Just catching up.. was off for a few days thanks to strep throat. Yuck. That being said, @SawyerRichardson you have me thinking about that rainbow sherbert like crazy right now!!!
@jandmnumber1 I can't imagine not having my snoogle. I love that thing more than anything! I bought it at about 12 weeks and have used it every night. BEST ever!
As for the FB group- I am a FB user and will definitely join when/if the time comes. I'm also up for a different social media group if we can find something that everyone feels happy with. All I know is, I would love to keep up with everyone once babies arrive. I totally respect some people not wanted to share a lot of private info, however, I am really enjoying the HBDB thread cuz more and more are posting pics of faces (I personally like to put faces with names, etc.) and I'd love to see more of your lives and babies beyond the Bump. I hope that doesn't sound creepy but its fun getting to know you all and see your different lifestyles etc. You can always limit how much you share or don't share on FB anyway. Either way, I'm up for any of it but agree later is better than sooner to transition if we do
@mamat2be if you constantly toss and turn and swap sides at night, or are struggling with staying off your back at night, definitely get the full u shaped one. (Back n body by leacho is what I have). Not having to flip the pillow with me when I swap from left to right side is really nice. Plus that other side keeps you back propped up and helps me with sciatica pain. The snoogle may still help with that, idk. But you'd have to bring your pillow with you when you turn over.
@mamat2be I love my snoogle! This is my first and last pregnancy and I definitely splurged on the more expensive one. It has made such a difference in how much sleep I get. And is open on one side to my husband and I can still snuggle.
And re: the Facebook group, I feel that I would definitely be more active on it than on here. I find this app hard to keep up with all the goings on. Half the time it doesn’t work and I have to log in a million times before it lets me reply to things and I end up just giving up.
I have the same problem with this app! I have to log in and out before I can comment and by the time I can comment I'm so far behind in the thread that I dont remember who said what and feel silly commenting.
@nmadjeski@jandmnumber1 the app sucks! I refuse to use it, even though I bump exclusively on mobile. It’s so much easier just to keep a tab open in my mobile browser with the bump logged in. I basically never have to log in again, and it is so much easier than trying to use that stupid app!
Re other forums. I know there was a mass exodus at some point and people started using proboards. Idk how user friendly it is though. I went on it for a bit, but can't really remember.
@jemmerjams I only sleep on my left side now, I was mostly a stomach sleeper but that has now become a little uncomfortable. There is the odd time I end up on my back but I always end up waking and just turn back to my side. I bought my snoogle when I was only about 10 weeks and just like that it’s only one sided my husband likes to cuddle and think the double sided pillow would get in the way with our intimacy when sleeping. Once I’m in my third trimester that might all change but I have another body pillow that I’m sure will do the trick.
I went the opposite direction- I grew up in Oklahoma and moved to Anchorage about 16yrs ago.
I still remember when, my first year in Anchorage, one of the rare thunderstorms hit the city. My ex and I (who both grew up watching storms from our porches), immediately rushed out to the apartment’s balcony to watch the lightning. However, we got a lot more entertainment from watching our very confused neighbors looking fearfully at the sky!
@knottieamusements omg I remember going back to Anchorage after I had moved (going into 7th grade), and all the girls were terrified of a minor little thunder storm, and only after 1 year in Texas, I was like "nah no big deal".
I’ve been at a conference all day and most of yesterday, so late to the convo. Re Facebook, I’m on it but I really don’t like it. I would also prefer another private social media site or a private bump group. And would also prefer to wait awhile before moving to FB if that is what we do.
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@jandmnumber1 I can't imagine not having my snoogle. I love that thing more than anything! I bought it at about 12 weeks and have used it every night. BEST ever!
As for the FB group- I am a FB user and will definitely join when/if the time comes. I'm also up for a different social media group if we can find something that everyone feels happy with. All I know is, I would love to keep up with everyone once babies arrive. I totally respect some people not wanted to share a lot of private info, however, I am really enjoying the HBDB thread cuz more and more are posting pics of faces (I personally like to put faces with names, etc.) and I'd love to see more of your lives and babies beyond the Bump. I hope that doesn't sound creepy but its fun getting to know you all and see your different lifestyles etc. You can always limit how much you share or don't share on FB anyway. Either way, I'm up for any of it but agree later is better than sooner to transition if we do
Edit to tag the right person this time. Whoops
I went the opposite direction- I grew up in Oklahoma and moved to Anchorage about 16yrs ago.
I still remember when, my first year in Anchorage, one of the rare thunderstorms hit the city. My ex and I (who both grew up watching storms from our porches), immediately rushed out to the apartment’s balcony to watch the lightning. However, we got a lot more entertainment from watching our very confused neighbors looking fearfully at the sky!