Board Organization **Please Read**

inthewoods23

Grabbed a bunch of stuff from past BMBs for board organization.

Some links that you may find helpful:

• What do all of those abbreviations mean?
• How do I add a siggy? Tickers? Spoilers?
• How do I 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 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: 
• Post your own thread if you have a confirmed loss (please use a TW)
• 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

Weekly threads suggestions! Feel free to add any others you think would be helpful/fun.

Some boards do weekly ticker changes while others do weekly due date check-ins (ex, DD 1st week of March.). If there's not a lot of participation, we can just do a single weekly check-in thread.

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

MONDAY
Monday Bitch Fest
Meal Plan Monday
Weekly (or monthly) symptoms thread

TUESDAY
Ten Things Tuesday
High Risk Check-in

WEDNESDAY
Hump day/bump day 
Weekly randoms 
WTF Wednesday

THURSDAY

Unpopular opinion (UO)
Thankful Thursdays

FRIDAY
Flame Free Friday Confessions (FFFC) 
Product Spotlight: ____________ (e.g. strollers, car seats, etc.)

SATURDAY
Weekend Randoms

MONTHLY
What my pregnant self is eating/crying?    
Appointments Thread
Symptoms Thread           
AMA Mama check in 
FTM Check-In
STM+ Check-In

OTHER THREADS
GTKY Threads
High Risk 
Milestone Threads (specific appointments/weeks gestation, etc)
Breastfeeding
PGAIF Check-In (Pregnant After Infertility)
PGAL Check-In (Pregnant After Loss)
TTGP Grad Check-In
Single Moms
Moms of Multiples

LIST OF PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT TOPICS

Vitamins
Pregnancy Books/apps
Skincare Products for Mama
Pillows/Sleep Gear
Maternity clothes
Baby Carriers
Strollers
Car seats
Breast Pumps and Accessories
Diapering
Cribs, travel cribs, sleeping surfaces
Bath time
Diaper bags
Baby monitors
Baby Apparel
Rocking chairs, gliders
Formula/Food Stuff
Toys
Blankets
Health and safety
Bottles
Travel accessories
Teething accessories
Intangibles
Baby Containers
Hospital Bag Essentials
Keepsakes and Memorabilia
Postpartum Essentials for Mom
Organization/Storage solutions
Misc. Your #1 Must Have
Nursing clothes, bras
Books for baby
Baby (0-3m) summer/fall essentials
Baby (6-9m) winter/spring essentials

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

Let's have a great BMB ladies!