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 |
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 |
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 |
MIL |
mother-in-law |
MN |
Mumsnet of course! MNer is a mumsnetter |
NT |
neurologically typical |
OT |
occupational therapy/therapist |
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 |
