As you read some of the posts at NowParenting, you may see acronyms such as
SAHM,
DD, or
KWIM. Listed below are
a few of these acronyms to help you understand what they mean.
Let us know if you think anything should be added to this list.
A AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics AFK: Away From Keyboard AKA: Also Known As AP: Attachment Parenting ASAP: As Soon As Possible ATTN: Attention AV: Avatar B BC: Birth Control BCP: Birth Control Pill BF: Breastfed or Breastfeeding BF: Boyfriend BIL: Brother-in-law BM: Breast Milk or Bowel Movement (depends on context) BTDT: Been There, Done That BTW: By the way... C CD: Cloth Diaper(ing) CIO: Cry-It-Out (sleep training) Circ: Circumcision CS: Co-sleep D DCP: Day Care Provider DD: Dear Daughter DF: Dear Friend or Fiance DH: Dear Husband DIL: Daughter-in-law DS: Dear Son DSD: Dear Stepdaughter DSS: Dear Stepson DW: Dear Wife E EBF: Extended Breastfeeding or Exclusively Breast Fed EBM: Expressed Breast Milk EC: Elimination Communication EDD: Estimated Due Date EN: Extended Nursing EP: Exclusively Pumping ETA: Edited To Add F FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions FF: Formula Fed/Feeding FIL: Father-in-law FTR: For The Record FTT: Failure To Thrive F/U: Follow Up FYA: For Your Amusement FYI: For Your Information FWIW: For What It's Worth F2F: Face-to-face H HB: Home Birth HCP: Health Care Provider HPT: Home Pregnancy Test HS: Home Schooling HTH: Hope That Helps H2H: Heart to Heart I IBCLC: International Board Certified Lactation Consultant IIRC: If I Recall Correctly ILs: In-laws IMAO: In My Arrogant Opinion IME: In My Experience IMHO: In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO: In My Opinion IOW: In Other Words IRL: In Real Life IRT: In Real Time ISO: In Search Of ISP: Internet Service Provider J J/K: Just Kidding JMHO: Just My Humble Opinion JMO: Just My Opinion K KWIM: Know What I Mean? KWYM: I Know What You Mean L LC: Lactation Consultant LLL: La Leche League LMAO: Laughing My (rear) Off LMK: Let Me Know LO: Little One LOL: Lots of Laughs or Laughing Out Loud M MIL: Mother-in-law M/S: Morning Sickness N NAK: Nursing at the Keyboard NC: or no-circ - Non-Circumcised NFP: Natural Family Planning NIP: Nursing In Public NP: No Problem NV: Non Vaccinating O OMG: Oh My God OP: Original Post/Poster OT: Off Topic OW/OM: Other Woman/Other Man P PCP: Primary Care Physician PITA: Pain In The A$$ PLMK: Please Let Me Know PM: Private Message POV: Point of View PPD: Post-Partum Depression PPP: Post-Partum Psychosis R RL: Real Life ROFL: Rolling on the Floor Laughing ROFLMAO: Rolling on the Floor Laughing My (rear) Off ROFLMHO: Rolling on the Floor Laughing My Head Off ROTFLMAOPMP: Rolling on the Floor Laughing My (rear) Off Peeing My Pants S SAHD: Stay-at-Home Dad SAHM: Stay-at-Home Mom SAHP: Stay-at-Home Parent SIL: Sister-in-law or Son-in-law SO: Significant Other S/O: Spin Off STBX: Soon to be Ex (spouse) T TIA: Thanks in Advance TMI: Too Much Information TP: Traditional Parenting TTC: Trying to Conceive TY: Thank You TYVM: Thank You Very Much U UB: Unassisted Birth UTI: Urinary Tract Infection URL: Web Page Address V Vax: Vaccination VF: Vaccination Free W WAHD: Work-at-Home Dad WAHM: Work-at-Home Mom WHO: World Health Organization WIC: Women, Infants, and Children (US Gov. Assistance Program) WOHD: Work-Outside-Home Dad WOHM: Work-Outside-Home Mom WTG: Way To Go X XH: Ex-Husband XW: Ex-wife Y YK: You Know? YW: You're Welcome |