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Abbreviations = what do they mean?

Post  Kasia on Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:21 pm

DH= Dear Husband

DP= Dear Partner

OH= Other Half

DS = Dear Son

DD = Dear Daughter

MIL = Mother-in-law

FIL = Father-in-law

BIL = Brother-in-law

SIL = Sister-in-law

LLL = La Leche League

IBCLC = Interntional Board Certified Lactation Consultant

LC = Lactation Consultant

BC= Breastfeeding Counsellor

HV= Health Visitior

BM = Breastmilk

bm= bowel movement

EBM = Expessed Breastmilk

EBF = Exclusively Breastfed

FF = Formula fed or formula feeding

BF= Bottle Feeding

PIS = Medela Pump in Style

AI= Avent Isis Breast Pump

AF = Aunt Flo (period)

EP = Exclusively Pumping

HTH = Hope This Helps

KWIM = Know What I Mean

EN = Extended Nursing

PP = Post Partum or Previous Post

PN= Post Natal

TIA = Thanks in Advance

TTC = Trying to Conceive

DCP = Day Care Provider

CM= Child Minder

BS= Baby Sitter

LOL = Laughing out Loud

MW = Midwife

NAK = Nursing at Keyboard

PAK = Pumping at Keyboard

NIP= Nursing In Public

PY = Ameda Purely Yours

BF = Breastfed or breastfeeding

BTDT= Been There, Done That

SNS= Supplemental Nursing System

IMO= In My Opinion

SO= Significant Other

PCOS= Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

STTN= Sleeping Through The Night

LO= Little One

CIO= Cry It Out

PNP= Pack 'N' Play

EC= Elimination Communication

WOHM= Work Out of the Home Mom

SAHM= Stay at Home Mom

WAHM= Work At Home Mom

SAHD= Stay At Home Dad

HUTH= Hang Up The Horns

EP= Exclusively Pumping

CS= Cesarean Section

VBAC= Vaginal Birth After a Cesarean

HBAC= Home Birth After a Cesarean

FWIW= For What It's Worth

ITA= I Totally Agree

GSE= Grapefruit Seed Extract

GV= Gentian Violet

NCSS= "No Cry Sleep Solution"

HB= Home Birth

BC= Birth Centre

H= Hospital

DR= Delivery Room

MU= Midwifery Unit

BLW= Baby Led Weaning

CLW= Child Led Weaning

MLW= Mother Led Weaning

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