With my DD1 (see what I did there) it used to hugely frustrate me that these shortcuts were used so regularly with no explanation I could find. I work in marketing and we always start any written piece with the long form of something we are going to shorten so the reader knows what we are talking about, without that they could be lost. So, to help the uninitiated, here is a short post with the translations of the acronyms used around parenting and birth grouped by usage. Please feel free to make some suggestions and additions.
Relationships
DD1 = Darling / Dear Daughter 1, or first born daughter
DS1 = Darling Son 1, or first born son
DD2 / DS2 etc = Darling Daughter / Son and the number detailing where in the brood they were born – first, second, third etc.
LO = Little one
YDD or YDS = Youngest Darling Daughter / Son
DH / DP / DW = Darling Husband / Partner / Wife
DSD / S = Darling Step Daughter / Son
MIL / BIL = Mother in Law / Brother in Law etc
Care
BF = Breast Feeding
BM = Breast Milk / Bowel Movement (depending on context)
EBM = Expressed Breast Milk
FF = Formula Feeding
CIO = Cry it Out
Context
BC = Before Children OR Birth Control (ha ha! hopefully the context will make this obvious)
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
JJ / JK = Just Joking / Just Kidding
NMS = Not My Style
SAHP / SAHM / SAHD = Stay At Home Parent / Mum / Dad
Events
L & D = Labour and Delivery
MC or M/C = Miscarriage
O = Ovulation
PG = Pregnant
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