May 2018 Moms — The Bump https://forums.thebump.com/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:09:38 +0000 en May 2018 Moms — The Bump Thursday Ticker Change 10/5 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717811/thursday-ticker-change-10-5 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 16:14:20 +0000 May 2018 Moms zizzabell523 12717811@/discussions
If your EDD is 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, or 5/31, this is for you! 

1.  How far along are you?  How big is baby?

 2.  How are you feeling?

3.  Any appointments coming up?

4.  Rants/raves/questions? 

5.  GTKY:  Any food aversions or cravings that are totally out of your normal preferences?
]]> WTF Wednesday https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12718180/wtf-wednesday Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:54:40 +0000 May 2018 Moms sparklingdiamond 12718180@/discussions MONDAY BITCHFEST https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12718072/monday-bitchfest Mon, 09 Oct 2017 22:30:45 +0000 May 2018 Moms lincbeesmom 12718072@/discussions
]]> STM+ Check In Week of 10/5 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717774/stm-check-in-week-of-10-5 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:40:25 +0000 May 2018 Moms mileswithmyles 12717774@/discussions How far along are you? 

How old are your other kids? 

Current challenges/concerns about being a STM+ or questions about things your children are going through now?

Current joys/successes/or happy thoughts about being a STM: 

GTKY: what's you're favorite and least favorite thing about the place you live?]]> I graduated!!! https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12718025/i-graduated Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:32:09 +0000 May 2018 Moms JenniatONU 12718025@/discussions
It's a slight bummer that now I won't get my weekly ultrasounds, but it feels good to be classified as 'routine normal' now! :D  This is one of my favorite moments of pregnancy! It feels so real now! 
]]> Early cravings https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717630/early-cravings Mon, 02 Oct 2017 22:33:29 +0000 May 2018 Moms sarahjean177 12717630@/discussions Plus Size Maternity Clothes https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12718132/plus-size-maternity-clothes Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:05:56 +0000 May 2018 Moms mommabmb 12718132@/discussions
Places I've already looked, but don't have plus: Old Navy, Target
Places I've already looked that have plus but a crappy selection: Walmart
Places that could be good, but the reviews on the items are sketch: Amazon, JC Penny
Places I think I could still check out for ideas: Macys (but I think they own Motherhood?)

Help! TIA!]]> Monday Ticker Change Week of 10/9 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12718027/monday-ticker-change-week-of-10-9 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:42:54 +0000 May 2018 Moms mileswithmyles 12718027@/discussions 1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 

2) How are you feeling?

3) Any appointments this week coming up?

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

6) GTKY: What TV show or movie do you refuse to watch?
]]> TMI Tuesday https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12718126/tmi-tuesday Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:16:42 +0000 May 2018 Moms sharkmama39 12718126@/discussions
]]> Tuesday Ticker Change 10/10 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12718101/tuesday-ticker-change-10-10 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:51:35 +0000 May 2018 Moms sandbar517 12718101@/discussions
If your EDD is 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, or 5/29, this is for you! 

1.  How far along are you?  How big is baby?

2.  How are you feeling?

3.  Any appointments coming up?

4.  Rants/raves/questions?

5.  GTKY:  Do you believe in ghosts?]]> PGAL Check in Week of 10/4 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717773/pgal-check-in-week-of-10-4 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:36:08 +0000 May 2018 Moms mileswithmyles 12717773@/discussions

How far along are you?

Any appointments coming up?

Questions?

How are you doing? 

GTKY:  With all the depressing news lately, share a story about an act of kindness someone has done for you or you have witnessed lately.]]> Weekly Appointments Week of 10/9 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12718062/weekly-appointments-week-of-10-9 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 18:55:52 +0000 May 2018 Moms mileswithmyles 12718062@/discussions Twatwaffle Tuesday 10/10 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12718117/twatwaffle-tuesday-10-10 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:09:09 +0000 May 2018 Moms ivyvines6 12718117@/discussions

Who is a twatwaffle in your life today?]]> Teachers Corner https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12716487/teachers-corner Tue, 12 Sep 2017 22:17:36 +0000 May 2018 Moms justsuzie 12716487@/discussions
I'm a 5th/6th grade art teacher. Love my job and schedule.  I think May is the perfect time to "peace out" for maternity leave. I also have to rave about how flexible my job is with letting me leave for apts.  I feel like this is one of the good parts of working in a female dominated profession.  They get it.  I do however have 4 classes straight with no break in between so the bathroom thing has been an issue.  Thankfully my very dear friend works next door (our classrooms connect via an office) and she watches both rooms while I try to pee faster than I every have before. (Like quicker than a bar bathroom pee in college.) ]]> Saturday Ticker Change 10-7 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717913/saturday-ticker-change-10-7 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 11:41:20 +0000 May 2018 Moms bjkay22 12717913@/discussions
If your EDD is 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, or 5/26 this is for you! 

1.  How far along are you?  How big is baby?

 2.  How are you feeling?

3.  Any appointments coming up?

4.  Rants/raves/questions? 

5.  GTKY: If you had to compare your DH/SO/Partner to one celebrity (based off of looks) who would it be? Bonus points for GIFs

*I stole this GTKY question from somewhere but I can’t remember where, I just wanted everyone to know I’m not that creative haha*]]> Sunday Ticker Change 10/8 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717980/sunday-ticker-change-10-8 Sun, 08 Oct 2017 23:55:34 +0000 May 2018 Moms zaclina 12717980@/discussions
"ticker change day" is the day you switch over to being another full week pregnant (ie: 5 weeks instead of 4 weeks and 6 days).

If your EDD is 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, or 5/27 this is for you!  4/29's are also welcome!

How many weeks are you? How big is baby?

How are you feeling?

Any appointments coming up?

Rants, raves, questions?

GTKY (Stealing from another thread...) any food cravings/aversions outside your norm?
]]> How did you tell the father? https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12715844/how-did-you-tell-the-father Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:29:42 +0000 May 2018 Moms psgoulet 12715844@/discussions Tomorrow I'll be 4 weeks, and I just found out for sure yesterday! I was kind of enjoying being the only person in the world who knew about this whole other person's existence lol. But the secret is hard to keep. I had to join the Bump community to keep myself in line so I don't just burst out in mid conversation "Hey, I'm PREGNANT!" Talking with you all is a big help, since I plan on keeping the secret a little longer.

I kind of want to surprise my husband. I'm thinking of doing a whole "special delivery" sort of theme, decorating the inside of the mailbox and having him get the mail. The mailman's going to be super surprised if I don't time it right and he's the one who opens the mailbox...

But anywho, how did you all tell your partners? Were they there from the first pee-on-stick moment, did you find out together or did you surprise him?]]> Mani/Pedi https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717791/mani-pedi Thu, 05 Oct 2017 11:47:59 +0000 May 2018 Moms mmb4532 12717791@/discussions Randoms 10/1-10/7 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717518/randoms-10-1-10-7 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 14:33:32 +0000 May 2018 Moms ivyvines6 12717518@/discussions ]]> First Appointments https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12715276/first-appointments Tue, 22 Aug 2017 22:58:44 +0000 May 2018 Moms strawberryanne 12715276@/discussions
I have a phone appointment tomorrow (Wednesday), and I suspect I will get my first scheduled (ultrasound) appointment during that preliminary phone call. I am also hoping to use the midwives provided by hospital this time around (I went the Ob / NP route the first time). Looking forward to the future!]]> 2nd time moms, when did you start showing? https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717187/2nd-time-moms-when-did-you-start-showing Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:20:28 +0000 May 2018 Moms leannamal 12717187@/discussions Pregnancy Pillow Anyone? https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717649/pregnancy-pillow-anyone Tue, 03 Oct 2017 11:02:17 +0000 May 2018 Moms hotmessmamax3 12717649@/discussions
Anyone else using a pillow yet or have used one in past pregnancies? Any recommendations appreciated!]]> WTF Wednesday 10/4 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717735/wtf-wednesday-10-4 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 14:14:22 +0000 May 2018 Moms sandbar517 12717735@/discussions ]]> UO 10/5 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717804/uo-10-5 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:21:51 +0000 May 2018 Moms ivyvines6 12717804@/discussions ]]> Weekly Questions Week of 10/8 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717961/weekly-questions-week-of-10-8 Sun, 08 Oct 2017 15:18:25 +0000 May 2018 Moms mileswithmyles 12717961@/discussions ]]> ER Visit and Question? https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717954/er-visit-and-question Sun, 08 Oct 2017 12:57:39 +0000 May 2018 Moms okaykoala 12717954@/discussions
I'm not sure this is TW-appropriate, but better safe than sorry! So TW: scary symptoms and loss mentioned.

Okay, yesterday after a BM (sorry--TMI!) I noticed some light brown/vaguely pink spotting. I'm 8w3d (so yesterday, when this all happened, I was 8w2d). I had one day of brown spotting very early on (something like 3w5d), but the pink tint had me freaked out. So, my husband and I went to the ER. When we were there, they did various blood tests and an ultrasound. My first OB appointment is coming up this week, so it was the first time we'd seen the baby! Everything seemed good to me--the baby measured 8w3d and had a heartbeat of 152 bmp. And then they discharged us. But I didn't meet with the OB on-call, and they didn't really offer any explanation other than, "Sometimes, spotting can mean a miscarriage. Unfortunately, a lot of pregnancies end in miscarriage." Needless to say, I'm a little weirded out and concerned. The spotting seems to have stopped for the time being, and I'm of course going to follow up with my doctor on Monday, but I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced this around the same time in their current pregnancy or previous ones and been offered an explanation. I'm a FTM, so even though everything seemed positive, being discharged without any rationale for why this might've happened wasn't exactly reassuring. 

End TW

Thanks everyone! ]]> Friday Ticker Change https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717893/friday-ticker-change Fri, 06 Oct 2017 19:24:09 +0000 May 2018 Moms Ceridwen77 12717893@/discussions
1.  How far along are you?  How big is baby?

 2.  How are you feeling?

3.  Any appointments coming up?

4.  Rants/raves/questions? 

5.  GTKY:  Any food aversions or cravings that are totally out of your normal preferences?]]> Bump already showing at 6wks with twins https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12716896/bump-already-showing-at-6wks-with-twins Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:56:01 +0000 May 2018 Moms Escardoe 12716896@/discussions GTKY - Netflix/Hulu/Amazon recommendations https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717699/gtky-netflix-hulu-amazon-recommendations Tue, 03 Oct 2017 23:35:39 +0000 May 2018 Moms melanier26 12717699@/discussions
My favorites:

Comedies - The Office (I could, and do, watch it over and over), How I Met Your Mother, Parks and Recreation, The Mindy Project

Dramas - Bones, Blue Bloods, Downton Abbey, The Crown, Quantico

Guilty Pleasures - Felicity (90s college show), Escape to the Country (British House Hunters), Reign
]]> Symptoms Week of 9/23 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717092/symptoms-week-of-9-23 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:09:12 +0000 May 2018 Moms mileswithmyles 12717092@/discussions How is everyone feeling?]]> Goodbye ladies https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717841/goodbye-ladies Fri, 06 Oct 2017 05:11:56 +0000 May 2018 Moms CraftyG 12717841@/discussions
]]> FFFC 10/6 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717862/fffc-10-6 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:16:18 +0000 May 2018 Moms sandbar517 12717862@/discussions
]]> October Siggy Challenge Winner https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717815/october-siggy-challenge-winner Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:17:53 +0000 May 2018 Moms sandbar517 12717815@/discussions
]]> Tuesday Ticker Change 10/3 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717663/tuesday-ticker-change-10-3 Tue, 03 Oct 2017 13:35:39 +0000 May 2018 Moms sandbar517 12717663@/discussions
If your EDD is 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, or 5/29, this is for you! 

1.  How far along are you?  How big is baby?

2.  How are you feeling?

3.  Any appointments coming up?

4.  Rants/raves/questions?

5.  GTKY:  If you could give one piece of advice to your 18 year old self, what would it be?]]> Back pain https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717899/back-pain Fri, 06 Oct 2017 21:18:52 +0000 May 2018 Moms gwenster1994 12717899@/discussions Weight Loss https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717728/weight-loss Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:30:39 +0000 May 2018 Moms JenniatONU 12717728@/discussions
I've worked my but off to lose about 12lbs this year. I've lost another 7 since getting PG. I "gained" only 10lbs by the end of my last pregnancy, but was under that by the time I left the hospital. 

I'm hoping to take advantage of it, and still focus on weightloss. Is anyone else here planning on still working on their weight during the next few months?

*I have quite a bit of extra fluff, so losing weight is not an issue for pregnancy as long as I still get the nutrients I need.* ]]> I’m out https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717623/i-m-out Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:39:23 +0000 May 2018 Moms blovemama 12717623@/discussions
I hope the best for everyone on here! ]]> Symptoms coming and going? https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717069/symptoms-coming-and-going Fri, 22 Sep 2017 20:12:30 +0000 May 2018 Moms renae_ec 12717069@/discussions
I'm currently 5 weeks 6 days. Lately my symptoms have been coming and going. I'll be nauseous and have horrible breast pain one day and then nothing the next. Currently I'm on a "no symptoms day" and am having panic attack after panic attack. Literally crying at my desk. 

Is this happening to anyone else or should I be worried?]]> Wednesday Ticker Change 10/4 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717744/wednesday-ticker-change-10-4 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:06:36 +0000 May 2018 Moms rachelg777 12717744@/discussions
If your EDD is 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, or 5/30, this is for you! 

1.  How far along are you?  How big is baby?

 2.  How are you feeling?

3.  Any appointments coming up?

4.  Rants/raves/questions? 


5.  GTKY:  When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you "grew up"?


]]> TTGP Grad Check In 10/5 https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12717801/ttgp-grad-check-in-10-5 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:58:19 +0000 May 2018 Moms mileswithmyles 12717801@/discussions
How far along are you?

How are you feeling?

Any recent/upcoming appointments?]]>