Common Abbreviations - For Lainy!

• TTC - Trying to conceive

• BD - Bedding/Baby dancing = Sex. This one gets no mention in the world of surrogacy thankyouverymuch!

• Insem - Insemination

• BBT - Basal body temperature. You take your temperature first thing in the morning, when you wake, before doing anything

• DPO - Days past ovulation

• OPK - Ovulation predictor kit/test

• AF - Aunt Flo - period/menstruation

• HPT - Home pregnancy test

• IP/IF/IM - Intended Parents/Fathers/Mothers

• BFP - Big fat positive - on a pregnancy test

• BFN - Big fat negative - on a pregnancy test

• CM - Cervical mucus

• IC - Internet cheapie - refers to the cheap bulk tests (either OPK or HPT) you can buy over the Internet

• 2ww - 2 week wait - the time between ovulation and when your period arrives. Generally said to be 14 days (hence 2 weeks) but can vary from woman to woman and be as short as 10 days, or less, or up to 16 days

• LP - Luteal phase - the phase of a woman's cycle between ovulation and the start of her period

• CP - Cervical position

• IUI - Intrauterine insemination - a method of artificial insemination, where the sperm (washed by the lab or unwashed) are injected directly into the uterus

• OI - Ovulation induction. Using tablets and/or injectible medicines to stimulate the ovaries to produce more/better quality eggs

• LOL - Laugh out loud

• GP - General Practitioner. A physician who provides general primary and preventative care, common in the UK