo (menstrual period) AFK = away from keyboard AH = assisted hatching BBs = breasts BBT = basal body temperature BCP = birth control pill BD = baby dancing (sexual intercourse) BF = breastfeeding BFP = big fat positive (pregnancy test result) BFN = big fat negative (pregnancy test result) BIL = brother-in-law BM = breast milk BMS = baby-making sex BRB = be right back BRU = Babies 'R Us BTW = by the way CB = cycle buddy (someone who shares the same menstrual cycle/ovulation dates) CD = cycle day CF = cervical fluid CL = corpus luteum CM = cervical mucus CP = cervical position CY = cycle CYE = check your e-mail DB = dear boyfriend DD = darling daughter DF = dear fiancé DH = dear husband DI = donor insemination DP = dancing partner (spouse or significant other) DPO = days past ovulation DS = dear son DTD = do/doing/did the dance/deed (sexual intercourse) DW = dear wife EBF = extended breastfeeding (more than one year) EBM = expressed breast milk EC = embryo cyro/freezing EDD = expected due date EP = ectopic pregnancy ER = egg retrieval ET = egg transfer EW/EWCM = egg white cervical mucus F2F = face-to-face FET = frozen embryo transfer FH = future husband FIL = father-in-law FMU = first morning urine FP = follicular phase FRE = First Response Early (home pregnancy test) FTTA = fertile thoughts to all GD = gestational diabetes GMTA = great minds think alike GTC = going to conceive H&H = happy and healthy HB = heartbeat hCG = human chorionic gonadotropin (pregnancy hormone) HPT = home pregnancy test HSG = hysterosalpingogram (x-ray) HTH = hope this helps ICSI = microfertilization IF = infertility IMHO = in my humble opinion IMNSHO = in my not-so-humble opinion IMO = in my opinion IPP = infertility protection program IUI = intrauterine insemination IVF = in vitro fertilization JK = just kidding JMHO = just my humble opinion JMO = just my opinion KWIM = know what I mean LH = luteinizing hormone LMAO = laughing my [butt] off LMM = losing my mind LMP = last menstrual period LOL = laughing out loud LP = luteal phase LPD = luteal phase defect LV = labor vibes MIL = mother-in-law MC = miscarriage MS = morning sickness NAK = nursing at keyboard O/OV = ovulation OLV = open legs vibes (wishing luck for baby to have legs open so parents can tell the sex at the ultrasound) OPK = ovulation predictor kit OPT = ovulation predictor test OTL = open to life POAS = pee on a stick PCOS = polycystic ovarian syndrome PG = pregnant PMS = premenstrual syndrome PNV = prenatal vitamin PITA = pain in the [butt] RAK = random act of kindness RE = reproductive endocrinologist ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing RSN = really soon now SA = sperm/semen analysis SAHM = stay-at-home mom SIL = sister-in-law SO = significant other SOD = sex on demand SPOT = spotting/implantation bleeding TAB = taking a break TL = tubal ligation TR/TLR = tubal ligation reversal TOC = thinking of conceiving TTC = trying to conceive TCOYF = Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book) TMI = too much information TY = thank you US = ultrasound VB = vaginal birth VBAC = vaginal birth after cesarean VR = vasectomy reversal WTT = waiting to try to conceive WM = working mom WAHM = work-at-home mom YI = yeast infection
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