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October 2014 Moms
trackgirlparis
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Advice From Oct13 (Gif Style)
trackgirlparis
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Hello future October 2014 moms! The infamous TB October 2013 wolfpack thought we should lend you all some helpful tips for your 9 months of pregnancy and life once baby arrives. You might also receive some helpful advice on how to get the most out of this board.
FUTURE O14 MOD: I, the O13 Mod, made this sticky so it stays at the top as women get their BFPs and start joining. I think you can un-sticky it. If not, just let me know. ~ @Kimbo1216
FUTURE O14 MOD: I, the O13 Mod, made this sticky so it stays at the top as women get their BFPs and start joining. I think you can un-sticky it. If not, just let me know. ~ @Kimbo1216
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Re: Advice From Oct13 (Gif Style)
Greetings from O13!
You are here because you got a BFP (Big Fat Positive) and shit just got real.
Now you have found yourself on a BMB (Birth Month Board) wide open with so many possibilities.
You are not always going to get along with every bumpie here.
But if you put in the effort, you will make a lot of really great friends over the next few months.
And find some great emotional support.
Always be appreciative for what you have, especially when the subject of baby showers comes along.
Make sure to appreciate your fellow bumpies too!
Before you know it, you will be giving advice to the October '15 group like a seasoned pro.
Enjoy and have a happy and healthy nine months!
most deft this one:
oh, you want to know if what you're losing is your mucus plug?
Congratulations!!! Welcome to the new gals and I wish you the best! You have an awesome journey ahead of you. It's crazy for me to think that just a few weeks from now is the 1 year anniversary of my BFP. My life has changed so much, I can't imagine not having my LO in my life now.
So do:
Before you:
That's how my first trimester went, anyhow!
Congrats again!
visit your trusty chiropractor! I started seeing one at 10 weeks pregnant when I already had sciatica, and it helped SO MUCH.
Stay active in pregnancy for as long as you can, even if you don't feel great doing it. Modify workouts as best you can, but keep doing something. Your body will thank you for it later!
Remember that each moment is fleeting and special.
And when you go into labor and
It's temporary and you forget as soon as you hold your baby.
At times you'll be terrified. But
Oh and sleep as much as possible.
Really, try to have fun.
OH AND RESEARCH BREASTFEEDING IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. IF YOU THINK LABOR IS HARD WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE TRYING TO BREASTFEED A PIRANHA AND YOUR NIPPLES ARE BLEEDING.
I'll let @cousinvicki show you the diagram but know that when you are reading this you're not showing yet. No baby bump. (Some of you probably just GBCB. ..)
O13 is
We are known for lots of things. Including our unrivaled snark, gif parties, and most recently hashtag usage.
#pregnancyishard
#trytoenjoy
#educateyoselfbeforeyouwreckyoself
#sleepallthetime
#nobumpsuntil12weeksitsjustbloat
#gestationaldiabetestestssuckdontpostresults
#layonyourstomachwhileyoucan
#medormedfreenoonecares
#formulaorbreastfednoonecares
#youreprobablyagoodmomaslongasyourkidisfedandclean
#it
#isapoundsignincaseyouforgot
Baby Girl Born: April 2014
If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, I will answer you:
More friendly advice...
No cares if you are a SAHM (stay at home mom) or a WM (working mom), both are hard jobs.
No one cares how much weight you have gained OR not gained, and please do NOT post "I haven't gained any weight; my ass and calves are tighter than they used to be, and I look haut".
Don't accept newbs right away...make them earn your love.
Don't engage in food wars...eat the damn lunch meat already!
Do not use ignorant racial/ethnic/homophobic slurs, you will be flamed.
Do not feed your young baby bananas and post it on FB thinking the other bumpies will not be the wiser.
Be sure to ALWAYS include a Friends gif when gif-ing...and pronounce gif with a hard g sound.
And using teeny bopper redic language like "totes" and "deft" is awesome:
Be sure you know the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE.
And for God's sake DO NOT blame all your bitchiness on hormones!!
When you voice an opinion or say something not so bright..do not get all butthurt. You will get called out. These are the same women that will be there to support you when needed.
Do not be the board that starts out saying lets be the board that gets along...Kumbaya..etc....there will be disagreements . If you are bored and need entertainment, it is sometimes fun to feed the trolls
Refer to CV fundal height chart, know the difference between gender and sex, do not start a FB group and for god sakes EAT THE FUCKING JIMMY JOHNS! Eat it proud and eat it cold!
Also, I love that the BFPs haven't even begun for Oct14 and a bunch of other BMB ladies have already invaded.
#wecallitpoundingnothashtags
#youprobablygotpoundedyourbabydaddythatswhyyouarehere
#im2lazy2gif
#imstillcooliswear
#hh9mos
even if someone tells you this:
All you can do is be the kind of poster YOU want to be. You can't control anyone else. So no lectures you softies that can't take the heat.
But once you get to "know" everyone, you will make some awesome friends and find it truly is a support community. You may even feel like this about some posters:
You will get lots and lots of advice.
For good advice--just say:
For bad advice, just:
But think in your head:
Learn to discern the difference.
But most importantly:
For those that don't do their own research and come on to ask stupid, easily Google-able questions, keep this in your pocket: https://lmgtfy.com/
This is true for pregnancy and once you have your baby. Like I said: Research. And even more importantly, be confident in the decisions you make. Someone will ALWAYS disagree. That's okay so long as you are doing what is right for your family.
I take that back. You can do what is right for your family so long as it's NOT Baby Wise. :P
No
Most likely you won't have an ideal pregnancy/birth/baby. So just go ahead and:
but you can deft still hope.
Oh. And if you side-eyed me for saying deft: stop now. Go ahead and accept it as an acceptable term.
And to echo my fellow O13 mamas. Yes. Breastfeeding is HARD! It' also awesome and rewarding. But for something that is so natural, it doesn't come naturally for most. So research in advance, and don't listen to the pedi's advice. The worst BF advice I hear generally comes from a pedi. If you want to be sucessfull, the best thing you can remember when you are faced with an issue is to: nurse, nurse, nurse. Nursing is the answer to almost all BF issues. Sometimes this is easier said than done, but it will do you well to remember it.
But don't worry if you don't look like this while doing it:
And as hard as it is in the begining, remember it WILL get easier. So be patient.
Above all else, just GIF away. GIF your responses as much as possible. You can even GIF your birth stories. Need a pick me up? Have a GIF party, Want to celebrate? Have a GIF Dance party. Something like this:
Congrats O14 Ladies!!!!
Sawyer Lynn
Born 10.11.13
I also found myself bobbing my head and smiling.
If you came to this board for some of this
A little of this:
And more of this:
You should probably just head straight over to babycenter.com now.
But the good news is, you can just wear dresses and flip flops. Because let's face it, maternity clothes aren't cheap.
AND you have the luxury (depending on where you live) of the temps cooling off right when you are at your most uncomfortable.
But, no matter the weather, and no matter how uncomfortable you are, you can always be lazy and hang out with your laptop on the couch, and still be guaranteed a fun time.
Because this place will be full of funny threads, entertaining drama, and most importantly- a bunch of women who are in the same boat as you & know just what you're going through.
Enjoy the ride, fellow October Mamas!!
BFP: 1.19.2013 - EDD: 10.2.2013 - It's a girl! 9.25.13: Welcome Addison!
Congratulations! You are all in for a journey. As you all get your BFPs, you are about to start one crazy ride that will expend this entire year. Some of you may be new to this pregnancy thing, and some are veterans. Embrace both! You'll learn from everyone.
Some of you may be
Its okay. I remember POAS and being so nervous. I peed on 3 more. I googled the incidence of false positives. (For those wondering, its very very rare!)
Others here will be all
I remember keeping it to just me and my close friends, it felt like a little secret that I could enjoy all myself. It also felt good to tell everyone finally, and relish in it. Everyone will tell at different times. Some may tell you to wait until the end of the 1st trimester at 13 weeks, and some of you will shout it before the stick dries! Its all okay. Enjoy it!
I can't tell you how I came upon this board. I was just perusing TB and wandered here. At first here we were all
and by the end of the journey, it was very much
For me, this board has been great to save my sanity. I would've never guessed that I'd be on this board nearly every day and it would be such a tight knit group of ladies. I've learned so much from everyone here. Pregnancy is full of all emotions and milestones. Its great to have people that are all going through it with you. The good and the bad. Yes, you may get the same questions 1000 times, but its because each person is excited, worried, or somewhere in between. Embrace it, you may be there at some point. Remember, everything is a phase and you will get through it! Once you hold that baby in your arms, you know that your life has changed so so much. You'll wonder how you ever existed before.
By this time next year, you will be holding your baby and you will be a veteran yourself and giving your own advice to O15!
PS: buy a magic Fisher Price seahorse.
Babywise is not child abuse - but feed your kid when he/ she is hungry for God's sake!
And a a cold turkey sandwich is not going to kill you or your baby. Eat it.
Be reasonable about what advice you will follow from books, the internet, etc and you will be fine. Your baby WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO! Trust me. My child gets pissed about three things... shitty pants, hunger, and being tired. We figured that out week one...and I didn't read it in a book.
Congratulations! Enjoy this journey!
#neverlearnedtogif
#promisetolearnforbaby#2
Congrats on your BFP!
and don't let pregnancy stop you from pole dancing if you pole
May Siggy: Baby in disguise
There will be threads on what to pack for the hospital/birth center. I spent hours packing and repacking a lot of crap that I didn't even think about using. Here's what I actually used (birth center). Water, chapstick, phone, hair tie, nightgown for delivery (short dress style), and stretchy comfortable nursing friendly clothes for post-delivery. All baby needed was a few diapers, a onesie, socks, hat, receiving blanket and car seat. Dad brought his phone, phone charger and camera, and really that was all he needed. When I unpacked my bag weeks after the birth (ain't nobody got time for that!) I was shocked at how naive I must have been for putting items like massage oils and magazines in my bag. Yep, nope. So my contribution to the advice is: DON'T OVERPACK. Focus that energy instead on cleaning your house now, or on resting.
Also, even though some of you will be puking your guts out soon (raises hand, yep, that was me too, and you have my utter sympathy) and that last month is a bitch, enjoy your pregnancy. Because it will fly by, and the next thing you know you will be giving advice to the Oct 15 mommies and feeling all nostalgic and weepy.