I'm TTC so we DTD every night I'm near O, and I hope when I POAS my HPT is a BFP!
...Say what?
If you're new to the fertility world, you might stumble across some groups or forums with a TON of acronyms. Don't worry-- I gotchu with this 'lil cheat sheet. And you'll quickly get a hang of it!
Trying to conceive (that's TTC!) and coming across unexpected challenges is, well... challenging. Thankfully, there are a ton of support groups, blogs and online resources for people who are going through different fertility journeys.
Learn the lingo now so you can hop right into the conversation.
AF - Aunt Flo (period)
BBT - Basal body temperature
BD - Baby dance (as in sex!)
Beta - Beta pregnancy test
BFN - Big fat negative (on a HPT)
BFP - Big fat positive (on a HPT)
BW - Blood work
CD - Cycle day
CD3 - The third day of your cycle
CM/CF - Cervical mucus/fluid
DI - Donor insemination
DPO - Days past ovulation
DTD - Do the deed
EW, EWCM, EWCF - Egg white cervical mucus/fluid (the most fertile type)
FMU - First morning urine (ideal for pregnancy tests)
GC - Gestational carrier
HPT - Home pregnancy test
MC - Miscarriage
MF - Male factor infertility
O - Ovulation
OPK - Ovulation prediction kit
POAS - Pee on a Stick
RPL - Recurrent pregnancy loss
SI - Secondary infertility
TTC - Trying To conceive
TWW - Two week wait (to see if pregnancy occurs after ovulation or IVF)
Got any lingo to add?