decoding the acronyms we use

Jessica

It took me a bit of time while I was new to figure out what everyone was saying so I thought maybe making a little guide would help anyone who's new.. I'm gonna start with the ones that come to mind so please feel free to add any I might have missed!

ttc- trying to conceive

attc- actively trying to conceive

so- significant other

dh- dear husband

dd- dear daughter

ds- dear son

bbt- basil body temperature

cm- cervical mucus

ccm- creamy cervical mucus

ewcm- egg white cerical mucus

wcm- watery cervical mucus bd or bding- baby dancing aka. doing the deed

baby dust- just means good luck

af- aunt flow

o- ovulation

od- ovulation day

cd- cycle day

opk- ovulation prediction kit

hpt- home pregnancy test

frer- First Response Early Results

Fx- fingers crossed

fmu- first morning urine

bfp- big fat positive

bfn- big fat negative

lp- luteal phase

lh- luteinizing hormone (what opks test for)

hs- high surge (of lh, meaning you're ovulating) smep- sperm meets egg plan

mc- miscarriage

tww- two week wait (to test for pregnancy)

pcos- poly cystic ovarian syndrome

alright I think that's a pretty good start, I've racked my brain and those are a lot of the commonly used ones I've seen used on here. please add to the list (as I know there are more)! we're all here to support each other so no shame for not knowning, ask questions if you need to and of course baby dust to everyone!