Baby girl will be here soon and we still haven't agreed on a name...I don't even feel like we're close. My husband prefers gender neutral names and I like family names. If the first name isn't Josephine, it will be used as the middle name. Any input would be helpful as I'm getting anxious about not having a name with her arrival fast approaching.
BFP #1 - MC Dec 2, 2015 (@ 9weeks) BFP #2 - Feb 2, 2016 --EDD 10/10/16 --Abigail- October 6, 2016. Heart warrior. October 2017- Began fostering to adopt T, (DOB:November 19, 2013)
I actually searched for a specific name board and couldn't find a main one...just lots of off shoots. I'd still appreciate opinions...and less shaming about the placement of my post. Thanks for anyone who voted!
I actually searched for a specific name board and couldn't find a main one...just lots of off shoots. I'd still appreciate opinions...and less shaming about the placement of my post. Thanks for anyone who voted!
How about the one you posted in on September 16th and actually received feedback in? If you click on your name you can see which conversations you've participated in. Easy peasy. And my bump tutorial for the day is complete.
While these gifs are hilarious....why are we being so mean? It doesn't hurt anything if she posts or reposts a question. We will not run out of space on our forum. Let's be nice!
Because it is annoying for someone to come into a birth month community out of nowhere, in the last weeks of pregnancy, and create a special snowflake post. It's even MORE annoying when this same person posted the exact question weeks ago and there were plenty of nice responses she chose not to engage with.
So you can feel free to "be nice" and take her poll but don't come scolding like we're kindergarteners for those people who are annoyed.
@chriscasey33 thanks for the information. I don't actually remember posting anything so maybe pregnancy brain is actually a thing. I do want to read the feedback so I'll have to try accessing from my computer instead of my phone because I don't see any information about previous posts by clicking on my name. @scostel2 I've been in this group since the beginning and have read lots of posts...just because I haven't used it as an opportunity to attack someone for making a mistake on the forum doesn't mean I haven't been participating. If my post annoyed you, you could choose to ignore it. I thought this was a supportive community...maybe not as much as I thought.
@genettaj Look, I'm sorry we're all being a bit snarky, but you can't say you've " been in this group since the beginning" when you've participated in a grand total of 3 different threads: this one, the name thread, and one that isn't even an O16 thread. Lurking doesn't count.
The ladies here have been supporting each other since our BFPs in Feb/March, and with many of our mamas in labor or having already had their LOs, it's a little much to have to deal with a name issue right now.
Sorry you don't feel supported, but you have to give it to receive it, and you just haven't been around.
Countdown to Baby H! Mommy to Elizabeth (6/18/09), preemie at 34 weeks
@SuperNerd42 thanks for the feedback! I wasn't getting notifications from my phone app so had to log on through the website to see the comments I missed.
@SuperNerd42 thanks for the feedback! I wasn't getting notifications from my phone app so had to log on through the website to see the comments I missed.
Which still doesn't explain why you claimed to be unable to find a name board or thread when you apparently had posted there recently. Pregnancy brain is real, but doesn't impair your ability to just be receptive and honest when called out/redirected, nor does it relate to the mobile issue with notifications (I get that mobile sucks for notifications unless you star the thread).
Given that you are someone who has basically been uninvolved in the supportive community aspect here, and that you imply you have participated by reading posts since the beginning, I'm surprised that you are surprised and that you consider the responses you got to have been "attacked." This board is super chill if you are, and I'd go as far as to say it's chill even if you (anyone) aren't, but we will voice our thoughts/opinions on things posted evennif it goes beyond the specific thing you're requesting help with. If the responses you got annoyed you, you could choose to ignore them in the same way you ignored the 63321146890521 previous posts in which O16 moms have really needed (and provided) support.
Re: Name help
Baby GIRL born 9/16/201
BFP! EDD 8/1/2019 CP 4w2d
BFP #2 - Feb 2, 2016 --EDD 10/10/16 --Abigail- October 6, 2016. Heart warrior.
October 2017- Began fostering to adopt T, (DOB:November 19, 2013)
Me: 28 DH: 27
BFP: 8/20/2018 - EDD 5/4/2019
So you can feel free to "be nice" and take her poll but don't come scolding like we're kindergarteners for those people who are annoyed.
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
The ladies here have been supporting each other since our BFPs in Feb/March, and with many of our mamas in labor or having already had their LOs, it's a little much to have to deal with a name issue right now.
Sorry you don't feel supported, but you have to give it to receive it, and you just haven't been around.
Mommy to Elizabeth (6/18/09), preemie at 34 weeks
Team Blue!
Given that you are someone who has basically been uninvolved in the supportive community aspect here, and that you imply you have participated by reading posts since the beginning, I'm surprised that you are surprised and that you consider the responses you got to have been "attacked." This board is super chill if you are, and I'd go as far as to say it's chill even if you (anyone) aren't, but we will voice our thoughts/opinions on things posted evennif it goes beyond the specific thing you're requesting help with. If the responses you got annoyed you, you could choose to ignore them in the same way you ignored the 63321146890521 previous posts in which O16 moms have really needed (and provided) support.