Common short forms and acronyms

[Leslie]

Acronyms and What they mean

ABC Artificial Birth Control
ABF Adoptive Breastfeeding
ABM Artificial Baby Milk
AF Aunt Flo — menstruation/period
AP attachment parenting
AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact
AATK Always At The Keyboard
BB or BBS Internet bulletin board
BabyDust Good baby making wishes
BBL be back later
BBT basal body temperature
BC because, or birth control, or before children
BCP birth control pills
BD baby dance (having sex)
BF breastfeed, or boyfriend
BIL brother-in-law
BM breast milk, or bowel movement
BRB be right back
BTDT been there, done that
BTW by the way
CBE childbirth educator
CD Cloth Diapering
CD cycle day
CF cervical fluid
CIO cry it out
Circ. circumcise
CM cervical mucus
CWIM see what I mean
DC daycare
DD dear daughter
DF dear fiancee
DH dear husband
DPO days past ovulation
DS dear son
DSD dear stepdaughter
DSS dear stepson
DW dear wife
EBF extended breastfeeding
EBM expressed breast milk
EC Elimination Communication
EDD estimated due date, or expected date of delivery
ETA Edited to Add
FAM Fertility Awareness Method
FF formula feeding
FIL father-in-law
FT full time
FTR for the record
FWIW for what it's worth
FYI for your information
GD Gentle Discipline
HB Homebirth
HBAC Homebirth After Ceserian
HCG Human Chorionic Gondaotropin - Pregnancy hormone
HPT home pregnancy test
HTH hope this helps
IIRC If I Recall Correctly
IMHO in my humble opinion
IMO in my opinion
ISO In Search Of
ITA I totally agree
IRL in real life
IVF in vitro fertilization
JJ just joking
JK just kidding
JMHO just my humble opinion, or just my honest opinion
KWIM know what I mean
L&D labor and delivery
LAM Lactational Amenorrhea Method of birthcontrol (absence of fertility due to breastfeeding.)
LLL La Leche League (international breastfeeding support organization)
LMAO Laughing My Arse Off
LOL laughs out loud
MC miscarriage
MIL mother-in-law
ML maternity leave
MYOB mind your own business
NAK Nursing At Keyboard
NIP Nurse In Public (or for trading post New In Package)
NFL Natural Family Living
NFP Natural Family Planning method of birthcontrol
NP no problem
OMG oh my gosh, or oh my god
OPK ovulation predictor kit
OP Original Poster
OT off topic
OTOH On The Other Hand
PG pregnant, or pregnancy
PPD postpartum depression
PM Private Message
SAHD stay-at-home dad
SAHM stay-at-home mom
SAHP stay-at-home parent
SD sperm donor
SIL sister-in-law
TIA thanks in advance
TTC trying to conceive
VBAC vaginal birth after cesarean section
WAH work at home
WOH work out of the home