TTC Acronyms

Have any of you ever spent time going into any Trying to Conceive (also known as TTC) blogs, forums or message boards? I have. I recently joined a “secret” facebook discussion page where women (all over Australia) share their happiness, pain, difficulty in trying to conceive. I have started feeling a strong bond with some of these women and even though I only just started to TTC.

I remembered when I first joined the group, I was a little intimidated by the acronyms some of the girls used. Internet acronyms are common, we all use them. The TTC world has a huge number of acronyms and they can be downright confusing! 

Here are some of the common abbreviations and acronyms used:

AF: Aunt Flo – menstruation / period

BBT: Basal Body Temperature

BC: Birth Control

BCPS: Birth Control Pills

BD: Baby Dance (sex)

BF: Breasfeed or Boyfriend

BFN: Big Fat Negative (pregnancy test)

BFP: Big Fat Positive (pregnancy test)

BM: Breast Milk

CD: Cycle Day

CF: Cervical Fluid

CM: Cervical Mucus

CS: Caesarean Section

DC: Day Care

DPO: Days Past Ovulation

EDD: Estimated Due Date

EWCM: Egg White Cervical Mucus

HPT: Home Pregnancy Test

IC: Incompetent Cervix

IUI: Intrauterine Insemination

IVF: In Vitro Fertilisation

L&D: Labour and Delivery

MC: Miscarriage

O: Ovulation

O’d: Ovulated

OPK: Ovulation Predictor Kit

PG: Pregnant / Pregnancy

POAS: Pee On a Stick (pregnancy test)

TTC: Trying To Conceive

US: Ultrasound

These are just some that I know. I still stumble over an acronym I don’t know from time to time. And if you do know of any which I missed – please don’t hesitate to share them with me =)