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Common Abbreviations in Pregnancy & Fertility Speak on the Net

Trying to figure out what all that net speak is for your pregnancy and fertility bulletin boards? Here are the basics.

AF - Aunt flow, menstrual cycle
AFP - Alphafetoprotein test
BBT - Basal Body Temperature
BD - Baby Dance (intercourse to produce a child)
BF - Breast feeding
BP - Blood pressure or birth plan
CM - Cervical Mucous
DD - Due Date or Dear Daughter
DH - Dear husband, or other d word depending on the context
DS - Sear son
EDD or EDC - Due date
EW - Egg white
FMU - First Morning Urine
HPT - home pregnancy test
IVF - In vitro fertilization
LPD - Luteal phase defect
O - Ovulation, or orgasm, take it in context
OB - obstetrician
OPK - Ovulation prediction kit
PG - pregnant
RE - reproductive endocrinologist
RPS - Real pregnancy signs
RRL - Red raspberry leaf
SAHM - Stay at home mom
TTC - trying to conceive
US - ultrasound
WAHM - Work at home mom

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