forum language

i was wondering if anyone knows what the lingo on this forum means. like DD PM all those sorts of things i don't understand any of it

dd- darling daughter
ds-darling son
dh-darling husband
df-darling fiance
dp-darling partner
pm-private message
sil-sisterin law
mil-mother in law
fil-father in law

ok s

DD and DS, is Darling Son / Daughter
DF, DP DH is Darling Fiance/ partner/ hubby
PM is Private Message
LMAO is Laugh My Ass Off
LOL is Lots of Laughs . Laugh out loud
PMSL is P!ss myself Laughing
ROFL is Rolling on Floor Laughing
SIL, MIL etc.. is Sis in law, mum in law etc.

um thats all i can think of, any inparticular?
hope this helps

AF - Aunt flow - Periods
BD - baby Dance - trying to conceive
TTC - trying to conceive
(sp) - not sure if you have spelt something correct
IYKWIM - if you know what I mean
lol - laugh out loud
lmao - laugh my ass off

also
af-aunt flow(period)
bfp-big fat positive
bfn-big fat negitive
ttc- trying to concieve
ttw-two week wait

BFP - big fat positive - (pregnancy test)
BFN - big fat negative
HPT - home preg test

thanx guys you've been great

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2WW - 2 week wait (wait after ovulation when TTC)

+ve - Positive

-ve - Negative

AC - Assisted Conception

ADS - All Day Sickness

AF - Aunt Flo (periods)

AFAIK - as far as I know

AI - Assisted or Artificial Insemination

AID - Artificial Insemination with Donor Sperm

AIH - Artificial Insemination with husband's or partner's sperm

AIO's - All In One's - cloth nappies

AND - Anti Natal Depression

AP - Attachment Parenting

ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology

BB - boobies (breasts)

BBL - Be Back Later

BBT - Basal Body temperature

BC, BCP = Birth control, Birth control pill

BD - baby dancing (sex)

Beta - blood test for pregnancy

BF - Breast feeding

BFN - big fat negative (pregnancy test)

BFP - big fat positive (pregnancy test)

BRB - Be Right Back

BTW - by the way

BTDT - Been there, done that

BW - blood week (periods)

CC - Controlled Crying

CD - cycle day

CF - Clear Fluid (Cervical)

CHN - Child Health Nurse

CIO - Cry it out

CM - cervical mucus

CP - Cervical Position

CVS - Chorionic Villus Sampling

DC - Daycare

DFS / DFD - Dear Foster Son / Dear Foster Daughter

DGS / DGD - Dear Grandson / Dear Granddaughter

DH, DS, DD, DF, DB - dear husband, dear son, dear daughter, dear fiance, dear boyfriend

DSD, DSS - dear step daughter, dear step son

DHAC - Don’t have a clue

DI - Donor Insemination

DPO - days past ovulation

DP3DT, DP5DT - Days past 3 or 5 day embryo transfer

DTD - Did The Deed or Doing The Dance (had sex, either to get pregnant or just for recreational purposes)

EBM - expressed breast milk

ECHN - Early Childhood Health Nurse

EDD - Estimated Due Date

EP - Ectopic Pregnancy

ER - Egg Retrieval

ET - Embryo Transfer

ETA - Edited To Add

EW or EWCM - Egg White or Egg White Cervical Mucus (description of cervical mucus at ovulation time)

FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer (or fertilised egg transfer)

FS - Fertility Specialist

FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone

FWIW - for what it's worth

FYI - for your information

*g* - grin

GIFT - Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer

GD - Gestational Diabetes

GMTA - Great minds think alike

GS - Gift Specialist

GYN - gynaecologist

hCG = Human chorionic gonodotropin. Substance detected by pregnancy tests

HPT - home pregnancy test

HTH - hope this helps

H&H - Happy and healthy

ICSI - Intracytoplasmic Sperm Insertion

IKWYM - I Know What You Mean

IMO - in my opinion

IMHO - in my humble opinion

IRL - In Real Life

ITA = I totally agree

IUI - Intrauterine Insemination

IVF - In Vitro Fertilisation

IYKWIM - if you know what I mean

JMHO - just my humble opinion

LOL - laughing out loud

LMAAO - Laugh My Aussie A rse off !

LMAO - Laugh My A rse Off !

LMGDAO - Laugh My God Damn A rse Off !

MCN - Modern Cloth Nappy

MIA - Missing In Action

MIL, FIL, BIL, SIL - mother, father, brother, sister-in-law

M/C - miscarriage

M/S - morning sickness

NP - No Problem

O - Ovulation

O+12 - 12 hours after ovulation

OB - Obstetrician

OHSS - Ovarian Hyper Stimualtion Syndrome

OI - Ovulation Induction

OMG - Oh My God

OP - Original Post / Original Poster

OPK - ovulation predictor test kit

OPU - Ovum (Egg) Pick Up

OT - Off Topic

PCOS - Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome

PG - pregnant

PITA - Pain in the a$$

POAS - Pee On A Stick (Preg Test)

POF - Premature Ovarian Failure

PMSL - pi$$ myself laughing

PND - Post Natal Depression

PTTK - Part Time Thread Killers

RE - Reproductive endocrinologist. Certification for fertility doctor.

ROFL - rolling on floor laughing

ROFLMAO - roll on floor laughing my a$$ off

SA - Semen analysis

SAHD - Stay At Home Dad

SAHM - stay at home mum

SD - step daughter

SET - Single embryo transfer

SS - step son

SO - significant other

TBH - To Be Honest

TBM - “Turkey Baster Method” = self insemination

TCOYF - Taking Charge of Your Fertility book

TIA - thanks in advance

TMI - To Much Information

TMTOMH - To Much Time on My Hands

TTC - trying to conceive

TTFN - Ta Ta For Now

TTYL - Talk To You Later

TY - Thankyou

U/S - Ultrasound

VBAC - Vaginal Birth After Caesarean

WAHM - work at home mum

W T ? - What the ?

YW - Your Welcome

TYPING IN ALL CAPITALS SIGNIFIES YELLING/SCREAMING





[Edited on 22/01/2008 by Huggies Moderator]

I'll need an interpreter to read your posts... hehehe!!! I wish I could get my mind around all this stuff!