Acronyms of Mom-World


I am a SAH FTM, and I ST my LO without CIO when she was 5mo....

Isn't this how moms on social Media platforms communicate?

While it's common to use acronyms and emojis in online communication, mommy groups/blogs have a language of their own and it's mostly acronyms.

Here is a list of commonly used acronyms in Mom-World. 


  • AP:  Attachment Parenting
  • BC: Birth Control
  • BF: Breast Feeding
  • BIL:Brother In Law
  • BLW: Baby Lead Weaning
  • CIO: Cry It Out ( method for sleep training)
  • CM: Cervical Mucus 
  • Circ: Circumcise
  • CS: Cesarean Section
  • DA: Dear Daughter 
  • DH: Dear Husband
  • DS: Dear Son
  • EBF: Exclusively Breast Feeding
  • EBM: Expressed Breast Milk
  • EDD: Estimated Date of Delivery 
  • FF: Formula Feeding
  • FIL: Father In Law
  • FTR: For The Record 
  • FWIW : for what it's worth
  • FYI :for your information
  • FTM: First Time Mom
  • GF: Gluten Free
  • IMO: In My Opinion 
  • IRL: In Real Life
  • LO: Little One
  • MIL: Mother in Law
  • MO:Months Old
  • MS: Morning Sickness
  • OP: Original Poster
  • PG: Pregnant
  • PP: Previous Poster
  • PPA: Postpartum Anxiety 
  • PPD: Postpartum Depression 
  • SAHM: Stay At Home Mom
  • SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 
  • SO: Significant Other
  • ST: Sleep Training 
  • TIA: Thanks In Advance 
  • WAHM:Work at home mom
  • WOHM:Work out of home mom
  • WM:Working Mom

    Happy Parenting !

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