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This is a list of the most common abbreviations and acronyms on Mumsnet. Please let us know of any omissions.

ADHD

attention deficit & hyperactivity disorder

AF

Auntie Flo (period)

AFAIK

as far as I know

AIBU

am I being unreasonable?

AS

Asperger's syndrome

ASD

autistic spectrum disorder

ATM

at the moment

BBS

be back soon

BC

before children

BD

baby dancing (having sex)

BF

breastfeeding (or best friend or boyfriend depending on context)

BFP

big fat positive (refers to a pregnancy test)

BIL

brother-in-law

BLW

baby-led weaning

BRB

be right back

BTW

by the way

bump

Not an acronym, of course. People sometimes post a message saying just "bump" - as a way of getting a thread back into the active conversations list so that more people see it. Any posting will "bump" a thread back up the list.

CAT

contact another talker - use the Mumsnet contact another talker faciliity to contact someone - as in "Why don't you CAT me?"

CF

cystic fibrosis

CP

cerebral palsy or chemical pregnancy or chicken pox, depending on the context

DD

darling/dear daughter

DGS/DGD

darling/dear grandson/granddaughter

DH

darling/dear husband

DLA

disability living allowance

DP

darling/dear partner

DS

darling/dear son

DS

Down's syndrome

DSS/DSD

darling/dear stepson/stepdaughter

DW

darling/dear wife

FFS

for f**k's sake

FIL

father-in-law

FWIW

for what it's worth

FYI

for your information

HTH

hope this helps

IEP

individual educational plan

IIRC

if I remember correctly

IKWYM

I know what you mean

IME

in my experience

IMHO

in my humble opinion

IMO

in my opinion

IYKWIM

if you know what I mean

IYSWIM

if you see what I mean

LMP

last menstrual period

LOL

laugh out loud

MC

miscarriage

MMC

missed miscarriage

MIL

mother-in-law

MN

Mumsnet of course! MNer is a mumsnetter

NT

neurologically typical

OT

occupational therapy/therapist

OTT

over the top/overseas trained teacher

PFB

precious first born

PG

pregnant

PIL

parents-in-law

PITA

pain in the a**e

PMSL

p**s myself laughing

RL

real life

ROFL

roll on floor laughing

SAHM

stay at home mother

SALT

speech and language therapy/therapist

SENCO

special educational needs co-ordinator

SIL

sister-in-law

SN

special needs

SPD

symphisis pubis dysfunction

TBH

to be honest

TIA

thanks in advance

TMI

too much information

TTC

trying to conceive

VBAC

vaginal birth after c-section

WB

welcome back

WTF?

what the f**k?

WOHM

working out of the home mother

YABU

You are being unreasonable

YANBU

You are not being unreasonable