Welcome to the June 2018 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. [Note: I've borrowed this from what appears to be every other BMB
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Some links that you may find helpful:
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 change your username: log in to TheKnot, hover over My Knot, and click Account Settings. 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 (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
-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 mid morning, 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
-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
MONDAY
- Weekly Appointments
- Weekly Randoms
- Meal Plan Monday
- Monday Bitchfest
- Product Spotlight: __________ (e.g., strollers, car seats, etc.)
TUESDAY
- Twatwaffle (TW) Tuesday
- First Time Mom Check-In
- GTKY
- High Risk Pregnancy Check-In
- Moms of Multiples Check-In
WEDNESDAY
- WTF Wednesday
- HDBD (Hump Day, Bump Day)
- PGAL Check-In
- Second Time Mom+ Check-In
- Plus-size Mom Check-In
THURSDAY
- Due Date Weekly Check-in (separate thread for all 4 weeks)
- Unpopular Opinion (UO) Thursday
- TTGP Grad Check-In
- What My Pregnant Self is Eating
- Pregnant after IF
FRIDAY
- Flame Free Friday Confession (FFFC)
- Why My SO is a ...
- Why My Pregnant Self is Crying
- Fit Mom Friday
- Canadian check-in
SATURDAY
- Why my SO is Awesome
- Weekend Randoms
- Small Business Saturday
SUNDAY
- Weekly Ticker Change Gif Celebration
- Healthy Habits Check-In
- Weekly Questions
- AMA Check in
- HG Check in
- Symptoms Thread
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!
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!
UPDATED TO ADD: we have now reached the time limit on this post being editable.
Re: ***READ THIS FIRST*** Board Organization
Married August 2015
DS born 5/23/2018
TTC #2 July 2020
Married August 2015
DS born 5/23/2018
TTC #2 July 2020
Reminder to all: I have 3 more weeks to be able to edit the original post on this.
And what is the difference between Why my pg self is crying and threads like bitchfest/venting posts?
Are we going to use the Small business or HG Check-in? What is that even for?
Married March 2016
DD: born 7.22.16
DS EDD: 6.23.18
But i I honestly think that kind of stuff will kind of fall into place as we get further along. We are all very new in our pregnancies and super excited to talk about it and get to know each other. So in the beginning, it all kind of looks like a clusterf#%! - the board will find its rhythm as we get further along. And also, some threads will get completely dropped because people won’t use them and other threads will get added as we go. For example, a home birth check in will likely be added for those planning a home birth, etc. And then after the babies are all born, literally all of the threads will change to other stuff.
I guess what I am trying to say is it is going to change as we go along, so I really wouldn’t stress about trying to make it perfect now. The board will change as our needs for it change.
Married March 2016
DD: born 7.22.16
DS EDD: 6.23.18
DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU)
TTC #2: 12/2019
Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube
Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN
Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
DD: 09/16/14 @ 37 weeks
Baby #2: BFP 09/29 @ 11 DPO | EDD: 06/11/18
Betas: 10/04 - 235 | 10/10 - 2,975 | 10/13 - 8,150 | 10/16 - 21,987
DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU)
TTC #2: 12/2019
Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube
Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN
Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
Married March 2016
DD: born 7.22.16
DS EDD: 6.23.18
Additionally depending on how much traffic it gets it can either be a weekly check in or just an ongoing thread.
ETA grammar is important
DS: 6/1/18 (Pre-E; IUGR; seizures; NICU)
TTC #2: 12/2019
Sept 2020: HSG possible blocked right tube
Nov 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFN
Dec 2020: Letrozole + TI - BFP!!! EDD 9/18
I feel like there's so much i can't relate to some other ladies on the ticker change because they're 2 weeks ahead of me.
Me: 30 | DH: 34 | DSS: 14 | DS: 4
PG #2, EDD 10/12/2023
ETA: Correct dates
Married March 2016
DD: born 7.22.16
DS EDD: 6.23.18