Just wondering...(and being snarky)

chaysefaith

Let's be honest, I'm being more than snarky. I'm being a biotch. I'll blame it on hormones.

I'm wondering if we have enough threads yet asking what's normal for symptoms, lack of symptoms, spotting, what's healthy to eat, what's normal and not?

Seriously. Ask your effing doctor.




/endrant


Edited just to fix my atrocious spelling, grammar, and general fat fingered phone typing.

KingLED

But if we can't just bitch and moan about whatever we want and be AW's, what's the point of this place?

RaeJ004

Preach it.  Especially when there are very similar posts (same symptoms, etc) on the next page.  Look around before you start a thread...

KingLED

RaeJ004 said:

Preach it.  Especially when there are very similar posts (same symptoms, etc) on the next page.  Look around before you start a thread...

If it was the next page, I might not even care as much.  But when the next 5 posts below yours are EXACTLY THE FUCKING SAME I get annoyed.

lest12

I thought last week we decided to have daily check-ins about dr's appointments, symptoms, etc., to try to avoid this sort of thing. 

You can lead a horse to water...

chickpea912

Now, now, we all deserve our moment in the spotlight, right?

I super duper love posts that start off with the snark straight from the title!  I might not have clicked on this otherwise.

chaysefaith

Yeah, I tried to find elly's thread from last week so I could bump it...but I couldn't find it quickly. There were too many threads asking the same fucking question to wade through.

Pintobean39

Or .... When are you telling everyone? These identical post are driving my crazy!

lest12

Pintobean39 said:

Or .... When are you telling everyone? These identical post are driving my crazy!

Baby names!

Maybe I am part of the problem though, because I respond, lol

KingLED

lest12 said:

Pintobean39 said:

Or .... When are you telling everyone? These identical post are driving my crazy!

Baby names!

Maybe I am part of the problem though, because I respond, lol

The baby names ones I just want to send to the baby names board.  That's what it's fucking for!  But I just ignore them.  Not even worth opening because chances are I think your name is dumb and I'm not going to tell you that anyways.  So what's the point?

christinemurray91

I pretty much just skip them all. The threads have been great. I stick mainly to threads and things that are new and worth the new discussion.

JNerd

Honestly I'm finding the board so repetitive that its a bit boring. Can't wait until we get further along and the posts change up.

Thebea

Wow, everyone's a bit high strung here?! No grace. If you don't like it, then ignore it. Seems really simple to me.

wimb01

I keep hoping the duplicated questions will end when every one is in second tri. people forget there are trimester boards, baby names etc that they can clog up with their repetitive questions. I'm all for introducing ones self, and participating in the check-ins and random gtky's but I avoid all of the repetitive stuff. Maybe the fact that this isn't my first rodeo has made me a bitch. I don't care. name your kid what you want, asking strangers won't change your mind. You want to tell the world on Facebook you're 4 weeks pregnant? Good for you. But I'll judge you anyway.

peggels24

Thebea said:

Wow, everyone's a bit high strung here?! No grace. If you don't like it, then ignore it. Seems really simple to me.

Not trying to be snarky here - but if you don't like this thread, then ignore it.  Seems really simple to me.

chickpea912

Thebea said:

Wow, everyone's a bit high strung here?! No grace. If you don't like it, then ignore it. Seems really simple to me.

It's hard to just ignore them when the entire first and second page of the board are filled with identical posts.

curlylocks3

But I'm a super super special snowflake!1!1111!

KingLED

LoHerrim said:

So agree. At first I thought the thread thing was a bit controlling but now I'm all for it. These "are you gonna find out" and "baby names" and "when are you telling everyone" over and over and OVER are driving me INSANE.

That's right.  Come over to the dark side...

Thebea

peggels24 said:

Thebea said:

Wow, everyone's a bit high strung here?! No grace. If you don't like it, then ignore it. Seems really simple to me.

Not trying to be snarky here - but if you don't like this thread, then ignore it.  Seems really simple to me.

Yes it's true, this is also a repeat thread I've seen before. I find it ironic to complain about threads that are the same thing, and the thread itself is what is being complained about. I've just noticed this forum is kinda full of high strung people. I was trying something new, and I think I will stick to tcoyf boards for most of my pregnancy.

chickpea912

You think this forum is full of high strung people?  Have you been to any others?  This one seems pretty tame to me, for the most part, especially considering it's full of hormonal women.  Hundred+ of them, even.

I don't understand why people expect utopia out of a message board.

dcb101010

Yeah, it's a bit much to say everyone is high-strung. Can't label everyone based on a couple things written. And sometimes sarcasm (the highest form of humor IMO) is really hard to interpret in written text. Just try not to take everything so seriously. There's plenty of actual serious stuff on these boards

nunzchucks

Thebea said:

peggels24 said:

Thebea said:

Wow, everyone's a bit high strung here?! No grace. If you don't like it, then ignore it. Seems really simple to me.

Not trying to be snarky here - but if you don't like this thread, then ignore it.  Seems really simple to me.

Yes it's true, this is also a repeat thread I've seen before. I find it ironic to complain about threads that are the same thing, and the thread itself is what is being complained about. I've just noticed this forum is kinda full of high strung people. I was trying something new, and I think I will stick to tcoyf boards for most of my pregnancy.

curlylocks3

LoHerrim said:

So agree. At first I thought the thread thing was a bit controlling but now I'm all for it. These "are you gonna find out" and "baby names" and "when are you telling everyone" over and over and OVER are driving me INSANE.

Not just that, but people are at most like 8.5 weeks along. So chances are good that further down the line they will find other names they like, or reasons to dislike the names they're currently considering. 
And as for telling people, because it totally matters what everyone else due in June is doing. If you want to tell people, tell them. If you don't, don't. I don't understand why this is a difficult concept. 

amackattack

Not everyone reads every comment on every thread or looks back at all threads. Also, some people get here much later than others and didn't see the discussions where everyone decided to have one thread for these topics. It takes a little bit to learn the site when you're new to it.

nunzchucks

Lcgroenewe said:

Not everyone reads every comment on every thread or looks back at all threads. Also, some people get here much later than others and didn't see the discussions where everyone decided to have one thread for these topics. It takes a little bit to learn the site when you're new to it.

Someone should make an FAQ blog that shows you how to search or answers common questions!

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amackattack

@lilnunz1 I know you have an awesome blog! I'm just saying not everyone reads all of it first thing.

Kinipela7

But seriously guys.....ARE YOU GOING TO FIND OUT THE SEX?

MNmomofQ

Ummm there is really not that much to talk about in first tri (especial the first 8 weeks) besides morning sickness and the food we eat. 

peggels24

@Kinipela7 I've decided to NOT find out the sex of my baby but my doctor is going to let me know the sex of yours.  I'll give it to you for Christmas in a cake.

MNmomofQ

Also I hate name post and never read them and unlike MS name post will go on forever and ever. 

MNmomofQ

snuff9861 said:

Lcgroenewe said:

Not everyone reads every comment on every thread or looks back at all threads. Also, some people get here much later than others and didn't see the discussions where everyone decided to have one thread for these topics. It takes a little bit to learn the site when you're new to it.

We have a search function for a reason.

I think the search function kinda sucks. 

KingLED

MNmomofQ said:

Ummm there is really not that much to talk about in first tri (especial the first 8 weeks) besides morning sickness and the food we eat. 

Then talk about something NOT pregnancy related.  Seriously.  We may be here because we're all pregnant.  But no one cares THAT much. 

MNmomofQ

EllyD14 said:

MNmomofQ said:

Ummm there is really not that much to talk about in first tri (especial the first 8 weeks) besides morning sickness and the food we eat. 

Then talk about something NOT pregnancy related.  Seriously.  We may be here because we're all pregnant.  But no one cares THAT much. 

We we all just kinda met each other and we have covered what we do for a living. Should we start a current events thread, pop culture, favorite bands, how about we talk about our pets??? 

It takes a awhile to get in the groove of things. I am sure it will get better when we are all more than a couple weeks pregly. 

MNmomofQ

I am just proud of this board already because no one has claimed that they can feel their baby moving yet.

KingLED

MNmomofQ said:

I am just proud of this board already because no one has claimed that they can feel their baby moving yet.

Oh my god!  I'm so glad you brought that up!  I've been having this weird feeling in my uterus and I'm just so sure I feel baby!!!  Ah!  It made me so happy! 

curlylocks3

sarahgene61887 said:

So I'm not feeling my baby moving yet??? Oh that's right... It's gas! And no, you're not showing either. That's gas too.... I guess I'm on the snark train today. I blame DH for my terrible mood...lol.

When in doubt, blame everything on gas

AllyTales

chickpea912 said:

I don't understand why people expect utopia out of a message board.

This makes me want to hold hands in a circle with you all and sing Kumbaya..

SarahS11

While I am not an offender at the posting something that has already been asked a million times, I think what people need to realize that a board like this can be kind of frustrating to first timers.  Think about that first time you ever got a BFP and how excited you were to see it.  I haven't told many people the baby news, so this is about the only place that I feel like I can ask questions and make remarks about my excitement.  What I don't think people want to do is go back through pages of questions to see if theirs had already been asked.  They are excited FTM who just want to ask something and learn.

I guess I don't understand why people freak out on questions that have been asked before.  Just don't look at them.  Don't answer them.  Then how do they even affect you?  I feel like boards like this are hard to blend well because we do have moms that are here for their 2nd, 3rd, or more times that just think all of us first time moms are idiots (and I will be the first to admit, I pretty much know nothing about this baby thing!)  Maybe what would be more constructive is a separate thread where first time moms can ask all of the questions that annoy everyone else.  I guess I just don't see the point in getting annoyed at someone else's excitement.  

wimb01

MNmomofQ said:

I am just proud of this board already because no one has claimed that they can feel their baby moving yet.

What, you haven't yet? You should call your doctor! You should definitely be able to feel your finger nail sized baby by now

curlylocks3

SarahS11 said:

While I am not an offender at the posting something that has already been asked a million times, I think what people need to realize that a board like this can be kind of frustrating to first timers.  Think about that first time you ever got a BFP and how excited you were to see it.  I haven't told many people the baby news, so this is about the only place that I feel like I can ask questions and make remarks about my excitement.  What I don't think people want to do is go back through pages of questions to see if theirs had already been asked.  They are excited FTM who just want to ask something and learn.

I guess I don't understand why people freak out on questions that have been asked before.  Just don't look at them.  Don't answer them.  Then how do they even affect you?  I feel like boards like this are hard to blend well because we do have moms that are here for their 2nd, 3rd, or more times that just think all of us first time moms are idiots (and I will be the first to admit, I pretty much know nothing about this baby thing!)  Maybe what would be more constructive is a separate thread where first time moms can ask all of the questions that annoy everyone else.  I guess I just don't see the point in getting annoyed at someone else's excitement.  

I wasn't aware that being a first time mom meant that you became unable to scan the list of other post titles and find where everyone else is talking about spotting, symptoms and nausea. 

Also, it does affect the rest of us when we can't find a single post other than a duplicate/triplicate/quadripilicate one.