When I first started reading sites and forums about conception/pregnancy, I discovered there is a plethora of acronyms which people utilise.  I’m not generally keen on using such things myself, but they do make posting a bit easier sometimes and those interested in the subject tend to be familiar with them anyway.

For those that aren’t, here’s a list of the more common terms you’re likely to see in this blog:

2WW – 2 Week Wait (fortnight following ovulation)
AF – Aunt Flo (menstrual period aka “The Witch”)
BBT – Basal Body Temperature (Core temp, measured daily)
BD – Baby Dance (sex, nooky)
BFP / BFN – Big Fat Positive / Negative (pregnancy test result)

CD* Cycle Day (* denotes day number)
CM – Cervical Mucus

DPO – Days Past Ovulation

EVAP – Evaporation Line (faint grey line on pregnancy test)
EWCM – Egg-White Cervical Mucus (most fertile mucus)

FRER – First Response Early Result (brand of digital pregnancy test, quite pricey)
FXed – Fingers Crossed

HCG – Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (pregnancy hormone, detected by pregnancy tests)
HPT – Home Pregnancy Test

IC – Internet Cheapie (cheap pregnancy test bought off internet)

LH – Luteinizing Hormone (post-ovulation hormone)
LMP – Last Menstrual Period

MC / MMC – Miscarriage / Missed Miscarriage

OV – Ovulation

POAS – Pee On A Stick (take pregnancy test)

TTC – Trying To Conceive

If I use any other terms, I’ll be sure to add them to this page. If I’ve left anything out that you’ve seen me post, please pop a comment in the box below so I can add it here.