Wondering WTH fellow mamas are banging on about in Facebook groups with acronyms such as DS1, TIA, AF being thrown around? Check out our guide to hopefully make all a bit clearer!
Breastfeeding terms:
- EBF – Exclusively breastfed
- EBM – Expressed breast milk
- SNS – Supplemental nursing babies
- HM4HB – Human Milk for Human Babies (milk donation)
- CMPI – Cow’s milk protein intolerance
- CMPA – Cow’s milk protein allergy
- DF – Dairy free
- LC – Lactation consultant
- IBCLC – International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
- BFI – Breastfeeding Friendly Initiative
- PS – Peer Supporter
- BfN – Breastfeeding Network
- ABM – Association of Breastfeeding Mothers
- NCT – National Childbirth Trust
- LLL – La Leche League
- TT – Tongue Tie
Breastfeeding clothing related terms:
- OUOD – one up, one down
- OTT – [boob] over the top
Feeding terms:
- TW – Traditional weaning (purees and finger food)
- BLW – Baby Led Weaning (baby feeds themselves ‘normal food’, no intervention from parents)
- FF – Formula Fed (*contextual, may clash with forward facing)
- AF – Artificially Fed (*contextual, may clash with Aunt Flo)
Family terms:
- OH – Other half
- DH – Dear husband
- DP – Dear partner
- SO – Significant other
- LO – Little one
- LB – Little Boy
- LG – Little Girl
- DD – Dear daughter (can be followed by number to distinguish which one, e.g. DD1, DD2)
- DS – Dear son (can be followed by number to distinguish which one, e.g. DS1, DS2)
- MIL – Mother in law
- FIL – Father in law
- SIL – Sister in law
- BIL – Brother in law
Healthcare terms:
- GP – General Practitioner
- HV – Health Visitor
- MW – Midwife
- NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- SCBU – Special Care Baby Unit
- WHO – World Health Organisation
- NICE – National Institute for the Centre of Excellence
Misc group terms:
- OT – Off topic
- NBFR – Not breastfeeding related
- NBR – Not baby related
- TIA – Thanks in advance
- OP – Original poster
- IMO/IMHO – In my (honest) opinion
- IYSWIM/IYKWIM – If you see/know what I mean
- WSS – What she said
- GWS – Get well soon
- AFAIK – As far as I know
- IIRC – If I recall correctly
- SMH – Shaking my head
- F – following (you can also get Facebook to give you notifications if you click the down arrow to the right of the post)
- WTH – What the hell
- AAsha – Ask Asha 😉
General parenting/birth terms:
- TTC – Trying to conceive
- AF – Aunt Flo
- SAHM – Stay at home mum
- FTM – First time mum
- ECS – Elective Caesarean Section
- DTD – Doing the ‘deed’
- CIO – Cry it out
- CC – Controlled crying
- AP – Attachment parenting
- Gp – Gentle Parenting
- EC – Elimination Communication
- ERF – Extended Rear Facing
- FF – Forward facing (*contextual, may clash with formula feeding)
