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´*~·Meje·~*`
17-10-2009, 12:38 AM
General Acronyms

atm - at the moment
brb - be right back
btdt - been there done that
btw - By the way
fwiw - for what it's worth
fyi - for your information
gl - good luck
gtg - got to go
hth - hope this helps
ikewym - I know exactly what you mean
ikwym - I know what you mean
imho - in my humble opinion
imo - in my opinion
irl - in real life
ita - I totally agree
iykwim - if you know what I mean
jk - just kidding
lmao - laughing my ass off
lmk - let me know
lol - laugh out loud
np - no problem
nrg - energy
omg - oh my gosh/god
op - original post (referring to the original post that started the thread)
pita- pain in the ass
pls - please
pm - private message
pmsl - pissed myself laughing
ppl - people
rofl - rolling on the floor laughing
roflmao - rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
tia - thanks in advance
tmi - too much information
ttyl - talk to you later
ttys - talk to you soon
wtf - what the f***
wtg - way to go
ymmv - your mileage may vary
ynk - you never know

Conception/Birth/Parenting Acronyms

2ww - 2 week wait (the time between ovulation and period)
ac - assisted conception
af - period (aunt flow)
ap - attachment/active/alternative parenting - take your pick
bc - birth centre or before children
bd - baby dancing (sex)
cn - cloth nappies
dd - dear daughter
dh - dear husband
dp - dear partner
dpo - days past ovulation
ds - dear son
dsd - dear step-daughter
dss - dear step-son
dw - dear wife
ebac - empowered birth after caesar
edb - estimated date of birth
edd - estimated due date or estimated date of delivery
fak - (breast)feeding at keyboard
fil - father in law
hb - home birth
mil - mother in law
nak - nursing at keyboard
ip - Intuitive Parenting
o - ovulation
pg - pregnant/pregnancy
so - significant other
tolac - trial of labour after Ceaser
ttc - trying to conceive
uc - unassisted childbirth
vbac - vaginal birth after caesarian

mamma
17-10-2009, 10:09 AM
is it ok to add some to your most comprensive list? (i learned a few newies from there ty)

ty - thankyou
lo - little one
dtd - do/done the deed
ime - in my experience
hbac - home birth after caesarean

´*~·Meje·~*`
17-10-2009, 12:05 PM
yes, please add away if anyone has anymore!

mamma
17-10-2009, 07:39 PM
dte - down to earth

Aine
17-10-2009, 08:16 PM
i had a whole head in that tech thread as well :D

mamma
18-10-2009, 10:09 AM
a whole head?!!!

SpringMumma
18-10-2009, 10:21 AM
Aha! I could never figure out what FAK stood for. Thanks for the list Mel.

soulmama
18-10-2009, 01:10 PM
OTOH - on the other hand

milkymumma
03-01-2010, 03:33 PM
here are a few more...

BBL – be back later
OT – off topic
ROFLMVO – rolling on the floor, laughing my vagina off

BIA – babe in arms
BLA – baby led attachment
BLW – baby led weaning
CC – controlled crying
CIO – crying it out
EBM – expressed breast milk
EC – elimination communication
MCHN – maternal and child health nurse
USS – ultrasound scan