March 2018 Moms

Facebook Group?

pettycrockerpettycrocker member
edited September 2017 in March 2018 Moms
I know this came up when we were like 12 seconds pregnant and it was just WAY too early for a FB group, I think now that we are all in our 2nd trimester (or entering our 2nd trimester) it's a good time to consider this. Mainly because I want to know when and if you all find a baby sale, and when the next BRU trade in is  :p:p 

ETA- 

You can PM me or @notthefather for a link to join, we are currently asking that you include a pic of your u/s within the FB group to insure everyone is who they say they are and is actually pregnant, TIA 


Spontaneous pregnancy #1
DD1 July 31, 2011

Trying for #2 since Oct 11
732973 Clomid Cycles
2 IUIs 
3 Fresh IVFs= 1 Ectopic treated with MTX
Spontaneous pregnancy #2= Ectopic #2= lost left tube
Spontaneous pregnancy #3= DD2 January 29, 2016
Spontaneous pregnancy #4= Ectopic #3
Spontaneous pregnancy #5= Baby #3 is a BOY!!! 



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Re: Facebook Group?

  • You can private message me for a link to the group if interested 


    Spontaneous pregnancy #1
    DD1 July 31, 2011

    Trying for #2 since Oct 11
    732973 Clomid Cycles
    2 IUIs 
    3 Fresh IVFs= 1 Ectopic treated with MTX
    Spontaneous pregnancy #2= Ectopic #2= lost left tube
    Spontaneous pregnancy #3= DD2 January 29, 2016
    Spontaneous pregnancy #4= Ectopic #3
    Spontaneous pregnancy #5= Baby #3 is a BOY!!! 



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  • Would there be any requirements to prove you're a real, pregnant person? Such as, even if only temporarily, becoming a "friend" with at least one person who can verify you appear to be a real person? Or show something that proves you are actually pregnant (an ultrasound with your name and date, a public pregnancy announcement, a pee test with a specific word on it, etc.)?



    On our way to baby #2!
    BabyFetus Ticker
    EDD March 12, 2018


  • @notthefather it's really up to you all, if you want there to be requirements we can have requirements. I get it, I've been on TB since 2010 I've seen a lot of crazy stuff on here. lol 


    Spontaneous pregnancy #1
    DD1 July 31, 2011

    Trying for #2 since Oct 11
    732973 Clomid Cycles
    2 IUIs 
    3 Fresh IVFs= 1 Ectopic treated with MTX
    Spontaneous pregnancy #2= Ectopic #2= lost left tube
    Spontaneous pregnancy #3= DD2 January 29, 2016
    Spontaneous pregnancy #4= Ectopic #3
    Spontaneous pregnancy #5= Baby #3 is a BOY!!! 



    BabyFruit Ticker
  • I have the group set up as "closed" right now so members can join, once that is all set, I will switch it over to secret 

    @notthefather would you want to do some vetting of the members? I can make you an admin 


    Spontaneous pregnancy #1
    DD1 July 31, 2011

    Trying for #2 since Oct 11
    732973 Clomid Cycles
    2 IUIs 
    3 Fresh IVFs= 1 Ectopic treated with MTX
    Spontaneous pregnancy #2= Ectopic #2= lost left tube
    Spontaneous pregnancy #3= DD2 January 29, 2016
    Spontaneous pregnancy #4= Ectopic #3
    Spontaneous pregnancy #5= Baby #3 is a BOY!!! 



    BabyFruit Ticker
  • I will if other people are okay with the process. I'd love to hear other thoughts on this first though.


    On our way to baby #2!
    BabyFetus Ticker
    EDD March 12, 2018


  • I've never been on TB facebook groups before so I'm curious what kind of crazy stuff has happened, lol. but I a agree with proving themselves!
  • @vflux33 - Definitely not leaving TB!!
  • I use facebook sparingly, and keep my circle there pretty private. I don't personally see any reason to have two separate bump groups going! Is the idea, like, connecting with each other locally? I don't get it.
  • I'm not sure about joining one this early. If there is a vetting process to weed out the potential crazies, then maybe. What would the process be?
  • If we can vet the members I would likely join. My bmb for my first moved to Facebook and I'm still active with them every day, it's nice keeping in touch and having a group of women with kids the same age. 
  • vflux33 said:
    So are you guys going to all abandon this BMB now? That sucks. I left Facebook for personal reasons over a year ago and I don't plan to go back, but I would really like to keep talking with everyone here. 

    Can we consider a private group on TB as an alternative? What's the rush? 
    This will be my 3rd FB group I've participated in, and I'm still here on TB. People stay and people go. TB is never super active and some people just don't want to bother with it beyond pregnancy. 


    Spontaneous pregnancy #1
    DD1 July 31, 2011

    Trying for #2 since Oct 11
    732973 Clomid Cycles
    2 IUIs 
    3 Fresh IVFs= 1 Ectopic treated with MTX
    Spontaneous pregnancy #2= Ectopic #2= lost left tube
    Spontaneous pregnancy #3= DD2 January 29, 2016
    Spontaneous pregnancy #4= Ectopic #3
    Spontaneous pregnancy #5= Baby #3 is a BOY!!! 



    BabyFruit Ticker
  • +1 to begin all for a private bump group or just staying here in the BMB. I don't know if I'd ever be comfortable with joining a FB group, so if you ladies do open one, I hope to still see you here at least for the duration of our pregnancies! 
  • You can private message me or @notthefather for a link to join the FB group :) 


    Spontaneous pregnancy #1
    DD1 July 31, 2011

    Trying for #2 since Oct 11
    732973 Clomid Cycles
    2 IUIs 
    3 Fresh IVFs= 1 Ectopic treated with MTX
    Spontaneous pregnancy #2= Ectopic #2= lost left tube
    Spontaneous pregnancy #3= DD2 January 29, 2016
    Spontaneous pregnancy #4= Ectopic #3
    Spontaneous pregnancy #5= Baby #3 is a BOY!!! 



    BabyFruit Ticker
  • Reasons I prefer FB: (1) Privacy of what I post (2) The Bump app is really frustrating. 
    I will float both FB and TB but will share privacy related info on FB alone. 


    On our way to baby #2!
    BabyFetus Ticker
    EDD March 12, 2018


  • *sorry quote came out weird and can't delete now
    This will be my 3rd FB group I've participated in, and I'm still here on TB. People stay and people go. TB is never super active and some people just don't want to bother with it beyond pregnancy. 

    There's nothing I can do to stop this if and when it happens, but TBH it really sucks. I came to TB in a large part because it's not FB. I suspect I'm not the only person who did so. We have a whole way of communicating here, and we all came to this site with an intention to communicate on this site. We're fine here. I don't see why we have to move. 

    It's like you go to a party at a friend's house. Everyone's having a great time, and you're having a great time, no one has a problem with the house, and the party is scheduled to last 9 hours (with an after party at a mutually agreed upon location). The host of the house where there party is is one of those people who is super cool and who everyone gets along with. And then someone walks in 2-3 hours into the party and wants to move the party to another house. The owner of the other house is somewhat of a controversial character in the group of friends who not everyone gets along with. Some people just don't know her and have heard she likes to violate their privacy, or an uncle who likes to constantly argue with her about politics is there, and some people have been there before and decide they don't like her for legit reasons that no one questions. Is it not kind of shitty for the people who have legit reasons to stay to move the party over? Is it not taking something away from those people? 
  • Everyone is welcome to join or not join :)

    FB is more of a place to chat about things pregnancy and baby related IMO, TB has become very "Question specific" so it's not quite a forum for open chatter. Sometimes people just want to post about having to pee 78x in one night without having to worry about being ridiculed for not having an important question or content to contribute. 
     


    Spontaneous pregnancy #1
    DD1 July 31, 2011

    Trying for #2 since Oct 11
    732973 Clomid Cycles
    2 IUIs 
    3 Fresh IVFs= 1 Ectopic treated with MTX
    Spontaneous pregnancy #2= Ectopic #2= lost left tube
    Spontaneous pregnancy #3= DD2 January 29, 2016
    Spontaneous pregnancy #4= Ectopic #3
    Spontaneous pregnancy #5= Baby #3 is a BOY!!! 



    BabyFruit Ticker
  • I actually see a lot of chatter here, it's just somewhat organized, which is cool with mostly everyone. 

    Like I said I can't stop anyone from going, but I think it sucks. I feel like me and the other people who have reasons to stay off FB are all gonna lose something in the process and that March 18 on TB will become a ghost town. 
  • orbmakerorbmaker member
    edited September 2017
    I do hate the bump app (in fact had to delete the thing cos it was overheating my phone and draining the battery!), but I also mostly hate FB haha. Now, I use TB from my home computer on my days off. I could see the benefit of a private TB group, but also don't really care either way (no one I know has heard of TB) and I'm not the most active user of all time. But esp as a first time mom, it's so great having a place to lurk on and communicate with other ladies navigating my stage of pregnancy.
  • As much as I dislike this place and prefer Facebook, I think it's too soon. I'm all for it a little later.
    ^this.

    my other BMBs moved to FB, but it was after babies were born, that's when I like to move over. 

    image
    DD1 5/16/2006 8lbs 3oz 21" (2 days late, 36.5 hour labor)
    M/C 12/08/09 6w5d
    DS1 6/27/2013 7lbs 9oz 19.5" (1 day late, 17.5 hour labor)
    M/C 12/18/13 6w1d Twins
    BFP#5 4/6/13 EDD 12/16/2014




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  • Reasons I prefer FB: (1) Privacy of what I post (2) The Bump app is really frustrating. 
    I will float both FB and TB but will share privacy related info on FB alone. 
    I'm with you. I'm having trouble keeping up with the threads and the lack of notifications annoys me. I'm on fb a lot for work so I can engage more there and want to do so! so I'm in. 
  • I would love to join a FB group. I barely use FB but I would like to connect with more of you ladies. 

    I would love to text or email. My old BMB used WhatsApp and it was awesome. We still keep in touch. 

    Also, some, including myself still don't have ultrasound pics (midwife care) but totally get the verification of being a real person/real preggo. So I'm up for whatever. 

    So, at the risk of sounding like a creeper, I'd love to be friends in real life with anyone else who us up for it!


    I'll be your friend! :)

    The ladies on FB have been so sweet! I love the idea of having both FB and TB to go to. I can be on TB at work and on FB at home, since the App hates me and won't let me do anything. It keeps giving me an error message, lol.

  • I've been waiting for this post, and honestly I'm excited we're talking it now. I hate TB, but am super active on fb. I sent @pettycrocker a PM for the link, and am happy to verify however you guys want that I am who I say I am ☺️
  • hullabalouhullabalou member
    edited September 2017

    Yes! I have been having a hard time keeping up with TB at work but I am active on FB daily. I will send a PM!



    eta: I do still plan to contribute on TB when I'm able, but mobile bumping is terrible on my phone and when it is a busy time at work I pretty much never am able to check in.

    Married 6/2013, TTC 9/2013.
    ***TW***
    MC 12/2013, Blighted Ovum 04/2014, CP 06/2014
    Began RPL testing 07/2014
    BFP #4 10/26/2014; Theo born 07/2015
    BFP #5 06/17/2017, EDD 02/28/18


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  • I joined but I will still be active here! 
  • @chasingroygbiv - WHAT!? Why do people do weird shit like that? Catfish a group of moms?
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