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"Abbreviations for newbies"
Posted by cleoollie 24 February  at  20:21

heres a copy of a thread posted by our own ethelreddevil in oct. hope it helps the newbies

which I then copid from Maggail lol

Abbreviation/Acronym

Explanation
2ww
Two Week Wait - Luteal Phase - 14 days after ovulation

AF
Aunt Flo, menstruation, period

AFK
Away from keyboard/keys

AH
Assisted Hatching

ASYLUM
TTC Asylum, need to check in?

BABY ASPIRIN
a/k/a children's aspirin which contains only 81mg of aspirin used to quiet immune system

BBT
Basal Body Temperature

BD
Baby Dance, Sex

Beta
Blood test for PG

BFN
Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy Tests)

BFP
Big Fat Positive (Pregnancy Test)

BRB
Be right back

BTW
By the way

CB
Cycle Buddy - Same cycle day as yourself!

CD
Cycle Day

CL
Corpus Luteum

CM
Cervical Mucus

CP
Cervical Position

CYE
Check your email

DB
Discussion Boards - they are a wealth of information!

DD
Dear Daughter

DH
Dear Husband

DP
Dancing Partner; spouse, or significant other

DPO
Days Past Ovulation

DB
Dear Boyfriend

DS
Dear Son

DTD
Doing The Dance, BD, sex

DUST
Alumnae sprinkle PG Dust~*~*~*~*~*~ on us TTCers

EC
Embryo Cyro/Freezing

EDD
Estimated Due Date

EPO
Evening Primrose Oil

EWCM
Egg-White Cervical Mucus

ER
Egg Retrieval

ET
Egg transfer (can be used as 5dpet
to mean 5 days past egg transfer)

F2F
Face to face

GMTA
Great minds think alike

hCG
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - detected in HPTs

H&H
Happy and Healthy

HPT
Home Pregnancy Test

HSG
Hysterosalpingogram - x-ray

ICSI
Microfertilization

IMHO
In my humble opinion

IMNSHO
In my not so humble opinion

IUI
Intrauterine Insemination

IVF
In Vitro Fertilization

KEGELS
The muscle used to stop the flow of urine.
Very important to keep it toned by flex & hold.
Referred to as doing your Kegels

LH
Luteinizing Hormone - detected in OPKs

LOL
Laughing Out Loud

LP
Luteal Phase, days between ov & AF

(m)
More text in the body of message

(nt)
No Text in body of message - used when writing short messages on the discussion board

O or OV
Ovulation

OPK
Ovulation Predictor Kit

PG
Pregnancy, pregnant

PNV
Prenatal Vitamin

RE
Reproductive Endocronolgist - doctor who specializes in fertility problems

RSN
Real soon now

SA
Semen Analysis

SAHM
Stay at Home Mom

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

ROFL
Rolling on the Floor Laughing

SO
Significant Other

SOD
Sex on Demand

TCOYF
Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler

Train
This usually occurs after ovulation when you jump on the Obssession Train! Chooo Chooo!!

TR
Tubal Reversal

TTC
Trying To Conceive

TTFN
Ta ta for now

YI
Yeast Infection
 
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Messages:
"To the "
Posted by sam280597 16 June  at  19:12

top!!!
"To the"
Posted by cleoollie 3 May  at  12:54

top again for newbies xx
"For dory1981 and all other newies"
Posted by busteebird 29 April  at  18:23

hope this helps, ul get to kno them the more u get addicted to this site, lol.
tc
sarah xxx
"This helps"
Posted by cabby1010 8 April  at  22:46

Hopefully this will help
"Got another"
Posted by kaylaw 28 February  at  16:04

O.H ???? guessing it your partener btu wha does it stand for?
"Hi"
Posted by jojo19753 28 February  at  16:56

its other half xx
"Its "
Posted by leaf76 28 February  at  16:55

OH is Other Half

xx
"Ahhh bl**dy el"
Posted by cleoollie 28 February  at  20:09

I thought it was old hubby lol doh
"Thanks but you missed one"
Posted by kaylaw 27 February  at  21:39

ok these hav really helped but what is tmi????
"Tmi"
Posted by jojo19753 27 February  at  21:47

too much information xxx
"Just to"
Posted by cleoollie 26 February  at  19:26

get it to the top again, lot more BFP leaving ttc for the pregnancy forum (congrats) but more new ttc'ers (welcome)

xx
"Back to the top again"
Posted by cleoollie 27 February  at  19:52

loads a newbies

Hiya
"Makes more sense now!"
Posted by kellyk24 24 February  at  21:03

Thank you, I have been reading posts for about 6 weeks now and had worked out some of them but its alot clearer now!!
"Thanks"
Posted by archie31 24 February  at  21:01

I am new to this website and the list above was very helpful so thanks veryv much it all makes more sense now!! Rach
"Hi rach "
Posted by jojo19753 24 February  at  21:55

welcome to the site, thats 3 newbies tonight excellent! The more the merrier

Good luck for you ttc and i'll look forward to chatting to you on here

Jo xxx




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