I am an EBF SAHM sometimes FF with a DS and DH……..WTF???
When you first become pregnant you scour the internet for information. Especially in the first few months, when you can’t really talk to anyone about it and your 30 second appointments with your doctor don’t quite cut it. There are a variety of mom blogs and forums that I am sure most moms are aware of. In today’s online world, where we question and worry about EVERYTHING as moms, moms come together on forums to help each other out. It’s really cool, actually. Whether you’re a brand new mom, 2 days in, OR a mother of 5, moms are flocking to the internet to find info on anything and everything to do with their wee ones. It’s a strange dependency on moms you’ve never met to help coach you through the overwhelming task of parenting. More on this on my post on “Mom’s Helping Moms” here. From extremely serious issues, to the mundane. The interweb is a fountain of info (sometimes too much info) for moms. I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve wasted an hour before going to bed reading a neverending thread about umbrella strollers or labels for your kids’ belongings. Moms commiserate, share new product info, complain and debate anything and everything. And for some odd reason, like many moms, I find it oddly compelling to read.
Ok, back to the acronym festival. I quickly realized that moms have a language all their own. It’s like a secret code. I first thought that maybe it’s our way of adding excitement into our lives, that are dominated by getting puked on, crashing toys into each other, talking about pooping, pumping and how much our baby sleeps. Or maybe it’s because mom’s don’t have time to type out full words for things, which I totally can relate to. Either way, the acronyms are out of control and I thought I’d put together a glossary so you can finally figure out what other moms are talking about on these threads.
AC – Assisted conception
AI – Artificial insemination
AIH – Artificial insemination with husband’s sperm
AIO – All-in-one; this means you don’t need a separate cover over the diaper, as in a disposable diaper
AP – Attachment parenting; a child rearing philosophy
ART – Assisted reproductive technology
BBT – Basal body temperature
BC – Birth control
BD – Baby dancing (sex for conception)
BF – Breastfeeding
BFN – Big fat negative (as in a pregnancy test)
BW – Blood week (period)
CC – Controlled crying; a method of sleep training for infants
CD – Cloth diaper
CIO – Cry it out; a method of sleep training for infants
CM – Cervical mucus
CVSs – Chorionic villus sampling; a form of prenatal diagnosis to determine chromosomal or genetic disorders
DA – Dairy allergy
DD – Dear daughter
DF – Dear fiance
DH – Dear husband
DI – Donor insemination
DPO – Days past ovulation
DS – Dear son
DSD – Dear step daughter
DSS – Dear step son
DTD – Do the deed (sex)
DXP – Dear ex partner, for people who are still on good terms with their exes
EBF – Exclusively breastfeeding
EBM – Expressed breast milk
EDD – Estimated date of delivery (due date)
EN – Extended nursing
EP – Ectopic pregnancy
ER – Egg retrival
ET – Embryo transfer
FF – Formula feeding
FS – Food stamps
FTM – First time mom
GD – Gestational diabetes
GF – Gluten-free
HPT – Home pregnancy test
IUI – Intrauterine insemination
IVF – In vitro fertilization
LAM – Lactational amennorhea method; referring to natural infertility while breastfeeding
LO – Little one
LP – Luteal phase
MC – Miscarriage
MIL – Mother-in-law
MS – Morning sickness
NAK – Nursing at keyboard
NFP – Natural family planning; or the rhythm method
NIP – Nursing in public
NTNP – Not trying/not preventing
O – Ovulation
OH – Other half
OPK – Ovulation predictor test kit
OWT – Old wives tale
PG – Pregnant
POAS – Pee on a stick
POF – Premature ovarian failure
SAHM – Stay at home mom
SB – Still birth
SW – Starting weight
TTC – Trying to conceive
US – Ultrasound
VBAC – Vaginal birth after cesarean
WAHM – Work at home mom
WOHM – Work out of home mom
WM – Working mom
AI – Artificial insemination
AIH – Artificial insemination with husband’s sperm
AIO – All-in-one; this means you don’t need a separate cover over the diaper, as in a disposable diaper
AP – Attachment parenting; a child rearing philosophy
ART – Assisted reproductive technology
BBT – Basal body temperature
BC – Birth control
BD – Baby dancing (sex for conception)
BF – Breastfeeding
BFN – Big fat negative (as in a pregnancy test)
BW – Blood week (period)
CC – Controlled crying; a method of sleep training for infants
CD – Cloth diaper
CIO – Cry it out; a method of sleep training for infants
CM – Cervical mucus
CVSs – Chorionic villus sampling; a form of prenatal diagnosis to determine chromosomal or genetic disorders
DA – Dairy allergy
DD – Dear daughter
DF – Dear fiance
DH – Dear husband
DI – Donor insemination
DPO – Days past ovulation
DS – Dear son
DSD – Dear step daughter
DSS – Dear step son
DTD – Do the deed (sex)
DXP – Dear ex partner, for people who are still on good terms with their exes
EBF – Exclusively breastfeeding
EBM – Expressed breast milk
EDD – Estimated date of delivery (due date)
EN – Extended nursing
EP – Ectopic pregnancy
ER – Egg retrival
ET – Embryo transfer
FF – Formula feeding
FS – Food stamps
FTM – First time mom
GD – Gestational diabetes
GF – Gluten-free
HPT – Home pregnancy test
IUI – Intrauterine insemination
IVF – In vitro fertilization
LAM – Lactational amennorhea method; referring to natural infertility while breastfeeding
LO – Little one
LP – Luteal phase
MC – Miscarriage
MIL – Mother-in-law
MS – Morning sickness
NAK – Nursing at keyboard
NFP – Natural family planning; or the rhythm method
NIP – Nursing in public
NTNP – Not trying/not preventing
O – Ovulation
OH – Other half
OPK – Ovulation predictor test kit
OWT – Old wives tale
PG – Pregnant
POAS – Pee on a stick
POF – Premature ovarian failure
SAHM – Stay at home mom
SB – Still birth
SW – Starting weight
TTC – Trying to conceive
US – Ultrasound
VBAC – Vaginal birth after cesarean
WAHM – Work at home mom
WOHM – Work out of home mom
WM – Working mom
the modern mommy collective 