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the Bump forums do not seem welcoming
So I ventured over to The Bump just to look around since we will start trying in a few months. On the "trying to get pregnant" board I noticed a few people do introductions in the past few days and the regs immediately told them to read THIS sticky, and then that's all the regs really said. They didn't ask fun questions about mayo preference or anything- GOD! I just found the link really overwhelming and condescending. Like it's basically saying "don't ask us stupid questions that we've been asked 100 times". It made me feel like I should already know all about ovulation charting and stuff otherwise I am incompetent. (Um, no, I don't know anything about that stuff yet) It also says right when you find out you're pregnant, move to the first trimester board. Like it's a fucking crime to stay on TTGP board.
I dunno, it just doesn't seem like a nice way to welcome people. Sure, we get people here constantly asking about the same things (kicking out maids, cash bar, potlucks, etc) but we don't freak out on these people for not lurking. We just tell them the answer and move on. Sometimes we even like it because it's a fun drama thread. I feel like if you're THAT sick of the same questions, then you should leave the damn board rather than control what new people ask, you know? So yea.....I think I'm scared away from asking anything over there!
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Re: the Bump forums do not seem welcoming
I stopped taking the pill in January 2013. I had heard it could take up to a year to get pregnant so we were hoping by summer. I got pregnant the next week. So, just be aware. (but I also got pregnant this time on the pill, so yeah.)
:-D
We're not actually starting to try until next month though likely (wah), because we want to get the CF screening and rubella antibody results back first. I'll likely need an MMR booster, and you're supposed to wait 4 weeks after getting that before getting KU. So you should check into those things before you go off the pill. This was the soonest I could get into the doc once I figured that out or I would have done it sooner.
My sister got pregnant the first month off the pill; it doesn't always take a long time. And I think a lot of people probably don't understand their cycle completely after coming off BC, so they're not timing sex right and inflating the perception of how long it takes to ovulate again. I definitely would have been one of those people if I wasn't reading that Taking Charge book.
I'm sorry it's boring to you; I'm probably a giant nerd (or just highly uninformed. Probably both) but I found it fascinating.
Yes I definitely have some favorite names. Our last name ends in A so I think a girls name ending in A would have a nice ring. Like Anna or Layla. I can't stand names in the most popular list like Emma/ Olivia. And I plan to tell DH by giving him a Bruins onsie!! I don't know why but I've had that plan for years haha. What about you??