If you're a FTM and you want to know more about EBF vs BF, or maybe you're TTC and have a question about a HPT, or maybe ML is ending soon and you're interesting in WFH opportunities, or maybe you have questions about your LO, or maybe you just want to vent about your SO....
If the above seems like another language to you, then THIS POST IS FOR YOU! IMHO. :)
When it comes to pregnancy and parenting, especially if it's your first (like it was for me), you're probably going to search A LOT of things online. Whether you're perusing Facebook groups or posts or Googling the many forums and discussion boards out there, you'll likely find tons of posts that relate to whatever it is that you're curiously searching about.
That was my experience at least. With almost everything I searched for, I was able to find someone who had posted about something similar. This often gave me peace of mind knowing that others were thinking and wondering the same things as me. I found the most helpful responses were on message boards and discussion forums, coming from other real parents and moms.
[I will say, BEWARE of the "official" websites that may pop up in your searches - like WebMD, for instance (just one example of many). Sometimes these sites lead you to believe the worst case scenario about whatever you're searching. And again, in my experience, it was rarely relevant to what I was going through or what my baby was going through. But these scary results sure did give me a lot of unnecessary anxiety!]
However, in my searching, I quickly realized that many posts utilized acronyms that I didn't know. Some I figured out on my own through context, while I had to Google others.
Pregnancy and Parenting Abbreviations & Acronyms
Knowing these acronyms ahead of time will help these posts make a lot more sense to you. So, here are some of the most common acronyms about pregnancy and parenting that I have come across on mom boards, forums, discussion groups and Facebook:
AF = Aunt Flo (menstruation/period)
AI = artificial insemination
AP = attachment parenting
BB = Internet bulletin board
BBC = BabyCenter
BBT = basal body temperature
BC = birth control or before children or because
BCPs = birth control pills
BD = baby daddy or baby dance (sex)
BF = breastfeed or boyfriend
BIL = brother-in-law
BLW = baby-led weaning
BM = breast milk or bowel movement
CC = controlled crying
CD = cycle day
CF = cervical fluid
CIO = cry it out
CM = cervical mucus
CS or C/S = Cesarean section
DC = daycare or dear child
DD = dear daughter
DF = dear fiance
DH = dear husband
DP = dear partner
DPO = days past ovulation
DS = dear son
DSD = dear stepdaughter
DSS = dear stepson
EBF = exclusively breastfeeding or extended breastfeeding
EBM = expressed breast milk
EDD = estimated due date or expected date of delivery
ETA = estimated time of arrival or edited to add
FF = formula feeding
FIL = father-in-law
FT = full time
FTM = first time mom
GD = gestational diabetes
GF = gluten-free
HPT = home pregnancy test
IMHO = in my humble opinion (or, IMO = in my opinion)
IRL = in real life
IUI = intrauterine insemination
IVF = in vitro fertilization
L&D = labor and delivery
LO = little one
MC or M/C = miscarriage
MIL = mother-in-law
ML = maternity leave
ML = morning sickness or multiple sclerosis
MOC = Moms on Call
MP = mucus plug
NIP = nursing in public
OP = original poster
OPK = ovulation predictor kit
OT = off topic
POAS = pee on a stick
PPD = postpartum depression
SAHD = stay-at-home dad
SAHM = stay-at-home mom
SAHP = stay-at-home parent
SIL = sister-in-law
SO = significant other
TMI = too much information
TTC = trying to conceive
US or U/S = ultrasound
VBAC = vaginal birth after cesarean section
WAH = work at home (or, WOH = work out of the home, or WFH = work from home)
WM = working mom
Did I miss any? Comment below with any abbreviations or acronyms about pregnancy and parenting that I might have left off the list!
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Post updated on 5/5/20.
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