Welcome to the BabyFit message boards! Throughout the forums you will find people using common acronyms or codes as a shortened way to communicate a common word or phrase. Here is an alphabetical list of the most commonly used shortcuts. Use this as a quick reference as you navigate the boards.
. 2WW-2-week waiting time from ovulation to the start of menstruation (or to a sign of pregnancy when menstruation is late)
. A-"Aunt Flo" (menstruation, period)
. AP-attachment parenting
. BB or BBS-Internet bulletin board(s)
. BBL-be back later
. BBT-basal body temperature
. BCPS-birth control pills
. BD-Baby dancing (sex intended for conception)
. BF-breastfeed(ing), or boyfriend
. BFN/BFP-big fat negative/positive on a home pregnancy test
. BIL-brother-in-law
. BM-breast milk, or bowel movement
. BOB-"battery-operated boyfriend"
. BRB-be right back
. BT-blood test
. BTDT-been there, done that
. BTW-by the way
. BUMP-noting that you are "bumping" a message board thread to the top of the page
. CD-cycle day
. CF-cervical fluid
. CIO-cry it out
. Circ-circumcise
. CM-cervical mucus
. CP-cervical position
. CWIM-see what I mean
. CS or C/S-Cesarean section
