Never heard about Wilma but June12 had the pedo's wife who conned money from people and her besties hid it from the group until AFTER money had been donated. Classy people I tell ya.
Crazies come in all forms. We had a girl in our March 2012 group who constantly posted "If you crave cookies, you really want this healthier alternative and your kid will be the biggest autistic retard if you eat a cookie." Then one day she posted in the FFFC that she didn't understand why women who were overwewight would get pregnancy photos done because "you can't tell." Yeeeeah. She first got run off the board and then came back and was all "I hope everyone's had time to get over it because I'm not offensive." She got run off again. On top of her "You have to be 100% healthy or else," craziness, though, she purposely scheduled a c-section on Feb 28th so she wouldn't have a leap day baby on Feb 29th... Craziness runs high with Bumpies sometimes.
I already joined it. I joined one for Nov 2012 and love it. Nobody on my friends list could see that I was in it so there was no fear of my news leaking out before I was ready. I think we formed it at around 5ish weeks, maybe? We're still super active every day. I don't have any hangups about how early it is.
Gooooood lord this is gonna take a while to read up on. But hey, this is why I am not all puppies and rainbows 24/7. You never know what looney tune is sitting behind a SN. I am always weary of stories that don't add up and people with bad grammar...among other things.
Gooooood lord this is gonna take a while to read up on. But hey, this is why I am not all puppies and rainbows 24/7. You never know what looney tune is sitting behind a SN. I am always weary of stories that don't add up and people with bad grammar...among other things.
You, in no way, have to read this all - I thought I'd just give everyone choices!
Gooooood lord this is gonna take a while to read up on. But hey, this is why I am not all puppies and rainbows 24/7. You never know what looney tune is sitting behind a SN. I am always weary of stories that don't add up and people with bad grammar...among other things.
You, in no way, have to read this all - I thought I'd just give everyone choices!
TTC #3 since 8/2012 DX Endometriosis 2/2002 (lost left tube due to a cyst), PCOS 6/2010 BFP - 10/18/2012, EDD - 6/26/2013, Baby Girl lost at 22 weeks (T21), D&E 2/15/2013 BFP - 4/23/2014, EDD - 1/2/2015 Twin Boys lost at 12 weeks, M/C 6/25/2014 My charthereAll ALers welcome!
I've already joined. I know several of the girls already from my Nov 12 group, and that's where I participate with that group already. I'll be more active there than here. It's more convenient, and the format is way easier on my phone and tablet (where I do most of my interneting).
I guess I should be more weary of the crazies?! Hahaha, when I started an account on the knot, it didn't even dawn on me to not use my name, because I didn't do any chatting/forums/etc. When I came here for the bump, it wouldn't let me change my username and I didn't feel like starting a whole new account...maybe I should now?!
After reading all of these, now I'm worried! haha. I guess I've just settled that with today's technology, anyone can find anyone if they really wanted to. People are crazy. Everytime I ever sent a friend something on Snapchat, I just imagined some perv sitting in a dark room just looking at every single video/pic that gets sent...as I know it's not really gone forever after the 5 seconds. Hahaha, but these people that have the time and energy to troll a pregnancy forum?! Wow. Just Wow!
I've already joined. I know several of the girls already from my Nov 12 group, and that's where I participate with that group already. I'll be more active there than here. It's more convenient, and the format is way easier on my phone and tablet (where I do most of my interneting).
This exactly, even down to the November '12 group. I can't wait to see some of you other ladies in the group later on though!
I guess I should be more weary of the crazies?! Hahaha, when I started an account on the knot, it didn't even dawn on me to not use my name, because I didn't do any chatting/forums/etc. When I came here for the bump, it wouldn't let me change my username and I didn't feel like starting a whole new account...maybe I should now?!
After reading all of these, now I'm worried! haha. I guess I've just settled that with today's technology, anyone can find anyone if they really wanted to. People are crazy. Everytime I ever sent a friend something on Snapchat, I just imagined some perv sitting in a dark room just looking at every single video/pic that gets sent...as I know it's not really gone forever after the 5 seconds. Hahaha, but these people that have the time and energy to troll a pregnancy forum?! Wow. Just Wow!
@tarynlphillips I'm pretty sure that you can ask the Bump to change your username if it's for privacy reasons - you can send them an email with a new name and they will change it - but I think it takes a bit of time?
As for the siggy pic she stole from me, it wasn't one of me or my daughter. It was just a personal badge I'd created, but it wasn't just a stock badge-- it was kind of personal. It was so weird when it showed up in her siggy. I can't remember if I ever called her on it or not.
There is NO way I would join a FB group this early on. I'm part of the Jan 2011 group and 2 years later we were STILL weeding out the crazies. And that was after being together on here for a year! I've seen people have their stuff screen shot and sent to their boss, CPS called over stupid crap. No way. That being said, I would absolutely join later on down the road!
BFP 01/17/2014, Due 10/05/2014, MMC, we said goodbye 03/07/2014
OMG...I was supposed to be a FEB'11 momma,dd was 5weeks early, but I floated between both boards for quite some time. Wilma...she is bump legend. Wtf...can you imagine if she'd/he'd had access to your FB info?! No freaking way.
It's way too early for me to join a FB group, but I take my online paranoia pretty seriously. Once we have an established group and regular posters that everyone knows, then I'd consider it, but it wouldn't likely be until the babies are born.
I am part of an online FB group from my previous BMB, and it's really great, but we didn't move to FB until our babies were over a year old. That's when it felt right.
I'm surprised at how much has changed over the course of a couple years. The thought of a FB group wasn't even mentioned until a few weeks before our babies and I don't think one actually happened until after our babies were born.
Maybe that's why I'm not okay so early, the concept just seems so foreign to me.
ETA: It doesn't help that my DD's BMB had Wilma - which had to have been the biggest TB crazy (in a "I'm probably a man" way) that I remember (not that I post here all the time or anything, I'm sure there's crazier). If we would have let Wilma in in the beginning, I would have felt so unsafe.
February '11!! Good ol' Wilma. "She" stole something personal from my siggy and used it for her own for a while. I was April '11, but Wilma shared "her" crazy all over the place.
BFP 01/17/2014, Due 10/05/2014, MMC, we said goodbye 03/07/2014
I would join- I love my July '13 group on fb! I sent a PM to join and got an email from fb with a link to the group but it said the link was no longer working or had expired when I clicked on it. So if anyone can add me, I'll join! I usually don't post here because I'm on mobile and TB forums are a little hard to navigate and never keep me signed in on my phone. :-L
I didn't know that there was one! I would join if I could or knew how to find it!! I am in one for my youngest DD and it has been a great thing. We have meetups, send gifts and cards and have really gotten to know each other!
There is NO way I would join a FB group this early on. I'm part of the Jan 2011 group and 2 years later we were STILL weeding out the crazies. And that was after being together on here for a year! I've seen people have their stuff screen shot and sent to their boss, CPS called over stupid crap. No way. That being said, I would absolutely join later on down the road!
@LittleMsLewis I think I remember hearing about the cps!! and wasnt Jan11 the board with the whole Emjay debacle?
I didn't know that there was one! I would join if I could or knew how to find it!! I am in one for my youngest DD and it has been a great thing. We have meetups, send gifts and cards and have really gotten to know each other!
@missiemae , send me a PM with your email address and I'll get you added.
There is NO way I would join a FB group this early on. I'm part of the Jan 2011 group and 2 years later we were STILL weeding out the crazies. And that was after being together on here for a year! I've seen people have their stuff screen shot and sent to their boss, CPS called over stupid crap. No way. That being said, I would absolutely join later on down the road!
We had this with our March 2012 board after it went to FB. A mom had a son with a rare bone disorder, so he was constantly getting fractures as a newborn. She was seeing a doctor weekly for the son's condition, trying to get it diagnosed. Instead, some moms screen shotted discussions and called CPS...
Not now, there is still too much transition happening. And I agree, we need to identify the crazies first. Later I would like to join a BMB group though.
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:-O to all of this! That's terrible!
DX Endometriosis 2/2002 (lost left tube due to a cyst), PCOS 6/2010
BFP - 10/18/2012, EDD - 6/26/2013, Baby Girl lost at 22 weeks (T21), D&E 2/15/2013
BFP - 4/23/2014, EDD - 1/2/2015 Twin Boys lost at 12 weeks, M/C 6/25/2014
My chart here All ALers welcome!
I guess I should be more weary of the crazies?! Hahaha, when I started an account on the knot, it didn't even dawn on me to not use my name, because I didn't do any chatting/forums/etc. When I came here for the bump, it wouldn't let me change my username and I didn't feel like starting a whole new account...maybe I should now?!
After reading all of these, now I'm worried! haha. I guess I've just settled that with today's technology, anyone can find anyone if they really wanted to. People are crazy. Everytime I ever sent a friend something on Snapchat, I just imagined some perv sitting in a dark room just looking at every single video/pic that gets sent...as I know it's not really gone forever after the 5 seconds. Hahaha, but these people that have the time and energy to troll a pregnancy forum?! Wow. Just Wow!
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I. Have. No. Words.
That is flucking scary! :-O
eventually I might- not yet though
I think its' pretty early, but whatever
A kiss he will never forget- Disney World 2014
I am in one for my youngest DD and it has been a great thing. We have meetups, send gifts and cards and have really gotten to know each other!