r/BabyBumps

I’m a project manager. Long story short, I got my first negative performance review of my entire career 30 days before I was due for one. It included an action plan that, if not followed, would result in a 30-day improvement plan that would be review

Was out for a walk today at 39+2, had a little slip and huge gush of liquid come out of me. Called L&D and they told me to come in and get it checked out. The lovely attending OB did my swab, wiggled my toe, took off his gloves and said "you've just

I’ve been posting on this sub my whole pregnancy, but on a different account I got rid of. My pregnancy went great the entire time. At 38 weeks and 5 days I got a severe headache that wouldn’t go away so I went to the ER and they decided to induce me

Went in yesterday bright eyed and bushy tailed for my first appointment at 10 weeks. Had my physical and my pap, all that good stuff. Then, midwife wanted to do a dating scan. Was excited for real ultrasound pics to take home to my husband and our 7

I never wanted kids. Never considered having my family look like anything other than my husband and our animals. It simply wasn't something I'd ever desired. ​ After becoming unexpectedly pregnant last May, my husband and I discussed our o

And I don’t think it’s entitled of us to want it. This is something I believed even before wanting to become pregnant; I offered my seat, let pregnant women skip lines, helped carrying bags, etc. I’m ethnically Central-African and pregnant women

Just thought some of you ladies might want a laugh this morning lol

I’m 34weeks and having learned about postpartum. Having experienced the changes, what the body goes through, and how taxing pregnancy is on the body . I feel so bad for never having empathy for pregnant women or women who clearly just had a baby. I

What can I say, I am a complete sucker for good marketing and as an anxious FTM I bought pretty much everything there was to buy. Baby is 6 months old now. Here's what I'd buy again, and what I wouldn't: **HITS:** **The Snoo:** This machine is wort

Hi everyone! I'm sorry in advance if this is triggering or upsetting, or turns into a novel. Reddit was there for me through some very hard moments in my pregnancy and I wanted to post an update on our journey. I'll try to find the links of my po

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I'm 23 weeks ftm. Just started a new job, it's a billing office for insurances. They hired me knowing I'm pregnant. They asked me how long I'm taking off for maternity leave. I said probably 12 weeks. (Since I want to be with my NEWBORN, and my husb

This issue has been driving me up a wall lately so I just need to rant!! Both in real life and online I’ve been seeing so many older parents (boomers, gen x) mocking this new generation of first time parents for trying things like gentle parenting,