The list of parenting related abbreviations

Originally from Baby Bargains' Discussion Board

I know that it took me forever when I joined to figure out what all abbreviations stood for(still don't know some). I realize there are past threads in other forums but thought it would be nice to have a list here so that new poeple don't have to search forever to figure out what the abbreviations stand for. Thanks

Meg Ambrous
Maggie Born 6-6-04
www.ambrous.com

Good idea! Here are some of them (many of them are diaper related, but there are other general ones as well). And no, I didn't come up with these off the top of my head! I pulled them off of a couple of my favorite places. Anyway, hope this helps you get a start.

AFAIK:

As far as I know

AIO:

All In One Diaper (a diaper and cover in one)

AP:

Attachment Parenting

Aplix:

Hook and Loop closure, like velcro

BB:

Bulletin Board

BB:

Baby Blanket Diaper (use the context)

BF:

Breastfeed or Breastfed

BFd Poop:

Breastfed Poop

BIL:

Brother In Law

BM:

Bowel Movement

BM poopies:

Breastmilk poopies

BRU:

Babies R Us

BTDT:

Been There, Done That

Born To Love:

Diaper website with extensive listing of diaper WAHMs

BTW:

By The Way

Bumkins:

Mass manuf. brand name for diapers

Bumpy:

Imse Vimse Bumpy, brand of diaper cover

Bummis:

Mass manuf. brand name

Bummis SWW or SWIW:

Bummis Super Whisper Wrap or Super Industrial Whisper Wrap (same thing)

CB:

Cuddlebuns, fitted diapers sewn by different people

CD:

Cloth Diapering

CPF:

Chinese Prefolds

Crat:

Aristocrat wool diaper cover

DC:

Dear Child

DD:

Dear Daughter

DH:

Dear Husband

Diaper Duck:

tool to help you dunk & wring dipes without touching dipe.

Diaper Garden:

Limited Edition Fuzbaby Diaper and Cover sets.

DP:

Dear Partner

Dry pail:

A method of storing soiled diapers for laundering

DS:

Dear Son

DSQ:

Diaper Service Quality. High quality Prefolds.

DW:

Dear Wife

EBF:

Extended Breastfeeding (past 1 year)

EC:

Elimination Communication Elbees = El Bee Baby diapers

ETA:

Edited to Add

Family Auction:

WAHM auction site

FAQ:

Frequently Asked Questions

FB:

Fuzzi Bunz, pocket diaper (some people spell it Fuzzibunz)

FF:

FireFly Diaper (made by Lori of Fuzbaby)

FF ST:

Firefly Sleeptight - their overnight version

FFDU:

Funky Fibers Down Under (Wool Soakers from Flicker-n-Suds)

FFWW:

Funky Fiber Warm Woolies (Soaker Pants at Flicker-n-Suds)

FIL:

Father In Law

Fitteds:

Formed diapers that require a cover.

FLAG:

Fits-Like-A-Glove diapers from Righteous Baby

Flatfold:

"Old Fashioned" dipe. Usually one layer without panels.

Fluffy mail:

Diaper Mail

FMBG:

Full Moon Baby Gear

Fuz:

Diapers made by Fuzbaby company

FWIW:

For What It's Worth

FYI:

For Your Information

HB:

Honeyboy

HH:

Happy Heiny's aplix closure pocket diaper

HTH:

Hope This Helps

Hyenas:

One with an insatiable craving for cute, but hard to obtain, dipes. Contagious condition that overtakes CDing folks gradually until the call of the perfect dipe is overwhelming.

IME:

In My Experience

IMO:

In My Opinion

IMHO:

In My Humble Opinion

IMNSHO:

In My Not-So-Humble Opinion

IRL:

In Real Life

ISO:

In Search Of

ITA:

I Totally Agree

IYKWIM:

If You Know What I Mean

JB:

Joey Bunz, hemp soakers/liners

KL:

Kissaluvs Diapers

KWIM:

Know What I Mean ?

LD:

Luke's Drawers, diaper company

LHC:

Lucy's Hope Chest (another "brand" of diaper- a WAHM's website- most types of CDs we talk about are various "brands" like this)

LJ:

Liza Jane, both a type of insert and the mom who makes them (she posts on these boards as well)

LL:

Little Lamb's, diaper company

LLL:

La Leche League (international breastfeeding support organization)

LLL:

Little Lounging Lizards diapers

LOL:

Laughing Out Loud

LMAO:

Laughing My Arse Off

MDC:

Mothering Dot Commune, another site with message boards- they are affiliated with Mothering magazine, and have an overwhelming number of topics and posters, including a huge CD board.

ME:

Mother-ease

ME OS:

Mother-ease one size dipe

ME Sandies:

Mother-ease two size dipe

MIL:

Mother In Law

MM:

Maiden Mills - polar fleece company

MOE:

Mother of Eden - maker of Fuzzi Bunz

NAK:

Nursing At Keyboard (one handed typing)

NATCH:

Naturally

NB:

Newborn

NN:

Nighty Newt, a type of diaper made by LLL diapers

OMG:

Oh, my gosh! or Oh, my G-d!

OP:

Original poster or Other poster

OSDS:

One Stop Diaper Shop

OTOH:

On The Other Hand

PB:

PunkinButt.com

PF:

Prefold -- Rectangular diaper sewn in panels with center panel being 6 to 8 ply and outer panels being 2 or 4 ply. Comes in preemie, infant, regular, premium, and toddler sizes

IPF:

Indian Prefold (PFs made with Indian cotton) or Infant PF (a size)

EPF:

European PF

CPF:

Chinese PF (the most often used, I think)

UBPF:

Unbleached PF (PFs made with unbleached cotton)- so UBCPF is an unbleached chinese Prefold. . . you get the idea

PP:

Previous Poster

PT:

petite toddler, a FB size

PT, PL:

potty training, potty learning

PRR:

Painting Red Rhinos (a children's clothing manufacturer that also sells their fabrics - popular amid diaper making WAHMs.

ProRap:

A diaper cover, (some people spell prowrap). Phone number to get seconds: ProServices (800)397-8594

PUL:

Polyurethane Laminate. Breathable or Non-Breathable fabric used as a waterproofing layer in AIOs and diaper covers.

RB:

Righteous Baby Diapers

ROTFLMAO:

Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse Off

ROTFLOL:

Rolling On The Floor, Laughing Out Loud

SAHD:

Stay At Home Dad

SAHM:

Stay At Home Mom

SIL:

Sister In Law

SMJAE:

Sewing Mom Just Accessories

Snappi:

Three-Legged plastic piece used to secure prefold and flatfold dipes

Soaker:

1.) a knitted wool diaper pull-on cover (old-fashioned name) or 2.) an additional layer that can be added to increase absorbancy to a diaper, also called a doubler.

SO:

Significant Other

SOS:

Susie One Size, Christensen's Creations diaper co.

SP:

Sugar Peas diapers

Sportwash / Sensi-clean:

Same product, different packaging. Dipe laundry additive.

sposies or dispies:

disposable diapers

SWAP:

a yahoo group (there are several) where people buy, sell and swap new and used goods- on this board, "SWAP" usually refers to one of the SWAP groups that trades cloth diapers and other baby related stuff. Two popular ones are Diaperswap and BBBSwap.

SWW:

Super Whisper Wrap, a type of Bummis cover

SWP:

Super Whisper Print, a type of Bummis cover

TCS:

Taking Children Seriously

TDD:

The Daily Diaper (WAHM listings)

TDH:

thediaperhyena.com - cloth diapering resource site

TP:

The Trading Post (here at MDC)

TRU:

Toys R Us

TTFN:

Ta Ta For Now

TTO:

Tea Tree Oil, Essential Oil often added to wipe solution or to launder dipes.

TTYL:

Talk To You Later

UBCPF:

Unbleached Chinese Prefolds

VB:

Very Baby Diapers (made by Righteous Diapers, I think)

WAHD:

Work At Home Dad

WAHM:

Work At Home Mom

Wet Pail:

A method of storing soiled diapers for laundering.

Wicking:

The movement of liquid through fabric. With covers and AIOs, wicking refers to the movement of liquid from the inside of the diaper to the outside, resulting in wet clothing. With pocket diapers or fleece lined soakers, wicking refers to the movement of liquid through the micro fleece or suede cloth to the absobent layer of the diaper, resulting in a stay dry feeling next to baby's skin.

WOHM:

Work Out Of The Home Mom

YMMV:

Your mileage (experience) may vary

Eileen
Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya