EBF
Also called ebf, exclusively breastfed, exclusively breastfeeding
EBF stands for exclusively breastfed or exclusively breastfeeding, meaning a baby gets only breast milk and no formula, food or other drinks. Some people also use it for extended breastfeeding.
How it's said
My daughter has been EBF since birth.
I don't know many other mums who are EBF, so I don't have a sounding board for this particular issue!
DS is 5 weeks, EBF.
Who says it
Where it came from
It's parenting forum shorthand, and acronym guides list both meanings, exclusive and extended. It rests on the WHO definition of exclusive breastfeeding: breast milk only, including expressed milk, with no other food or drink, not even water, apart from medicines, vitamins and rehydration solution.