Ok...I have one...I am very sad that our board seems to have been completely ghosted for what I can only guess at this point is because of the Facebook group. I don't begrudge anyone moving over, I just thought we would at least make it through the birth announcements before the mass exodus. I know I only have myself to blame since I am not a Facebook user and have made the conscious decision to not be, but I am feeling sad about the whole thing.
Good luck to all the new Mamas out there! I will still be hanging out here to see if anyone makes it back after surviving the first few weeks with a newborn....
@egirl1025 I totally understand! I do both but this I can have up at work and FB I can't so I would rather this continue some too! I was hoping some would check back in periodically, but I know we have had a lot of births recently so I get the business everyone is going through too.
FFC: I totally lurk the other BMBs daily and there are some great finds out there! August is shaping up to be a crazy board too.
I don’t have an uo/fffc but that makes so much since everyone is on Facebook. I usually just read post, and assumed people just were busy with newborns!
I miss the board too. I don’t do FB groups bc I like the anonymity of the Bump, but I was looking forward to reading everyone’s birth stories. Hopefully the others come back to update!
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Hi ladies! It’s definitely been more active on FB... I’m sure a lot of ladies will come back with updates on births. A lot of us have been having problems with the app being super slow, which is why we’ve switched to FB. It takes me sooo much longer to do anything on the app lately that I’ve been avoiding it.
Honestly most of my time has been taken up by my newborn lol. I'm on FB a lot, but mostly just to post pictures of said newborn. ETA: Half my post disappeared.
I feel like my app has been hacked... Every so often it will switch over to the mobile browser and then show that I have won some Amazon thingy... Extremely annoying!!
FFC: Forgot to eat breakfast this morning...didn't even think about it until I got to work. Luckily my coworker gave me some chocolate hazelnut oreos yesterday so that's my breakfast Also can't decide if I was actually having super intense BH last night or just dreamed it. And I keep having the conversation with myself that depending on how progress looks Friday I'll either get my shit together quickly or not feel that bad about procrastinating (and hopefully still get my shit together because seriously it's crunch time and could happen at any moment) if there isn't any progress...what is wrong with me!? It's like I haven't realized this could happen ANYTIME NOW
FFFC: I have been having major SPD, to the point that tears are streaming down my face when I walk or roll over in bed. I’m only 37 weeks on Monday and thinking of trying all the old wives tales. I can’t stop working until this baby is coming.
I didn't even know there was a FB, I was wondering about the lack of interaction here. I would love some more of that to be honest. It's why I am here, when I can.
Just like @supercoolstephy I am still preggo and grumpy, though, so there is that... My lack of energy mostly comes from the contractions I've been having since Christmas weekend. The suckers don't do much at all in terms of progress, so I am exhausted for nothing.
Possibly UO: Raspberry Leaf Tea is crap and doesn't do a thing. For me, whenever I had a cup or two or so, my contractions would actually go away instead of do anything, so I am disenchanted there. Heard good things about it, but um... I don't believe in it at all now.
Ditto on missing this board. I check it daily hopeful for some interaction but usually nothing is going on. It’s so sad!! I expected more postpartum threads
UO: actually probably not unpopular but after bing off work for 5 days I'm slightly sad I'm back at work, but I also still don't think I can manage being a SAHM because I literally did nothing but go to the grocery store or watch netflix for those 5 days and I went to the grocery store or target or something similar multiple days...Maybe it would be different with a kid but I still think I would lose it and I have no idea what I'm going to do on maternity leave once we get on a semi schedule and I'm not a zombie.
I have to agree with you @conineml maternity leave is a tad on the boring side. Plus it is a constant guessing game about what is the right thing to do for your baby. I definitely do not have what it takes to be a stay at home mom. Also depending on how long you are on maternity leave for, I did six weeks last time and I just had the whole thing down just in time to go back to work. I have eight weeks this time, so maybe the extra two will be time to actually have some fun... Lol.
Also bored. On the plus side, my house is extra clean because there’s only so much sitting around watching shows I can do in one day. DH went out to lunch with a friend today and I was SO jealous. At least he took the toddler with him. Having a baby around flu season kinda sucks when you can’t get out much. We have to go back to the hospital tomorrow for a PKU test so yayyyy!
@egirl1025 it tests for metabolic issues (and probably some other things too). It’s also called a newborn screening. The first was done in the hospital and the next is done at 8-14 days old. Might be a state thing- Texas keeps a registry of it
^^ seriously, its so sad to look forward to Dr. visits.
I'm a week pp and still kind of enjoying an excuse to just read and watch TV, especially since I'm still so tired. We've started going for a little daily walk, which helps. But I do remember last time at around 2-3 weeks going completely stir crazy, once I felt better. Guess I'm going to have to get brave and get out for some 2 kid outings.
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I agree, it’s so hard to have babe during flu season! Especially since the vaccine was not super effective this year. I wanted to get out right away but pediatrician said preferably no public places for 1-2 months other than family members homes ughhhhh. Not that that is set in stone or a must but probably a good idea if possible for the time being.
I’m not sure where to put this but is it too late to joint the Facebook group? i haven’t used Facebook groups before really... not sure how they work. And I tried scrolling to find the Facebook group request thread it must be wayyyy back there though. Admins? Help?
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Good luck to all the new Mamas out there! I will still be hanging out here to see if anyone makes it back after surviving the first few weeks with a newborn....
FFC: I totally lurk the other BMBs daily and there are some great finds out there! August is shaping up to be a crazy board too.
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Baby #3: Due January 2018
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Also can't decide if I was actually having super intense BH last night or just dreamed it. And I keep having the conversation with myself that depending on how progress looks Friday I'll either get my shit together quickly or not feel that bad about procrastinating (and hopefully still get my shit together because seriously it's crunch time and could happen at any moment) if there isn't any progress...what is wrong with me!? It's like I haven't realized this could happen ANYTIME NOW
Also, bump has not been my friend lately either.
Just like @supercoolstephy I am still preggo and grumpy, though, so there is that... My lack of energy mostly comes from the contractions I've been having since Christmas weekend. The suckers don't do much at all in terms of progress, so I am exhausted for nothing.
Possibly UO: Raspberry Leaf Tea is crap and doesn't do a thing.
For me, whenever I had a cup or two or so, my contractions would actually go away instead of do anything, so I am disenchanted there. Heard good things about it, but um... I don't believe in it at all now.
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I'm a week pp and still kind of enjoying an excuse to just read and watch TV, especially since I'm still so tired. We've started going for a little daily walk, which helps. But I do remember last time at around 2-3 weeks going completely stir crazy, once I felt better. Guess I'm going to have to get brave and get out for some 2 kid outings.