Silver Lining & Sunshine On The Horizon: Funny Bone Friday

Abbreviations

It has come to my attention that some of my followers are being "lost in translation". I would like to include a list of abbreviations you may find throughout this blog that are useful and that you can refer back to if need be:

0 - 92WW (aka. TWW) - Two Week Wait - Luteal Phase - 14 days after ovulation

AF - Aunt Flo, menstruation, period

AI - Artificial Insemination

AKA - Also Known As

ATTC - Actively Trying To Concieve

BBT - Basal Body Temperature

BC - Birth Control, because, before children

BCP - Birth Control Pills

BD - Baby Dance, Sex

Beta - Blood test for PG

BF - Breastfeed or boyfriend

BFN - Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy Tests)

BFP - Big Fat Positive (Pregnancy Test)

BM- Breast milk or bowel movement

BTW - By the way

BIL - Brother inlaw

BBs - Breasts, Boobs,

BA - Baby Aspirin

BM - Breast Milk

BPM - Beats per minute

BOB - Baby on board

BUMP- Trying to move post up for others to see

CB - Clear Blue Pregnancy Test or Cycle Buddy

CBE - Clear Blue Easy Pregnancy Test - Digital

CBFM - Clear Blue Fertility Monitor

CD - Cycle Day/ Cover Day

CL - Corpus Luteum

CM- Cervical Mucus

CP - Cervical Position

C# - Cycle Number

CP - Cervical Position

DD - Dear/Darling Daughter

DH- Dear/Dearling Husband

Digi - Digital Pregnancy Test

DPO - Days Past Ovulation

DB - Dear/Darling Boyfriend

DS - Dear/Darling Son

DTD - Doing The Dance, BD, sex

D&C - Dilate and Curetage (The surgery after a miscarriage when your body does not properly flush out tissues and cells, to prevent infection)

EDD - Estimated Due Date

EWCM - Egg-White Cervical Mucus

EPT - Early Pregnancy Test

ETA - Edited to add

EVAP - Evapouration

FF - Fertility Friend (Charting Site)

FIL - Father in law

FMU - First morning urine

FOB - Father of baby

FRER - First Response Early Result (Pregnancy Test)

FXed - Fingers crossed

FRER - First Response Early Result

FYI- For Your Information

GP - General Practitioner

Gyno - Gynocologist

HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - detected in HPTs

HPT - Home Pregnancy Test

HSG - Hysterosalpingogram - x-ray

HB - Heartbeat

IVF - In Vitro Fertilization

IC - Internet Cheapie

IYKWIM - If you know what i mean

IRL - In real life

IYO - In your opinion

IMO - In my opinion

IB - Implantation bleeding

KEGELS - The muscle used to stop the flow of urine.

LLH - Luteinizing Hormone - detected in OPKs

LOL - Laugh Out Loud

LP - Luteal Phase, days between ov & AF

LPD - Lutal Phase Defect

LMAO - Laughing my ass off

LMP - Last Menstrual Period

LSP - Low Sperm Count

LO - Little One

MC, m/c - Miscarriage

MMC - Missed miscarriage

MF - MaleFactor

MIL - Mother in law

M/S, MS - Morning Sickness

MW- Midwife

NP- No Problem

NP - Not trying, not preventing

O or OV - Ovulation

OH - Other Half

OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit

OB/GYN - Obstetrician/Gynecologist

OMG - Oh My Goodness

PG - Pregnancy, pregnant

PNV - Prenatal Vitamin

PCO - Polycystic Ovaries

PCOD - Polycystic Ovary Disease

PCOS - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

PMA - Positive mental attitude

PMS - Pre-menstrual Syndrome

POAS - Pee on a stick (Home Pregnancy Test)

PND - Post Natal Depression

PGP - Reproductive Endocronolgist - doctor who specializes in fertility problems

PUTB - Pillow Under The Butt

R-FSH - Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone

ROBI - A term used which refers to Robitussin or Guaifenesin Syrup (expectorant) used to thin CM

ROFL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing

SOD - Sex on Demand

SA - Semen Analysis

SAHM - Stay at Home Mom

SAHD - Stay-At-Home Dad

SIL - Sister in law

SMEP - Sperm meets egg plan

TCOYF - *“Taking Charge of Your Fertility*” - Book/process

TTC - Trying To Conceive

TMI - Too Much Information

TIA - Thanks in Advance

TWW - Two week wait

U/S - Ultrasound

UTI - Urinary Tract Infection

WAH - Work at Home

WAHM - Work at Home Mum

WAHD - Work at Home Dad

WAHP - Work at Home Parents

YI - Yeast Infection

Silver Lining & Sunshine On The Horizon

Friday 2 March 2012

Funny Bone Friday

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