May 2019 Moms — The Bump

Acupuncture Experiences

guitarra1614 — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 02:31:20 +0000

Hey Everyone,

I’m a STM and just had my first acupuncture appointment to see if it would reduce my persistent nausea. One day after the appointment, I have my appetite back!! It seemed to work. It may be a placebo, but I’ll take it.

Anyone else have experience with acupuncture during pregnancy? I’m curious to hear!!

Never Have I Ever (GTKY)

nonlinear_function — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 00:06:28 +0000

Game time! "Love" everything you HAVE DONE. Then post something you have NEVER done. Let the fun begin!

Never have I ever been to Europe.

Randoms 9/17

sleepy33 — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:33:52 +0000

What's up? What'd y'all do this weekend?

Meal-Prep Monday 9/24

MaggieG183 — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:12:28 +0000

What did you cook up in the kitchen this weekend to prep for this coming week?
As we are fully in our first trimester, did you discover any *fun* new food aversions this weekend?
Are you taking any steps in your meal-preps or meal-planning for the week to be extra healthy for the bun in the oven?
GTKY - If you could eat one thing and that one thing had magically zero calories, what would your ultimate indulgence be?

STM+ Check In Week Of 9/18

kvh22 — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:00:46 +0000

How far along are you? How big is baby?

How many kids do you already have? Ages?

How are your other kids doing this week?

Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?

GTKY: What is something that your friends would consider “so you”?

Hi

ajbabymay — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:33:05 +0000

Hi friends. This is my first pregnancy and I’m nearly at 7 weeks. I live in Byron Bay Australia. So excited to be part of this group xx

** sorry thought I was writing in the group not starting my own discussion 🤦‍♀️

Constipation No More

chocolatemakermama — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 17:31:46 +0000

Ugh. I was blocked up for 3 days, had one glass of prune juice at 3pm yesterday, I've been paying for it since. Lol. So many stomach rumbles, and my bottom hurts. Anyone else having issues with their bowels in early pregnancy?

Any STMs Noticing difference already?

Jess4us — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 02:33:02 +0000

Hey mamas,

I have a 5 yr old boy and this time last year I had an ectopic. Sooo Im sorta mixing up my symptoms but with my son I am pretty sure I never saw pink. With my ectopic it was daily spotting.

Today I had the pinkish brownish discharge... my heart sank but I am 5 weeks ...so I was like wait. Isn't this normal as it is likley a burrowing little embryo?

Anyone notice differences between pregnancies?

Anyone have the 5 weeks pinkish stuff?

Xo

Reassurance advice?

willmisspumpkinbeer — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 02:49:24 +0000

This is my 2nd and I remember feeling this way with my 1st as well but I literally don’t feel anything, symptom wise. Last time I at least at sore boobs... but this time, besides being tired, I don’t feel like I have any symptoms and it makes me nervous. We had an ultrasound and I’m measuring 6 weeks ... saw the fluttering of the heart beat but it still doesn’t feel real. Is there something I can do to reassure myself all is ok? Some sort of fetal Doppler that would work this early?

Fit Friday 9/21

vivereidescent — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 01:15:47 +0000

Didn't see one yet, hope I'm not stepping on any toes by starting it!

What did you do this week to keep moving?
What are your hopes for this weekend/week ahead for exercise?
GTKY - what's your favorite type of exercise/physical activity?

FFFC 9/21

keighty80 — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:29:42 +0000

Let's hear it, ladies!
*warning: not always flame free*

September Arts and Crafts

k2k2tog — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 23:13:01 +0000

I feel like there are enough people who requested a crafting check-in, so here we go!

1. What are you working on right now?
2. What was the last thing you finished?
3. What do you want to learn how to do?
4. GTKY - tell us your crafting story! What is your favourite craft, why do you do it, how did you learn?

Share pictures if you've got 'em!

Group 2 (EDD May 8-14) Check-in w/o 9/17

GeorgiaGirl1230 — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:23:40 +0000

This check-in is for mommas due May 8-14~~

Due date/W+D:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Any appointments? Questions?:

Rants/Raves?:

How are you feeling?:

GTKY: What is your favorite way to relax? (I imagine we could all use some ideas right now.)

GTKY Wednesday! 9/19

poshspice — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 21:43:43 +0000

I can't believe no one has put this up yet!

Do you have any superstitions?

GTKY: What would your kid’s name be?

keighty80 — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:07:43 +0000

Just for fun, what would your current kids/this kid’s name be?

https://www.scarymommy.com/parents-are-naming-their-kids-after-the-reasons-they-had-them-twitter/

My four year old would be “Trying To Make Our Marriage Happy Again” and this one would be “Just making sure dad isn’t sterile”.

Group 3 (EDD May 15-21) Check-In w/o 9.17

foodislove — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:11:39 +0000

This check-in is for mommas due May 15-21~~

Due date/W+D:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Any appointments? Questions?:

Rants/Raves?:

How are you feeling?:

GTKY: What would your dream babymoon be?

Different sex shared rooms

anielsen22 — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 02:18:24 +0000

We have a four bedroom house with a den that is currently our 6 yo girl's room. the other three bedrooms are currently the two oldest boys' rooms who will not be sharing and an office. There is a good possibility that I will be working from home full time before baby comes so I don't really want to give up that space but I'm nervous about dd sharing with the new lo if it's a boy. what is everyone's opinion about different sex kiddos sharing a room?

Fyi- the one thing I'm NOT worried about is baby waking DD in the middle of the night bc she's deaf and won't hear 👍🏻

STMs—Changing OBs

mrsclark731 — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 23:36:48 +0000

Is anyone changing OBs this time around? Out of necessity or negative experience?

I am just curious to hear other experiences

Mom-to-be Playlist

beccabek92 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:42:05 +0000

Ok ladies, tell me I’m not the only crazy one who has started putting together a pregnancy playlist. So far I’ve got
Everything Changes from the musical, Waitress.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love sung by Michael Bublé
Disney Love Medley and Baby Mine sung by Voctave
along with more upbeat and emotional hits. But I would love to hear what song tugs at your heartstrings and makes you think of Baby!

I can finally post!

peanut123456 — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 00:46:03 +0000

Hi all,
I have been lurking for a while waiting for my membership to clear. My EDD based on my FET is May 25th. Betas on Monday and Wednesday were 415 and 933 respectively, with another beta check tomorrow.

My wife and I had 6 failed IUIs and two surgeries for endometriomas before we finally had success with IVF, so it has been a long road. I’m currently 4 weeks 5 days, and I will go in for my first ultrasound on Tuesday next week.

We are cautiously optimistic at this point, but I think months of failed treatment can make one weary of getting too excited! We aren’t planning on sharing our news beyond close family until we enter the second trimester and the risk of miscarriage goes way down. We may change our minds as we get more confident with how the pregnancy is progressing! Because we did IVF, we will get fairly frequent ultrasounds that will (hopefully) alleviate some of the anxiety.

Hello all!

flygirllaura — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 00:38:39 +0000

I'm finally allowed to post! Yay! I'm 32 and I'm pregnant for the first time! My husband is amazing and was an OB, but he sub-specialized so he doesn't practice OB anymore. I'm spoiled because I have who I think is the best doctor ever as a husband. I wasn't a person who was always dreaming of having kids, but then I was a teacher for 8 years and that was one of the most fulfilling things I have ever done. We recently moved from NJ to CA (for hubs new job) and I didn't want to start teaching again, I wanted to have a family. My husband comes from a bigger family, and I really can't wait to see him experience being a father. I'm beyond excited right now, we've only known for a week so we haven't told anyone yet. I'd like to tell my close friends and parents in the next few days though.

Sigh....🙁 TW possibly?

atinsley0625 — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:27:50 +0000

I'm 6w6d today. Last Thursday, at 6 weeks, I started bleeding, no cramping though, while at work. I freaked out and went home assuming the worst. The bleeding was more than spotting, but not enough to fill a light pad.
The next day, Friday, I was able to get an US in the evening to see what was going on. To my surprise, I saw my baby and got to hear the heartbeat💗 It was 104BPM at 6w1d. The technician said everything looked great and the HB was really good for how early it was. My husband and I were so relieved. I told her about the bleeding the day before and she told me that happens sometimes in first pregnancies.
Well...the next day I went to the bathroom and when I wiped there was bright red blood. It only happened twice when I wiped before it was brown and then nothing. No spotting or bleeding that day, only when I wiped.
The day after that I experiened a little spotting that was brown, but only a little bit.
Yesterday I spotted brown again and then it turned into light bleeding (dark red). Now today I'm having light bleeding again. Still no cramping. It just feels like I'm having a light period without the wonderful cramps that go with it. I'm trying to remain calm and I'm going to call my midwife on my lunch break, I just needed to vent.
Anyone else experience anything similar?

Group 4 (EDD May 22-31) Check-in w/o 9/17

DuchessOfCambridge — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:01:51 +0000

This thread is for those due May 22 - 31

Due date/W+D:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Any appointments? Questions?:

Rants/Raves?:

How are you feeling?:

GTKY - What's your favorite teen movie? Can be from any decade.

Game: Gif Uno

poshspice — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 23:00:01 +0000

I haven't seen a lot of gifs around on this board yet, so let's use this game as an opportunity to learn and practice how to gif! If you don't know how to gif, please click that link.

The way Gif Uno works is you need to post a gif with a similar feature to the gif that was last posted. It can be the same person/actor, theme, colors, elements, topic, same caption with different people, etc. It's basically the way Uno the card game works, but with gifs!

Ready to play? I'll start.

Meal-Prep Monday 9/17

MaggieG183 — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:36:17 +0000

What did you cook up in the kitchen this weekend to prep for this coming week?
As we are fully in our first trimester, did you discover any *fun* new food aversions this weekend?
GTKY - What’s your favorite food?

Thankful Thursday 9/13

MaggieG183 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:01:01 +0000

What are you thankful for on this fine Thursday?

Nesting--Too Soon?

missmcgonnagal — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 20:02:34 +0000

5w3d here with my first pregnancy. If all goes well we will be turning my office into a nursery. Hubs and I ran to Lowe's today to get some paint samples to redo our basement, and on a whim we got three samples to try out for the office-to-nursery.

Anyone else feeling nesting urges already? Is it too soon to start working on projects like this?

Secret Facebook Group

cassie_frassie — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:03:28 +0000

A secret Facebook Group has been started for May 2019 due dates.
DM me so I can send you the link to friend request the Admin.
I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you better!

Odds of NOT having a miscarriage

peachy13 — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 13:49:16 +0000

Stolen from April 2019 - I know this is somewhat of a controversial chart - but my PGAL brain finds it very comforting.

Hi ladies,

This is the chart that I look at daily. All credit goes to @l4rk for the following:

I've noticed that no matter how many times I look up miscarriages rates, I walk away feeling only slightly better (at best). I'm the kind of person who finds reassurance in statistics, but for some reason, all of the existing posts weren't doing it for me. And then I realized why: articles on miscarriage focus on the chances you're going to miscarry and all the comments share miscarriage stories--they don't focus on how many people DON'T have miscarriages and go on to have happy, healthy babies!

I adapted this week-by-week chart and modified it so that it would focus on the positive rather than the negative! Since I found the positive spin benefiting my peace of mind, I thought it might benefit some of you too.

Progress	Probability of NOT having a miscarriage
3W, 0D	67%
3W, 1D	67.10%
3W, 2D	67.40%
3W, 3D	68%
3W, 4D	68.70%
3W, 5D	69.70%
3W, 6D	70.80%
4W, 0D	72%
4W, 1D	73.50%
4W, 2D	74.80%
4W, 3D	76.40%
4W, 4D	77.90%
4W, 5D	79.50%
4W, 6D	81.10%
5W, 0D	82.70%
5W, 1D	84.20%
5W, 2D	85.60%
5W, 3D	87%
5W, 4D	88.30%
5W, 5D	89.50%
5W, 6D	90.60%
6W, 0D	91.60%
6W, 1D	92.50%
6W, 2D	93.40%
6W, 3D	94.10%
6W, 4D	94.70%
6W, 5D	95.30%
6W, 6D	95.70%
7W, 0D	96.10%
7W, 1D	96.50%
7W, 2D	96.80%
7W, 3D	97%
7W, 4D	97.20%
7W, 5D	97.40%
7W, 6D	97.50%
8W, 0D	97.60%
8W, 1D	97.70%
8W, 2D	97.80%
8W, 3D	97.80%
8W, 4D	97.90%
8W, 5D	97.90%
8W, 6D	97.90%
9W, 0D	97.90%
9W, 1D (and on)	98%+

ETA Stats from Expecting Better based off her research. Reversed to show positive side.

6W ~89%
7W ~92.5%
8W ~94.9%
9W ~96.5%
10W ~97%
11W+ >98%

Overall odds of making it full-term based on Expecting Better:
~95% if no previous miscarriage. 75% with previous miscarriage (does not matter if multiple or not). She implies it's likely higher than 75% if using progesterone supplements but doesn't have the stats for that.

Questions for experienced mamas

rydellhigh — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:22:46 +0000

Hey everyone! I have a couple questions for you ladies who have "been there, done that" with this whole pregnancy thing....

1. I have my first doctors appointment this Thursday. I recently switched my OB/GYN due to a change in my insurance. I have only seen her once for my annual checkup, before I was pregnant. She was nice, I guess. I didn't LOVE her. And I've heard some negative stories about her, but of course also some very positive stories. With that being said, I'm not 100% sold on her. I think you can interview different OB/GYNs am I right? Should I have done that BEFORE my first appointment? Can I switch doctors AFTER that appointment? How do I go about doing this? Just call an office and ask if we can sit down and meet with a doctor? I am under an HMO so I have to stay within the same network, but I have a huge variety of doctors to choose from within that network.

2. What would you ask these doctors? What was most important to you throughout your pregnancy and delivery? What maybe are some things to ask that a newbie like myself wouldn't think to ask? Right now I can't think of anything that would sway my opinion. I'm thinking it will just be a vibe that I get?

3. I am having crazy food aversions. I don't want to eat ANYTHING. The things I do force down I want to throw back up immediately (I don't because I hate to throw up.). These things that I eat are definitely not healthy (like McDonalds, donuts, taco cheese dip...) and I hate that I am not being healthy for myself or my baby especially since this wasn't my diet pre-pregnancy. Not quite sure what to ask here, but any advice?

Thanks ladies!

Our first

gunner2375 — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:38:43 +0000

Hello! My husband and I are having our 1st baby May 14th! I am now at 6 weeks pregnant, and the morning sickness has hit like a load of bricks! I'm worried im not eating as healthy as I should because most everything healthy seems just gross at this point. I hope this passes soon but i know its just a hurdle to bear right now. Any tips would be great!

Weekend Randoms 9/15

k2k2tog — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 16:52:12 +0000

This hasn't been started yet?!?

PGAL Check In Week Of 9/12

sagems10 — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:11:02 +0000

I know there are a lot of us PGAL mamas out there, so let's get to know each other!

(I stole this format from the April bmb, so we can definitely add different questions if we want).

1. How many weeks are you, and how big is baby?

2. How are you feeling? Mentally and physically?

3. Any appointment updates?

4. Rants/Raves/Questions?

5. GTKY: With fall just around the corner, what is your favorite fall activity?

Weekly Randoms - 9/10

knottie0d8cc4d43bacc09f — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:27:09 +0000

Thought I'd get us started! What's goin' on this week?

Group 3 (EDD May 15-21) Check-in w/o 9/10

poshspice — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 04:19:26 +0000

Hi Everyone! I thought I would spearhead the weekly check-ins. If this is your due date group, feel free to post this thread next week! Please come up with a new GTKY every week.

This thread is for those due May 15 - 21

Due date/W+D:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Any appointments? Questions?:

Rants/Raves?:

How are you feeling?:

GTKY - If you could be on a gameshow, which one would it be and why?

Fit Friday 9/14

kvh22 — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:35:37 +0000

What did you do this week to keep moving?
How did last week go?
What are your hopes for this coming week for exercise?
GTKY - What sports did you play growing up? Same or different as what you do now to say fit?

STM+ Check in Week of 9/11

kvh22 — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:24:31 +0000

Alright mamas, let's hear about your other kiddos and how everything is going the second (or third, or fourth, etc,) time around...

How far along are you? How big is baby?

How many kids do you already have? Ages?

How are your other kids doing this week?

Rants/Raves? Concerns/Questions?

GTKY: What was the best compliment you’ve received?

UO!

sleepy33 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:39:59 +0000

It's Thursday, right?!

FFFC 9/14

k2k2tog — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:58:05 +0000

Iiiiit's Friday! Let's here your flame free Friday confessions!

(Not always flame-free)

GTKY Wednesday 9/12

poshspice — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:40:36 +0000

What is your spirit animal and why?

If you need help picking a spirit animal, here's a quiz! https://www.buzzfeed.com/egeen/what-is-your-spirit-animal-2c0p3