Abbreviation Meanings

In the TTC world, abbreviations mean everything. And we have a lot of them.

(TTC = trying to conceive)

Here's a list of abbreviations I may use on my blog and what they mean:

  • 2WW = 2 week wait (the time between ovulation and expected period)
  • AF = Aunt Flo (your period)
  • BBT = Basal body temperature
  • BD = Baby dancing (sex)
  • BCP = Birth control pills
  • BFP = Big fat positive pregnancy test
  • BFN = Big fat negative pregnancy test
  • CD = Cycle day (the first day of your period is CD 1)
  • CM = Cervical mucus (TMI alert!)
  • CP = Chemical pregnancy
  • DH = Dear husband (not so dear most of the time....)
  • DPO = Days past ovulation
  • Endo = Endometriosis
  • EDD = Estimated due date
  • EPT = Early pregnancy test
  • EWCM = Egg white cervical mucus (ew)
  • FMU = First morning urine
  • FRER = First Response Early Response pregnancy test
  • HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (the hormone HPTs look for)
  • HPT = Home pregnancy test
  • IVF = In-vitro fertilization
  • LMP = Last menstrual period
  • M/C = Miscarriage
  • POAS = Pee on a stick
  • TTC = Trying to conceive



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