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Below is a list of the most common abbreviations that are used on the Twinstuff forums. A 24/7 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact AF - Aunt Flow, reference to menstrual cycle AFK- Away From Keyboard AFAIK - As Far As I Know AFAIU - As Far As I Understand AISI - As I See It AKA - Also Known As ASAP - As Soon As Possible ATB - All The Best ATTN - Attention B BC or B/C - Birth Control or Because BF - Breastfeeding, Breastfed or Boyfriend BFF - Best Friend BIL - Brother In Law BION - Believe It Or Not BOL - Best Of Luck BRB - Be Right Back BTDT - Been There, Done That BTW - By The Way BWL - Bursting With Laughter C C&P - Copy & Paste CIO - Cry It Out CP- Cerebral Palsy CTS- Consider The Source CU - See you D DC -- Darling Child DD - Dear/Darling Daughter DF - Darling Fiance DH - Dear/Darling/D*mn Husband DIM - Do It Myself DIY - Do It Yourself DK - Don't Know DOB - Date Of Birth DPO -Days past ovulation DPT-Days Post Transfer DS - Dear/Darling Son DSD - Darling Stepdaughter DSS -Darling Stepson DW - Dear/Darling/D*mn Wife E EBF - Exclusively Breastfeeding EBM -Expressed Breastmilk EDD -Estimated Due Date EOD - End Of Discussion ETA - Edited To Add F F2F- Face to Face FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s) FET- Frozen Embryo Transfer FF -Formula Feeding/fed fFN - Fetal fibronectin FIL - Father In Law FWIW - For What It's Worth FYI - For Your Information F/U- Follow Up
G GF - Girlfriend GL - Good Luck GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike H H&K - Hugs & Kisses HAK - Hugs And Kisses HAND - Have A Nice Day HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin HP - Home Page HPT - Home Pregnancy Test HRT- Hormone Replacement Therapy HTH - Hope This Helps I ICSI- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection IME - In My Experience IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IOU - I Owe You IRL - In Real Life ISO - In Search Of ISP - Internet Service Provider ITA - I Totally Agree IUGR- Intra-uterine Growth Restriction IUD- Intra-Uterine Device IUI- Intra-Uterine Insemination IVF- In Vitro Fertilization J J/K - Just Kidding JK - Just Kidding JMHO - Just My Humble/Honest Opinion JMO - Just My Opinion JSYK - Just So You Know K KWIM - Know What I Mean L L&D- Labor and Delivery LALL - Live And Let Live LEEP- Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure-used for removal of abnormal cells from cervix LMAO -Laughing My Ass Off LMBO - Laughing My Butt Off LMK - Let Me Know LO- Little One(s) LMP - Last Menstrual Period LOL - Laughing Out Loud LTM - Laughing To Myself LTNS - Long Time No See M (m)- More MC or M/C - Miscarriage MIL - Mother In Law MOF - Matter Of Fact MYOB - Mind Your Own Business N NBD - No Big Deal NICU- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NLT - No Later Than NM - Never Mind or No Message NOYB - None Of Your Business NP - No Problem NST - Non-Stress Test NT - No Text NTG - Not Too Good NTR - Not Twin Related O O -Ovulate OIC- Oh I see OMG - Oh My Gosh/God OP - Original Poster OT –Off Topic OTOH - On The Other Hand P PCOS- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PG -Pregnant PM - Private Message POV - Point Of View PP - Previous Poster PPD- Post-Partum Depression PTB - Powers That Be R RAOK - Random Acts of Kindness RE – Regarding or Reproductive Endocrinologist ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing ROFLMBO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Butt Off ROFLMHO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Head Off ROFLOL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud ROTFLSHISMC - Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard I Spilt My Coffee ROTM - Right On The Money S SAHD - Stay At Home Dad SAHM - Stay At Home Mom SAHP - Stay At Home Parent SIL - Sister In Law SO - Significant Other SOL - Sh*t Out of Luck SPAM – Junk E-Mail STS - So To Speak T TBC - To Be Continued TGIF - Thank God It's Friday THX - Thanks TIA - Thanks In Advance TLC - Tender Loving Care TMI -Too Much Information TPTB- The Powers That Be TROLL - To deliberately provoke an argument in a newsgroup, forum or chat room TTC -Trying To Conceive TTFN- Ta Ta For Now TTTS- Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome TTYL- Talk to you later TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern TY - Thank You TYVM - Thank You Very Much U U/S -Ultrasound URL- Web Page address UTI- Urinary Tract Infection V VBAC -Vaginal Birth after C-Section W W/B- Welcome Back W/O- Without WAHD- Work at Home Dad WAHM -Work at Home Mom WDYT -What Do You Think WOHM -Work Outside of Home Mom WOM - Word Of Mouth WTG - Way To Go! WTH -What The Hell/Heck WWYD- What Would You Do WYSIWYG- What you see is what you get Y YKWIM - You Know What I Mean YT - Yours Truly YW- Your Welcome
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