For convenience I have compiled the various breastfeeding abbreviations, definitions, and pronunciation guides covered here at Breastfeeding 1-2-3. Click on the link for more information on each one!
Abbreviations:
~ Abbreviations related to breastfeeding professionals (IBCLC etc.)
~ Abbreviations used in on-line communities (NAK anyone? LOL!)
Definitions:
~ Alveoli
~ Frenulum
~ Galactogogue
~ Paladai
~ Reverse cycle nursing or reverse cycling
~ Sheehan’s Syndrome
~ Vasospasm
Pronunciations:
~ Areola
~ Medela
~ La Leche League

If you haven’t BTDT (been there, done that), the lingo in any on-line community can be daunting, KWIM (know what I mean)? Breastfeeding bulletin boards and communities have their own set of abbreviations.
Here’s a list to help you get started. HTH (hope this helps!):
BF = breastfed or breastfeeding
BM = breast milk
EBF = exclusively breastfed
EBM = expressed breast milk
EN = extended nursing
EP = exclusively pumping
FF = formula-fed or formula-feeding
IBCLC = international board certified lactation consultant
LC = lactation consultant
LD = let-down
LLL = La Leche League
NAK = nursing at keyboard
OALD = overactive let-down
PAK = pumping at keyboard
PIS = Medela Pump In Style …read more