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Hi everyone! Just wanted to ask has anyone here been told they have a low lying placenta? Went for an emergency appointment at 11 weeks because I started to bleed a bit. Doc says this was caused by low placenta forming, but to not worry because most cases it migrates. Now im reading some stories where it didn’t migrate and now Im kinda worried. So just wanted to know if anyone else here is on the same boat and to share with me what your doc has said or adviced on this matter.

TLDR; in seek of tips for living in a small space with a new baby.

Hi all! FTM here.

My husband and I live in a 989sqf house…3 bedrooms, 1 tiny bathroom. It was never meant to be a long term home (I bought it myself before I met him) but life and finances had other plans! We like our house and our neighborhood, and have added on outdoor space, but the lack of inside space has me nervous for when baby comes.

My primary concerns:

- our closets are TINY. One of our bedrooms serves as our closet/dressing room w/ a vanity table right now, and that’s the one that needs to be a nursery. We bought a bed frame for our bedroom that has drawers underneath, and I plan to purge a lot of my clothes, but still worried about fitting all of our things somewhere else. Our bathroom is not an option for makeup/hair tools/etc - the vanity is too small.
- additional context: the third bedroom is my office (I WFH) and our bedroom does not have enough room to have a dresser in it + a bassinet.

- our kitchen is a galley kitchen, and all our cabinets are in use. I’m worried about how much space we’ll need for baby accessories there as well.

I guess I’m looking for tips; what is needed for baby, what could be cut? Anyone living in a small space with tips on how to declutter/organize ahead of a new baby? Our basement is unfinished but we are currently working on cleaning it up for storage purposes. I know people say you don’t need a nursery right away since baby will be sleeping in our room, but I still want a dresser for him & changing table & rocker and stuff, if I can.

Thanks in advance!

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Company used: Natera

Date labs drawn: June 15, 2025

Date sample arrived at lab: June 17, 2025

Date of results: June 19, 2025

Results: Low-risk girl

Fetal fraction: 11%

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TW: body image

Hi! I hope this type of post is ok here. I am 11 weeks 3 days today, July 4. I am SO excited for baby to come and after 2 optimistic doctor’s visits, I have told about 10-15 very close friends and family members.

I went to a party today for the holiday and wore a swimsuit. I’ve been feeling a bit uncomfortable in my own skin and am getting used to bloat. Someone I don’t know very well immediately said “Oh my gosh! Are you pregnant? Congratulations!” before saying hello. I was taken off guard, as it’s still so early. My initial reaction should have been positive, as I am very excited, but instead it made me feel so self conscious and big for how early I am. I awkwardly said yes and I could tell she felt bad.

I have felt uncomfortable for the rest of the day, but am trying to be happy that I am taking good care of me and baby. I have never had significant body image issues, so these feelings are new for me.

Is anyone else experiencing any emotions like this?

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Sorry, I know it's still ages away! This is my first baby and due date is Jan 3rd so I'll be pretty big at Christmas 😅 my family are just over an hour away, partner's family just under 2 hrs.. we don't have space to host everyone and don't expect that we would want to at that point!

Has anyone thought about their Christmas plans yet? My mum offered to come to us and suggested a meal out. Maybe it would be better to just have Christmas in November and have them all come to us for a lunch somewhere. Anyone got ideas?

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Hi January 2027 Bumpers! Your friendly Mod Team here. We know you all have been curious about when the group is going to go private, and after discussion, we decided to follow what we've seen most bump groups do and go private shortly after the due dates near the end of January/early February hit 12 weeks, which ensures people have had their first medical ultrasound. The group will go private on August 1, 2026. Please submit verification information (discussed below) no later than July 31, 2026, or you will be booted from the group when it goes private. We of course will approve requests to join after July 31, but if you do not submit your verification information by then, you will be automatically removed from the group on August 1. We ask you to please not delay submitting the information, because the Mod Team (a small volunteer group of pregnant moms like you) have to manually approve each user, and there are thousands of you in this group!

Why go private? Bump groups routinely go private to prevent scammers, creeps, and solicitation. Unfortunately, pregnancy attracts sexual deviancy and people trying to sell things and/or capitalize on a vulnerable group. By going private, it will allow us to be more open and forthcoming with each other without fear of an unwelcome audience.

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California just passed 14 weeks of maternity leave starting Jan 1, 2027. I'm completely shocked!! This is my second baby, my first baby was born October 2024 and I had been a teacher for 9 years at that point and had hardly ever taken days off so I had a TON of sick leave banked and was able to take a mostly paid long maternity leave.

I was dreading that this leave would be almost entirely unpaid as I've barely had any time to accumulate sick leave. I'm shocked at how lucky the timing is.

Hey lovely ladies,

I just had my 12 weeks scan and everything looked perfect. Dr said she’s measuring on time, strong heartbeat and very little NT noticeable (1.1 maybe). We really like this doctor and it’s one of the best in Dubai.

However, she said her usual procedure is to have scans every two weeks for the entire pregnancy 😳 isn’t that very excessive?? I’m now overthinking, what if it’s something wrong and she didn’t tell me..that wouldn’t be possible, right? She actually mentioned this is her standard protocol.

I’m just wondering how manu scans do you usually do? Bi-weekly scans are they even normal?

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Hello friends. I am so nervous writing this into words but I feel like something is wrong with my babe :(

I should be 11 weeks and 3 days today. I had intercourse the other night and woke up with brown spotting the next day, but I also had it the two mornings after as well. None yesterday, but still 3 days seems like a lot for me.

My OB isn’t worried and my appointment is on July 9th but idk what to think.

This along with the “not feeling pregnant” thing is making me sad. All my pregnancy symptoms except for boob pain are kind of gone?

Anyway, just needed some people to talk to 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

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TW: Mention of previous early loss

I’m going to preface this by admitting I have had early losses last year including a miscarriage and ectopic, hence why I am heavily conflicted.

I’m due Jan 2027 and just entered my 12th week. This is my second and I really want to do something special with my daughter to announce the baby and gender in a memorable photo as her milestone of becoming a big sister.

People in the immediate bubble / area where we live know about the pregnancy. I guess I’m terrified of broadening the horizons to social media and having a wider scale of people knowing. I really want the announcement though because I think it will heal a part of me and push me to put more trust into my pregnancy.

On the other hand, I’m worried about if I somehow lose it later on. I’ll be back to square one, hurt even more because the baby was progressing, and admittedly personally feeling like a massive idiot all over again.

When are you all announcing? Did you do anything on social media? Should I just drop my desire to announce to everyone that publically, or push myself out of my comfort zone to give my daughter a memorable first picture day for the idea of her sibling?

I’ve been gettin frequent tension headaches, ocular migraines, and regular migraines. I’m dying. I work in healthcare so I’m on the computer a lot for my job.

I’ve been taking 400 magnesium glycinate nightly and hydrating/snacking. I do Tylenol and caffeine when it’s really bad but really don’t want to be doing it everyday 😩 anyone else going through this? I can barely work..

Hello! I had thought I posted a picture to verify but it must not have saved in the group and I got removed after the verify date :( Is there any moderators in this group that can add me to the Dec 2026 bump group? My due date is Dec 7 2026

I try to thrift for myself and my house as much as I can and had some good luck getting some larger clothes to fit in the summer from vinted since my normal shorts won’t button. I’ve seen a lot of baby clothes on there and know there’s baby consignment shops but I’ve also read some mixed things about 2nd hand stuff for fresh babies. What’s everyone’s opinion on 2nd hand newborn/baby clothes (kids clothes I think is no problem, but now I’m skeptical for fresh babies)?