Quick Guide to Message Board Lingo

When your GP is PC, it's a PITA to write full words, KWIM? These abbreviations will help you understand WTH people are talking about on the message boards.

AF: Aunt Flow (your period)
AP: attachment parenting
BBT: basal body temperature
BC: birth control
BD: baby dance (sex)
BF: breastfeed/ing
BFN: big fat negative
BFP: big fat positive
BIL: brother-in-law
BTDT: been there, done that
BTW: by the way
CAF: create a family (name games)
CD: cycle day
CIO: cry it out
CM: cervical mucus
DC: darling child
DD: darling daughter
DF: darling fiancé
DH: darling husband
DPO: days past ovulation
DS: darling son
DSD: darling stepdaughter
DSS: darling stepson
DW: darling wife
EBF: exclusively breastfeeding
EBM: expressed breast milk
EDD: estimated due date
EN: extended nursing
ETA: edited to add
EWCM: egg white cervical mucus
FF: formula feeding/fed
FIL: father-in-law
FTR: for the record
FWIW: for what it's worth
FYI: for your information
GF: girlfriend
GP: guilty pleasure
HPT: home pregnancy test
HTH: hope this helps
IMHO: in my humble opinion
IMO: in my opinion
IRL: in real life
ITA: I totally agree
j/k: just kidding
KWIM: know what I mean
JMO: just my opinion
LMAO: laughing my ass off
LMP: last menstrual period
LOL: laughing out loud or laugh out loud
LP: luteal phase
MC or M/C: miscarriage
MIA: missing in action
MIL: mother-in-law
NIP: nurse in public
NMS: not my style
NMSAA: not my style at all
NTNP: not trying, not preventing
O: ovulate
OH: other half (as in, your partner)
OMG: oh my God, oh my gosh
OP: original poster
OPK: ovulation predictor kit
OT: off topic
OTOH: on the other hand
PC: Parents Connect
PCOS: polycystic ovarian syndrome
PG: pregnant
PITA: pain in the ass
PM: private message
POAS: pee on a stick
PP: previous poster/s
ROFL: rolling on the floor laughing
SAHM: stay at home mom
SIL: sister-in-law
SO: significant other
TIA: thanks in advance
TMI: too much information
TTC: trying to conceive
U/S: ultrasound
VBAC: vaginal birth after Cesarean
WAHM: work at home mom
WDYT: what do you think
WOHM: work outside of home mom
WTH: what the hell
YMMV: your mileage may vary

Now get your butt back over to the message boards so you can share TMI, give your HO and LOL!