**READ THIS FIRST: Board Organization/Guidelines**

peachy13

Welcome to December 2017 BMB!  If you're new to TB, we're excited to have you! Below you will find information on how the flow of BMBs work, guidelines and helpful links. I've borrowed this from other BMBs.

Some links that you may find helpful:

• What do all of those abbreviations mean?
• I want a ticker on my signature!
• Here's how to insert a GIF in your post

For the sake of board organization, here are some simple guidelines for posting threads:

DO: 
-Introduce yourself in the "Introductions" thread 
-Feel free to start one of the weekly posts listed below: if a post is "assigned" but hasn't been started by mid morning, feel free to start it!
-Post your own thread if you have a confirmed loss
-Post a thread that would apply to the entire community and doesn't fall into one of the categories for daily threads listed below (Ex: what to pack in your hospital bag, baby gear, etc)
-Comment, share advice and show support for your fellow bumpies; this is a two-way street, to get support, you must show it as well

DON'T:
-Start a thread asking about symptoms; please post this in the current weekly "symptoms thread"
-Ask the community if you are pregnant, it is against TOU
-Start a thread asking for relationship advice; a professional is better suited for this task
-Post pictures of your pregnancy test, this is also against TOU
-Post a thread that asks a question only applying to yourself unless you suspect you may be going through a MC
-Get bent out of shape if someone calls you out for not following these guidelines; if you expect to be part of a supportive board (which we are), you need to be able to take the time to learn the ins and outs of the board

Daily Threads: (please add the date to the thread title)

• Ticker Changes (when your weekly progression changes, you participate in that day. For example, if I will be 10 weeks on Friday, that's the day I participate).

MONDAY

• Monday Ticker Change 
• Weekly Appointments 
• Weekly Randoms/Spam 
• Meal Plan Monday 
• Monday Bitchfest 

TUESDAY

• Tuesday Ticker Change 
• Twatwaffle (TW) Tuesday 
• First Time Mom Check-In 
• GTKY 
• High Risk Pregnancy Check-In
• Moms of Multiples Check-In 

WEDNESDAY

• Wednesday Ticker Change 
• WTF Wednesday 
• HDBD (Hump Day, Bump Day) 
• PGAL Check-In 
• Second Time Mom+ Check-In 

THURSDAY

• Thursday Ticker Change 
• Unpopular Opinion (UO) Thursday 
• TTGP Grad Check-In 
• What My Pregnant Self is Eating 
• Pregnant after IF 

FRIDAY

• Friday Ticker Change
• Flame Free Friday Confession (FFFC) 
• Why My SO is a ??? (make up your own word to replace a-hole)
• Why My Pregnancy Self is Crying

SATURDAY

• Saturday Ticker Change 
• Why my SO is Awesome
• Symptoms Thread 

SUNDAY

• Sunday Ticker Change 
• Stupid Question Sunday 
• Healthy Habits Check-In 
• Weekly Pregnancy Chatter & Questions

Once we all get farther along, we will also have pinned threads for things like ultrasounds, sex announcements and birth announcements.

peachy13

@BumpAdmin can we sticky please? Thank you!

vvitchhazel

I'm wondering if we could perhaps change the wording on Friday's Why my SO is an a--hole... I have no problem with swearing and I have a major potty mouth in general, but this makes me feel icky. My husband drives me nuts on occasion, but we just don't use words like that in reference to one another. For me, it's a respect thing. I like to say things like, "My husband doesn't have the brain today, because..." so that's a suggestion...

Marley629

If no one else wants it, I can take over the STM check-in!  (If that's how we are doing it unless we just want to leave it up to whomever starts it?) 

vvitchhazel

@Marley629 I don't mind! I think it's fine if people what to be in charge of different threads and if they don't get around to posting on any given day, anyone who notices can pick up the slack.

peachy13

@Marley629 sounds great! I think people can just start posts if they're the first ones on in the morning. 

@vvitchhazel  fine with me to change! I'm  just copying daily thread wording from all the other BMBs.

thatlauragirl

Depending on how many join us, I would love to do an AMA mama check-in (even though I do not feel like I'm advanced maternal age!).

threatlevelmidnight

vvitchhazel said:

I'm wondering if we could perhaps change the wording on Friday's Why my SO is an a--hole... I have no problem with swearing and I have a major potty mouth in general, but this makes me feel icky. My husband drives me nuts on occasion, but we just don't use words like that in reference to one another. For me, it's a respect thing. I like to say things like, "My husband doesn't have the brain today, because..." so that's a suggestion...

I agree with this. Could we change the wording please?

vvitchhazel

@alyssaleighw I started the thread today and used the word dinglefritz! @kvacmak suggested we use a different name every time, which I think could be hilarious!

threatlevelmidnight

@vvitchhazel okay dying that's hilarious!

peachy13

@vvitchhazel @alyssaleighw changed the original post in case someone checks this on a Friday and starts that thread

vvitchhazel

Awesome, @peachy13!!

pandawares

I'd love to do the Healthy Habits Check-In and add Mental Health Monday.

vvitchhazel

pandawares said:

I'd love to do the Healthy Habits Check-In and add Mental Health Monday.

Go for it!

grochril

This may be a stupid question- but what does the abbreviation TW mean?  I can't find it on the list posted either.  Thanks!

pandawares

@grochril TW means Trigger Warning.

kater622

I've only seen "TW" explained as "twat waffle" so I was confused for a while until I figured out it meant trigger warning...

jesrude

I have to give you ladies kudos for being so thorough and organized.  The last time I was using The Bump was nearly 5 years ago, and my how things have grown!  Thank you for being so diligent and clear on what is available and when.

HEATHERLARRY14

Wow yes how different things are from when I had my last baby. Sooo just curious, are these the rules created by the owners/ developers of the Bump app? Or is this just a post by one of the users of how they would like to see the board structured? @BumpAdmin

peachy13

@heatherlarry14 I'm not an admin... I happened to see that the Dec 2017 board was open one day and there hadn't been any posts yet, so I got this guidelines thread and the introductions thread going to start. This thread was borrowed from other month boards.

jlemons-2

@HEATHERLARRY14  They aren't firm rules, it's just an organization to keep our board clean and easy.  If you have ideas, I'm sure we'd all like to hear them! 

Mandayno

vauxthekate said:

I've only seen "TW" explained as "twat waffle" so I was confused for a while until I figured out it meant trigger warning...

ME TOOO!!!!! I was so confused, but thought I was the only one!!!

Tennis11785

I didn't want to start it's own thread, so I figured this was the best place to ask this question.  

Do we want to do a monthly siggy challenge?  If so, we can set up a thread for people to suggest topics and vote on their favorite.  

peachy13

@Tennis11785 that sounds like a good idea to me!

katiegeminimoon

@Tennis11785 I vote yes!

Mandayno

Ladies I need some help. I wasn't sure where to ask, so I asked here since it was mentioned in the originally post. I can't figure out this whole signature thing! I found the tickers, and I found where you can edit your signature but every time I try to paste a code in there (HTML or non HTML) all it shows is the code not the cute little ticker. PLEASE HELP!

vvitchhazel

@Mandayno Easy fix! Before you paste, you have to toggle your HTML on your signature. 

Mandayno

vvitchhazel said:

@Mandayno Easy fix! Before you paste, you have to toggle your HTML on your signature. 

Thank you soooooo much!

jljeanblanc

So I know my ticker is from DD (I'm not 100 and some odd weeks pregnant ...) I see how to create a ticker, but who knows how to delete/stop an old one from always showing when I post?  I may be totally missing it.  
TIA!

katiegeminimoon

@jljeanblanc click the little head silhouette on the right top ish part of the page. Click signature settings. Deleted the old ticker. Click the HTML button. Paste the new ticker code. Hit save. Done! 

jljeanblanc

@ktcakes87 thank you!  That has been bothering me (and probably everyone else) for awhile now and I just couldn't figure it out.

afternoonduck

Hey! I don't see an item for "FTM questions for STM+"... There is a thread from 4/13, but it is a bit stale. Ok if I start a new one with today's date, or should I bump the 4/13 one? I have a BURNING QUESTION, ha!

katiegeminimoon

@afternoonduck it's probably safe to start a new one. They are hard to follow when they get too long anyhow! 

collectiveliving

Alright, I've tried this a bunch of times, posting here to test out if my pregnancy ticker will actually show up this time.  

collectiveliving

I can't figure this out.  I already read through the instructions, and toggled the html.  Trying one more thing- the non html version.

vvitchhazel

@collectiveliving Are you on mobile?

collectiveliving

Hey @vvitchhazel, I was on my computer at work. Home now on the mobile app, and on here I can't even figure out how to find my signature. Lol

vvitchhazel

@collectiveliving Hmm... not sure why it wasn't working on the computer, but signatures and tickers don't show up at all on mobile, unfortunately!

collectiveliving

Thanks for checking, @vvitchhazel.  I'm still trying, but I think this is my last try!

jackiesmom324

jackiesmom324

@collectiveliving maybe that will help I found it under 
Community then click on 
Specialty then click on 
New to the bump