Pregnancy Abbreviations

Pregnancy abbreviations and acronyms are commonly used on websites, forums, Facebook, Myspace, and personal blogs. If you have ever wanted to know what some of these terms stand for, or their meaning, then check out our dictionary for people having a baby.

AF - Aunt flow, menstrual cycle

AFP - Alphafetoprotein test

BB - Boobies or breasts

BBT - Basal Body Temperature

BD - Baby Dance (intercourse for the purpose of having a baby)

BF - Breast feeding or Boyfriend

BFN - Big fat negative

BFP - Big fat positive

BIL - Brother-in-Law

BP - Blood pressure or birth plan

BPM - Beats per minute

CD - Cycle Day

CM - Cervical Mucus

CP - Cervical Position

DD - Due Date or Dear Daughter

DH - Dear Husband, or sometimes not so dear

DPO - Days past ovulation

DS - Dear Son

DSS - Dear Stepson

DSD - Dear Stepdaughter

DW - Dear Wife

EDD or EDC - Expected Due date or Estimated Date of Confinement

EPT - Early Pregnancy Test

EWCM - Egg white cervical mucus

FIL - Father-in-law

F/U - Follow Up

FMU - First Morning Urine

GIFT - Gamete intra-fallopian transfer

HPT - Home pregnancy test

ICSI - Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection

IUI - Intra-uterine insemination

IVF - In vitro fertilization

LMP - Last menstrual period

LP - Luteal Phase

LPD - Luteal phase defect

M/C - Miscarriage

MIL - Mother-in-law

MS - Morning sickness

MW - Midwife

NP - Nurse Practitioner

O - Ovulation

OB/GYN - Obstetrician/Gynecologist

OPK - Ovulation prediction kit

PG - Pregnant

RE - Reproductive endocrinologist

RPS - Real pregnancy signs

RRL - Red raspberry leaf

SAHM - Stay at home mom

SIL - Sister-in-law

TMI - Too much information

TTC - Trying to conceive

U/S - ultrasound

UTI - Urinary Tract Infection

VAVD - Vacuum-Assisted Vaginal Delivery

VB - Vaginal Birth

VBAC - Vaginal birth after cesarean (c-section)

WAHM - Work at home mom