Difference between revisions of "Common Abbreviations"

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AFM = as for me
 
AFM = as for me
  
BF = Breast Feeding
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BF = Breast feeding
  
 
BFN = big fat negative
 
BFN = big fat negative
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BFP = big fat positive
 
BFP = big fat positive
  
BLW = Baby Led Weaning
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BLW = Baby led weaning
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BRB = Be right back
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BTW = By the way
  
 
CC = Controlled crying
 
CC = Controlled crying
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CONS = Consultant
 
CONS = Consultant
  
DD = Dear Daughter
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DD = Dear daughter
  
DH = Dear Husband
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DH = Dear husband
  
DS = Dear Son
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DS = Dear son
  
DW = Dear Wife
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DW = Dear wife
  
 
DPO = Days past ovulation
 
DPO = Days past ovulation
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ELC = Early Learning Centre
 
ELC = Early Learning Centre
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FB = Facebook
  
 
FF = Fertility Friend (from the Website)
 
FF = Fertility Friend (from the Website)
  
 
FF = Formula Feeding
 
FF = Formula Feeding
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FYI = For your information
  
 
HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (the pregnancy hormone)
 
HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (the pregnancy hormone)
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IYSWIM = If you see what I mean
 
IYSWIM = If you see what I mean
  
LO = Little One
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LMAO = Laughed my arse off
  
LOL = Laugh out Loud
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LO = Little one
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LOL = Laugh out loud
  
 
M/C = miscarriage
 
M/C = miscarriage
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NCT = National Childbirth Trust  
 
NCT = National Childbirth Trust  
  
OH = Other Half
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OH = Other half
  
 
OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit
 
OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit
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PGP = Pelvic Girdle Pain (new name for SPD)
 
PGP = Pelvic Girdle Pain (new name for SPD)
  
PMM = Proud Mummy Moment
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PMM = Proud mummy moment
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PMSL = Pissed myself laughing
  
 
POAS = Pee on a stick
 
POAS = Pee on a stick

Revision as of 22:48, 27 April 2013

2WW = 2 week wait

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

DS = Dear son

DW = Dear wife

DPO = Days past ovulation

DTD = Doing the deed

EBM = Expressed breast milk

ELC = Early Learning Centre

FB = Facebook

FF = Fertility Friend (from the Website)

FF = Formula Feeding

FYI = For your information

HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (the pregnancy hormone)

HSG = Hysterosalpingogram

HV = Health Visitor

IYKWIM = If you know what I mean

IYSWIM = If you see what I mean

LMAO = Laughed my arse off

LO = Little one

LOL = Laugh out loud

M/C = miscarriage

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

SPD = Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction

TAMBA = Twins And Multiple Births Association

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

TTC = trying to conceive

VBAC = Vaginal Birth After Caesarian

WAHM = Work at home mum