Forum Abbreviations
For those of you who aren’t sure what some of the abbreviations used in the forums are, here is a list of the common ones. Feel free to add to it if anyone has anymore.

Abbreviations:

AC – Assisted Conception

AF – Aunt Flo (periods)

AFAIK – as far as I know

AI – Assisted or Artificial Insemination

AID – Artificial Insemination with Donor Sperm

AIH – Artificial Insemination with partner’s sperm

AP – Attachment Parenting

ART – Assisted Reproductive Technolgy

BBT – Basal Body temperature

BCP – Birth Contol Pill

BD – baby dancing (sex)

BFN – big fat negative on pregnancy test

BFP – big fat positive on pregnancy test

BTW – by the way

BW – blood work

BG – Buddy Group

CC – Controlled Crying

CD – cycle day

CIO – Cry it out

CM – cervical mucus

D&C – Dilation & Curette

DH, DS, DD, DF, DB – dear husband, dear son, dear daughter, dear fiance, dear boyfriend

DI – Donor Insemination

DPO – days past ovulation

DSD – dear step daughter

DSS – dear step son

EBM – expressed breast milk

EP – Ectopic Pregnancy

ER – Egg Retrival

ET – Embryo Transfer

EWCM – Egg White Cervical Mucus (description of cervical mucus at ovulation time)

EPO = Evening Primrose Oil

FET – Frozen Embryo Transfer (or fertilised egg transfer)

FSH – Follicle Stimulating Hormone

FWIW – for what it’s worth

FYI – for your information

*g* – grin

GD – Gestational Diabetes

GYN – gynaecologist

HPT – home pregnancy test

HTH – hope this helps

ICSI – Intracytoplasmic Sperm Insertion

IMO – in my opinion

IMHO – in my honest opinion

IUI – Intrauterine Insemination

IVF – In Vitro Fertilisation

IRL = In real life

IYKWIM – if you know what I mean

JMHO – just my honest opinion

KUP – Keep us posted

LOL – laugh out loud

LP – Luteal Phase

LPD ? Luteal Phase defect.

MIL, FIL, BIL, SIL – mother, father, brother, sister-in-law

M/C – miscarriage

M/S – morning sickness

O – Ovulation

OB – Obstetrician

OHSS – Ovarian Hyper Stimualtion Syndrome

OI – Ovulation Induction

OPK – ovulation prediction kit

OPU – Ovum (Egg) Pick Up

OT – Off Topic

OTT – Over The Top

PCOS ? Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome

PG – pregnant

POAS – pee on a stick(HPT or OPK)

POF – Premature Ovarian Failure

PMSL – pi$$ myself laughing

ROFL – rolling on floor laughing

ROFLMAO – roll on floor laughing my a$$ off

SAHM – stay at home mum

SD – Step Daughter

SO – significant other

SS – Step Son

TIA – thanks in advance

TTC – trying to conceive

TMI – Too Much Information

U/S – Ultrasound

WAHM – work at home mum

2WW – 2 week wait (wait after ovulation)

POF – Premature Ovarian Failure