Community Discussion Acronyms

General

BIL: Brother-in-law
BUMP: Move discussion to the top
DH/DD/DW/DP/DS: Dear (or Darling) husband, daughter, wife, partner, son
FIL: Father-in-law
LO: Little one (child)
MIL: Mother-in-law
OP: Original poster (of discussion thread)
OT: Off topic
PP: Previous poster
PPD: Postpartum depression
SAHM: Stay-at-home mom
SIL: Sister-in-law
SO: Significant other
STBX: Soon-to-be ex
TIA: Thanks in advance
TMI: Too much information
WAHM: Work-at-home mom

Trying to Conceive and Pregnancy

2WW/TWW: Two-week wait between ovulation and period
AF: Aunt Flo (period)
AH: Assisted hatching
AI: Artificial insemination
AMH: Anti-mullerian hormone
BBT: Basal body temperature
BC/BCP: Birth Control (the Pill)
BD: Baby dance (sex)
BDP: Baby dance partner
BF: Breastfeeding
BFN: Big fat negative (pregnancy or other test)
BFP: Big fat positive (pregnancy or other test)
BM: Bowel movement or breast milk
BV: Bacterial vaginosis
BW: Bloodwork
CB: Cycle buddy
CD: Cycle day
CF: Cervical fluid
CL: Corpus luteum
CM: Cervical mucus
CP: Cervical position (context needed)
CP: Chemical pregnancy (context needed)
CY: Cycle
DE: Donor egg
DI: Donor insemination
DPO: Days past/post ovulation
DTD: Do the deed/dirty (also sex)
DUST: Alumnae sprinkle PG dust on TTCers
D&C: Dilation and curettage
E2: Estradiol/level of estrogen
EC: Embryo cryo/freezing
EDD: Estimated due date
ENDO: Endometriosis
EOD: Every other day
EPO: Evening primrose oil
ER: Egg retrieval
ET: Egg transfer (can be used as 5DPET, to mean five days past egg transfer)
EWCM: Egg-white cervical mucus
FF: Formula-feeding
FX: Fingers crossed
FMU: First morning urination
FP: Follicular phase
FRER: First Response early result (pregnancy test)
FSH: Follicle stimulating hormone
FTM: First-time mom
FET: Frozen embryo transfer
GC: Gestational carrier
HCG: Human chorionic gonadotropin (detected in home pregnancy tests)
HEDD: Hopeful estimated due date
HPT: Home pregnancy test
HSG: Hysterosalpingogram (an X-ray of the womb and fallopian tubes)
H&H: Happy and healthy
IB: Implantation bleeding
IC: Internet cheapie (pregnancy test or OPK)
ICSI: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
IF: Infertility
IPP: Infertility protection project
IUI: Intrauterine insemination
IVF: In vitro fertilization
LH: Luteinizing hormone
LMP: Last menstrual period
LP: Luteal phase
LPD: Luteal phase defect
MC or M/C: Miscarriage
MMC: Missed miscarriage
MF: Male factor infertility
MFM: Maternal fetal medicine specialist
NTNP: Not trying, not preventing
O or OV: Ovulation
OHSS: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
OPK: Ovulation predictor kit
P4: Progesterone
PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome
PCP: Primary care physician
PG: Pregnant or pregnancy
PGD: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
PGS: Preconception genetic screening
PNV: Prenatal vitamin
POAS: Pee on a stick (home pregnancy test)
RE: Reproductive endocrinologist (type of fertility specialist)
RHR: Resting heart rate
ROBI: Robitussin or guaifenesin syrup (expectorant) used to thin cervical mucus
RPL: Recurrent pregnancy loss
SA: Semen analysis
SI: Secondary infertility
SMEP: Sperm meets egg plan
SMU: Second morning urine
SOD: Sex on demand
TFMR: Termination for medical reasons
TR: Tubal reversal
TTC: Trying to conceive
US or U/S: Ultrasound
VBAC: Vaginal birth after cesarean
VFL: Very faint line (can also be VVVFL, VVVVVFL, etc.)
VR: Vasectomy reversal
YI: Yeast infection