if you have any idea what i'm talking about then you also frequent the forum at babycenter.com, though many of you may not. it has been quite the obsession since Lae was born. i credit the breast feeding board for getting me through the first 11 weeks of breast feeding Laela. there we talk about MOTN (middle of the night) feedings, BFing (breastfeeding), and LCs (lactation consultants). i credit the working moms board for getting me through the first couple weeks back at work. there are some ladies there that love being WOHMs (work out of the home moms) and others that really wish they could be SAHMs (stay at home moms). i love my birth board (those of us that had babies in January 2011) for the drama and silly things we talk about. it's also really fun to talk about what our little ones (LOs - DD = daughter, DS = son) are doing. we chat about our DHs, SILs and MILs (husbands, sisters in law, mothers in law). there is a lot of drama though and it's kinda funny. i also LOVE the sleep board. we talk about night wakings (NW), nap extensions (NE), early bed times (EBT), and how to tell if our babies are overtired (OT). there is an extensive list of acronyms in the help section. my first few days were interesting to say the least as i navigated my way through the interesting language that we use as we correspond. it seems silly i know, but it's amazing to talk to and get advice from women that know exactly what you are going through. if you are TTC (trying to conceive), PG (pregnant), or PP (post partum) then babycenter.com is the place for you! happy posting! :)
Friday, July 1, 2011
obsessions with abbreviations...
so today i was on BBC on the BF board and they were talking about MOTN wakings, BFing, and LCs. then i went to the working moms board and they were talking about how they love being WOHMs, though there are a few of us that would rather be SAHMs. i went over to my birth board and they were talking about how big or small their LOs are... some have DDs and some have DSs. the ladies were also talking about their DHs, SILs and their MILs... some had not so nice things to say. there was one thread that started the drama llama and we all popped some popcorn and got some sodas to watch it unfold. i then stopped by the sleep board where we talked about NWs, NEs, EBTs and how our LOs get so OT sometimes! :)
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this is weird. and funny. and weird. and funny. :)
ReplyDeletei personally would like to know, though, what the drama llama thread was the other night when popcorn was involved.
DK.D
(stands for "Details Kar. Details.")
p.s. for the record i will never refer to my husband as DH. it makes me gag. haha
it's funny b/c i actually knew what most of those were and i don't have kids! i love being in L&D and PP this summer!
ReplyDeleteI knew a lot of them, but not all. I go to baby center a lot, but never the forums. Maybe I should check them out sometime. Also, very funny post. :)
ReplyDeleteI look at babycenter all the time and I think all the abbreviations are ridiculous... I once went to the page that tells you what they all stand for, and I just can't believe that they really make up abbreviations for all those things, I think it would be easier to just write them out than to remember each abbreviation. But maybe that's just me!
ReplyDeleteusually the drama llama comes out when someone asks if people BF or FF (breast feed or formula feed) CIO or non CIO (cry it out or non cry it out), etc.... anything that is a bit of a controversial topic. that night it was kinda sad/funny at the same time. we get posts all the time like, "OMG, am i pregnant again?" we are all like, "um, go pee on a stick and let us know." so i guess the other night someone got fed up with it and told the OP (original poster) so... and was super mean about it so that sparked all the drama. i might have also had something to do with the OP writing that she was "nashis" so that set her up for all sorts of rude comments about not being able to spell. yeah, its pretty fun. i should change my screen name so yall cant go find my posts! haha
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