The Board is Dying

linzerd · December 2014

Just Curious...how many are actually still participating/following/lurking the board these days? Seems to have really died down.

defri17 · December 2014

i still go here. barely.

kelley72 · December 2014

it is very slow, I stay more active on other boards

bumpuser10054788 · December 2014

I still check in daily but there usually isn't much going on. It's been quiet lately. I'm hoping it is just the holidays keeping up everyone busy.

babylimas · December 2014

I'm around very infrequently these days. Got a lot going on and am not at my desk that often.

myfriendscallmemeg · December 2014

kelley72 said:
it is very slow, I stay more active on other boards

I feel awkward when I'm the only one commenting on threads. So I tend to lurk & comment when I can. And it's mainly on different boards.

kaking78 · December 2014

I check in during at least one pumping break per day, but work, LO, and the holidays are keeping me busy right now.

Sanibel21 · December 2014

I check in pretty often but honestly I don't even have the brain power to formulate responses anymore. Sleep disruption/deprivation is really getting me down

SurpriseAt39 · December 2014

I'm here, obviously.
Busy with LO attempting to walk, DS1 just turned 2, both kids have colds, DH is working too much for my liking and it won't let up til January, trying to purge/clean house before I return to work in March are just a few of the things keeping me from replying and posting as much as I used to.
(Although I feel like one of the more active posters, I also feel like I've been neglecting you all)

I'm trying to think of fun, interesting polls that could assist in day-to-day life with an 8-11 month old, or at least make a few people go 'hmmm'.

Also, I mostly quit posting MOTN because I like my sleep lately. LO is STTN a few times a week (shhh, don't tell anyone I said that) so that makes me happy.

Sanibel21 · December 2014

bennieangel said:

Sanibel21 said:

I check in pretty often but honestly I don't even have the brain power to formulate responses anymore. Sleep disruption/deprivation is really getting me down

not getting any better?

Nope @bennieangel‌. I gave in for a little while and just nursed her as soon as she would wake at night but then she just started waking up more times per night. So then we went back to Ferber which worked for a couple nights. Then a couple of nights her cries were way more intense so I figured something was wrong so we did everything to comfort except feed. Only that goes on for 2+ hours so I end up nursing her which only sometimes put her out. Sometimes it was screams every time we put her down, awake or asleep. She is 8 months old, she is 19 lbs, I offer her more boob than anyone could dream of, I offer three solids meals per day. The girl should not need to eat in the middle of the night. I took out the formula samples from her closet and am considering trying that. I am irritable, resentful of breastfeeding, forgetful, distracted, weepy, and anxious. Most days lately I feel like I'm just getting through to the end if the day but the day being over brings no relief because we are up half the night. I so want to enjoy this time because she is only little once but its so damn hard.

jrw526 · December 2014

I try to participate, but I'm swamped at work and the weekends have been crazy.

hardlyluck · December 2014

I've never been super active here, but with scrambling to get ready to move and get the house ready to list, free time is at a minimum right now.

tsmith312 · December 2014

Hey dirty Lurker ... I've been MIA works kept me busy ... I try to participate but I have too much work right now ! I don't want it to die

WisconsinCheese12 · December 2014

I have been gone for about a week but we were back homE so that took up all my time

lindsey1031 · December 2014

I check in at least every few days, but only comment sometimes. I don't want it to die either! Life is busy and there is not much to discuss on here lately.

mfarmer0811 · December 2014

I lurk everyday, and try to comment when I can.

laurenann89 · December 2014

I'm here. Just busy with the end of the semester at school. But I still read everyone's posts at the end of the night and sympathize. I'm just too tired to reply sometimes.

maganonymous · December 2014

HighPeak said:

It's been dying for a while, I also think FB (the drama) drove people away, which is sad, because it seemed like there were a few good relationships on here.

This. I never joined the FB group, but have noticed that as soon as the FB group came around, the board started dying. Like others have said, I briefly look to see if there are any new thread titles that jump out to me, and then keep on moving.

mividaloca31 · December 2014

sort of fell out of this bmb for a couple of reasons. But check it every other week or so.

Kewii · December 2014

I read, but don't post very often. When I do post I feel like I'm talking to a wall, so I stopped trying to post as much. I don't even follow the random thread anymore because I felt like there was no point if I was talking to walls.

kaking78 · December 2014

Honestly the catfishing thing kind of spooked me. I'm reluctant to post pictures of J now and flipping through cute baby pictures was such a fun part of the board.

Remember the disappearing pictures thread? Anyone want to do one of those again if I start it?

jcoffeebeans · December 2014

mfarmer0811 said:
I lurk everyday, and try to comment when I can.

This is me.

dancer7889 · December 2014

jcoffeebeans said:

mfarmer0811 said:
I lurk everyday, and try to comment when I can.
This is me.

Same here.

Natty13umppo · December 2014

I lurk from my phone and post when I can get to the computer...which hasn't been often lately. I think it's this time of year.....TB is sort of a "free time" place and who has free time these days??!! Normal days are busy enough.....add in holidays and I think everyone is probably short on free time. Maybe things will pick up in January...

yalllow · December 2014

agree. board is dying.

Natty13umppo · December 2014

lovethatdirtywater said:

Natty13umppo said:

I lurk from my phone and post when I can get to the computer...which hasn't been often lately. I think it's this time of year.....TB is sort of a "free time" place and who has free time these days??!! Normal days are busy enough.....add in holidays and I think everyone is probably short on free time. Maybe things will pick up in January...

I've been feeling like the board has been slow since late summer/early fall. I don't think the holidays help, but it was like this before. I think it's a combo of some people preferring the FB interface over TB, the feeling of relative privacy of FB, and drama driving a lot of people away.

Maybe. I guess I just thought the slow down that has been happening was normal BMB life cycle. That's what seemed to happen to my last BMB. I don't recall exactly when, but it seemed maybe ~6 months old was when everyone started wandering off?

laurenann89 · December 2014

Nay ladies. Fear not. As long as I am alive, this board shall not die. I will post even if I'm the only one left. I look at you all now with imploring eyes. I see hardy, and honorable ladies. Ladies who will stand, and courageously post on a regular, almost daily basis.

Who's with me?

Eta: Did I mention I'm taking cold medicine?

kaking78 · December 2014

farmrsboywife said:

Honestly the catfishing thing kind of spooked me. I'm reluctant to post pictures of J now and flipping through cute baby pictures was such a fun part of the board.

Remember the disappearing pictures thread? Anyone want to do one of those again if I start it?
I don't think you can delete pictures any more (glitch) I also do to follow the random thread. Those who want to know how to find me and I cultivate the relationships there.

No more deleting picture? Well that sucks. So much for that idea.

laurenann89 · December 2014

Aw, I want to do fun brunches and local boards and whatnot. Too bad there's not a local board for Middleofnowherepodunk, GA.

wildhoney4508 · December 2014

Can I just say how much I miss the regularity of this board??? I was a lurker for my entire pregnancy and only got up enough courage to start participating in April. I have gotten so much wisdom, insight, laughter and just a sense of fitting in with other mothers that has really made a big difference in my life. I have friends in real life, but this board has been such a huge source of venting and relating when I felt like no one else could relate. (Especially with the PPA/PPD check-ins...of which I miss!!) I will be the first to admit that I have been more of a lurker than a commentor since I went back to work in September, but I do try to read as much as I can whenever I can. I for one will never abandon M14. I'm holding out for the chance that maybe everyone will come back eventually and like other PPs are saying we're all just busy with life. I truly hope this board does not die.

lincbeesmom · December 2014

@Jt7dreamz‌ I still think you're really pretty and will forever be a creeper for you.

DTNZ4Ever · December 2014

I personally haven't been here in months because I honestly just don't have time to Bump any more. I use to Bump at work but got promoted after maternity leave and just don't have time.

SomersIsles · December 2014

I check in every few days but usually don't comment. I stopped posting in the random thread because work got busy, it was moving too fast, and, like someone else said, I was legit talking to a wall.... Sooooo when that happens is gets kind of awkward.... Yeah.

scrumpfy · December 2014

I still lurk almost daily, but I don't feel I have much to contribute. I never did the giant random thread, and other ones just seem slow.

pattipants · December 2014

I pop on once in a blue moon (very infrequently), usually when I'm bored and have exhausted all my other time-wasters. This board feels dead as a doornail to me, which is one of the reasons I rarely come here. However, I do like to pop in to see what some of ye olde Bumpies are up to. I do miss some of y'all (dotgirl2 4 lyfe. I refuse to use your new SN @lovethatdirtywater).

mommyginab · December 2014

I lurk a little then move on. For the past couple of months I've been on a FB support group for my lo's cranio.

BethRN1987 · December 2014

I look occasionally and post even less frequently .

theluckiest9 · December 2014

I check in a few days a week but usually have nothing to add that hasn't been said. :-/

kimberpoo · December 2014

I feel bad...I think about M14 often and I have lots of questions about baby on my mind, but for some reason I make it on here only a few times a week at best. I blame facebook and the holidays.

laurenann89 · December 2014

What on earth is the Larry thread?

Sanibel21 · December 2014

laurenann89 said:
What on earth is the Larry thread?

Its a thread about Harry and Louis from One Direction secretly being in love. Its pretty amazing. But don't read any of it unless you have 3 weeks to get sucked in and start googling all the evidence, ahah.

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