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abbreviations for the newbies!

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Posted : May 12, 2009 1:26:09 PM
Subject : abbreviations for the newbies!

AF ~ Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
BFN ~ big fat negative (on a pregnancy test)
BFP ~ big fat positive (on a pregnancy test)
BTDT ~ been there, done that
CD ~ cycle day (of your menstrual period)
CM ~ cervical mucus
DPO ~ days past ovulation
EDD ~ estimated date of delivery or pregnancy due date
EP ~ ectopic pregnancy
EPT ~ early pregnancy test
EWCM ~ egg white cervical mucus
FET ~ frozen embryo transfer
GL ~ good luck
HPT ~ home pregnancy test
HTH ~ hope that helps
IUI ~ intrauterine insemination
IVF ~ in vitro fertilization
MC/MMC ~ miscarriage
OV ~ ovulate
OMG ~ oh my goodness
OPK ~ ovulation predictor kit
PG ~ pregnant
TTC ~ trying to conceive
DD ~ dear daughter
DS ~dear son
DH ~ dear husband
OH ~ other half
LO ~ little one
TBH ~ to be honest
HV ~ health visitor
MW ~ midwife
LOL ~ laugh out loud
TMI ~ too much information
POAS ~ pee on a stick
BAC ~ by any chance
BD ~ baby dance (sex)
BF ~ breastfeeding
MIL ~ mother inlaw
FIL ~ father inlaw
BTW ~ by the way
HTH ~ hope this helps
LO ~ littleone
TC ~ take care
TY ~ thank you
WB ~ welcome back
1WW/2WW ~ between ovulation on AF
PCOS ~ Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PCO ~ Polycystic Ovaries
LH ~ Luteinizing Hormone
UPSI ~ unprotected sexual intercourse
DI ~ Donor insemination
PMSL ~ pissing myself laughing
TBH ~ To be honest
FFS ~ for f**** sake
BBT ~ Basal body temperature (a temperature reading used determine a woman's fertile period)
PUPO ~ pregnant until proven otherwise
R+R ~ read and run
PMA ~ Positive Mental Attitude
WTF ~ what the f*ck

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Posted : May 12, 2009 1:31:50 PM

Excellent thanks Diane!! x

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Posted : May 12, 2009 1:35:35 PM

Wow! There's soooooo many! I thought I'd got to grips with the abbreviations - looks like I'd better put my swatting glasses back on :-)

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Posted : May 12, 2009 1:41:36 PM

thank you so much for that gonna help alot x

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Posted : May 12, 2009 7:42:10 PM

bump for the newbies! xx

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Posted : May 12, 2009 8:24:14 PM

I am so glad you posted this. I was thinking about writing a post asking for a list as I am new to this site and don't have a clue what half of the mean - many thanks!

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Posted : May 12, 2009 9:46:37 PM

oohhh thankyou..i never knew this ttc business was so technical..this helps loads x

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Posted : May 14, 2009 2:41:52 PM

thank you sooooooooo much

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Posted : May 14, 2009 8:14:53 PM

bump again for newbies! xxx

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Posted : May 16, 2009 5:39:13 PM

Bump again.

Also:

CBD - Clear Blue Digital (the queen of pregnancy tests, despite my dislike for the Clear Blue company! - though more expensive and less sensitive than many on the market, so people tend to wait for BFP on a cheaper test, then confirm it on CBD)
CBFM - Clear Blue Fertility Monitor
FR - First Response (early pregnancy test - more sensitive than CBD)
MIU - can't remember what it stands for, but it measures the sensitivity of pregnancy tests - the lower it is, the more sensitive the test (and so the earlier you'll get a positive result). The lowest you can get is 10 MIU, most 'early' tests are 25, and some are 50.

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Posted : May 17, 2009 7:12:28 AM

Thanks so much this reallty helps.

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Posted : May 17, 2009 5:35:11 PM

bump again! xxxxx

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Posted : Jun 30, 2009 9:53:39 AM

bump for whats-her -name who cant understand us at all. LOL x

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Posted : Jun 30, 2009 10:04:45 AM

LMAO at Diane! xxx

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Posted : Jun 30, 2009 10:38:19 AM

O/T = other things.

lol......xxx

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Posted : Jun 30, 2009 5:43:40 PM

WOW! theres loads. Thank you for this though, i have already been replying asking what things mean lol. ill have to keep popping back into this thread x

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Posted : Jun 30, 2009 5:49:54 PM

if you lose this thread its always in the "chat room rules" forum xx

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Posted : Jun 30, 2009 5:52:43 PM

I've started using SS (symptom spotting) LOL just cause sometimes I cant type fast enough ha ha xx

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Posted : Jun 30, 2009 8:22:40 PM

LOL I remember when i joined all those two years ago and i hadnt a clue what af ment and didnt know for nearly a year as i was in pregnancy forum but once i came over to ttc i knew it ment perios without knowing exactly what till someone wrote the whole thing out for me too. x

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Posted : Jul 05, 2009 9:05:32 PM

Bump for newbies.
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Posted : Jul 06, 2009 12:54:42 PM

Thank you for this collection!
I must admit that I did struggle with a few of the longer abbreviations...
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