**READ FIRST!** BOARD ORGANIZATION INFO

cmjenkies

Hope you all don't mind, I went ahead and borrowed this from one of the previous BMBs to get us started. We can go through and pick what we will and won't use to meet our needs, but for now, this is a good template. That being said - welcome to the February 2019 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.

Some links that you may find helpful:
What do all of those abbreviations mean?
How to add a signature
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 an "@" 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. Be sure to log out and log back in after changing your username. If you are having issues doing it that way, you can email community@thebump.com 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 (sixth from the left, next to the emoji button) 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
        -Add yourself to the spreadsheet
        -Feel free to start one of the weekly posts listed below: if a post is "assigned" but hasn't been started by midday, 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 (there is a thread on the open 1st tri page for this if you must)
        -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.

Here are some weekly/monthly ideas that may be good to start with. We can always add to best suit our boards needs, so please let me know if you have any other ideas! **Please let me know in a comment below if you would like to take charge and post one of these threads each week, and I will add your name! If an assigned thread isn't posted by midday, anyone is free to post it! If a certain thread isn't assigned, but you want to post it, GO FOR IT! This is just to help make sure everything is organized and clean.**

** MONDAY
Weekly Randoms
Monday Bitchfest
Product Spotlight: __________ (e.g., strollers, car seats, etc.)
Ask a STM
Monday Ticker Change >> @mainemama_

**TUESDAY
Twatwaffle (TW) Tuesday or TMI Tuesday
First Time Mom Check-In
GTKY >> @mainemama_
High Risk Pregnancy Check-In
Moms of Multiples Check-In
Ten Things Tuesday >> @darkstar42
Tuesday Ticker Change

**WEDNESDAY
WTF Wednesday >> @cmjenkies
HDBD (Hump Day, Bump Day)
PGAL Check-In >> @bethica83
Second Time Mom+ Check-In--every 2 weeks >> @SquirttheTurtle
Plus-size Mom Check-In
Wednesday Ticker Change

**THURSDAY
Unpopular Opinion (UO) Thursday >> @ginger1228
TTGP Grad Check-In
What My Pregnant Self is Eating
Thursday Ticker Change

**FRIDAY
Flame Free Friday Confession (FFFC) >> @cmjenkies
Why My SO is a ...
Why My Pregnant Self is Crying
Fit Mom Friday/Healthy Habits Check-In
Friday Ticker Change >> @ginger1228

**SATURDAY
Why my SO is Awesome
Weekend Randoms
Pregnant after IF
Saturday Ticker Change

**SUNDAY
Weekly Questions
AMA Check in
HG Check in
Weekly symptoms Thread
Weekly appointments
Sunday Ticker Change
Meal planning/ideas  >> @mainemama_

**MONTHLY
CS/VBAC Support Thread
Home Birth/Birth Center Support Thread
Financial Preparation

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! For example, some boards do weekly ticker changes while others do weekly due date check-ins (ex, DD 1st week of Nov.). 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, and hopefully we won't end up answering the same question 2,000 times. Let's have a great BMB ladies!

cmjenkies

@BumpAdmin sticky please and thank you?

ginger1228

@cmjenkies thanks for posting! I’m mobile too, so I couldn’t help. 

I can take UO Thursdays (mostly bc I like the gifs for it!). Right now my ticker change is Friday, but that might change at my appointment in a couple weeks, but I don’t care to take Fridays and then I can change if it chsnges (and no one has my new TC). 

mainemama_

I can do Monday ticker change and GTKY. Does anyone like the idea of a Sunday/Monday meal plan. I’ve been in a rut with meals and we did this on my last BMB and it was fun to get ideas 

ginger1228

@mainemama_ love the meal plan idea! I’m so sick of making the same things over and over. 

bethica83

@mainemama love the meal plan idea.

Thanks for getting this posted @cmjenkies, I was mobile last night and really hoped someone would get this up

Do you guys think daily ticker changes are needed or could we just have a weekly thread we all contribute to on the day we update? I guess it might depend how big the group gets but it is a nice way for us all to get to know each other.

Also I will be happy to take PGAL Check-in on Wednesday

ChloandCoco

@bethica83 I think daily ticker changes work better when the group gets really big. 

squirttheturtle

@ginger1228 we can manage STM+ check in.

ginger1228

Agree that daily ticker change is better while group is large. About halfway through it seems to slow down so we could look at combining them then?

@SquirttheTurtle - got it!

bethica83

@ginger1228 @ChloandCoco sounds good - we can see what happens as time goes on.

cmjenkies

Thanks everyone! I’ll update this to show who wants to do what later today.

and I can take on WTF Wednesday’s and FFFC’s because lord knows I have a lot of those here lately. 

darkstar42

I'm happy to take Ten Things Tuesdays!

katieann0219

Just a friendly ask,  I'm consulting the acronym cheat sheet all the time but still finding it tough to follow and learn as a first time user and newly pregnant for the first time,  keep us less experienced in mind,  I can't find what TW means and seen several use it,  thinking maybe trigger words?  Thanks all

cmjenkies

@katieann0219 it’s okay! Don’t hesitate to ask if something doesn’t make sense or you need clarification. TW does mean trigger warning.

jesslinnn

I’ll take “Fit Mom Friday/Healthy Habits Check-In” 

eliseirene31613

Where do I find the spreadsheet??

squirttheturtle

@ginger1228 I can do the AMA check in and CS/VBAC SUPPORT thread.

disneybaby84

I can do Ask a STM

kayjay44

Thanks for already having this in place - I had to help do it for my last BMB and it was a shit show because the newbies didn't like the organization and didn't get that EVERY BOARD is basically arranged this way

LuLiLaEv

I can take What My Pregnant Self Is Eating

shellperry

I’ll take Thursday ticket change

lokibear89

I can do Tuesday ticker change:)

okayestmom12

I can do the Plus Size Mom Check In

elliecele17

okayestmom12 said:

I can do the Plus Size Mom Check In

I’m looking forward to this 

KristoKekerooni

I guess I'm taking the product spotlights.

okayestmom12

@cmjenkies - I'll take Product Spotlights & Ticker Changes (since I've already been doing them). 

jessier19

I'll take the FTM check-in each week

lifeofboggs

Do you guys want to start a what I wish I would have known thread or is it too soon?

lzzfrancisco

@lifeofboggs not too soon!

lifeofboggs

Great I’ll start itlzzfrancisco said:

@lifeofboggs not too soon!

madreofdragons

I will probably start a High Risk thread soon, once we get more people needing it. 

cas060

Does anyone want to do the sunday ticker change? Its been mia a cpl weeks now.  I can do it if no one else is interested but im really not very creative

lzzfrancisco

cass06_07 said:

Does anyone want to do the sunday ticker change? Its been mia a cpl weeks now.  I can do it if no one else is interested but im really not very creative

Please do it. Im not reliable enough, and I dont know how many of us there are. 

cas060

@lzzfrancisco ,alright, sounds good.  If someone else comes along and wants to do Sunday, Ill hand it over.

sjnsjnsjn

Who has HDBD because I finally took a bump shot!! Hahaha #dork

hannahbananas11

I'll do a DIY/Let's Get Crafty thread on the second Sunday of each month. The idea will be to share pictures and/or updates of stuff we're working on or have completed, and brainstorm with each other.

Edit: I should add: many projects posted will probably be baby-related, but all crafting things are welcome!

allthingsgo

If it’s ok I’d like to take over the Friday ticker change as the person who usually does it seems to have gone MIA. 

febmum

I'm taking on Tuesday tickers

madreofdragons

I’m going to take over Thursday ticker. 

lzzfrancisco

Anyone heard from @mainemama_? We havent done a GTKY in forever. Can I take over? And monday ticker change, since Im no longer a Sunday due date. 

hannahbananas11

@lzzfrancisco It looks like the last time she was on here was a month ago, so someone else will probably need to take over the GTKY. Do you want to post that one? I don't mind doing it if you don't want to. 
ETA: app autocorrected a word so I fixed it.