BabyandBump Lingo & Abbreviations

[angelkisses]

I'm so glad of this post felt a bit silly not knowing the words lol

i'll say i was going batty trying to figure out the acronyms.... bfp big fat positive...hahaha nowhere near what i was thinking boyfriend pig, bestfriend partner lol

 

[angelkisses]

whats AP?

automatic payment in my world lol

 

[Vickie]

AP=Attachment parenting

 

[Nivy7272]

This is lifesaving to me. I am new here! Thanks!

 

[rowleypolie]

everyone says that had the baby with gas and air- i have never heard this in the states- is there some drug they give you here that is the same as the "gas"?

 

[wtt :)]

everyone says that had the baby with gas and air- i have never heard this in the states- is there some drug they give you here that is the same as the "gas"?

good question. laughing gas maybe?

 

[KateNicola]

Now do I not feel like I am reading a foreign language!

 

[bluejen]

The gas and air is 50% nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and 50% oxygen known as Entonox or Nitronox. Is this something you have in USA?

 

[wtt :)]

The gas and air is 50% nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and 50% oxygen known as Entonox or Nitronox. Is this something you have in USA?

i will have to find out. Would be nice!

 

[JDub27]

thank you soooooo very much for posting this!

 

[MoonLove]

I feel silly for asking, but i don't know what 'miu' stands for in relation to pregnancy tests, '10miu' for example.

Thank you! x

 

[Lizzeh]

Can somebody explain to me what V-day is? I see it all the time in Second Trimester, but I'm really clueless

 

[MoonLove]

Can somebody explain to me what V-day is? I see it all the time in Second Trimester, but I'm really clueless

Think it may be this, hun

https://pregnancy.about.com/od/prematurebabies/g/viability.htm


That, or valentines day, lol x

 

[Lizzeh]

Oh, that does sound like something to celebrate in that case

 

[misscream]

What do the initials in CIO stand for, I know what it means but not what the individual letters stand for.

 

[wtt :)]

What do the initials in CIO stand for, I know what it means but not what the individual letters stand for.

crying it out

 

[NikoleRae]

ty!

 

[KiansMummy]

whats sp? people use it and sumtimes put brackets around it (sp?) x

 

[MoonLove]

Its 'Spelling?'

When people put it in brackets after a word, they're querying if they spelt the word right

 

[Princess86]

what does wss mean??