Common Forum Jargon, Abbreviations & Acronyms

[BellyBelly]

Here is list of common acronyms which you may come across when chatting or in forums. Feel free to contribute any terms not listed, I will delete your suggestions after I add them to save space and to create a nice tidy list!

General Conversation Forum Terms

SAHM - Stay at Home Mum
WAHM - Work at Home Mum
SAHD - Stay at Home Dad
LOL - Laughing out Loud
ROFL - Rolling on Floor Laughing
PMSL - P!ssing Myself Laughing
LMAO - Laugh my a$$ off (often extended to other things!)
j/k - Just Kidding
IMHO - In My Honest Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
brb - Be Right Back
bbl - Be Back Later
WB - Welcome Back
IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean
DH - Dear Husband
DD / DS - Dear Daughter or Dear Son
PMSL - ****ing Myself Laughing
MIL - Mother In Law
FIL - Father In Law
DF - Dear Fiance
DP - Dear Partner
SO - Significant Other (if you are just dating someone)
BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit
TMI - Too Much Information!
HTH - Hope this helps
ATM - At the moment
BTDT - Been there, done that
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now!
TIA - Thanks in advance
WWNN - Wink Wink Nudge Nudge
BB (as in i have sore bb) - Boobies
BB (as in BB is a great website) - BellyBelly
WRT - With Regard To
JIC - Just In Case
ETA - Edited to Add
(sp?) - spelling? (as in, have I spelt this correctly)
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly

TTC Terms

TTC - Trying To Conceive
AF - Aunt Flo (Your period)
TWW - Two Week Wait
CD - Cycle Date
DPO - Days past ovulation
HPT - Home pregnancy test
OPK - Ovulation prediction kit
BFN - Big fat negative - in relation to HPT
BFP - Big fat positive - in relation to HPT
EWCM - Egg White Cervical Mucous
CM - Cervical Mucus
BBT - Basal Body Temperature
BD - Baby Dance (sex)
DTD - Do The Deed
POAS - Pee On A Stick
PCOS - Poly Cycstic Ovarian Syndrome
FF - Fertility Friend (charting website)
LP - Luteal Phase
IVF Terms

PGD - Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
ET - Embryo Transfer
FET - Frozen embryo transfer
Natural FET - Following a woman's natural cycle, but putting a frozen embryo back at the same time it would have happened in the woman's cycle
GIFT - Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer
ICSI - Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (where the scientists inject the egg with a single sperm)
ET - Embryo Transfer
Protocol - Type, amount and timing of drugs given as part of an assisted conception cycle
ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology
EPU - Egg Pickup, where the matured follies are harvested for eggs.
Beta - Blood test for pregnancy hormone HCG
Stims - Follicle stimulating hormone drugs
Follie - Follicles
BT - Blood test, or blood tracking tests
Snowbubs - Frozen embryos
FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormones
Flare cycle - FSH drugs from start of AF for IVF
Down Reg - down regulated IVF protocol, suppression drugs prior to AF, then FSH meds from start of AF.
OPU - ovum pick up (same as epu!)
IUI - Inter Uterine Insemination
FS - Fertility Specialist
ED - Egg Donor

Pregnancy Terms

PG - Pregnant / Pregnancy
MS - Morning Sickness
BP - Blood Pressure
GD - Gestational Diabetes
GD - Gender Disappointment
FHM - Fetal Heart Monitor
US or U/S - Ultrasound
FM - Fetal Movement
GTT - glucose tolerance test
GCT - glucose challenge test
VBAC - Vaginal Birth After Caesarian
OB - Obstetrician
HB - heartbeat
M/C - Miscarriage
D&C - Dialtion and Curette
PIH - Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
UTD - Up the Duff (pregnant)

Labour / Baby

VBAC - Vaginal Birth After Caesarian
MW - Midwife
OB - Obstetrician
Gyn - Gynecologist
LC - Lactation Consultant
C/S - Caesarian Section
MHCN - Maternal Health and Child Nurse
MHCC - Maternal Health and Child Centre
ECHN - Early Childhood Nurse
ECHC - Early Childhood Centre
PPH - Post Partum Haemmorage

[Ewol12]

Can someone tell me what is IVP is Please?

[Bonham08]

Can anyone tell me what PCOS is please?, i've noticed there are a few abbreviations on BB that aren't on the list.

[{sarah}]

IVP I'm not sure on ?? Where did you see it?

PCOS is poly cycstic ovarian syndrome. If there are anymore, I can add them on for you...

[Bonham08]

Thanks Sarah, had me completely stumped. If i remember the others or see them again i'll be sure to post here again or just PM you.

[SarahU]

What is CM?

[visitor1]

CM - Cervical Mucus

[somewoman]

H & H is frequently used for "happy and healthy", yet I'm not seeing it in this list. Or maybe I'm blind. Hardly sleeping anymore

[alioops]

LI Lactose intolerant/intolerance (not that common but I really can't b bothered writing the whole thing all the time

FTT Faliure to Thrive (hate that term)

TT Toilet Training

ED Egg donor

SD Sperm donor

AC Assisted Conception

AFAIK as far as i know

Capitals means YELLING, please make sure caps lock is off to ensure no one misinterprets your post and thinks u r upset when u r trying to b nice
I ahve seen heaps more and if required i can add them

[sammy2149]

Can anyone tell me how to change my profile additional details?
and how to get the counting calender thing on the bottom ?

[alioops]

Find a ticker u like, click on itr and it will take u to the site it is from, eg, mine is from bump-and-beyond.

Click on 'user profile' (up top, 1st on that bar) and there will be a heap of options. if u cant find anything u want in the 1st screen, there r other options down the side. HTH

[~Raven~]

The tickers you see are created on a separate site. You make it to suit your needs and then it creates an address which you then copy and past into your signature.

If you google tickers you will find a heap of different sites but if there is something you have seen around here that you like most of them incorporate a name and you can find the site by googling or typing in the address.

To change your profile details you click on your user profile which you can find located on the purple bar under the BellyBelly logo at the top of the page.

[sammy2149]

Find a ticker u like, click on itr and it will take u to the site it is from, eg, mine is from bump-and-beyond.

Click on 'user profile' (up top, 1st on that bar) and there will be a heap of options. if u cant find anything u want in the 1st screen, there r other options down the side. HTH

Thank you so much for your help......
regards

[dragonstorm]

how about SAHD- stay at home dad? i see you have SAHM, dont forget us dads. but would you put it under or on top of SAHM, lol

[{sarah}]

Alphabetically it goes on top

[Tanya]

OHSS??

[butterfly_warrior]

ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome - nasty side effect of IVF which involves lots of pain, bloating and grossly swollen ovaries that leak fluid into your abdomen. Not fun!

BW

[bushmanpat]

What about LP?

blind me - found it!