@temmetime I know Baby List. I think amazon. Target should if you do it in person. I also got a box from Noobie Box I think and all I had to pay for was shipping.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
@AdorkablePixie@temmetime Should we make a thread for Registration Freebies?! I totally want to register for all of the things in...three weeks. I know a named thread will help me find it all again!
Totally off topic, but the peonies in my yard are going nuts, and I keep grabbing new cuttings as they bloom Yesterday I bought some mini roses to make little bouquets and I am IN LOVE. Photo in spoiler.
NTNP since Dec 2012 | TTC since Jan 2016 Dx: Unspecified IF BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
@Jens_Hoes July 2014 was my BMB for my son. It was fucking bananas. Like, one of our members talked to her on the phone and then reported back. But we've also had our fair share of drama since transitioning to FB, too. We love the dramz.
ETA is was July, I always forget since Neddy came early and was born in June.
@AGK2015 my prenatals we're the same way! I finished one bottle and opened up a brand new bottle and almost threw up! I thought it was just my sensitive pregnant nose but it's intense! I'm still taking them because they're so expensive!
@temmetime I had awful constipation with my DD. I had to take colace daily throughout my pregnancy and Miralax when I needed to catch up. I'm so sorry, it's such an awful feeling! It did get better into the second tri so I hope that's the case for you!
@Jens_Hoes wow, I made it to page 4 and opened a new tab. I’ll hang on to that to continue chipping away at it for the day. So much drama.
Re: registry, yes, sign me up for freebies. Lol, I’m thinking of amazon (since we have prime & why not?), and perhaps babylist too? It seems a lot like amazon except you can also add favors/activities that family can sign up for. I might just go with amazon + meal train though. Haven’t quite decided. We have a private baby wishlist on amazon right now, and as I think of things I add them to that. Most of that stuff will probably turn into the registry. I saw bottle nipples made for mason jars on amazon last night. Does anyone have experience with that? We are pretty minimalist & already have jars (as Tupperware & the occasional drinking glass). Idk why I’d buy bottles that can only be used as bottles when I can just get another top to use on a dish I already own? Unless they suck. But they had decent reviews.
Amazon has an awesome registry welcome box. The only annoying thing is that you have to put something from each category on your registry (there's a checklist) to qualify and then something that's at least $10 has to be purchased. If you're a FTM who needs everything it's not a big deal but I had to go through and add tons of things I didn't need (which I'll delete before I share the registry with anyone). I bought a new bra off my registry to qualify for the box. It came with two onesies, a muslin swaddle blanket, an Aveda bottle, some wipes and diaper samples, two pacifiers, Lysol wipes, nursing pads, and a couple soap and lotion samples. Every box varies a little bit though.
Me: 35 H: 35 Married: 4/5/13 "You know that place between sleep and awake, that place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I will always love you. That's where I'll be waiting." ~Peter Pan
*TW*
BFP #1: 11/12/12 EDD 7/25/13 Baby boy: 7/27/13 BFP #2: 10/29/17 MMC dx @ 9 weeks BFP #3: 2/2/18 MC 2/7/18 BFP #4: 3/2/18 MC 3/9/18 RPL testing and hysteroscopy: all normal BFP #5: 4/1/18 MMC dx @ 14 weeks ----> genetically normal girl Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue 9/28 BFP #6 11/5/18 EDD 7/20/19 Rainbow baby girl born 7/23/19 BFP #7 12/8/2021 EDD 8/22/2022
I didn’t join my bmb with my first until he was born. I lurked and found it to be a great support. I’m still not sure why I didn’t join earlier. We are in a different place now when the craziness happened, but I’m so glad they included me. They did a lurker call out/welcome and that is what made me finally join in. We’ve been friends now for more than 4 years. I tried joining a bmb with my second on a different site. They were nice but I didn’t enjoy it as much so I left. I’m enjoying this group - just trying to keep up/chime in as I can.
@hkom you seriously will love it! I didn't get mine until I was like 35 weeks and I wished I had gotten it way sooner! #gamechanger I haven't broken it out yet.
OMG i remember the catfish situation going down from my last BMB! It was crazy! My BMB transitioned around third trimester. There were changes/issues with mods getting banned for no real reason and lots of censorship which caused a mass exodus in general. But the timing was perfect in my opinion because it allowed us to connect via FB for a few weeks before the babies took over our lives. Some crazies still made it in (some surprising, some not so much), but a couple GBCFB helped feed our drama llamas. My FB BMB is still going strong over 3 years later and is amazingly supportive.
Speaking of feeding drama llamas....<<runs to check out intro thread>>
@echo-charlietango best of luck on the 15th with your closing and getting the new house ready for baby. Also, those peonies are beautiful! Jealous. My hydrangeas never bloom and they are my favorite, so anyone who gets flowers to bloom has my respect.
I'm all in for a freebies thread! Free? Where!? I have never heard of baby list....
Lastly, I am a dummy when it comes to technology but especially the bump... is there a way to be notified of @ mentions? I have my notifications on but never get notified and can never find responses to my posts/ dumb questions. Yes, I have asked this question before, but I couldn't find it again so never saw responses! I'm losing it!
I want ALL the welcome boxes. I had a babylist registry last time and received no such box. We probably don't need a ton of stuff because I hoarded all of DD's stuff with the hope that another baby would be in our future but free stuff is awesome:) I wonder if I can get a new breast pump? Breast pump technology must have advanced since end of 2014, right?
I've been watching the drama unfold...but I generally steer clear of drama online and in life. I hope we don't transition anytime soon because I'm not really on Facebook anymore....besides, I just got here!
@echo-charlietango I'm jealous of your flowers. Peonies are my favorites. I planted some poppies in my yard and they're being very slow to come in.
@scaredunprepared I’ll 100 percent admit that the peonies came with the house, but I want to plant a fresh bush at the new house. Here they are in the wild of my backyard:
Also, TheBump doesn’t have notifications like we expect. I only see mine on the desktop version, not on mobile *unless* you’re online and someone tags you or posts in a thread you open. It’s kind of a butt, however the organization reduces the number of threads to manually check for replies/mentions.
NTNP since Dec 2012 | TTC since Jan 2016 Dx: Unspecified IF BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
@echo-charlietango eeeee!!! They are gorgeous! Definitely try planting them at the new house. They can certainly brighten up the yard. I saw this notification pop up on the bottom of my screen and got excited because I thought you changed something for me, but then saw what you said about seeing notifications if you're online at that moment lol oh well! Thanks for the knowledge. I will continue stalking each thread as I've been doing.
NTNP since Dec 2012 | TTC since Jan 2016 Dx: Unspecified IF BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
@echo-charlietango oh I love your peonies! My grandma always had peonies in her backyard- she used to give us the job of picking out the ants from the petals
@hbmama21 a lot of time people will use them to hide sensitive TW type stuff to make it easier for people to scroll past it, hide actual tv/movie spoilers, or to put pictures in. Putting pictures in a spoiler box makes the page upload a little easier. I know on mobile if I open a thread with a lot of pics, like the Ultrasoubd thread for example, it opens to the next comment I haven't read, but then pictures start loading and it pushes me halfway back up the page to posts I've already seen. So spoilers are very useful imo!
Thank you!! GTK. Wasn’t sure if there was new etiquette; that sounds useful for pics and TW. Although I’m not a fan of having to click to see funny gifs yet (I will adjust). Anyone know if there is an easy way to use it on mobile?
Apparently I have a catfish thread I need to go check out later when I'm not at work. lol
@echo-charlietango YES to the freebies thread. I was also thinking we should do a registry thread.
And what about a PSA thread for deals? I was on Old Navy this morning and a bunch of their maternity stuff is on sale and some stuff is an extra 20% off. I got 4-5 shirts, a side panel pair of shorts, and another pair of shorts for $47 total!
@coco2787 We still have all the stuff we'd need (mostly.. we'd need a crib and convertible carseats) but I may do what you did and just delete stuff before I make it public so I can get the free box! It sounds like it had lots of great stuff.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
This isn't really pregnancy-related, so I'll stick it here.
Does anyone else struggle with eczema/skin issues? I'm asking because my left hand is currently a wreck. I visited the doctor who said it's exacerbated by water (well, he used some fancy doctor term but I can't remember it) and gave me a prescription for a steroid hand cream.
The thing is, I know steroids are bad to use long-term. But this stupid rash! The cream works so well for it but never completely takes it away, and then the minute I stop using it or am inconsistent (because inconsistency is my life) it comes right back in full fury. Right now I'm trying to give my hand a break from the cream and two of my knuckles have literally cracked open.
Sigh. Maybe this is a dear diary post. Maybe I need to make another appointment. But if anyone has input it would be appreciated.
Me: 31 | DH: 31
Together since 2003 | Married 2010 TTC #1 January 2016 BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016 Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018 BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
@PensiveCrayon I don't, Nugget does, and it completed fucked us over when she had HFM. Which led her doctor to mention that there's now a non-steroidal cream available via prescription for people over 2 years old (Nugget didn't quite make the cut at the time). Eucrisa, I think? I mentioned it to a friend who also struggles with eczema on her hands; she's used it and it's been a lifechanger for her. Worth asking your dermatologist or allergist about.
I hate to bring up old sh*t. But I am still laughing from the intro thread drama. Especially when she came here to ask how to delete her profile! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
If there was every proof necessary that she was an AW that was it. Who tells people I’m leaving and asks how to do it? Bish, just delete the app. I was dying laughing.
One thing I can say about this BMB so far in comparison to my last one, you guys have a decent barometer for the snark. My last board was mean for no reason at times, but liked to label it as snark. It wasn’t it was just meanness.
I was was a little worried at first when people started talking about bringing in the snark, cuz I was still scarred from last time. But this has been great.
All that to say carry on with the snark and weeding out the “losers and trolls.”
Me: 36, H: 37 FTM, 2 Furbabies married 03/17/07 lived in Houston, Austin, Los Angeles and NYC due: 2/15/17
Since the questions thread was kind of left behind, this seemed like the next best place. I need y'all's help! I'm going to a wedding on June 16 and I may or may not have announced to the world yet. (I'll just be into the 2nd trimester.) I just tried on ALL my dresses in my closet. The ones that might hide my bloating all won't zip up anymore. And the stretchy ones obviously show my bloating/belly.
So, anyone have ideas of a dress or style that I can buy for under $50 that might work? The wedding is outdoors, so I want to look nice, but it's not black tie or anything. I'm 5'4" and was a size 4 before, so I know like mid-length dresses don't work on me well. Knee or floor length is preferred. Bonus for anyone who finds something that won't "show off" my changing figure yet, but I might be able to wear to outdoor weddings in July and August too.
Re: Randoms Week of 5/21
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!DS: 12/20/16
EDD: 11/29/18
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12462811/newb-in-town/p1
Totally off topic, but the peonies in my yard are going nuts, and I keep grabbing new cuttings as they bloom
Dx: Unspecified IF
BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks
BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
Those peonies!
ETA is was July, I always forget since Neddy came early and was born in June.
@temmetime I had awful constipation with my DD. I had to take colace daily throughout my pregnancy and Miralax when I needed to catch up. I'm so sorry, it's such an awful feeling! It did get better into the second tri so I hope that's the case for you!
Re: registry, yes, sign me up for freebies. Lol, I’m thinking of amazon (since we have prime & why not?), and perhaps babylist too? It seems a lot like amazon except you can also add favors/activities that family can sign up for. I might just go with amazon + meal train though. Haven’t quite decided.
We have a private baby wishlist on amazon right now, and as I think of things I add them to that. Most of that stuff will probably turn into the registry. I saw bottle nipples made for mason jars on amazon last night. Does anyone have experience with that? We are pretty minimalist & already have jars (as Tupperware & the occasional drinking glass). Idk why I’d buy bottles that can only be used as bottles when I can just get another top to use on a dish I already own? Unless they suck. But they had decent reviews.
Married: 4/5/13
"You know that place between sleep and awake,
that place where you can still remember dreaming?
That's where I will always love you.
That's where I'll be waiting."
~Peter Pan
*TW*
BFP #2: 10/29/17 MMC dx @ 9 weeks
BFP #3: 2/2/18 MC 2/7/18
BFP #4: 3/2/18 MC 3/9/18
RPL testing and hysteroscopy: all normal
BFP #5: 4/1/18 MMC dx @ 14 weeks ----> genetically normal girl
Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue 9/28
BFP #6 11/5/18 EDD 7/20/19
BFP #7 12/8/2021 EDD 8/22/2022
re registry thread: yes please i'm so overwhelmed
I tried joining a bmb with my second on a different site. They were nice but I didn’t enjoy it as much so I left.
I’m enjoying this group - just trying to keep up/chime in as I can.
TTC #1 January 2016
BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016
Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018
BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
TTC #1 January 2016
BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016
Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018
BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
Speaking of feeding drama llamas....<<runs to check out intro thread>>
Will I sound like a catfish if I say I’m a real person?
All kidding aside, holy stranger danger Batman!
@echo-charlietango best of luck on the 15th with your closing and getting the new house ready for baby. Also, those peonies are beautiful! Jealous. My hydrangeas never bloom and they are my favorite, so anyone who gets flowers to bloom has my respect.
I'm all in for a freebies thread! Free? Where!? I have never heard of baby list....
Lastly, I am a dummy when it comes to technology but especially the bump... is there a way to be notified of @ mentions? I have my notifications on but never get notified and can never find responses to my posts/ dumb questions. Yes, I have asked this question before, but I couldn't find it again so never saw responses! I'm losing it!
I've been watching the drama unfold...but I generally steer clear of drama online and in life. I hope we don't transition anytime soon because I'm not really on Facebook anymore....besides, I just got here!
@echo-charlietango I'm jealous of your flowers. Peonies are my favorites. I planted some poppies in my yard and they're being very slow to come in.
Also, TheBump doesn’t have notifications like we expect. I only see mine on the desktop version, not on mobile *unless* you’re online and someone tags you or posts in a thread you open. It’s kind of a butt, however the organization reduces the number of threads to manually check for replies/mentions.
Dx: Unspecified IF
BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks
BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
Dx: Unspecified IF
BFP#1 Nov 2017 • Blighted Ovum + MMC • D&C at nine weeks
BFP#2 Apr 2018 • It's a boy! • Born 13 Dec 2018
DS2 due 12/12/18
Apparently I have a catfish thread I need to go check out later when I'm not at work. lol
@echo-charlietango YES to the freebies thread. I was also thinking we should do a registry thread.
And what about a PSA thread for deals? I was on Old Navy this morning and a bunch of their maternity stuff is on sale and some stuff is an extra 20% off. I got 4-5 shirts, a side panel pair of shorts, and another pair of shorts for $47 total!
@coco2787 We still have all the stuff we'd need (mostly.. we'd need a crib and convertible carseats) but I may do what you did and just delete stuff before I make it public so I can get the free box! It sounds like it had lots of great stuff.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!Does anyone else struggle with eczema/skin issues? I'm asking because my left hand is currently a wreck. I visited the doctor who said it's exacerbated by water (well, he used some fancy doctor term but I can't remember it) and gave me a prescription for a steroid hand cream.
The thing is, I know steroids are bad to use long-term. But this stupid rash! The cream works so well for it but never completely takes it away, and then the minute I stop using it or am inconsistent (because inconsistency is my life) it comes right back in full fury. Right now I'm trying to give my hand a break from the cream and two of my knuckles have literally cracked open.
Sigh. Maybe this is a dear diary post. Maybe I need to make another appointment. But if anyone has input it would be appreciated.
TTC #1 January 2016
BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016
Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018
BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
If there was every proof necessary that she was an AW that was it. Who tells people I’m leaving and asks how to do it? Bish, just delete the app. I was dying laughing.
One thing I can say about this BMB so far in comparison to my last one, you guys have a decent barometer for the snark. My last board was mean for no reason at times, but liked to label it as snark. It wasn’t it was just meanness.
I was was a little worried at first when people started talking about bringing in the snark, cuz I was still scarred from last time. But this has been great.
All that to say carry on with the snark and weeding out the “losers and trolls.”
FTM, 2 Furbabies
married 03/17/07
lived in Houston, Austin, Los Angeles and NYC
due: 2/15/17
So, anyone have ideas of a dress or style that I can buy for under $50 that might work? The wedding is outdoors, so I want to look nice, but it's not black tie or anything. I'm 5'4" and was a size 4 before, so I know like mid-length dresses don't work on me well. Knee or floor length is preferred. Bonus for anyone who finds something that won't "show off" my changing figure yet, but I might be able to wear to outdoor weddings in July and August too.