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My wife isnt a big fans of these sites but i'm new to site i dont know all the fancy names etc so excuse me if i dont make since..
we did our ivf, we had a 5 day blastocyst on friday, 2 eggs, 2 frozen out of 11. test is on Monday the 14th.. she is nervous cause nothing yet, she took a test and came back neg. does it take longer is there any signs to look for? she stopped drinking caffeine, relaxing not doing much activity's she is 38 no children im 36 no kids.. new to site been reading alot since she has done her ivf. alot of good people on this site!:thumbup:
 
can some one tell me one all your bfp's and everything else means lol.. im lost half the time reading the post :winkwink:
 
I literally just started TTC so I'm sorry I can't help you with the questions regarding IVF or anything, but I *can* help you with the acronyms!

AF: Aunt Flow (period)... sometimes you'll see this referred to as the witch or even just a picture of a witch haha
AFM: As For Me
BBs: Boobs
BBT: Basal Body Temperature (for charting)
BC/BCP: Birth Control/Birth Control Pills
BD: Baby Dance (trying for baby)
BF/BFing: Breastfeeding
BFN: Big Fat Negative (on a pregnancy test)
BFP: Big Fat Positive (on a pregnancy test)
BIL: Brother in Law
CBFM: Clear Blue Fertility Monitor (ovulation monitor)
CD: Cycle Day
CM: Cervical Mucus
D&C: Dilation and Curettage
DD: Dear Daughter or Designated Driver (depends on context)
DH: Dear Husband
DI: Donor Insemination
DS: Dear Son
DTD: Do the Deed (sex)
DPO: Days Past Ovulation
EDD: Estimated Due Date
EOD: Every Other Day
EPT: Early Pregnancy Test
ET: Embryo Transfer
ETA: Edited to Add (like at the end of a post that someone edited)
EWCM: Egg White Cervical Mucus
FF: Fertility Friend (where a lot of people chart their BBT)
FI: Fiance/Fiancee
FIL: Father in Law
FM: Fertility Monitor
FMU: First Morning Urine
FP: Follicular Phase
FRER: First Response Early Response (pregnancy test brand)
FSH: Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FTR: For the Record
FWIW: For What It's Worth
FX: Fingers Crossed
H&H: Happy & Healthy
HPT: Home Pregnancy Test
HTH: Hope This Helps
IB: Implantation Bleeding
IC: Internet Cheapies... referring to cheap Internet brand pregnancy tests/OPKS
IMO/IMHO: In my Opinion/In my Humble Opinion
ID: Implantation Dip (in temperature on a chart)
IDK: I Don't Know
KU: Knocked Up
KWIM: Know What I Mean?
LO: Little One
LP: Luteal Phase (time between ovulation & AF/BFP)
LTTTC: Long-Term Trying to Conceive
MC: Miscarriage
MIL: Mother-In-Law
MS: Morning Sickness
MW: Midwife
NMS: Not My Style
NTNP: Not Trying, Not Preventing
O: Ovulation
OH: Other Half (husband, boyfriend, wife, etc.)
OOT: Out of Town
OP: Original Poster
OPK: Ovulation Predictor Kit
OTC: Over-the-counter
OWT: Old Wives Tale
PCOCS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCP: Primary Care Physician
PG: Pregnancy or Pregnant
PM: Private Message
PP: Post-partum or Previous Poster
POAS: Pee on a Stick
SA: Sperm Analysis
SAHD: Stay at Home Dad
SAHM: Stay at Home Mom
SAHW: Stay at Home Wife
SI: Secondary Infertility
SMEP: Sperm Meets Egg Plan
SMU: Second Morning Urine
SO: Significant Other
SIL: Sister in Law
STTN: Sleeping Through the Night
TCOYF: Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book)
TI: Timed Intercourse
TIA: Thanks in Advance
TL: Tubal Litigation
TMI: Too Much Information
TTA: Trying to Avoid (pregnancy)
TTC: Trying to Conceive
TWW: Two Week Wait (waiting to see if you're pregnant)... sometimes you'll see this as 2WW
US: Ultrasound
UTI: Urinary Tract Infection
WTT: Waiting to Try
XP: Cross post (same post posted in 2 or more boards)
YGPM: You've Got Private Message
YKWIM: You Know What I Mean

That's all I could think of-- HTH :)
 

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