**READ THIS FIRST** - Board Organization

hedgepig

Welcome to April 2018 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?
• How to add a signature
• I want a ticker on my signature!
• Here's how to insert a GIF in your post
• How to GIF

How-To Guides:
-How to quote: Hit the "quote" at the bottom of the post you want to quote. You will be taken to the reply box with the quote set up already.
-How to tag: Add a "@" in front of the username of the person you are talking to.
-How to change your username: log in to TheKnot, hover over My Knot, and click Account Settings. If you are having issues doing it that way, you can email [email protected] and ask them to change your username. Give them a few suggestions just in case your top choice is taken. It may take up to 24 hours for the name to update.
- How to insert a spoiler box: click the drop down list arrow next to the paragraph symbol (third from the left, next to bold and italicize) and choose spoiler. It will insert a grey box, and everything that you type in there will go into the spoiler.

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" - this is helpful because it keeps the board from getting cluttered and makes it so we can all see the whole discussion in one thread, rather than having one thread about MS, one about food cravings, another about vivid dreams, etc.
-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

(Suggested) 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 -- 
• 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 ... - 
• Why My Pregnant Self is Crying - 
  
• Fit Mom Friday - 
  

SATURDAY

• Saturday Ticker Change 
• Why my SO is Awesome
• Symptoms Thread -
• Weekend Randoms -
• Small Business Saturday - 
  

SUNDAY

• Sunday Ticker Change 
• Healthy Habits Check-In -  
  
• Weekly Questions -

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

I've copy/pasted this from previous boards, and it seems to be the way that they are all organized, but of course we should feel free to tweak for our needs!

If anyone has a suggestion for other threads, please feel free to comment a suggestion.

PLEASE keep in mind that there will eventually be a lot of us on this board, and an organized board will be much easier for everyone to use. If we can all keep the one-off posts to a minimum the board won't be too cluttered to navigate.

Let's have a great BMB ladies!

hedgepig

@BumpAdmin Can we get a sticky please?

hedgepig

@BumpAdmin Sticky please!

sweetpea236

@hedgepig you are a member here but you wrote the rules of this forum? Just out of curiousity, how does that work? 

kmalls

@sweetpea236 - she didn't make the rules, the guide is reposted from literally every other active BMB on TB right now. @hedgepig was the one who posted it as she was here before most people started showing up. 

sweetpea236

Ah gotcha.  Thanks for clarifying - I was confused and impressed at the same time heh

zombiemom1318

maggiebakescakes

I have a question please do not tease me I do not understand what the letters stand for.  I am deaf and sign and I do not understand these I want to make friends and talk to you thank you Maggie

lund

@maggiebakescakes

https://www.thebump.com/community-glossary

maggiebakescakes

Thank you Lund this is what I need.  

MamaDabo

Any way I can get to my profile other than scrolling through to where I've commented and clicking my user name? There's no "profile" burton on this app.

kindbytealikat

MamaDabo said:

Any way I can get to my profile other than scrolling through to where I've commented and clicking my user name? There's no "profile" burton on this app.

There should be a my account option under the more tab and you can get to ur profile from there

Sissy42

I'm an idiot and cannot figure out why my replies go to the very end of the thread rather than nest under the comment I'm replying to. There is probably an easy way to figure out what I'm doing wrong, but I can't figure that out either. 

looeeze

You have to @ the person you want to reply to. 

saralee797-2

Or quote them. 

hedgepig

@Sissy42 But no matter what you do, your post will go to the end of the thread. You just have to read the whole thread to follow the responses.

Sissy42

@hedgepig Thank you!!

riversdoctor

How can I find when I've been quoted or tagged when mobile?  I found it online but I'm not seeing anything in the app. 

kindbytealikat

@riversdoctor from what I've found on mobile is you will get a pop up saying you've been tagged. However it is very glitchy and rarely works. 

saralee797-2

You only get the pop up if you are currently logged in on mobile. It's super annoying. 

riversdoctor

kindbytealikat said:

@riversdoctor from what I've found on mobile is you will get a pop up saying you've been tagged. However it is very glitchy and rarely works. 

Thanks!  Hopefully nobody gets annoyed since I'm likely never going to see that! Lok

g_amoss

I have only tried to post/reply twice, but it gets cut off. Is there a character limit?

hedgepig

@knottie6a7d0dee5c488e49 Usually when posts get cut off it's because you're using an emoji from your phone, rather than the ones that come with the Bump. Also, if you go to The Knot, you can change your username so it's easier for everyone to get to know you and to tag you. Be sure to log out and then log back in for it to take effect.

g_amoss

@hedgepig - could be it for cutting off. I'll change my username - thank you!

maureenmce

Wondering if I should post this here or make a new post so more people can see it, but would any other ladies be interested in a plus sized moms check in? 

g_amoss

I'm curious if there is a thread for AR ladies? Or if I'm a huge minority for being an IVF MTB?

saralee797-2

@g_amoss I seem to recall that there was an ART thread a little while back but it might be buried. Feel free to resurrect it or make a new one! I also went through IVF so you have a buddy here for sure. Welcome

hedgepig

@g_amoss On the suggested weekly thread list (above) there's a "Pregnant after IF" check in on Thursdays - would that work? I don't think anyone has been starting it, but if you're interested you definitely should!

g_amoss

@hedgepig - I found one tucked in there (thanks to saralee). Thank you!

sbray15

@maggiebakescakes Hey signing buddy! I'm an interpreter for the deaf and very confused half the time but there is a cheat sheet link at the very top of this page! Good Luck!

Sissy42

@maureenmce I would be down!

psuxray07

What does AFM mean?  I've seen it a few times and it's not on the list.

g_amoss

@psuxray07 - believe it's 'as for me'

psuxray07

@g_amoss  thanks!  I could NOT figure it out, lol.  That makes sense!

sweetpeammm13

I cannot seem to post or reply to anything! 

hedgepig

@sweetpeammm13 You posted here successfully! If you're using emojis off your phone, they'll cause your post to be cut off... maybe that's part of it? Good luck!

frenchiekinplusone

@sweetpeammm13 also the "Reply" button under each persons post doesn't actually work (of course) if you're trying to use that - only the reply box at the bottom of the page on a thread. If you want to reply to someone directly you'll just need to tag them in your post, or you can hit the quote button under their post. 

sweetpeammm13

TB would not let me post for the first few days but took like a week, seemed like forever! Thank you @frenchiekinplusone and @hedgepig

sweetpeammm13

What does PGAL mean? 

sparklingdiamond

@sweetpeammm13 It means pregnant after a loss.

sweetpeammm13

Thank you it is not in the glossary! Getting used to all of the abbreviations!