A
- AAFP – American Academy of Family Physicians
- AAP – American Academy of Pediatrics
- ABB – Apple Bottom Baby
- ABM – artificial baby milk (formula)
- ACOG – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- AF – Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
- AI2 – all in two (cloth diaper)
- AIM – artificial infant milk (formula)
- AIO – all in one (cloth diaper)
- AP – attachment parenting
- ARM – artificial rupture of membranes
- AROM – artificial rupture of membranes
B
- BB – Best Bottom
- BBT – basal body temperature
- BC – birth control
- BCP – birth control pill
- BD – baby dance (sex)
- BF – boyfriend
- BF – breastfeeding
- BF – breastfed
- BF – best friends forever
- BFN – big fat negative
- BFP – big fat positive
- BG – bumGenius
- BIL – brother-in-law
- BM – breast milk
- BM – bowel movement
- BPA – bisphenol A
- BS – bed-share/sharing
C
- CD – cloth diaper/diapering
- CD – cycle day
- CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CF – cervical fluid
- CIO – cry it out
- circ – circumcision
- CL – corpus luteum
- CM – cervical mucus
- CP – cervical position
- CS – co-sleep/sleeping
D
- DCP – day care provider
- DD – darling/dear daughter
- DH – darling/dear husband
- DPO – days post/past ovulation
- DS – darling/dear son
- DSD – darling/dear stepdaughter
- DSS – darling/dear stepson
- DTaP – diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
- DW – darling/dear wife
E
- EBF – exclusively breastfed
- EBF – extended breastfeeding
- EBM – expressed breast milk
- EC – elimination communication
- EDD – estimated due date
- EN – extended nursing
- EP – exclusively pumping
- ERIC – End Routine Infant Circumcision
- EWCM – egg-white cervical mucus
F
- FAM – Fertility Awareness Method
- FB – FuzziBunz
- FDA – Food and Drug Administration
- FF – formula fed
- FGM – female genital mutilation (female circumcision)
- FIL – father-in-law
- FM – fluff/fluffy mail
- FMLA – Family and Medical Leave Act
- FTT – failure To thrive
G
- GF – girlfriend
- GYN – gynecologist
H
- HB – homebirth
- hCG – human chorionic gonadotropin
- HCP – health care provider
- HH – Happy Heinys
- HPT – home pregnancy test
- HS – homeschooling
I
- IBCLC – International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
- ILs – in-laws
- IUD – intrauterine device
- IUI – intrauterine insemination
- IVF – in vitro fertilization
J
K
- KL – Kissaluvs
- KN – Knickernappies
L
- LC – lactation consultant
- LH – luteinizing hormone
- LLL – La Leche League
- LMP – last menstrual period
- LO – little one
- LP – luteal phase
M
- MC – miscarriage
- ME – Mother-ease
- MF – microfiber
- MGM – male genital mutilation (male circumcision)
- MIL – mother-in-law
- MMR – measles, mumps, and rubella
- MS – morning sickness
- MW – midwife
N
- NAK – nursing at keyboard
- NB – newborn
- NC – non-circumcising/non-circumcized
- NFP – natural family planning
- NIH – National Institutes of Health
- NIP – nursing in public
- NP – nurse practitioner
- NV – non-vaccinating
O
- O – ovulation
- OALD – over-active let down
- OB – obstetrician
- OB-GYN – obstetrician-gynecologist
- OHT – one-handed typing
- OP – original poster
- OPK – ovulation predictor kit
- OS – one size/sized
- OT – off topic
- OTSBH – over the shoulder baby holder
- OV – ovulation
P
- PAK – pumping at keyboard
- PCP – primary care physician
- PG – pregnancy
- PG – pregnant
- PIS – Pump In Style (Medella breast pump)
- POAS – pee on a stick
- PPD – postpartum depression
- PPP – postpartum psychosis
- PSA – public service announcement
- PUL – polyurethane laminate
- PUPP – pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
- PUPPP – pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
- PVC – polyvinyl chloride
Q
R
- RAR – Rumparooz
- RIC – routine infant circumcision
S
- SAHD – stay-at-home dad
- SAHM – stay-at-home mom
- SB – Swaddle Bees
- SEZ – Snap-EZ
- SIL – sister-in-law
- SNS – supplemental nursing system
- SO – significant other
T
- Tdap – tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis
- TPU – thermoplastic polyurethane
- TTC – trying to conceive
U
- UB – unassisted birth
- UTI – urinary tract infection
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
- WOHD – work out of home dad
- WOHM – work out of home mom