~A~
| ACOG |
American College of Ob/Gyns |
| AF |
Aunt Flow (menstruation) |
| AFK |
away from keyboard |
| AFP |
alpha fetoprotein blood test |
| AP |
attachment parenting |
| AMU or AMU! |
AlternaMoms Unite! website |
| AROM |
artificial rupture of membranes |
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~B~
| BAK |
Back At Keyboard |
| BD |
baby dance (sex for conception) |
| BFing or BF |
Breastfeeding |
| BIL |
Brother-in-law |
| BM |
bowel movement |
| BOW |
bag of waters |
| BP |
blood pressure |
| BRB |
Be Right Back |
| BSST |
breast stimulation stress test |
| BTDT |
Been There, Done That |
| BTW |
By The Way |
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~C~
| CBC |
complete blood count |
| CBE |
childbirth educator |
| CC |
cubic centimeters |
| circ |
circumcision |
| cm |
centimeters |
| contx/ctx |
contraction |
| CM |
cervical mucus |
| CNM |
certified nurse midwife |
| CPD |
cephalopelvic disproportion |
| CPM |
certified professional midwife |
| CVS |
chorionic villi sampling |
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~D~
| D&C |
dilatation and curettage |
| DEM |
direct entry midwife |
| decels |
declarations; referring to a baby's heart
rate during labor |
| DD |
dear/darling daughter |
| DH |
dear/darling/d*mn husband |
| DS |
dear/darling son |
| DW |
dear/darling wife |
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~E~
| EBF |
Extended BreastFeeding |
| EBM |
Expressed Breast Milk |
| EC |
Expecting Club |
| EDC |
expected date of confinement (archaic) |
| EDD |
expected date of delivery |
| EN |
extended nursing |
| EWCM |
Egg-white cervical mucus |
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~F~
| FB |
family bed |
| FHT |
fetal heart tone |
| FIL |
father-in-law |
| FTP |
failure to progress |
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~G~
| GD |
gestational diabetes |
| grand multi-para |
lots and lots of babies!! |
| GTT |
glucose tolerance test |
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~H~
| HCP |
health care professional |
| HELLP |
hemolysis of red blood cells, liver enzymes,
low platelets |
| HS |
homeschool |
| HTH |
hope this helps |
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~I~
| iatrogenic |
doctor-caused |
| ICAN |
International Cesarean Awareness Network |
| IMHO or IMO |
In My (Humble) Opinion |
| IRL |
In Real Life |
| ITA |
I Totally Agree |
| IUGR |
intrauterine growth retardation |
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~L~
| L&D |
labor and delivery |
| LM |
lay midwife |
| LMP |
last menstrual period |
| LOL |
Laughing Out Loud or Lots of Laughter |
| lotus birth |
cord and placenta are left attached to the
baby until they dry up and fall off |
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~M~
| mainstreamer |
person who follows conventional wisdom |
| mag. |
magnesium sulfate |
| Mec |
Meconium |
| MIL |
Mother-in-law |
| multi gravida |
lots of babies (2 or more) |
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~N~
| NAK |
nursing at keyboard |
| NICU |
neo-natal intensive care unit |
| NRFHT |
non-reassuring fetal heart tones |
| NST |
non-stress test |
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~O~
| OB or gOBlin |
obstetrician |
| OB/GYN |
obstetrician/gynecologist |
| OP |
occiput posterior (refers to the back of
baby's head against the spine) |
| OTC |
over the counter meds |
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~P~
| PID |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PIH |
pregnancy induce hypertension |
| PKU |
phenlyketonuria |
| PP |
post partum or ParentsPlace.com |
| PPD |
post-partum depression |
| primipara |
first baby |
| primigravida |
first pregnancy |
| PROM |
premature rupture of membranes |
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~R~
| RDS |
respiratory distress syndrome |
| ROM |
rupture of membranes |
| ROTF |
Rolling On The Floor (laughing) |
| ROTFLMAO |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off |
| ROTFLMBO |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Butt Off |
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~S~
| SAHM |
stay at home mom |
| sheeple |
one who follows the herd instead of doing
research and/or questioning |
| SIL |
Sister-in-law |
| SROM |
spontaneous rupture of membranes |
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~T~
| TIA |
thanks in advance |
| TCOYF |
Taking Charge of Your Fertility |
| TOL |
Trial of labor |
| TTC |
Trying To Conceive |
| TTFN |
Ta-Ta For Now! |
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~U~
| UAB/UB |
unassisted birth |
| US or u/s |
ultrasound |
| UTI |
urinary tract infection |
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~V~
| VBAC |
Vaginal Birth after cesarean |
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~W~
| WTEWYE |
What to Expect When You're Expecting |
| WOHM |
Work Out of the Home Mom |
| WTG |
Way To Go! |
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