A list of Abbreviations for us Newbies!

[kokomo1218]

THIS IS A LIST I FOUND FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE NEW, THAT MIGHT HELP! IF YOU KNOW ANY OTHERS PLEASE ADD!
~2 ww … 2 week wait
~AF… Aunt Flo (ie: period)
~AFNW … Aunt Flo Not Wanted
~AFSA … Aunt Flo Stay Away
~BBT … Basal Body Temperature
~BD … Baby Dancing
~BCP … Birth Control Pills
~BFP … Big Fat Positive
~BFN … Big Fat Negative
~BMS ... Baby-making Sex
~BTDT...Been There Done That
~C … Cycle
~CB ... Cycle Buddy
~CD ... Cycle Day
~CF ... Cervical Fluid
~CM ... Cervical Mucus
~CNM ... Certified Nurse Midwife
~DH … Dear Husband
~DI ... Donor Insemination
~DPO ... Days Post-ovulation
~Dx ... Diagnosis
~EDD... Expected due date
~Endo ... Endometriosis
~EPT ... Early Pregnancy Test
~ET ... Embryo Transfer
~EWCM ... Egg White Cervical Mucus
~FF … Fertility Friend
~FMU … First Morning Urine
~FTTA ... Fertile Thoughts To All
~GL … Good Luck
~GP ... General Practitioner
~GWV...Get Well Vibes
~H&H … Healthy & Happy
~HCg ... Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
~HPT ... Home Pregnancy Test
~HRT ... Hormone Replacement Therapy
~HTH … Hope That Helps
~HX...History
~IF ... Infertility
~IPS … Imaginary Pregnancy Symptoms
~IVF ... In Vitro Fertilization
~KWIM... know what I mean
~LMP ... Last Menstrual Period (start date)
~LO ... Love Olympics (Love Making)
~LOL ... Laugh Out Loud or Lots Of Love
~LP ... Luteal Phase
~LPD ... Luteal Phase Defect
~m/c.... Miscarriage
~M/S … Morning Sickness
~MW...midwife
~NP ... Nurse Practitioner
~NST... Non Stress Test
~O … Ovulation. Variants: Oed, Oing
~OB... Obstetrician/Gynecologist
~OMG … Oh My God
~OPK ... Ovulation Predictor Kit
~P&PT … Prayer & Positive Thoughts
~PG ... Pregnant
~PI ... Primary Infertility
~PMS ... Pre-menstrual Syndrome
~POF ... Premature Ovarian Failure
~POAS … Pee On a Stick
~PROM ... Premature Rupture of Membranes
~PUTB ... Pillow Under The Butt
~PV … Positive Vibes, pregnancy vibes,
~ROFLMAO ... Rolling On Floor Laughing My *ss Off
~RPL ... Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
~RPS … Real Pregnancy Symptoms
~RSA ... Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion
~Rx ... Prescription
~SA ... Semen Analysis
~SI ... Secondary Infertility
~SO ... Significant Other
~STD ... Sexually Transmitted Disease
~SV … Sticky Vibes
~SX...symptoms
~TTC … Trying To Conceive
~TPQ... Time Pass Quickly
~u/s ... Ultrasound
~UTI ... Urinary Tract Infection
~WBC ... White Blood Cells
~WTG … Way To Go

[uniondawg]

How many of these have I had to figure out on my own since coming here Feb 2! This is great. It took me FOREVER to figure out POAS. I dreamed that I had figured it out and was so excited. The next morn, I couldn't remember what I had dreamed. I was so bummed. This is great for all us newbies.

[nlm]

I feel really silly but what is KWIM?

[kokomo1218]

nlm said:

I feel really silly but what is KWIM?

know what i mean

[JaimeJenn]

KWIM = Know What I mean?

[jenjen]

This is soooo neat. Thanks for posting the list of abbreviation. I am DEFINATELY bookmarking this thread.

jenjen

[jenjen]

what is EDD? I see it next to people's tag lines where they list their losses and names of their angels in heaven.

thanks
jenjen

[tami1980]

EDD is Expected Due Date.

[kokomo1218]

Sorry Jen, I didn't realize I had not added that one! ty tami for giving her a quick response!

[heidiforever]

Can someone tell me...what's NST?

[heidiforever]

never mind I got it lol

[jenjen]

Thanks for clarifying Tami !

jenjen

[fallinwoman]

What is PAM?

Nevermind...figured it out...Pregnant After Miscarriage.

[angela30]

Good info! alot I didn't know, thanks!

[akamossy]

thanks for that, im new and its a huge help