Common Abbreviations and Acronyms


Last updated: Jun 23, 1998

Abbrev Meaning(s)
AF Aunt Flo - in other words, your period
BIL Brother in Law
CM Cervical Mucous
DH Dear/Darling/Damned Husband (depends on mood and context!)
DPO Days past ovulation
EDD Estimated Delivery/Due Date
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
EW Egg White - could mean the consistency of cervical mucous during your most fertile times. Could also mean actual egg whites, which when inserted before sex, provide a nice environment for sperms to make their way to their final destination!
FIL Father in Law
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
IUI Intra-Uterine Insemination - they put the sperm right into the uterus, avoiding the long trek up the vagina and through the cervix!
JK Just Kidding
KWIM Know What I Mean ?
LMP Last Menstrual Period
LOL Laughing out loud
ML Making Love
MIL Mother in Law
NFP Natural Family Planning
O Depending on context, ovulating or orgasm(!)
OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit
PP Post Partum
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLAPIMP Rolling on the floor laughing and peeing in my pants
SA Sperm Analysis/Semen Analysis
SAHM Stay At Home Mom
SI Sister in Law
TCOYF The book: Taking Charge of Your Fertility
by Toni Weschler
WBD Wild Baby Dance - what you do to make a baby - have sex!
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