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March 23rd, 2011, 03:23 PM
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Swaying Advice Coach
Abbreviation Translation!
If you are a newer member and you feel like you suddenly landed in a vat of alphabet soup, this thread may help you! (Thanks to my old friend Maureen for compiling the original list that this is based on.)
FAMILY
DH – Dear husband or darling husband
DP, SO Dancing Partner or Significant Other . Usually means unmarried partner.
DD, DS = Darling Daughter or Son
DSD or DSD = Darling Stepdaughter or Stepson
DN = Niece or nephew
MIL, FIL, BIL, SIL = The in-laws: mother, father, brother, sister
SAHM, SAHD = Stay at home mom or dad
WAHM, WAHD = work at home mom or dad
LO - little ones
FOAF - Friend of a friend - meaning you heard a story about someone somewhere but it's not someone you actually know firsthand.
SEX AND CONCEPTION
TTC = Trying to conceive (trying to get pregnant)
BD = Baby Dancing (sex to get pregnant)
DTD = Did The Deed or Doing The Dance (had sex, either to get pregnant or just for recreational purposes)
Pg = Pregnant
BC, BCP = Birth control, Birth control pill
TPFS - Three Primary Fertility Signs - http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...osition-and-CM)
HT - High Tech
MS - Microsort OR Morning Sickness
IVF/PGD - InVitro Fertilization and Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
OHW - One Hit Wonder - someone who gets pregnant their first round of high tech or first month swaying
Monthly Cycle and Gross Bodily Functions
VJJ - Vajayjay or vagina
O = Ovulation or orgasm (orgasm is usually “big O”) You typically can tell from context which O is the O in question.
O + or - = ovulation plus (after) or minus (before) a certain number of days
AF = Aunt Flo (“flow”) = menstruation, getting your period
CD = cycle day. The day you start your period is cycle day 1.
CD plus a number = the day of your cycle you are on.
CB = Cycle Buddy. Person in the same part of cycle as yourself.
DPO = Days Past Ovulation
DBO - Days Before Ovulation
CM or CF = cervical mucus or cervical fluid, the fluid that normally comes out of the vagina during the fertile part of your cycle
EWCM = Egg White Cervical Mucus. The most fertile CM; clear and slippery like egg white.
CP = cervical position
SHOW - Soft, high, open, and wet - describes your cervix at ovulation.
BBT = Basal Body Temperature. Method for detecting ovulation.
OPK = Ovulation Prediction Kit (pos is positive, neg is negative)
POAS = Pee on a stick (to test for pregnancy or ovulation)
TCOYF = Taking Charge of Your Fertility book
FF - Fertility Friends - a website where you can chart your cycle
SMEP = Sperm Meets Egg Plan Sperm Meets Egg Plan
MFP = My Fitness Pal, a site where you can chart your diet and nutrition info
BM - bowel movement
Pregnancy Testing
2WW = Two week wait. After trying to get pregnant, waiting to test.
HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
BFP = Big Fat Positive (positive pregnancy test)
BFN = Big Fat Negative (negative pregnancy test)
hCG = Human chorionic gonodotropin. Substance detected by pregnancy tests.
Beta = blood test for pregnancy
FMU - First morning urine...when you take an early pregnancy test you should always use your first morning urine because it's more concentrated.
POAS - Pee on a stick (take a pregnancy test)
PUPO - Pregnant until proven otherwise...you haven't gotten a BFP or a BFN, but until you do, you're not doing anything that might jeopardize a potential pregnancy.
Pregnancy and Nursing
EDD = Estimated Due Date
U/S = Ultrasound
CVS = Chorionic Villae Sampling. Test during pregnancy to check baby’s chromosomes; also determines sex.
BF = Breast feeding
BB = boobies (breasts)
MC or m/c = Miscarriage
Expressions
24-7 - doing something 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
KWIM = Know what I mean?
IYKYWIM - I know you know what I mean - when you're talking to someone you know has experienced the same situation
BTW = By the way
IRL = In Real Life
FWIW - For what it's worth
OMG - Oh my Gosh!
GD = Gender Disappointment OR Gender Dreaming website!
PP = Previous poster. Someone who commented earlier on the current thread and I can't remember their username right now.
OP - Original poster. The person who started the thread.
GMTA = Great minds think alike
H&H = Happy and healthy (usually used to wish someone success in pregnancy)
HTH = Hope that helps!
ITA = I totally agree
IMHO = In my humble opinion (or IMO in my opinion)
LOL = Laughing out loud
ROFL = Rolling on floor laughing
LMAO = Laughing my ass off!
TTFN = Ta ta for now
AFAIK = As far as I know
BTDT = Been there, done that
DHAC = Don’t have a clue
FWIW = For what it’s worth
OT = Off Topic
IK,R - I know, right??
PITA = Pain in the ass
GL - Good Luck
KUP - Keep us posted!
TY and TIA - Thank you and Thanks in advance
KFX, FX and TX - Keeping fingers crossed, fingers crossed, and toes crossed
WTH or WTF - What the heck or what the F...
FML - F... my life, a statement of intense frustration
P and PT - prayers and positive thoughts
FB - Facebook
Swaying
TBM = “Turkey Baster Method” = self insemination
O+12 = 12 hours after ovulation
RE = Reproductive endocrinologist. Certification for fertility doctor. Not all fertility doctors are RE's.
J&D - Jump and Dump
MSU = Modified Swim-Up - an at home high tech method that we don't do on this site but I can answer basic questions and help you find someone who does.
EGS - Extreme gender swaying - at home high tech, we don't do that on this site but I can answer basic questions and help you find someone who does
BS - Baking soda
BSD = Baking Soda Drink or Douche
BSF = Baking Soda Finger
ASG - Alka-Selzer Gold
COT - Cream of Tartar (drink for blue swayers)
ACV - Apple Cider Vinegar
V-8 - This means V-8 juice which you may or may not have in your country. It's tomato juice with other vegetable juices mixed in and is great for conceiving boys.
High or low T - high or low testosterone. Also raise or lower T. T is testosterone levels. (note - HT means "high tech")
BGL - Blood glucose levels (I need to start using this one more!!) or blood sugar (BS).
NYF and BY - Nutritional Yeast Flakes and Brewer's yeast.
Prog Cream - progesterone cream
UHT milk - shelf-stable milk that does not need refrigeration
FGD - French Gender Diet
IGD - InGender Diet
EOD - every other day (having sex every other day)
MINERALS, HERBS, and VITAMINS
Supps - supplements, generic term for all the pills you're popping
AF-O, O-AF - Some supplements should only be taken from menstruation (AF) through ovulation (O) because they are not safe for a potential conception. Other things are started after ovulation and stopped at menstruation.
EPO - Evening primrose oil
SP - Saw Palmetto
TT - tribulus terrestris
FUR - False Unicorn Root
CLO and FO - Cod liver oil and fish oil
Soy Iso - Soy isoflavones
RL and RLT - Raspberry Leaf, Raspberry Leaf Tea
PT - Peppermint Tea
Ca - Calcium
Na - Sodium
K - potassium
Mg - Magnesium
Last edited by atomic sagebrush; July 11th, 2015 at 02:31 PM.
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March 23rd, 2011, 03:25 PM
#2
Swaying Advice Coach
What else am I missing here guys???
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March 25th, 2011, 06:32 PM
#3
Dream Vet
CLO for cod liver oil, FO for Fish oil - though usually that one is written out. Also, not an acronym but I have noticed that most of us use "Supp" or "supps" to abbreviate for supplements! Wouldn't want that to get confused with a suppository okay so maybe I'm the only one who thinks like that
Wife to a sweetie DH
& Mama to:
C, 13yo
; A, 11yo
; B, 9yo
; G, 6yo
- successful blue sway; H, 3yo
- sweet surprise!; C, 2yo
- successful blue sway!, S
- newbie!
Thank you GD!!
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March 26th, 2011, 10:56 AM
#4
Swaying Advice Coach
Thank you! I added those!
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March 27th, 2011, 03:10 PM
#5
Dream Vet
Thanks so much for compiling these abbreviations...While I know a lot of these, there are still many I don't know.
Jen
+ DH
=
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... '08 & '10..........and hopefully 2012
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Suddenly surrounded by angels, we are honored and humbled to be the parents of our twins - 8wks and 16 wks (
girl)
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My Ovulation Chart for a R A I N B O W in 2012
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March 27th, 2011, 03:19 PM
#6
Swaying Advice Coach
Are there any that I have forgotten?? Let me know!
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March 28th, 2011, 01:08 PM
#7
Dream Vet
The only one Ican think of right now is LO (little one). Great list!
My awesome boys!
(1988)
(1991)
(2010)
(2012)
TTC my last one. A little girl, please!
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April 9th, 2011, 02:00 PM
#8
Dream Vet
Glad I found this list!
2004
2006
2010
2012
My BOY sway worked!! THANK YOU GENDER DREAMING!!
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April 12th, 2011, 03:46 PM
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April 12th, 2011, 06:32 PM
#10
Swaying Advice Coach
I am so very sorry to have to post this message, but this situation obviously just cannot continue. Please stop buying things on Gender Dreaming for the time being. Until the technical issues are...
For now, please stop buying things...