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Abbreviations used on the site

Abbr.	Meaning	Abbr.	Meaning
dpo	days past ovulation	hpt	home pregnancy test
ttc	trying to conceive	af	aunt flo (period)
bfp	big fat positive (pregnancy test)	bfn	big fat negative (pregnancy test)
opk	ovulation predictor kit	bbt	basal body temperature
cm or cf	cervical mucus or cervical fluid	ewcm	"egg white" cervical mucus
fmu	first morning urine	smu or 2mu	second morning urine
bm	bowel movement	poas	pee on a stick (pregnancy test)
bd	baby dance (sex/intercourse)	bbs	breasts
o or ov	ovulation	gl	good luck
hcg	human chorionic gonadotropin	sa	sperm analysis
ivf	in vitro fertilisation	iui	intrauterine insemination
uti	urinary tract infection	tww or 2ww	two week wait
dh	dear husband	dp	dear partner
ds	dear son	dd	dear daughter
imo	in my opinion	sahm	stay at home mom
pcos	polycystic ovary syndrome	ntnp	not trying, not preventing
lol	laugh out loud

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