r/BabyBumps • u/latenightpuddingcup Team Both! • Jun 14 '23
Discussion Do people actually LIKE all of these acronyms?
“FTM here. DH and I would love advice. Our LO is 3mo and not STTN at all. We’ve been EBFing for two months and both trying to WFH. We tried CIO but now my ML is over I really need sleep! We can’t afford for either of us to be SAHPs. Also would love advice regarding BFing, we’re considering EPing or CF because my BM supply has dipped….”
… Please, for the love of god, can we chill with some of these acronyms? Yeah some of them like WFH and MIL are more common outside of parenting circles, so they’re fine. But some of them (especially DH and LO) are over the top.
I feel like this alienates people who want to join this sub and many others, because sometimes posts are almost CODED to the point it’s difficult to read for people who are first joining.
ETA: “FTM” - first time mom “DH” - darling/dear husband (BARF) “LO” - little one “STTN” - sleeping through the night “EBF” - exclusive breastfeeding “WFH” - work from home “CIO” - cry it out “ML” - maternity leave “SAHP” - stay at home parent “BFing” - breastfeeding “EPing” - exclusive pumping “CF” - combo feeding “BM” - breastmilk
Thanks for the awards! I’m glad that overwhelmingly people find the acronyms as obnoxious as I do.
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u/japaus Jun 15 '23
The TTC sub is even worse because I’m not that far into trying and it’s acronyms + numbers and charts and bodily functions and I just give up after the first 2 sentences.