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 =)
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