August 2019 Moms — The Bump

Group 2 (August 8th-14th) Check-In: w/o 2/10

hey_clever_girl — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 17:28:18 +0000

Est. Due Date / Weeks + Days:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY—If you could meet one person, living or dead, who would it be and why?:

Fit Mama Friday 2/8

bluebonnet15 — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:56:42 +0000

What are you doing to stay active this week??? Chasing your toddler? Walking to the bathroom 2,000 times a day? Yoga? Gym?

Group 1 Check-in (Aug 1-7) w/o 02/10

BigBadWolf12 — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 07:47:53 +0000

Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: thoughts on valentine's day? Love it? Hate it? Traditions?

Group 3 Check-In (August 15-23) w/o 2.11

lilmamabebe3 — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:42:26 +0000

Didn't see this posted already so hope it's okay!

Est. Due Date / Weeks + Days:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY—What's your favorite movie and why?:

Bookworms Thread

law_and_little1 — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 05:16:27 +0000

My new years resolution last year was to use my work commute (25 mins each way on the train) to read. Just by doing that, I plowed through way more books than I even intended! Thought we could all share some recommendations for 2019.

So, share some of your favorite recent reads in each category, or just a few categories, or invent your own categories -- whatever you want!

Fiction -
Nonfiction -
Couldn't put it down -
Made you think -
Made you cry -
Changed your perspective -
Baby related -
Parenting related -
Hated (reverse recommendation) -

UO Thursday

lilmamabebe3 — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:38:15 +0000

Come on, ladies! This thread was dead last week so whatcha got?

TMI Tuesday 2/12

caz_mama — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:01:13 +0000

Weekly Questions 2/10

purplg8r — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 23:52:14 +0000

I slacked again

PAIF w/o 2/8-2/14

MamaK225 — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 18:36:48 +0000

Note: This thread will include discussion of infertility and loss. If these topics are triggering for you, please take care of yourself while reading and posting here.

This thread is for those of us who went through infertility testing and treatments before becoming pregnant. Many of us have had different struggles to get to this place and face different anxiety and concerns now. This thread is for us to support each other, and we hope it will be a safe space. Though this thread starts on Fridays/Saturdays, please feel free to post here at any time during the week, whether for good news or bad. Consider this an ongoing conversation.

This thread is for those who have experienced infertility. The struggles we discuss may or may not apply to those who became pregnant easily. If you have not experienced infertility, please be considerate and sensitive if you feel the need to post in this thread.

How far along are you?
Any symptoms?
Rant/Rave?
Next appointment?
Questions?

GTKY: What are some of the pieces of "advice" (about pregnancy, parenting) you've been given that just makes you cringe?

STM+ check in w/o 2/9

mrosek91 — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 02:04:17 +0000

How far along are you? How big is baby?

How old is/are you other kid(s)?

Nails and fails from this week:

Rant/Rave/Dear Diary:

GTKY: share pictures of your flowers/cake/something less personal or a story from your wedding day;

Ask A STM w/o 2/4

suzycupcake — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 18:30:06 +0000

A place for FTMs to ask any and all questions of STMs because there is no time to sort through 100s of pages on Google to figure out what’s real, what’s not helpful, and to death with 50 internet tabs!

What names have you picked out!!!

knottiedb1e85f8498334e3 — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:09:47 +0000

Me and my husband have picked out baby names since my last miscarriage! Now I'm pregnant again!💕 we find out the gender in 2 weeks! I'm currently 12w 5d. For a girl the name will be Bellami Rose, and for the boy we have Waylon Hunter.

I want to hear you guy's names you have picked out

Baby Names!

cee_mariee — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:23:00 +0000

Lets share/get ideas!

February Siggy Poll

MollyH1987 — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 14:52:33 +0000

Ok, so I think we'll try this for one more month and see how it goes. It seems most people Bump on the mobile app so they don't see signatures, but it's fun for people that log in using the computer to see them! Cast your vote below for the February siggy challenge or if you have another idea you want your vote to count towards, add it to the comments. I'll tally the votes at end of day tomorrow.

Why My SO is Awesome...2/10

Babylovecali — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 05:33:05 +0000

What did your SO do that deserves recognition? Brag on him here!

Fur baby Friday!

goldfishcraker — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 14:07:10 +0000

Let's start Friday right, with a bunch of cute pictures of our fur babies!
What is/are your fur babies name(s), and how did you come up with it?
Spam with some cute pictures guys! I'm on bed rest, it's cold outside, and my husband is at work! 😂

What my Pregnant Self is Eating w/o 2/7/19

zamoraspin — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 01:11:20 +0000

What are your noms?

Group 1 Check-in (Aug 1-7) w/o 02/03

BigBadWolf12 — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 06:09:08 +0000

Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: favourite year of childhood?

FFFC 2/8

MollyH1987 — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 15:25:12 +0000

Why My Pregnant Self is Crying w/o 2/8/19

zamoraspin — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 23:14:47 +0000

Let’s hear it, what’s causing the water works?

eta, Yes I’m bad at knowing what day it is... technically I should have posted this tomorrow. Now I will cry.

Weekly Questions 2/3

purplg8r — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 22:38:09 +0000

What questions do you have this week?

Baby registry thread

baby3ob — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 15:39:36 +0000

Can we all post our baby registries here for ideas?? Is this allowed? thought it might be helpful! I haven’t had a baby in over 4.5 years and I know there is so much new stuff out there!

Group 4 Check In (Aug 24-31) - W/O 02/03

wanderlustsoul — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 09:20:09 +0000

Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:

Baby is the size of a(n):

What team are you on (Blue, Pink, or Green):

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: 2 questions today!

1. What is your favourite season and why?

2. Have you started buying anything for the baby?

Weekly Randoms 2/4

moon1417 — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:45:28 +0000

I'm home sick with DD1 and she is obviously feeling terrible but you know, must play.

PAIF week of 2/1-2/7

MamaK225 — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 15:38:45 +0000

Note: This thread will include discussion of infertility and loss. If these topics are triggering for you, please take care of yourself while reading and posting here.

This thread is for those of us who went through infertility testing and treatments before becoming pregnant. Many of us have had different struggles to get to this place and face different anxiety and concerns now. This thread is for us to support each other, and we hope it will be a safe space. Though this thread starts on Fridays/Saturdays, please feel free to post here at any time during the week, whether for good news or bad. Consider this an ongoing conversation.

This thread is for those who have experienced infertility. The struggles we discuss may or may not apply to those who became pregnant easily. If you have not experienced infertility, please be considerate and sensitive if you feel the need to post in this thread.

How far along are you?

Any symptoms?

Rant/Rave?

Next appointment?

Questions?

GTKY: (for STM+) What is something you wish you did/knew during maternity leave with your previous child(ren)? (for FTM) What are you most concerned/worried about your upcoming maternity leave?

HDBD 2/6

mrosek91 — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 21:11:26 +0000

So at 11 weeks 4 days, I'm still just looking pudgy. Ladies who have bumps, let us who are not there yet see where we'll be soon.

Dreams

rebeccaatokiko — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:00:02 +0000

Hello, so I have two little girls and am currently pregnant with baby #3. With my two girls I just knew they were girls, I also had a dream about them being girls. I had a dream the other night that I was having a boy and have been starting to feel like this baby is a boy. How many others knew what baby was and how many had dreams of what baby was and it turn out to be true?

Group 3 Check-In (August 15th-23rd) w/o 2/3

suzycupcake — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 18:39:20 +0000

Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: What’s your favorite weekend activity?

STM+ check in w/o 2/2

mrosek91 — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 00:23:04 +0000

How far along are you? How big is baby?

How old is/are you other kid(s)?

Nails and fails from this week:

Rant/Rave/Dear Diary:

GTKY: Explain your username.

GTKY: It’s Cookie Time!

olivemomma — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:19:35 +0000

okay this is admittedly a silly GTKY, but there are so many weeks left to go I’m trying to get creative where I can.

So I drove past the grocery store this weekend and was beyond excited to see those cute little Girl Scouts out selling overpriced boxes of delicious and fattening joy. What’s everyone favorite GS cookie? Were you ever a GS or Brownie and spend time going door to door selling?

Bonus if you can name the late 80s movie below and grew up loving it as much as I did:

PGAL w/o 2/4/19

denma2015 — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 06:28:00 +0000

1. How many weeks are you?

2. Previous loss(es)?

3. How are you feeling?

4. Any appointment updates?

5. Just for fun- What is the nerdiest thing you do in your spare time?

HDBD 1/30

grangerhp37 — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 19:17:59 +0000

Sorry to steal this post from whoever normally starts it, but I’m sure we have some ladies due early August with the beginnings of a bump/blump!

WTF Wednesday 2/6

suzycupcake — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 21:35:31 +0000

What is making you go WTF today?

Thread Volunteers Needed

suzycupcake — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 21:31:47 +0000

Sorry to post a one off ladies, but we need volunteers to post threads that don't have anyone posting them. If any of the ladies doing more than one per week want to hand any off to someone else, this is the place to say so. We only have two more weeks to edit the board organization thread OP and it doesn't seem like anyone would go in there to see me post all of this. Say what you'll do and I'll assign your name. Thanks for your help

Here are the things we need help with:

Everything has now been assigned

Product Spotlight: Bathtime

cato99 — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:15:21 +0000

Hello all! So I'm shamelessly following the Product Spotlight schedule I stole from other BMBs, and after a string of super crucial topics (carseats! cribs! strollers!) we have kind of a peripheral topic this week: BATHTIME!

This is a great time to, you know, SPOTLIGHT some PRODUCTS about bathtime, but it would also be great for STM+ to share your methods, tips, and techniques. There are so many other momentous things to plan for meticulously and you may then find yourself with a squirming 3-day old baby over a sink not entirely sure what to do!

So! Adorable baby towels and teensy washcloths? Soaps and shampoos that won't irritate that silky skin? Baby-holders/mini-baths for the bathtubs? Solutions for shower-only households? And looking ahead to older babies, what toys do you have in the bath with them? But more broadly, technique-oriented, how often do you really bathe a newborn? A 6-month old? A 1-year-old? Where do you do it (bath, separate baby bathtub, shower, sink)? How do you do it without that wriggly little peanut flinging themselves into the water? Do you get in there with them? Please share!

Prior and Upcoming Product Spotlights

GTKY: How did you and your SO meet??

olivemomma — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:26:55 +0000

whats the beginning of everyone’s love story...

Inconclusive NIPT?

Knottie40c1d3cb937d0d22 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 21:24:22 +0000

Hi all,

I got my NIPT test last week and was told I would hear genetic results AND gender in 5 to 10 business days. I got a call from the doctors office today saying to schedule a phone conference with my doctor, but it's not until tomorrow so now I'm stressed! Anyone else hear or go through this?

Not Feeling Quickening

baila1 — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 23:21:51 +0000

Anyone else 14 weeks plus and not feeling any movement?

Group 2 (August 8th-14th) Check-In: w/o 2/3

hey_clever_girl — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 12:54:12 +0000

Est. Due Date / Weeks + Days:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY—Who is your favorite fictional character of all time?:

Prenatal pills! Safe to take two kinds?

shaylinjayde — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:54:02 +0000

I’m 12 weeks pregnant today! Yay!
I’m just curious as to know if it’s actually safe to take two types of prenatal pills at the same time. ill post a picture of the two kinds I’m taking. However the gummies are a much lower dose of vitamins. Which is why I opted for them, just for extra additional vitamins. But I’m not 100% sure if it’s too much . I will ask my doctor, but does anyone have somewhat of an idea ? New time mama here.