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Common Abbreviations

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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
 
CC = Controlled crying
 
CM = Cervical mucus
 
CONS = Consultant
 
DD = Dear Daughter
 
DH = Dear Husband
 
DS = Dear Son
 
DW = Dear Wife
 
DPO = Days past ovulation
DTC = Determined to conceive (people who have been trying over 12 months)
DTD = Doing the deed
 
EBM = Expressed breast milk
 
ELC = Early Learning Centre
 
FF = Fertility Friend (from the Website)
 
FF = Formula Feeding
 
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
 
LO = Little One
 
LOL = Laugh out Loud
 
M/C = miscarriage
 
M/S = morning sickness
 NCT = National Childbirth Trust - parenting charity and great place to meet other Mums 
OH = Other Half
 
OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit
 
PGP = Pelvic Girdle Pain (new name for SPD)
 
PMM = Proud Mummy Moment
 
POAS = Pee on a stick
 
SAHM = Stay at home mum
 
SPD = Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction
 
TAMBA =
 
TMI = Too much information....read these at your peril!
 
TTC = trying to conceive
 
VBAC = Vaginal Birth After Caesarian
 
WAHM = Work at home mum