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| buckeye | Jan 19 2011, 09:07 PM Post #1 |
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copied from the nestie board 2WW - Two-week wait until time to take pregnancy test- approx 14 days after Ovulation- AF - Aunt Flo- your period AI - Artificial Insemination AMA - Advanced maternal age AO - Annovulatory AP- Adoption Process AR - Assisted Reproduction ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology AW - Attention Whore AW = "attention whore" Babydust - Good Luck getting pregnant BBs - Breasts BBT - Basal Body Temperature BC - Birth Control BC, BCP = birth control, birth control pills BCP - Birth Control Pills BD - Baby dance, baby making sex - not the "cool" thing to say. FLB is better! BF = boyfriend or best friend BF or BF'ing - Breastfeeding BFN or BF0 - Big Fat Negative (test result) BFP - Big Fat Positive (home preg test result) BIL - Brother-in-Law BIO - your community bio BM - Bowel Movement on the BOTB board probably not Bride's Maid, sometimes Breast Milk BM = bridesmaid, best man BOTB - Baby On The Brain nest message board BP = Bridal Party BRU - Babies R Us Store BTDT - Been There Done That BTW - By The Way BTW = by the way BW or B/W - Blood Work C&P - Cut & Paste C&P = Cut and Paste CB - Cycle Buddy CBEFM- Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor < CD - Cycle day CDs - Cloth Diapers CF - Cervical fluid CIO - Cry It Out CL - Corpus luteum CM - Cervical mucus CNM - Certified Nurse Midwife Colpo- Colposcopy-- medical procedure where a lighted scope is used to look at cervix, may be with biopsy. CP - Cervical position CVS - Chorionic Villae Sampling CW - co worker D&C - Dilation & Curretage-- medical procedure after miscarriage-- (abortion) D&E- Dilation & Evacuation medical procedure after miscarriage DC - Dear/Darling Child DD - Dear/Darling Daughter DD- Designated Driver DD- Dirty Delete/r-- refers to someone who deletes their OP after not liking other's responses DF = dear fiancé, darling fiancé DFZ = Drama Free Zone DH - Dear/Darling Husband DH = dear husband, darling husband DI - Donor Insemination DIY - Do It Yourself DIY = Do It Yourself DPO - Days past ovulation DS - Dear/Darling Son DW - Dear/Darling Wife E2 - Estradiol EBM - Expressed Breast Milk EDD - Estimated Due Date ENDO - Endometriosis E-party = engagement party EPT - Early Pregnancy Test ER - Emergency Room E-ring = engagement ring ET - Embryo Transfer ETA - Edited To Add EWCM - Eggwhite cervical mucus -- the most fertile type of cm FBIL = future brother in law FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer FF or FF'ing - Formula Feeding FFIL = future father in law FG = flower girl FI - fiance/fiancee FI = fiancé/fiancée FIL - Father-in-Law FLB- F*ck Like Bunnies FLB- F^ck Like Bunnies FM - Fertility Monitor FMIL = future mother in law FMU - First morning urine FP - Follicular Phase FRER - First Response Early Response FSH - Follicel Stimulating Hormone FSIL = future sister in law FTTA - Fertile Thoughts To All FUBAR- F#cked Up Beyond All Recognition FWP- F* With Purpose FYI = For Your Information GBCK = Good Bye Cruel Knot GBCN - Good Bye Cruel Nest GF - Girlfriend GKY = Getting to Know You GL - Good Luck GM = groomsmen GMA - Geriatric maternal age GP - General Practitioner GTG - Get together (local members meet) GTG = Get together (Local Knotties meeting up) H&H - Happy and Healthy HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (PG hormone) HM = honeymoon HOM- High Order Multiples HPT - Home Pregnancy Test HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy HSC - Hysteroscopy HSG - Hysterosalpingogram HTH - Hope that (this) helps HTH = happy to help or hope this helps IB- Implantation Bleeding IBS - Irritable Bride/Bowel Syndrome IC- Incompentent Cervix ICSI - Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection IF - Infertility IHO = in honor of ILs = In-laws IM - Intramuscular IMDSPFO = It's My Day So Please %@*% Off (native to P&E) IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion IMHO = in my honest opinion, in my humble opinion IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion IMNSHO = In my not so humble opinion IODSPFO = It's Our Day So Please &@#& Off (native to P&E) IR- Insulin Resistant IRL - In Real Life ISO = in search of IUI - Intra-uterine Insemination IVF - In Vitro Fertilization IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean j/k = joking, just kidding JK - Just Kidding JMA/JMO - Just My Advice/Opinion JMO = Just my opinion JP = Justice of the Peace KWIM - Know What I Mean LAP - Laparoscopy LH - luteinizing hormone LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off LMAO = laughing my ass off LMP - Last Menstrual Period LOL - Laugh Out Loud LOL = laugh out loud LP - Luteal phase LP - Luteal Phase, days between OV & AF LPD - Luteal Phase Defect LTBM = living together before marriage MC - Miscarriage MF- Male Factor Infertility ML - Marriage Life nest board MIL = mother-in-law MILF- Mom I'd Like to F* MOB = mother of the bride MOG = mother of the groom MOH = maid/matron of honor MS - Morning Sickness MS = Martha Stewart MUD = made up drama MUD- Made Up Drama NAK - Nursing at the Keyboard NBR - Not Baby Related NFO - Not Finding Out (gender) NFP - Natural Family Planning NFT - No Further Text NFT = no further text NIP - Nursing In Public NMS - not my style NMS = not my style NP - No Problem NP - Nurse Practitioner NTD- Neural Tube Defect - birth defect that may be prevented by folic acid NWMT = Not worth my time NWR = not wedding related NWT- New With Tag O - Ovulation- or on S&R Orgasm OB - Obstetrician OB/GYN - Obstetrician/Gynecologist OC - Oral Contraceptives OHSS - Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome OMB - Oh My Bob OMG - Oh My Gosh OP - Original Post OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit OPT - Ovulation Predictor Test OT - Off Topic OTC - Over-the-counter OV - Ovulation OWT - Old Wives Tale P&E = Planning & Etiquette Board P4 - Progesterone PA - Physician's Assistant PABS - Passive Aggressive Bull Shit PC - Post-Coital (after sex) PCO, PCOD - Polycystic Ovary Disease PCOS (POS) - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCP - Primary Care Physician PCT - Post-Coital Test PG - Pregnancy, pregnant much better than prego and preggers PI - Primary infertility PIAC- Pee In A cup PIB - Picture in Bio PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease PIH- Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (high blood pressure) PIT - Picture in Post PIT - Pitocin (induces labor) PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome PNV - Prenatal vitamin POAS - Pee On A Stick POMF- Pee on My Fingers Pough- Pee+Cough PP - Previous post/people Prego- a spaghetti sauce- not a good abreviation for pregnant! PROM - Premature Rupture of Membranes PSA - Public Service Announcement PSA = Public Service Announcement PTL - Preterm labor PWI- Posting While Intoxicated PZ- PregnantZilla- self centered pregnant girl, think bridezilla QOTD - Question of the Day RB = ring bearer RD = rehearsal dinner RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist (Infertility Dr.) ROTFLMAO - Roll on the floor LMAO ROTFLMAO = rolling on the floor laughing my ass off ROTFLOL = rolling on the floor, laughing out loud RP - repost RP = repost RPL - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss RSA - Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion S&R- Sex and Romance-- nest message board S/A - Sperm/semen analysis S/O - Spin Off SAHD - Stay At Home Dad SAHM - Stay At Home Mom SAHM = stay-at-home mom SAHW - stay-at-home wife SAHW = stay-at-home wife SBD = South Beach Diet SHG - Sonohysterogram SI - Secondary Infertility SIL - Sister-in-Law Sniss- Sneeze+pee SO - Significant Other SonoHSG - Sonohysterogram STD - Short Term Disability. On Sex & Reomance it could be Sexually Transmitted Disease STD = Save the date STDs = Save The Date cards STFU - "Shut the F Up" TCOYF - Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book) TIA - Thanks in advance TIA = thanks in advance TIP - Trouble in Paradise nest board TL - Tubal Ligation TMI - To Much Information TMI = too much information TMM - Total Money Makerover (book) by Dave Ramsey TR - Tubal Reversal TRH - Thyroid Releasing Hormone TROLL - Someone that posts to cause trouble/drama Troll = Someone posting a fake question or a nasty reply to get a reaction TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone TTA - Trying to Avoid TTC - Trying to conceive TTYL - Talk To Ya Later TY - thank you TY = thank you UC - Unassisted Childbirth US or u/s - Ultrasound UTI - Urinary Tract Infection V - Vasectomy VBAC - Vaginal birth after caesarian VR - Vasectomy Reversal WAHM/D - Work at home mom/dad WB = wedding band WBC - White Blood Cells WDYT - What Do You Think WH - Wonderful Husband WH = wonderful husband WNL - Within Normal Limits WOAC=Wheel Of Ass Cheese WOHM/D - Work outside home mom/dad WP = wedding party WR = wedding related WSI = Warning! Sarcasm included WTEWE - What to Expect When You're Expecting (book) WTG - Way To Go WW = Weight Watchers WWYD - What Would You Do XP = Cross posted (posted to more than one board) YI - Yeast infection Edited by buckeye, Jan 20 2011, 09:30 AM.
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