Abbreviation Meaning.

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I know these abbreviations get very confusing at times:
but here they are in case you didnt find it!BF: boyfriend BFF: best friends forever BIL: brother-in-law DB: darling boyfriend DD: darling daughter DF: darling fiancé DH: darling husband (or darn, depending on the mood) DS: darling son FIL: father-in-law GF: girlfriend MIL: mother-in-law SAHM: stay-at-home mom SIL: sister-in-law SO: significant other STBX: soon-to-be ex WAHM: work-at-home mom   

General Netspeak AFK: away from keyboard BRB: be right back BTW: by the way CYE: check your e-mailF2F: face-to-face GMTA: great minds think alike HTH: hope that helps IMHO: in my humble opinion IMNSHO: in my not-so-humble opinion IMO: in my opinion ITA: I totally agree JK: just kidding LMAO: laughing my a** off LOL: laughing out loud OMG: oh my gosh NP: no problemROFL: rolling on the floor laughing TIA: thanks in advance TPTB: the powers that be TTFN: ta-ta for now TTYL: talk to you later TY: thank you  YW: you're welcome  

TTC (Trying to Conceive) / pregnancy 2ww or TWW: two week wait (luteal phase, 14 days after ovulation) AF: Aunt Flo (menstruation, period) AH: assisted hatching ASYLUM: TTC asylum. Need to check in? bbt: basal body temperature BD: baby dance (sex) BDP: baby dancing partner BF: breastfeedingBM: breast milk or bowel movementBFN: big fat negative (pregnancy test result) BFP: big fat positive (pregnancy test result) CB: cycle buddy (same cycle day as you!) CD: cycle day CL: corpus luteum CM: cervical mucus CP: cervical position DPO: days past ovulation DTD: doing the dance (BD, sex) DUST: alumnae sprinkle PG Dust~*~*~*~ on TTCersEC: embryo cryo/freezing EDD: estimated due date EPO: evening primrose oil ER: egg retrieval ET: egg transfer (can be used as 5DPET, to mean 5 days past egg transfer) EWCM: egg-white cervical mucus hCG: human chorionic gonadotropin (detected in home pregnancy tests )H&H: happy and healthy hpt: home pregnancy test HSG: hysterosalpingogram (X-ray test)ICSI: intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (microfertilization) IPP: Infertility Protection Project IUI: intrauterine insemination IVF: in vitro fertilization LH: luteinizing hormone (detected in ovulation predictor kits) LP: luteal phase, days between OV and AF MC: miscarriageO or OV: ovulation opk: ovulation predictor kit OT or Train: obsession train. PG: pregnancy, pregnant PNV: prenatal vitaminPOAS: pee on a stick (home pregnancy test) RE: reproductive endocrinologist (doctor who specializes in fertility problems) ROBI: Robitussin or guaifenesin syrup (expectorant) used to thin cervical mucus SA: semen analysis SOD: sex on demand TR: tubal reversal TTC: trying to conceive VR: vasectomy reversal YI: yeast infection

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