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448723 tn?1301454958

Please help I don't understand

I am trying my best to understand the posts, but I give up.
Please would someone tell me what these terms mean-

(and any other relevant abbreviations that I've missed out...)

DPO
AF
BFP
2WW
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Avatar universal
Well I didn't write the list! I stole it from another forum! Tee hee... don't tell them! But you're most welcome!!!
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434240 tn?1216392070
The only ones I didn't see were OT - off topic, and TMI - Too Much Info.
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448723 tn?1301454958
Wow, thanks guys, (or should I say TY?) especially to Joy.

That really helps, think I might print this post out and keep it!!
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377012 tn?1283965435
hey girls do u think we have been chatting up the TTC lingo a lil long...JK.....i just noticed how many there are and i have used plenty of them...LOL
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341551 tn?1266980730
BH-Braxton Hicks
BB's-boobs
CM-cervical mucous
EWCM-egg white cervical mucous
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Avatar universal
AF - Aunt Flo (period)
AP - Attachment Parenting

BD - Baby Dance (Sex)
BF - Breastfeeding
BFN - Big fat negative (in a pregnancy test)
BFP - Big fat positive (in a pregnancy test)
BIL - Brother-in-law
BM - Breastmilk
BTW - By the way
CD - Cycle day (day of your menstrual cycle you're on, example: CD17)
CD - May also mean cloth diaper

CM - Cervical Mucous
CP - Cervical Position
CIO - Cry it out
Ctx - Contractions
DBF - Dear boyfriend
DD - Dear daughter
DF - Dear fiance
DH - Dear Husband
DPO- Days Past Ovulation
DS - Dear son
EBF - Exclusively Breast Fed
EDD - Estimated Due Date/Delivery
Emo - Emotional
FF - Formula feeding/ Fertility Friend (TTC website)
FIL - Father-in-law
FYI - For your Information
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In my humble (honest) opinion
HPT - Home pregnancy test
HTH - Hope that helps
JMO - Just my opinion
KWIM - Know what I mean
L&D - Labor and Delivery
LMAO - Laughing my @ss off
LOL - Laugh out loud
M/C - Miscarriage
MIL - Mother-in-law (also known as BFMIL.. hee hee)
M/S - Morning sickness
NAK - Nursing at keyboard
NIP - Nursing in Public
NP - No problem
OB - Obstetrician
OPK - Ovulation predictor kit
OV - Ovulating
Ped - Pediatrician
PG - Pregnant
POAS or POTS - Pee on a/the Stick
PP - Post Partem
PPD - Post Partem Despression
ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my @ss off
ROFLMBO - Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
SAHM - Stay at home mom
SIL - Sister-in-law
TBA - To Be Announced
TCOYF - Take Charge of Your Fertility (book and software for charting)
TIA - Thanks in advance
TMTH - Too much to handle
TTC - Trying to conceive
TY - Thank you
TYVM - Thank you very much
U/S - Ultrasound
VBAC - Vaginal birth after c-section
WAHM - Work at home mom
WTF - What the f*ck
WTH - What the Hell
XH - Ex-Husband
HTH- Hope that Helps

*HEDD - Hopeful Estimated Due Date
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377012 tn?1283965435
dpo-days past ovulation
af- aunt flow aka period
bfp-positive pregnancy test
bfn- negative pregnancy test
2ww- 2 week wait ( the wait to test/or af)  <---(i think)
ds-darling son
dh-darling husband
dd-darling daughtre
sil-sister-in-law
mil-mother-in-law

ummm i cant think of any more
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325319 tn?1220588398
dp0- i believe is days past ovulation

af-aunt flow
bfp=big fat positive (pregnancy test)
2ww--two week wait..
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