I just had to do this post because for the last 5 years I've been going a little crazy trying to figure out what some of these "TTC Acronyms" are.
I was just reading a web discussion where some women kept talking about a BFP. I tried to guess what it means (the context of the discussion told me the "P" probably stood for "positive" but I had no clue about the rest!).
After a Google search, I am, finally, the last person on the planet, to learn that BFP stands for Big Fat Positive (as in, a positive pregnancy test).
I've always wondered how women know all these acronyms. Some gals throw out so many acronyms in one discussion post, it's like speaking another language, which makes me wonder... is there some kind of TTC class that teaches this stuff, somewhere, that I just missed? Or do people really just look it up online? I am just way too impatient - until I just get so sick of not understanding what people are talking about, that it basically forces me to look it up.
For any other gals who are like me, I'm going to include a weblink for a page that explains some of the acronyms and abbreviations we keep seeing over and over again on TTC sites (I'm doing a copy and paste so you can read it within this post, but I also want to thank and credit the source: http://www.tryingtoconceive.com/abbrevs.htm).
| Two Week Wait - Luteal Phase - 14 days after ovulation | |
| Aunt Flo, menstruation, period | |
| Away from keyboard/keys | |
| Assisted Hatching | |
| TTC Asylum, need to check in? | |
| a/k/a children's aspirin which contains only 81mg of aspirin used to quiet immune system | |
| Basal Body Temperature | |
| Baby Dance, Sex | |
| Blood test for PG | |
| Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy Tests) | |
| Big Fat Positive (Pregnancy Test) | |
| Be right back | |
| By the way | |
| Cycle Buddy - Same cycle day as yourself! | |
| Cycle Day | |
| Corpus Luteum | |
| Cervical Mucus | |
| Cervical Position | |
| Check your email | |
| Discussion Boards - they are a wealth of information! | |
| Dear Daughter | |
| Dear Husband | |
| Dancing Partner; spouse, or significant other | |
| Days Past Ovulation | |
| Dear Boyfriend | |
| Dear Son | |
| Doing The Dance, BD, sex | |
| Alumnae sprinkle PG Dust~*~*~*~*~*~ on us TTCers | |
| Embryo Cyro/Freezing | |
| Estimated Due Date | |
| Evening Primrose Oil | |
| Egg-White Cervical Mucus | |
| Egg Retrieval | |
| Egg transfer (can be used as 5dpet to mean 5 days past egg transfer) | |
| Face to face | |
| Great minds think alike | |
| Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - detected in HPTs | |
| Happy and Healthy | |
| Home Pregnancy Test | |
| Hysterosalpingogram - x-ray | |
| Microfertilization | |
| In my humble opinion | |
| In my not so humble opinion | |
| Intrauterine Insemination | |
| In Vitro Fertilization | |
| The muscle used to stop the flow of urine. Very important to keep it toned by flex & hold. Referred to as doing your Kegels | |
| Luteinizing Hormone - detected in OPKs | |
| Laughing Out Loud | |
| Luteal Phase, days between ov & AF | |
| More text in the body of message | |
| No Text in body of message - used when writing short messages on the discussion board | |
| Ovulation | |
| Ovulation Predictor Kit | |
| Pregnancy, pregnant POAS - pee on a stick (pregnancy test). Many women will say they are a poas addict. Sharon | |
| Pregnancy, pregnant | |
| Prenatal Vitamin | |
| Reproductive Endocronolgist - doctor who specializes in fertility problems | |
| Real soon now | |
| Semen Analysis | |
| Stay at Home Mom | |
| A term used which refers to Robitussin or Guaifenesin Syrup (expectorant) used to thin CM | |
| Rolling on the Floor Laughing | |
| Significant Other | |
| Sex on Demand | |
 TCOYF | "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler |
| This usually occurs after ovulation when you jump on the Obssession Train! Chooo Chooo!! | |
| Tubal Reversal | |
| Trying To Conceive | |
| Ta ta for now | |
| Yeast Infection |
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