The Ultimate Internet Lingo for Moms Guide

The Ultimate Internet Lingo for Moms Guide

“I’m a FTM who has an EBF baby. How many BM should be LO have a day?”

WTH?

Okay, I’ll stop with the acronyms. If you’ve spent anytime in forums or comment threads on the Internet, you’ve likely run into all sorts of acronyms.

While there are probably thousands out there, since I spend most of my time in mom forums, I thought it was about time I put together a list of Internet Lingo for moms.

So if you are perusing through a message board and you are so confused….but feel a little sheepish asking what someone is saying (I’ve been there), here’s your handy dandy list. You can even download a free printable chart by entering your email below! This would be fun to include in a baby shower gift 🙂 If you can’t see the form, click here to enter your email address.

FTM – First Time Mom

BM – Bowel Movement or Breast Milk

NBR – Not Baby Related

NBFR – Not Breastfeeding Related

IMO – In my opinion

IMHO – In my humble opinion

DH – Dear Husband

DS – Dear Son

DD – Dear Daughter

DF – Dear Fiance

DP – Dear Partner

DSS – Dear Step Son

DSD – Dear Step Daughter

DTD – Do/Did The Dead (sex)

BFN – Big Fat Negative (in regards to pregnancy test)

BFP – Big Fat Positive (in regards to pregnancy test)

AF – Aunt Flo

AP – Attachment Parenting

BBT – Basal Body Temperature

BLW – Baby Led Weaning

BF – Breastfeeding/Breastfed

CF – Cervical Fluid or Cystic Fibrosis

CIO – Crying it Out

DPO – Days Past Ovulation

EBF – Exclusively Breastfed

PP – Power Pumping

EBM – Expressed Breastmilk

EDD – Estimated Due Date

ETA – Edited to Add or Estimated Time of Arrival

FWIW – For What it’s Worth

FF – Formula Fed

FIL – Father-in-law

MIL – Mother-in-law

FTM – First-Time-Mom

FTR – For the Record

HPT – Home Pregnancy Test

IC  – Incompetent Cervix

SMH – Shaking my Head

IRL – In Real Life

IVF – In vitro fertilization

IUI – Intrauterine Insemination

KWIM – Know What I Mean?

LO – Little One
L&D – Labor and Delivery

MC or M/C – Miscarriage

MS – Morning Sickness or Multiple Sclerosis

O – Ovulation

PG – Pregnant

POAS – Pee on a stick

PPD – Postpartum Depression

PPA – Postpartum Anxiety

SAHM – Stay at Home Mom

SAHD – Stay at Home Dad

SAHP – Stay at Home Parent

SO – Significant Other

TMI – Too Much Information

TTC – Trying to Conceive

WAHM – Work at Home Mom

MOTN – Middle of the Night

MO – Month Old (usually with a number in front of it)

IDK – I don’t know

TBH – To Be Honest

NBD – No Big Deal

NTR -Not Twin Related

SLIP – Slip Independence Plan

OT – Off Topic

LC – Lactation Consultant

IBCLC – International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

CLC – Certified Lactation Consultant

CLE – Certified Lactation Consultant

Let Down – the release of milk from the breast

CD – Cloth Diaper