Acronyms and Abbreviations

[@llli*LLLKaren]

DS? EBM? AFAIK? What does it all MEAN? Here's a list of basic message board lingo and abbreviations:

* 2WW - Two-week wait (between trying to conceive and testing for pregnancy)
* ABM - Artifical baby milk or artificial breast milk (formula)
* AF - "Aunt Flo" (menstruation)
* AFAIC - As far as I'm concerned
* AFAIK - As far as I know
* AFK - Away from keyboard
* AND - antenatal depression
* AP - Attachment parenting
* APNO - all-purpose nipple ointment
* ASAP - As soon as possible
* ASD - Autism spectrum disorder
* ATM - At the moment
* BAB - La Leche League's book The Breastfeeding Answer Book
* BAMS - Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple, by Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC
* BB - Bulletin board
* B/B - boy and boy twins
* BBIAB - Be back in a bit
* BBL - Be back later
* BBT - Basal body temperature
* BC - Before children or birth control
* B/C - Because
* BCP - Birth control pills
* BD - Baby dancing ("actively" trying to conceive)
* BEG - Big evil grin (sometimes written *BEG*)
* BF - Breastfeed/Breastfeeding
* BFIP - Breastfeeding in public
* BFN - Bye for now OR Big Fat Negative (negative pregnancy test)
* BFP - Big Fat Positive (positive pregnancy test)
* BG - Big grin
* B/G- Boy and girl twins
* BIL - Brother-in-law
* BIP - Basic infertile pattern (charting fertility signs)
* BLS - Baby-led solids
* BLW - Baby-led weaning
* BM - Breastmilk or Bowel movement
* BRB - Be right back
* BTDT - Been there, done that
* BTW - By the way
* BTW or B/W -- between
* bump - replying to a thread to move it to the top of the page
* CPD - cephalo-pelvic disproportion
* CD - Cycle day
* CDing - Cloth diapering
* CIO - Cry it out (baby sleep training)
* CLC - Certified lactation counselor
* CLE - Certified lactation educator
* CLS - Certified lactation specialist
* CLW - Child-led weaning
* CM - Cervical mucus (fertility sign)
* CUL8R - See You Later.
* CVS - Chorionic Villus Sampling
* CWIM - See what I mean?
* D&R - Ducking and Running (after saying something provoking or saucy)
* DB - Dear/Darling/Darn/Another d-word boyfriend
* DD - Dear/Darling/Darn/Another d-word daughter
* DF - Dear/Darling/Darn/Another d-word fiance
* DH - Dear/Darling/Darn/Another d-word husband
* DIL - Daughter-in-law
* DP - Dear/Darling/Darn/Another d-word partner
* DPO - Days past ovulation
* DS - Dear/Darling/Darn/Another d-word son
* DSD - Dear/Darling/Darn/Another d-word step-daughter
* DSS - Dear/Darling/Darn/Another d-word step-son
* EBF - Extended breastfeeding or Exclusively breasfeeding
* EBM - Expressed breastmilk
* EC - Elimination Communication
* EDD - Estimated due date
* EP - Exclusive pumping
* EPO - Evening primrose oil
* ETA- Edited to add or estimated time of arrival
* EUC - Excellent used condition
* EWCM - Egg-white cervical mucus (fertility sign)
* FAQ - Frequently Asked Question. When people say "the FAQ", they are generally referring to a list of answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
* FF - Formula feeding/Formula fed
* FIL - Father-in-law
* FS- For sale
* FSOT- For sale or trade
* FT - Full-time
* FTM - First-time mother/mom
* FTR - For the record
* FTW - For the win
* FWIW - For what it's worth
* FYI - For your information
* G - Grin (sometimes written *G*)
* GG - Good going!
* G/G- girl and girl twins
* GGTP - Gotta go to potty (sometimes written GGP or GG2P)
* GMTA - Great minds think alike
* GSE - grapefruit seed extract
* HAND - Have a nice day!
* HPT - Home pregnancy test
* HSing - homeschooling
* HTH - Hope this helps
* IANAL - I am not a lawyer
* IBCLC - International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
* IBLCE - International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (certifies IBCLCs)
* IC - Iron Chef (cooking contest threads in the ATRT forum)
* ILCA - International Lactation Consultants Association
* ILY - I love you
* IMHO - In my humble opinion
* IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion
* IMO - In my opinion
* IOW - In other words
* IIRC- If I remember correctly
* IRL - In real life (as opposed to on the Internet)
* ISO- In search of
* ITA - I totally agree, in total agreement
* IUI - Intra uterine insemination
* IVF - In vitro fertilization
* IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
* J/K - Just kidding (sometimes written JK)
* JMHO - Just my humble opinion
* KWIM - Know what I mean?
* L&D - Labor & delivery
* LC - Lactation Consultant
* LAM - Lactational amenorrhea method
* LLLL - La Leche League Leader
* LMAO - Laughing my *ss off
* LMK - Let me know
* LO- Little one
* LOL - Laughing out loud
* M/C - Miscarriage
* MIA - Missing in action
* MIL - Mother-in-law
* MO - months old (as in "my 6 mo")
* MYNT - Mothering Your Nursing Toddler, by Norma J. Bumgarner
* MYOB - Mind your own business
* MW - Midwife
* NAK - Nursing at keyboard (so please excuse typos, lack of capitalization, etc.); can be "conjugated", such as "nakking"
* NE1 - Anyone
* NFP - Natural Family Planning
* NFT - No further text (used in the subject line of an email or post, to indicate that there is nothing to read in the body of the email or post)
* NIP - Nursing in public
* NM - Not much (sometimes written N/M)
* NP - No problem
* OALD - over-active letdown
* OMG - Oh my gosh
* OP - Original poster (the person who started the current thread of discussion)
* OS - Oversupply
* OT - Off-topic (sometimes written O/T)
* OTOH - On the other hand
* PAK - Pumping at keyboard
* PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
* PDQ - Pretty darn quick
* PG - Pregnant
* PIS - Medela brand Pump In Style breast pump
* PISA - Pump In Style Advanced breast pump
* PITA - Pain in the *ss
* PITB - Pain in the butt
* PLZ - Please
* POAS - Pee on a stick (take a pregnancy test)
* PP - Previous poster
* PPAF - Postpartum "Aunt Flo" (postpartum menstrual period)
* PPD - Post Partum Depression
* PPL - People
* PSA - Public Service Announcement
* PT - Part-time
* PTB - Powers that be
* PY - Ameda brand Purely Yours breast pump
* RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist
* RL - Real Life, as opposed to the Internet
* ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
* ROTFLOL - Rolling on the floor laughing out loud
* RRL - Red raspberry leaf
* RSBCA - Remaining seated but chuckling audibly (as compared to ROTFLOL)
* SAHD - Stay-at-home Dad
* SAHM - Stay-at-home Mom
* SIL - Sister-in-law or Son-in-law
* SIN - Synthetic infant nutrition (formula)
* SN- Special Needs
* SNS - Supplemental Nursing System
* SPD - Sensory processing disorder
* STS or S2S - Skin to Skin Contact
* STTN - Sleep through the night
* SO - Significant other, used to refer to someone's romantic partner
* TBTTW - Team Balls to the Wall (exercise threads in the fitness forum)
* TCOYF - Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Wechsler
* TGIF - Thank goodness it's Friday!
* TIA - Thanks in advance
* TLA - Three letter acronym (i.e. these abbreviations--even the ones with 4 letters!)
* TMI - Too much information (i.e. something excessively personal is being shared)
* TOH - Typing one handed
* TTA - Trying to Avoid (pregnancy)
* TTC - Trying to Conceive
* TTFN - Ta ta for now
* TTYL - Talk to you later
* TTYS - Talk to you soon
* TTYT - Talk to you tomorrow
* U/S - Ultrasound (sometimes written US)
* VBAC - Vaginal birth after a cesarean
* VBG - Very big grin (sometimes written *VBG*)
* W/ - With
* W/O - Without
* WAB - La Leche League's The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
* WAH - Work at home (WAHM = Work-at-home Mom)
* WB - Welcome back
* WOH - Work out of the home (WOHM = Work-outside-the-home Mom)
* WTF - What the... "frak"
* WTG - Way to go!
* YMMH - You might mean here
* YMMV - Your mileage may vary (your experience may be different)
* YO - Years old (as in 3 yo)
* YW - You're welcome
* WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get
* XF - ex-fiance
* XH - ex-husband

[@llli*krystine]

Thank you for this. I thought HTH was hanging up the horns and it didn't always fit.

[@llli*jessica.fazio]

ETA can also ean Estimated Time of Arrival (meaning due date, Aunt Flo, or the in-laws...)

[@llli*LLLKaren]

ETA can also ean Estimated Time of Arrival (meaning due date, Aunt Flo, or the in-laws...)

Added.

[@llli*samuelsmom]

What does tbttw mean? Sorry I just seen this and figured somthing to do with working out? Becuse of the post

[@llli*rdh2378]

[@llli*calielizabeth]

I have a question, how does everyone get the cute little animation moms?

[@llli*lidarln]

if you mean in a post, click the button that says 'go advanced' and you'll see several on your right with a bother button to 'show more' if you mean in a signature you have to add them to your sig in your user control panel. HTH