Message boards can often look like another language when you see some of the funky acronyms. Below is a list of the most popular ones you will find at W-P.

AF ~ Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
AP ~ attachment parenting
BD ~ baby dancing (doing the horizontal mambo with hopes of a baby)
BF ~ breastfeeding, boyfriend or best friend
BFN ~ big fat negative (on a pregnancy test)
BFP ~ big fat positive (on a pregnancy test)
BIL ~ brother-in-law
BRB ~ be right back
BTDT ~ been there, done that
CD ~ cycle day (of your menstrual period)
CM ~ cervical mucus
CW ~ current weight
CW ~ on non-weight boards CW means clueless wonder or another name for dh
DD ~ dear daughter
DH ~ dear husband, sometimes dear can be substituted for dork, darn, etc.
DPO ~ days past ovulation
DS ~ dear son
DSD ~ dear stepdaughter
DSS ~ dear stepson
EDD ~ estimated date of delivery or pregnancy due date
EBF ~ exclusively breastfeeding
EP ~ ectopic pregnancy
EPT ~ early pregnancy test
EWCM ~ egg white cervical mucus
FET ~ frozen embryo transfer
FIL ~ father-in-law
FWIW ~ for what it's worth
GL ~ good luck
GMTA ~ great minds think alike
HPT ~ home pregnancy test
HTH ~ hope that helps
IYKWIM ~ if you know what I mean
IM ~ instant message
IMHO ~ in my humble opinion or in my honest opinion
IMO ~ in my opinion
IRL ~ in real life
ITA ~ I totally agree
IUI ~ intrauterine insemination
IVF ~ in vitro fertilization
KWIM ~ know what I mean
LMAO or LMBO ~ laughing my butt off
LOL ~ laughing out loud
LP ~ luteal phase
MC ~ miscarriage
MG ~ month's goal (weight loss boards)
MIL ~ mother-in-law
NAK ~ nursing at keyboard
NP ~ no problem
O ~ ovulate
OMG ~ oh my goodness
OPK ~ ovulation predictor kit
PG ~ pregnant
PITA ~ pain in the butt
PM ~ private message
QOTD ~ question of the day
ROFL or ROTFL ~ rolling on the floor laughing.
ROFLMAO ~ rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
ROFLPIMP ~ rolling on the floor laughing peeing in my pants
SAHM ~ stay at home mom
SW ~ starting weight
SIL ~ sister-in-law
TIA ~ thanks in advance
TMI ~ too much information
TTC ~ trying to conceive
TTFN ~ ta ta for now
TTYL ~ talk to you later
TTYS ~ talk to you soon
WAHM ~ work at home mom
WM ~ working mom
WP ~ Womens-Place.com
WTASY ~ Working Towards a Slimmer You (our very popular weight management board)
WTG ~ way to go!
WTH or WTF ~ what the heck!