Newbie confused about acronyms - please help!

I Hello Everyone,

I'm sorry if I'm a bit dense; I hope I'm not the only one who feels this way, but basically I find myself a bit puzzled with all of the acronyms I come across on the boards. Please let me know if there is already a thread somewhere on this (if so, please point me in the right direction), but could anyone help me with the rundown of what all the acronyms mean?

Thanks,

Tamara

 

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I Hello Everyone,

I'm sorry if I'm a bit dense; I hope I'm not the only one who feels this way, but basically I find myself a bit puzzled with all of the acronyms I come across on the boards. Please let me know if there is already a thread somewhere on this (if so, please point me in the right direction), but could anyone help me with the rundown of what all the acronyms mean?

Thanks,

Tamara


Not sure if there is a thread on it, but if not, maybe there should be a sticky.

DD- dear daughter
DS - dear son
DH - dear husband
IUGR - intruterine growth restriction (or retardation depending on who you talk to)
TTTS - twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (happens with identicals)

What else is confusing you? Good question.

I find that I also use ones like BTW (by the way) and kwim (know what I mean).

A lot of the Acronyms on this site are specifically pregnancy or multiple pregnancy related, so you probably won't find them on a regular internet acronym list.

 

Found this on another site:

bbfn = bye bye for now
bbl= be back later
bf = breast feeding, best friend, boyfriend (can be any of these)
bil = brother in law
brb= be right back
btw = by the way
c/s = c-section
CTX or cx’s = contractions
dd = dear/darn daughter
dh = dear/darn husband
dp = dear partner
dr = doctor
ds = dear/darn son
fil = father in law
fwiw – for what it’s worth
GBS = Group B Strep
GD = gestational diabetes
HTH = hope this/that helps
IC = incompetent cervix
ita = I totally agree
kwim = know what I mean
L&D = labor and delivery
LOL = laughing out loud
meds = medicines
mil = mother in law
NICU = neonatal intensive care unit
NST = non stress test
PITA = pain in the (you fill it in!)
PROM = premature rupture of membranes
PTL = pre term labor
rn = nurse
sil = sister in law
ttfn = ta ta for now
vbac = vaginal birth after c-section

 

try here

 

I guess there is already a sticky for abbreviations. It is somewhere else on the site, so that's why I didn't know about it. I guess I primarily stick to the Expecting Forum.