[jennmichelle]

Okay, this may seem late in the game, but I have a question. What do these initials mean? For example, why is husband DH. Why are kids LO, DS, DD, etc. I really don't get it and it is confusing to me. I was going to ask a long time ago, but I figured I would eventually figure it out. So please explain it to me. Thanks.

[jml]

I'm no expert, but as far as I've figured out:

DH = Dear Husband
LO = Little One (or Loved One sometimes?)
DS = Dear Son
DD = Dear Daughter...

Hope this helps!

[Ilovbnamomx3]

I was the same way for a long time.. there are alot of other ones that I still dont have a clue what they are. I just cant think of them right now..

[BabyBee2]

The only one I could never figure out was BD (for sex)...

[jessi0887]

Originally Posted by BabyBee2

The only one I could never figure out was BD (for sex)...

thats the only one i could never figure out.

[Madigan]

I've always seen DTD for sex and am confused by BD.
I think there is a thread somewhere on JM explaining them all. When I was in the Jan 09 DDC I was confused as heck and we started a list. Let me see what I can dredge up.

[MrsBauhaus]

I was confused too. I dont know why darling is the preferred prefix wither. OH well. I found this list of common shorthands. We may all learn a bit!

Board Lingo

[Madigan]

Here's the lists that someone linked me to a couple of years ago. The boards have since moved, so I just copied and pasted them from the old thread. HTH

AF Aunt Flo (menstruation)
AFK Away from keyboard
BF Boyfriend
BIL Brother-in-law
BRB Be right back

BTDT Been there done that
BTW By the way
CTS Consider the source
DD Dear daughter
DH Dear (or darn) husband

DS Dear son
DSD Dear stepdaughter
DSS Dear stepson
DW Dear (or darn) wife
F/U Follow up

F2F Face-to-face
FAQ Frequently asked question
FIL Father-in-law
FWIW For what it's worth
GF Girlfriend

GMTA Great minds think alike
HTH Hope that helps
IMO In my opinion
IRL In real life
ISP Internet service provider

ITA I totally agree
J/K Just kidding
LOL Laugh out loud
(m) More
MIL Mother-in-law

NP No problem
NT No text
OIC Oh I see
OMG Oh my gosh
OT Off topic

OTOH On the other hand
OW/OM Other woman/other man
ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing
SAHD Stay-at-home dad
SAHM Stay-at-home mom

SIL Sister-in-law
SO Significant other
STBX Soon to be ex
TIA Thanks in advance
TMI Too much information

TPTB The powers that be
TTC Trying to conceive
TTFN Ta ta for now
TTYL Talk to you later
TY Thank you

URL Web page address
W/B Welcome back
W/O Without
WAHD Work-at-home dad
WAHM Work-at-home mom

WOHM Work-out-of-home mom
WTG Way to go
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
YW You're welcome


TTC lingo

~2 ww...2 week wait
~AF...Aunt Flo (ie: period)
~AFNW...Aunt Flo Not Wanted
~AFSA ...Aunt Flo Stay Away
~BBT...Basal Body Temperature
~BD...Baby Dancing
~BCP...Birth Control Pills
~BFP...Big Fat Positive
~BFN...Big Fat Negative
~BMS ... Baby-making Sex
~BTDT...Been There Done That
~C...Cycle
~CB ... Cycle Buddy
~CD ... Cycle Day
~CF ... Cervical Fluid
~CM ... Cervical Mucus
~CNM ... Certified Nurse Midwife
~DH Dear Husband
~DI ... Donor Insemination
~DPO ... Days Post-ovulation
~Dx ... Diagnosis
~Endo ... Endometriosis
~EPT ... Early Pregnancy Test
~ET ... Embryo Transfer
~EWCM ... Egg White Cervical Mucus
~FF … Fertility Friend
~FMU … First Morning Urine
~FTTA ... Fertile Thoughts To All
~GL Good Luck
~GP ... General Practitioner
~GWV...Get Well Vibes
~H&H Healthy & Happy
~HCg ... Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
~HPT ... Home Pregnancy Test
~HRT ... Hormone Replacement Therapy
~HTH Hope That Helps
~HX...History
~IF ... Infertility
~IPS Imaginary Pregnancy Symptoms
~IVF ... In Vitro Fertilization
~LMP ... Last Menstrual Period (start date)
~LO ... Love Olympics (Love Making)
~LOL ... Laugh Out Loud or Lots Of Love
~LP ... Luteal Phase
~LPD ... Luteal Phase Defect
~m/c.... Miscarriage
~M/S...Morning Sickness
~MW...midwife
~NP ... Nurse Practitioner
~O...Ovulation. Variants: Oed, Oing
~OB... Obstetrician/Gynecologist
~OMG...Oh My God
~OPK ... Ovulation Predictor Kit
~P&PT...Prayer & Positive Thoughts
~PG ... Pregnant
~PI ... Primary Infertility
~PMS ... Pre-menstrual Syndrome
~POF ... Premature Ovarian Failure
~POAS...Pee On a Stick
~PROM ... Premature Rupture of Membranes
~PUTB ... Pillow Under The Butt
~PV...Positive Vibes, pregnancy vibes,
~ROFLMAO ... Rolling On Floor Laughing My *ss Off
~RPL ... Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
~RPS...Real Pregnancy Symptoms
~RSA ... Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion
~Rx ... Prescription
~SA ... Semen Analysis
~SI ... Secondary Infertility
~SO ... Significant Other
~STD ... Sexually Transmitted Disease
~SV... Sticky Vibes
~SX...symptoms
~TTC...Trying To Conceive
~TPQ... Time Pass Quickly
~u/s ... Ultrasound
~UTI ... Urinary Tract Infection
~WBC ... White Blood Cells
~WTG...Way To Go

[BabyBee2]

Baby Dancing...! I was thinking bed dancing so I was close

[jennmichelle]

Thanks ladies. Now I don't feel so confused. I can't believe it took me so long to ask, but I am glad I did!