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Trying to Conceive (TTC) Abbreviations

You'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 wait

AF = 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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christy on 9/8/2009 9:54:12 AM
should add tww~ two week wait
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