UrbanBaby Talk Abbreviations
Here's a list of the most commonly used abbreviations in UrbanBaby Talk. They may seem cryptic at first glance, but you'll learn them quickly and they'll help you keep up with the rapid-fire pace of the discussions.
- AB
- After Baby
- BB
- Before Baby
- BF
- Breastfeeding
- BM
- Breast milk/Bowel movement
- BTDT
- Been there, done that
- BTW
- By the way
- CIO
- Cry it out
- DC
- Daycare
- DD
- Darling Daughter
- DH
- Darling/Damn Husband
- DS
- Darling Son
- DC
- Darling children
- EBF
- Exclusively Breastfeeding
- EDD
- Estimated Due Date
- FYI
- For your information
- GF
- Girlfriend(s)
- IMHO
- In my humble/honest opinion
- IMO
- In my opinion
- IRL
- In real life
- ITA
- I totally agree
- IF
- Infertility
- IVF
- In vitro fertilization
- LMAO
- Laughing my @ss off
- LOL
- Laughing out loud
- LMP
- Late menstraul period
- M/C
- Miscarriage
- M/S
- Morning Sickness
- MW
- Midwife
- MIL
- Mother-in-law
- SIL
- Sisten-in-law
- BIL
- Brother-in-law
- FIL
- Father-in-law
- DIL
- Daughter-in-law
- M
- More (text inside)
- NM
- Never mind/No message
- NMS
- Not my style
- NT
- No text (in message)
- NP
- New poster
- OR
- Original responder
- OP
- Original poster
- OMG
- Oh my goodness/gosh
- PIMP
- Peed in my pants laughing
- PG
- Pregnant/Pregnancy
- PMS
- Premenstrual Syndrome
- PPD
- Postpartum depression
- ROFL
- Rolling on the floor laughing
- SAHD
- Stay at home dad
- SAHM
- Stay at home mom
- SN
- Special Needs
- SO
- Significant Other
- TIA
- Thanks in advance
- TTC
- Trying to concieve
- U/S
- Ultrasound
- UB
- UrbanBaby
- UBING
- Posting on the UB Message Boards
- VBAC
- Vaginal birth after cesarean
- WAHD
- Work at home dad
- WAHM
- Work at home mom
- WOHD
- Work outside home dad
- WOHM
- Work outside home mom
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