FB group?

cherryghost · July 2016

has anyone given any thought to starting a Feb 2017 bump group on Facebook? Or has one been created?

Gingersnap · July 2016

No.

rachoochoo2 · July 2016

Way too soon. Let's weed out some of the crazies first.

glitterdragon-2 · July 2016

joyful08 · July 2016

annewheeler2 · July 2016

fourPsinapod · July 2016

This comes up like once a week.. Lol

BumpasaurusRex · July 2016

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Why are people so obsessed with the idea of a FB group?

Xstatic3333 · July 2016

Yeah. I don't get the appeal at all at this point.

cantalopes24 · July 2016

I don't trust anyone on this board enough to want them to know my real name and it hasn't been long enough to weed out the catfishers and the scary people.

MrsDramaK · July 2016

Nope.

Ryder0406 · July 2016

fourPsinapod said:

This comes up like once a week.. Lol

This is exactly what I was going to say! Literally comes up weekly...

Starfish113 · July 2016

I think the strangest part about these posts is that it DOES come up once a week and we have all discussed our feelings about it. So it makes me think it's random people who jump in that want a FB group.. But why, if you aren't even the smallest bit invested in the group to begin with?

This isn't directed at OP... Just the topic in general.

peachesnbean · July 2016

MrsDramaK · July 2016

Maybe we should take all the people that have requested a Facebook group and introduce them so they can start their own group and see why we don't want a Facebook group.

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Gingersnap · July 2016

It's always total randoms, too.
"Yes, we have one! Would you like to join, random post and runner?"

Xstatic3333 · July 2016

My IRL friend posts on WTE and said they've already formed several groups. I'll have to ask her how that's going. It's just not for me.

Kenya715 · July 2016

Aren't there already FB groups out there? I've had a friend suggest that to me so I figured they were already up and running. Why come here to ask for another one?

jab3-2 · July 2016

I get all sad thinking about this group going away to FB considering I don't even have FB. I'm so glad the people who are making this group what it is have the mentality that they do about it.

Starfish113 · July 2016

My last group went to a smaller message board before FB. And trust me we weeded out quite a few crazies before we even got to FB...

BumpasaurusRex · July 2016

It's so interesting that the OP, who has yet to return to this thread, has the word 'ghost' in their username.

Xstatic3333 · July 2016

I actually think a good chunk of the people looking for FB groups probably have fabulous work from home business opportunities to share. Not necessarily you, OP. If you're out there.

Starfish113 · July 2016

LOL you're so right @Xstatic3333

HeatSparks · July 2016

If we ever make it to FB, can we have a strict don't-sell-your-stuff rule? I don't care if "it" works or not.

Xstatic3333 · July 2016

HeatSparks said:

If we ever make it to FB, can we have a strict don't-sell-your-stuff rule? I don't care if "it" works or not.

1,000 times yes.

And "it" probably doesn't ;-)

FishyMom · July 2016

Xstatic3333 said:

HeatSparks said:

If we ever make it to FB, can we have a strict don't-sell-your-stuff rule? I don't care if "it" works or not.

1,000 times yes.

And "it" probably doesn't ;-)

YES>> YES>>> YES!!!!!!!

hispenguin · July 2016

My March 2011 board became a FB group and that wasn't until long after the babies were born. There needs to be a lot of weeding before FB happens

runnermom04 · July 2016

Maybe I'm the minority but I'm for making a FB group. I don't get on here much(especially compaired to how much I go on FB. My August 2012 FB group is still strong, in the beginning there was weeding but it was mostly done before 20 weeks. We also only had membership open from 5 weeks to 15 weeks.

SweetT · July 2016

I can not wait for a fb group. Love bumpies hate the bump.

Patience7150 · July 2016

5 to 15 weeks!? That seems really early. I almost didn't join this BMB until I got further out of loss risk because I didn't need to miss the connections lost on top of everything else...

BumpasaurusRex · July 2016

runnermom04 said:

Maybe I'm the minority but I'm for making a FB group. I don't get on here much(especially compaired to how much I go on FB. My August 2012 FB group is still strong, in the beginning there was weeding but it was mostly done before 20 weeks. We also only had membership open from 5 weeks to 15 weeks.

No offense but having "membership" open from 5-15 weeks is like, the dumbest thing ever.

In my old BMB, we had posters that lurked and didn't start posting until halfway through their pregnancies. Most of them had previous losses so they weren't comfortable until they were further along.

Making a rule that they couldn't join a FB group after that is ridiculous.

MonaLisaRalphio · July 2016

I get the appeal of a FB group for convenience and formatting purposes, but I have to say that I side-eye the crap out of anyone who is interested in joining them this early. I really enjoy a lot of the people on this board, but I don't trust any of you enough yet to know that you're not going to leave your Facebook accounts open on, like, the public library computers, thus leaving us all open to stalking and/or identity theft by your friendly neighborhood hobo.

If and when we do go to FB, I'd be curious to see what that process is like. I really wouldn't want to see a link or the name of the group posted on the BMB so that any old drive-by or neighborhood hobo can see it. How do BMBs usually handle this? Does a PM get sent around or something? Any BTDTs care to explain?

BumpasaurusRex · July 2016

With my old group, there were two very trusted posters that became mods of the group. Anyone who wanted to join sent them a PM and the mods then had to send a request on FB to join.

cinderin · July 2016

I am also for a FB group eventually this website sucks.

Gingersnap · July 2016

Yeah, we kinda formed one with a few and then invited people we liked/ knew/ trusted.

cherryghost · July 2016

Hahaha ok. I thought I was asking a simple question. Didn't know it was so loaded-geesh. Carry on...

FishyMom · July 2016

Gingersnap said:

Yeah, we kinda formed one with a few and then invited people we liked/ knew/ trusted.

This was my BMB too.. And people were voted on if they were "regulars" enough.

PerraSucia · July 2016

What you guys aren't in the Facebook group?

SweetT · July 2016

My orginial BMB was similar. I'm not sure the exact weeks but I know I was in the fb group the same month I got my BFP and it was closed probably right around the end of 1st tri.
Once the group is established why would new people be allowed in? if you don't feel comfortable joining a fb group that's fine but why should a group have to deal with people wanting to join until the end of the pregnancy? The point of starting a group is to get comfortable and build trust so when babies are born you can get real advice and offer support.
This whole reaction to a fb group is ridicIous. I'd feel much more comfortable sharing in a closed secret group vs someone from my RL figuring out who I am and reading embarrassing posts here on the bump.

BumpasaurusRex · July 2016

SweetT said:

My orginial BMB was similar. I'm not sure the exact weeks but I know I was in the fb group the same month I got my BFP and it was closed probably right around the end of 1st tri.
Once the group is established why would new people be allowed in? if you don't feel comfortable joining a fb group that's fine but why should a group have to deal with people wanting to join until the end of the pregnancy? The point of starting a group is to get comfortable and build trust so when babies are born you can get real advice and offer support.
This whole reaction to a fb group is ridicIous. I'd feel much more comfortable sharing in a closed secret group vs someone from my RL figuring out who I am and reading embarrassing posts here on the bump.

That's why this community is here. To build trust and get comfortable before allowing people into your personal life and has access to your personal information.

I like to think that real advice and support has been offered here every single day. No stipulations, no special invites.

This is a general statement but no one has to be here if they aren't comfortable, just like no one has to join a FB group if they aren't comfortable.

Gingersnap · July 2016

SweetT said:

My orginial BMB was similar. I'm not sure the exact weeks but I know I was in the fb group the same month I got my BFP and it was closed probably right around the end of 1st tri.
Once the group is established why would new people be allowed in? if you don't feel comfortable joining a fb group that's fine but why should a group have to deal with people wanting to join until the end of the pregnancy? The point of starting a group is to get comfortable and build trust so when babies are born you can get real advice and offer support.
This whole reaction to a fb group is ridicIous. I'd feel much more comfortable sharing in a closed secret group vs someone from my RL figuring out who I am and reading embarrassing posts here on the bump.

Well, you can feel free to go join a FB group if we are so ridiculous.
Kthanxbai!

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