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Topic: terminology
Posted By: Kazzle
Subject: terminology
Date Posted: 12 October 2006 at 4:19pm
Hey, feeling a bit stupid, but can someone tell me what all the different terminology is

BFN, BFP, etc etc

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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 12 October 2006 at 4:31pm
Ok so I stole this off another board, but I'm sure it is the same abbreviations. It was actually quite funny that you ask because I was only looking at this the other day!
@@ - boobs
AF - Aunt Flow (period)
BBL - be back later
BCP - birth control pill
BD - bonking daily / baby dancing
BFN - big fat negative
BFP - big fat positive
BIL - brother inlaw
BF - breast feeding
BP - blood pressure
BT - blood test
BTW - by the way
CD - cycle day (i.e. where you are up to)
D&C - dilation and curettage
DF - Darling Fiance
DH - darling husband, dumb husband etc
DHAC - Don't have a clue
DP - darling partner
DP - depo provera
DPO - days post ovulation
DPW - dreaded pink wipe
EDD - estimated due date/estimated date of delivery
EPO - evening primrose oil
ERPOC - evacuation of retained products of conception
EW - exercise week
EWCM - egg white cervical mucus - here are some pics: http://www.tryingtoconceive.com/
FA - Fertility Associates
FIL - father in law
FMU - First Morning Urine
FS - Fertility Solutions
FUCA - Family/friend unhelpful comment attack
GL - good luck!
hCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin
HPT - Home pregnancy test
HSG - hysterosalpingogram
IB - implantation bleeding
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IMO - in my opinion
IUI - intrauterine insemination
IYKWIM - if you know what I mean
JCD - Jenny Craig day
LASS - life's a sh*t sandwich
LH - luteinizing hormone
LMAO - laughing my ass off
LSC - low sperm count
LOH - Life On Hold
LOL - laugh out loud!
MC - miscarriage
MIL - mother in law
MS - morning sickness
MTB - mother to be
NFP - natural family planning
NTTC - not trying to conceive
OC - ovacue
OPK - ovulation prediction kit
OT- Off Topic
OTT - over the top
O - ovulation
PCOS - polycystic ovarian syndrome
pg - preggers
RMC- recurrent miscarriage clinic
ROFLMAO - Rolling on floor laughing my ass off
SAHM - stay at home mum
SFP - small faint positive
SIL - sister in law
SNAFU - situation normal all fu**ed up
TATTC - thinking about trying to conceive
TMI - to much information
TOTP - top of the page
TTC - trying to conceive
TTLW -trying to lose weight
US - ultrasound
WR - waiting room!
WW - weight watchers
1WW - one week wait
2WW - two week wait


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DD3 August 2012


Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 12 October 2006 at 4:40pm
thanks, that clears up some confusion

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