Say What?!! -TTC Lingo-

A list of abbreviations very well known in the TTC (Trying to Conceive) Community


AF - Aunt Flo (menstrual cycle)
Babydust - Good wishes vibe for getting pregnant
BBT - Basal Body Temperature
BBs - boobies!
BC - Birth Control
BD - Baby Dance (sexy time)
BFN - Big Fat Negative
BFP - Big Fat Positive
CD - Cycle Day
CM- Cervical Mucus
DH - Dearest Husband
DPO - Days Past Ovulation
EWCM - Egg White Cervical Mucus
f/u - follow up
IF- Infertility
IUI - Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF - InVitro Fertilization
m/c - miscarriage
m/s - morning sickness
O - Ovulation, Ovulated
OPK/OPT - Ovulation Predictor Kit/Test
POAS - Pee on a stick (home preg test)
RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist

Sticky Vibes--hopes that a fertilized egg will implant and stick in uterine wall
s/a - Semen Analysis
TTC - Trying to Conceive
TWW/2WW - Two Week Wait
u/s - Ultrasound
FIL, MIL, SIL, BIL is father in law, mother in law, sister in law, brother in law

Cycle Ticker!