by Michelle Stein posted in Mom Stories

If you happen to be trying to conceive (TTC), and aren't familiar with birth clubs and or preconception online communities -- such as the Getting Pregnant group in the BabyCenter Community -- that first experience of wading into the pool might leave you scratching your head.
This is because members in these forums tend to speak an entirely different language.
Even casual terms like DD, DS, LO and DH threw me for a loop at first. Decoded, they stand for "dear daughter," "dear son," "little one" and "dear husband," which are quick ways to reference members of your family.
But how was I supposed to know that"
With all of this talk about LMPs, OPKs, BFPs or BFNs, AF, DTD and more, I was all like, "OMG, WTH"!"" when I began lurking in the August 2011 Birth Club five years ago. It got to the point that if I came across a thread with too many acronyms, I threw up my hands in defeat and clicked away without attempting to decode. What do you think" Is this a BFP or a BFN" I SWEAR, I see a line! (For the record, I retested and found out I was pregnant with my third child three days later.)
Three kids in, I'm now a TTC (trying to conceive) jargon expert. And you can be, too.
To start, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with common getting-pregnant terminology. This genius chart of TTC acronyms will come in handy as you're interacting with others who ar...