FB group

camillaandcarson · January 2016

I did a search but couldn't find the threads on the topic anymore.
Now that I have finally announced I wouldn't mind joining a group for our birth month/year.
Can anyone please direct me to the past threads or a current link?

sarawifenow · January 2016

I'm on mobile and can't link. If you literally search "facebook group" in the May 2016 search box they pop up so not sure why you didn't see them. Most of us don't do the Facebook group because there really isn't any difference between it and TB. Plus there have been some really scary stories about things that have gone on in past FB groups.

yogahh · January 2016

There was atleast 3 posts about this, so using the search function should generate something

evalynn24 · January 2016

Here are all the threads I could find regarding a Facebook group:

https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/comment/88068955#Comment_88068955
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12636313/new-facebook-moms-group
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/comment/87906137#Comment_87906137
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/comment/87810279#Comment_87810279
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/comment/87712955#Comment_87712955
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/comment/87683840#Comment_87683840

I don't know which one has the most recent one or who is running it, but you should be able to find the info

saltedcaramel518 · January 2016

Just curious.. I see a lot of people posting about the "horror stories" they've heard about BMB fb groups. What are these "horror stories"?

tripledaggerWed95976 · January 2016

bshurdy said:
Just curious.. I see a lot of people posting about the "horror stories" they've heard about BMB fb groups. What are these "horror stories"?

crazies and catfish mixed with shared personal info = horror stories

camillaandcarson · January 2016

Thank you, I do not know why they weren't coming up. Must have been the device.

I was part of a group with my toddler, not from here but another board and it has been nothing but wonderful.

evalynn24 · January 2016

camillaandcarson said:
Thank you, I do not know why they weren't coming up. Must have been the device.

I was part of a group with my toddler, not from here but another board and it has been nothing but wonderful.

No worries. I have had a horrible time with using the search, but I FINALLY figured out (just today) I was doing it wrong the whole time! When on your desktop the search function is the magnifying glass next to the page numbers at the top right of the board NOT the search boxes in the middle right portion of the page.

I think this may be why other people have issues with it as well. I don't know what the mobile search issues are though because I don't use mobile as often.

Kurrant · January 2016

Searching gives me major issues as well. Sometimes I know I saw a topic in May but it just wont come up and I end up with posts from every board but ours. Other times I just get a blank screen. I try and mention the issue when I start new posts to avoid the rage barrage

On topic: I was interested in joining a FB group at first but really . . . I became weary of joining once people started talking about fake members and catfishing. Regardless; I never got an invite to the private group after I messaged so I didn't bother trying again.

Unicorn522 · January 2016

There are definitely plenty of horror stories to tell. In my first BMB a girl attacked another girl and it caused total chaos. It's much different when you know actual identities of people. It's much more personal. That's why I've chosen not to join a FB group thus far, but if any of the existing group are open to taking new members or a new one forms I'd like to join later.

CBS78 · January 2016

I'm part of a May 2016 Mom FB group (the status was recently changed to secret because we were getting too many members) and it's been nothing but wonderful. So positive, I don't think I've ever read a negative comment on there once. I'd recommend looking on FB and seeing if you can be added to any - there's quite a few!

evalynn24 · January 2016

Kurrant said:
Searching gives me major issues as well. Sometimes I know I saw a topic in May but it just wont come up and I end up with posts from every board but ours. Other times I just get a blank screen. I try and mention the issue when I start new posts to avoid the rage barrage

On topic: I was interested in joining a FB group at first but really . . . I became weary of joining once people started talking about fake members and catfishing. Regardless; I never got an invite to the private group after I messaged so I didn't bother trying again.

This was what was happening to me until I figured out that to search just May you have to use the magnifying glass next to the page numbers NOT the search function on the right side of the page.

Lusitano8 · January 2016

I joined the BMB on Facebook that was posted on here in the first-tri but I un-joined after it seamed like a bunch of spam and lack of any of the rules we follow here. All the ladies on here seam rational and helpful and keep the whining to the appropriate threads. The Facebook group was just a hot mess compared to the Bump. Did anyone else experience this?

sophieophieoh · January 2016

I'm an admin on one feel free to pm me (:

vinerie · January 2016

I was curious how the FB groups were going compared to these boards. I'm hesitant to join a FB group. Also, I hate FB, but that is just my personal thing.

Jenly17 · January 2016

I've kept my mouth closed on the Facebook group thing for a while because there seems to be a lot of disdain for them, which by the way I totally understand. I joined a group and am still a member of one from my first pregnancy.

Eventually there are a core group of people that post and contribute that you feel safe enough to be in an FB group with. There are also things that I'd never post here but would there. An example of something that I wouldn't post on this BMB vs the FB group is baby pics. HDBD turns into hump day, baby day in which a lot of posters post pics of their babes. FWIW- I will NEVER do that on this BMB, because Internet safety. You might also argue Internet safety in an FB group, but it's limited to a core group of people that Ive gotten to know over the course of a few years, so personally, I feel ok with it.

I'm not a part of a Facebook group for May mommas, and while I'm not interested just yet, it's not to say that down the line I won't join one.

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