Sunday, 21 June 2015

IVF, TTC, 2WW... WTF!!!!

When I first began looking online and reading IVF and TTC forums and blogs I was completely overwhelmed by a whole new world of acronyms and trying to conceive lingo. 

If like me you are TTC (trying to conceive), and are having a hard time trying to understand other people’s forums and blogs, I’ve created a cheat sheet for you:

IVF- In-Vitro Fertilization

TTC- Trying to Conceive

2WW- Two Week Wait (time period before you can take a pregnancy test)

CD- Cycle Day

DPO- Days Past (Post) Ovulation

ET- Embryo Transfer

DPT- Days Past Transfer

DPR- Days Past Retrieval

BBT- Basal Body Temperature

BCPS- Birth Control Pills

BD- Baby Dance- (sex)

AF- Aunt Flow or your period

HPT- Home Pregnancy Test

BFN-Big Fat Negative (after taking a pregnancy test)

BFP- Big Fat Positive (after taking a pregnancy test)

EDD- Estimated Due Date

CM- Cervical Mucous

FSH- Follicle Stimulating Hormone

LH- Luteinizing Hormone

LP- Luteal Phase

OPK- Ovulation Predictor Kit

BA- Baby Aspirin

PNV- Prenatal Vitamin

POAS- Pee On a Stick (take a home pregnancy test)

MC- Miscarriage

MMC- Missed Miscarriage

D&C- Dilation & Curettage

DH- Darling (or Dear) Husband

SO- Significant Other

DD & DS- Darling Daughter and Darling Son

BD- Baby Dust- (good luck for pregnancy)

*These are just the most common abbreviations I could think of... most forums have a page that can fill you in of any others of which you are unsure.

1 comment:

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