A Memorial for The Pile

[kcebeling]

A bump becomes a pile when it dies and goes flat on its back... Since the old neighborhood is gone, I think it is fitting to commemorate what once was by sharing our best, favorite, or first memories.

My first time was while I was away on a work trip. I had just found out I was pregnant and I was feeling very alone, seeing that wine and I had just abruptly broken up. I would not see the husband for another four days and I refused to tell him over the phone. After my first post, I saw the gorgeous Vivienne Lee curtseying in her lovely green and white gown (with a 17" waist) and the beautiful abvintage said the kindest, most normalizing things. After that, I was hooked on contributing to the community. I'm beyond flattered to be here with you in our new spot.

[runningmommy519]

I don't remember the first time because it was a long time ago but this second time around the first thing that popped into my head was "butt baby." any of my TTGP ladies remember that?

[nbalkin]

I still remember the fister on TTGP. Anyone else ?

[mosdub]

My fondest memories are from Cards Against Humanity on the TTGP board - I popped in a game with all the regs and they were so welcoming and hilarious. It really helped me feel more included in the community and get to know everyone's personalities even better!

runningmommy519 we might have overused the write-in "butt baby" for CAH a LOT.

For example, I remember the black card was once: "I pooped. What came out of my butt?" (I'm paraphrasing) and we had at least 2 "butt baby" cards. Haha!

[runningmommy519]

nbalkin I remember someone mentioning it and bumping the thread but I wasn't there when it happened at first

[nbalkin]

Jan 22, 2015 20:49:04 GMT -5 runningmommy519 said:

nbalkin I remember someone mentioning it and bumping the thread but I wasn't there when it happened at first

Oh it was great. She had her bf or dh fisting her in preparation for delivery. That was epic.

[divinemsbee]

Butt baby, fisting, clear period, all of those good times.

[jumparoundbucky]

I remember on TTGP when we had the crazy talking about her clear period vs her regular period. The fisting chick was epic, too.

[kmartturtle]

OMG Butt baby. I remember crying from laughing at that one.

I want to know if fisting ever worked out for homegirl. Lol

Gah.

Does anyone remember onion vagina from November-ish? mosdub?

[ajetter]

I missed clear period chick, but the fisting and the butt baby were seriously epic.

[malelz]

My first memory is from TTGP last Feb. I started lurking and thought "These ladies are mean and fucking crazy!" I had been using the (useless) Glow app. The ladies advised me to switch to FF, take the fertility course, and start temping. They sounded so convincing and informed, I decided to give it a try. Halfway through the month I completely stopped using other apps. I tested positive CD 23 of that same cycle. I loved TB after that! TBH, I'm definitely blunt and honest about things I'm well educated on IRL. Don't know why I didn't see that right of the bat in TTGP.

[abvintage]

I remember coming to theBump after finding out I'm pregnant and needing to let it outdo I wouldn't spill the beans to DH before I could plan a surprise. It was interesting how many women had already joined even though my due date was on the 2nd.

I had I idea about the culture or the regs vs newbs. After one disastrous posting and starting to become more involved I realized how much I loved having so many kindred "bitch" spirits! I don't really have some great love for theBump but I do have a great appreciation of our group! I'm so glad so many made it over and sad about the few who I enjoyed who have not yet crossed over to us.

GBCB!

[oopsiedaisies]

I got nothing other than to say that I'm glad that my faves have all transitioned over. I didn't get it for the longest time with my first BMB, and I wish that I had earlier...but now all those ladies are super close and I love it. We're about to have 2 year olds!!

[mosdub]

Jan 22, 2015 21:33:58 GMT -5 kmartturtle said:

OMG Butt baby. I remember crying from laughing at that one.

I want to know if fisting ever worked out for homegirl. Lol

Gah.

Does anyone remember onion vagina from November-ish? mosdub?

Oooh yeaaaaah!  Haha, poor gal.  I can't say I ever had that symptom, though I could easily smell onion on my hands the day after cooking with them (obviously after several bouts of washing my hands) so maybe she just had onion hands? 

[anaberry]

Jan 22, 2015 20:52:14 GMT -5 nbalkin said:

Jan 22, 2015 20:49:04 GMT -5 runningmommy519 said:

nbalkin I remember someone mentioning it and bumping the thread but I wasn't there when it happened at first

Oh it was great. She had her bf or dh fisting her in preparation for delivery. That was epic.

Holy shit! WTF?!?! Insert nope octopus here! 

Edit: fat fingers wrote hope instead of nope... Not what I wanted to say.

[motownthrowdown]

First memory was lurking on ttgp and birth stories. Favorite memory was finally joining with a name after my bfp and having someplace to talk about all the pregnancy stuff. So glad I followed over here during the purge...you ladies are wonderful!

[anaberry]

I got in TB the day I got my BFP. Had no idea what it was about, and then I was sucked in.. Just like that. I love that I got Aug15.

[svenskalamb13]

According to my profile, I made my account during my computer class while in high school. I guess I had a scare but wanted to prepare myself. With DS I was around but not too often. I came back right when I found out I was pregnant again. I have been stuck here ever since, even after several times of wanting to leave and never come back again. I cant get enough of you guys

[quietdownfish]

On our BMB we once had a person tell us we were all lazy and spent too much time on the internet. She didn't have time because she "Had a smart phone and a toddler" Da faq?

We used that as an excuse for everything.

I remember the fisting story. Prime dump reading.

[Deleted]

After a chemical pregnancy at the end of August, we started trying again right away, but when we got our BFP Dec. 1st, my head and heart were still kind of messed up. After hubs and I got said BFP, we high fived and went back to watching House of Cards, barely processing the news.
When hubs went to work the next morning, we were like "yay!" but after he left, I was a crying, stupid mess. I was in bed, afraid to move- I was acting like an egg that needed to be in a protective egg crate. I hate drama and needing people, and since we weren't telling anyone yet, I didn't have anyone to reach out to. Cue "The Bump," where one of the first posts I read was "PGAL check-in." Having no idea what that was, I pretty much had to Google abbreviations for a month when I first joined, it slowly dawned on me. That's what I have! "pregnant after a loss" brain! Everyone else was mentioning their irrational fears, their obsessive wiping/checking, how they were scared to get excited...all of it. So anyway, it helped immensely. After I recognized the issue, I could then better handle it.
And I don't check every time I wipe now. Well, not EVERY time.

[tmclawchick]

On the 1st Tri board back in '09 someone came on, gushing about the magical moment she "felt the sperm meet with the egg".... it was legendary. She stuck around too, as our constant source of unicorns and rainbows.

[elizabeth11]

I remember butt baby and clear period.

I wasn't there for the beginning of the fisting thread but oh I read it!

I came to TTGP a year ago a couple months after my loss looking for other women who were in the same position.

[gidgetgirl08]

Jan 23, 2015 9:05:04 GMT -5 tmclawchick said:

On the 1st Tri board back in '09 someone came on, gushing about the magical moment she "felt the sperm meet with the egg".... it was legendary. She stuck around too, as our constant source of unicorns and rainbows.

Oh my gosh I remember that post!

Until this BMB I was mostly just a lurker - since 2009 -  with breaks in between pregnancies. Then I found this group and felt good about joining in. I'm even more comfortable now that we aren't on "the pile".

[tmclawchick]

Jan 23, 2015 9:57:12 GMT -5 gidgetgirl08 said:

Jan 23, 2015 9:05:04 GMT -5 tmclawchick said:

On the 1st Tri board back in '09 someone came on, gushing about the magical moment she "felt the sperm meet with the egg".... it was legendary. She stuck around too, as our constant source of unicorns and rainbows.

Oh my gosh I remember that post!

Until this BMB I was mostly just a lurker - since 2009 -  with breaks in between pregnancies. Then I found this group and felt good about joining in. I'm even more comfortable now that we aren't on "the pile".

Ahhhh!!! I'm so glad someone else remembers it!!! It was amazing!

[llw42614]

I joined TTGP in October when we decided to ttc and instantly fell in love! It was crazy how I could feel so connected to women I had never met IRL.
I lurked and learned about FF and temping and started all of it instantly. I would have completely missed O if I wasn't bc it didn't happen until CD20! Without that board I would definitely not be in August 15!
Even though I was technically still a newb I really tried to contribute. I love the snark and GIFs and can't stand all of the WKing and bullshit that is ruining that place now. Super glad everyone transitioned over here!!
Biblio was def my first bump crush... Now it's hard to pick I love you all!

Now I was blessed with a re-post of the fisting thread but totally missed onion vagina & clear period. Bummer :-(
I do remember the girl who said she could smell her period and she knew she was late bc she could smell it & it wasn't there yet!
Oh and recently somebody trying to dis Kmart asking if that's where she worked.. That was an epic fail!

[skylark12]

I joined mid December right after our BFP. I lurked and thought at first "man this girls are tough" and then realized we were actually long lost snarky kindred spirits. Then all hell broke loose with cliff jumping and I knew I had to stick around. Oh and butthurt noobs, I had to help educate the masses.

[aracale]

I first started lurking on TTGP a few years ago when we thought we might start trying. We ended up waiting, but I learned all about FF and temping/charting which I never would have known about otherwise. It made me feel so much more in control when we did start trying.

I remember fisting chick and thinking, oh hell no!

[sunshinelady15]

I joined the day I started taking my IVF medication. I lurked for a bit to see how things went in the Infertility Boards. I didn't read everything that I should have though because I had no clue that there was term involving the word "baby" that was a trigger for loss moms. I was a 3 time loss mom so though it wasn't a trigger for me to remember my losses, it was for some women. I received the nicest private message explaining this to me. I thought that was nice of her to do it this way and not rip me a new one. I guess seeing my signature and all that I went through trying to conceive myself, she gave me a pass and I appreciated it. when I got my BFP @nariadreaming pointed me in the right direction for my next steps and good boards to join. She was so nice and I appreciated her for being a wonderful mod for my short time on the infertility board. Then off to the BMB I went. I still checked in as often as I could because "once a Tiny Turkey, always a Tiny Turkey!"

[princessn678]

Jan 23, 2015 9:05:04 GMT -5 tmclawchick said:

On the 1st Tri board back in '09 someone came on, gushing about the magical moment she "felt the sperm meet with the egg".... it was legendary. She stuck around too, as our constant source of unicorns and rainbows.

This is what I was going to post about tmclawchic, we must have been on the boards around the same time. I was acutally looking through my posts and comments to see if I could find the post to share a link. I still use my old user name so all the post and comments are still listed, just need to find it. 

[kcebeling]

Jan 24, 2015 16:07:43 GMT -5 princessn678 said:

Jan 23, 2015 9:05:04 GMT -5 tmclawchick said:

On the 1st Tri board back in '09 someone came on, gushing about the magical moment she "felt the sperm meet with the egg".... it was legendary. She stuck around too, as our constant source of unicorns and rainbows.

This is what I was going to post about tmclawchic, we must have been on the boards around the same time. I was acutally looking through my posts and comments to see if I could find the post to share a link. I still use my old user name so all the post and comments are still listed, just need to find it. 

That might top the fisting comment...