I would game for a FB group. I'm mostly a lurker here -- I just don't find TB and it's threads to be very user friendly. I'm a part of a mom's group made up of mom's from the university I graduated from, and it's great! But, they deal with things I won't for quite some time -- discipline, schooling, etc.
Ok so it looks like we're a thumbs up to start!! I'm anxious to get the ball rolling!! Questions? 1)what should we name it? I think April 2017 is easy enough 2)Who should we nominate to admin? 3)Cutoff date?
Another vote for slightly-skeptical-but-willing-to-give-it-a-go. As long as it's private/secret/closed to peeps who aren't regulars (maybe jumping the gun to assume I am one...).
Ok so it looks like we're a thumbs up to start!! I'm anxious to get the ball rolling!! Questions? 1)what should we name it? I think April 2017 is easy enough 2)Who should we nominate to admin? 3)Cutoff date?
1. April 17 sounds good to me. 2. Like I said, I'm happy to volunteer, but I'm only on in evenings so maybe someone who can hop online in the day too? Or anyone who is a reg. It 100% does not have to be me! 3. I'm cool with whatever, but I do think the longer we wait to cutoff while the group is open, the weirder things get, from what I've seen with other groups. By nature, the relationship on FB is a bit closer so if a bunch of people are all bonding and then a bunch of people join in later, it's just a different dynamic. Maybe around when more babies start being born...?
Me: 31 DH: 36 Married 5 years DD born 8/30/13 #2 expected 4/25/17
I'm typically on during the day and willing to admin as part of a group, but for the next three weeks I have jury duty 9-1 so I won't be on during that time.
DD #1: April 2017 DD #2: May 2020 Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
I don't mind being an admin. I scroll FB (and TB) all day when my job is boring. I just don't want to be the one to actually set up the group, because well...I have no clue how to even do that. HAHAHA!!!
If we need another admin yet, I can. But I'm already admin of two groups for work and would be afraid the notifications would get lost in my other groups.
@catem07 yuck!!!! Why would they make a prego woman do jury duty? I hope they let you pee often.
I'm typically on during the day and willing to admin as part of a group, but for the next three weeks I have jury duty 9-1 so I won't be on during that time.
Three weeks? I've been summoned next week. I had assumed they would dismiss me because I'm pregnant!!
Me: 31 DH: 36 Married 5 years DD born 8/30/13 #2 expected 4/25/17
@catem07 ugh 3 weeks of jury duty sounds like torture! Good luck! I'm on FB all the time if we need another admin, though I know I'm not super recognizable here and I haven't ever set up my own group before. I am however familiar w how the private/secret groups work (I'm in a local moms group where I actually had to meet an admin in person before being allowed to join).
I didn't try to get out of it. But I highly doubt they'll dismiss you due to pregnancy unless you have some health concerns that require you to do something special. The case I'm on had a hard time impaneling jurors--they did selection all day yesterday and only came out with 9, had to get the other 5 today. It might depend on where you live, but a woman I met going into the court house also ended up getting put on a jury--but her trial is only 3 days.
In my selection, if they didn't pick people they typically sent them back to the jury room to see if they would end up on another jury.
DD #1: April 2017 DD #2: May 2020 Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
I just got on FB and started a secret group since I wasn't sure if anyone wanted to actually start it. If you want you can PM me your email addresses and I'll add everyone
I'd be interested in trying it out! I didn't join the FB group when DS1 was born in AUG15 and wish I could keep up better with the mama's and now toddlers who are not on TB anymore. I'll want to look into how private it actually is. I don't like the idea of my baby being in random people's FB threads! However it is so nice to have community to keep up with and ask advice from as we experience new adventures in parenting!
I lurk way more then I have time to post because 3 toddlers + 6 months pregnant + deployed husband = NO TIME. I will miss you all! ETA I don't have facebook, that's why I'll miss you.
BecNJake if you post a picture of your baby in the group (only in the group, not on your own wall or anything), it may show up on my newsfeed, aka the thing you see when you log-in that shows you stuff about your friends and groups. even if i comment on the picture of your baby in the group, no one that i know will see that picture. as long as we aren't FB friends, nothing you post on your regular wall will show up for me.
DD #1: April 2017 DD #2: May 2020 Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
Also, this FB group is set up as a "secret group" it can't be searched or joined by anyone that isn't already a member. New members have to be added and can't just click "join" that way we don't get weird randos (IE the chick that is being talked about in the "heads up" thread on January)
so far @KirstinH88 and I are admins. You can PM either one of us for an "invitation"
I don't exist on Facebook. Our group is already much smaller and slower than the others I've seen. That's a wrap for me, I suppose. There's always lurking the other months!
@thecavfamily I'll still be bumping too. I like the organization here, with different threads for different topics, etc. I expect the "randoms" thread will be less active, but there will still be lots of swapping of info.
DD #1: April 2017 DD #2: May 2020 Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
@thecavfamily I'll stick around a bit! It seems like most BMBs naturally fizz out when babies are born just because people get less comfortable sharing info about the kids here.
Me: 31 DH: 36 Married 5 years DD born 8/30/13 #2 expected 4/25/17
I plan on being active as I can here until baby is born, but FB is just another way to touch base with everyone. Plus, the threads here are helpful especially before baby is born
Been lurking this thread because I am also in the "tentative" camp... but if it's starting now I'll jump in! I'll also be on TB quite a bit as I mainly do that instead of Facebook from work (it looks less like "goofing off" when people walk by - ha!)
I'd offer to admin, but Facebook is blocked at work for me and that's where I do the majority of my bumping. I'll still be around here for sure.
The only reason I worry about the randos is because a couple of them wound up in our July15 FB group and they basically trolled everything to the point where our admins just shut it all down. I really miss being able to connect with other moms who had babies the same age as mine...I don't friend people I don't know, so I basically lost that entire support group, which sucked.
@SnarkasaurusRex We had a huge blow up in my J15 fb after the babies were born. It was mom to mom shaming that broke us up so, sad to watch. The group divided into two pages and I've missed a lot of the ladies that left.
@KirstinH88 and @taylor72 Thank you two for stepping up! I know from my other BMC that the fb admins get overwhelmed once the babies are born.
If you sent me your email addresses for the FB group, then I have sent you a request to join. I'm pretty sure I caught everyone who sent me a message, but if you think I missed you, send me your address again. Also, not sure how privacy settings go, but when @Taylor72 was adding me to the group, it wasn't working through email (I may have had my settings too private), so I added her as a friend and then she added me to the group. So that is also an option if you do not get my invite request.
I hope I'm considered a regular as well. Since Christmas, my schedule has been crazy. I'm nervous to join but willing to give it a shot. I'm actually having issues sending my email to the admins through here. I'm on my phone though so maybe I need to get on a computer.
Re: FB group. Are we ready?
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
Me 31, DH 32, Married 08/08
02/13/15-HSG-All Clear
ER 02/05-20 Retrieved - 11 Matured, 9 Fertilized, ET 2/10 (1 Transferred, 4 Frz) - BFP 2/19, M/C-3/5-Trisomy 16
ER 07/14-14 Retrieved,11 Matured, 10 Fertilized, ET 07/19 (2 Transferred, 6 Frz), BFP 7/28, 8/16 U/S-TWINS!
Due Date - April 6, 2017 UPDATED March 23, 2017!
Questions?
1)what should we name it? I think April 2017 is easy enough
2)Who should we nominate to admin?
3)Cutoff date?
Married: 12-04-06
Annabelle: 1-1-08
Patrick: 8-15-10
EDD: 4-20-17
DD1 born 3.2014
DD2 born 4.2017
2. Like I said, I'm happy to volunteer, but I'm only on in evenings so maybe someone who can hop online in the day too? Or anyone who is a reg. It 100% does not have to be me!
3. I'm cool with whatever, but I do think the longer we wait to cutoff while the group is open, the weirder things get, from what I've seen with other groups. By nature, the relationship on FB is a bit closer so if a bunch of people are all bonding and then a bunch of people join in later, it's just a different dynamic. Maybe around when more babies start being born...?
DH: 36
Married 5 years
DD born 8/30/13
#2 expected 4/25/17
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
@catem07 yuck!!!! Why would they make a prego woman do jury duty? I hope they let you pee often.
DH: 36
Married 5 years
DD born 8/30/13
#2 expected 4/25/17
In my selection, if they didn't pick people they typically sent them back to the jury room to see if they would end up on another jury.
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
ETA I don't have facebook, that's why I'll miss you.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
so far @KirstinH88 and I are admins. You can PM either one of us for an "invitation"
ETA - tag
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
DH: 36
Married 5 years
DD born 8/30/13
#2 expected 4/25/17
DS--N14
Baby #2 EDD--4/16/17
The only reason I worry about the randos is because a couple of them wound up in our July15 FB group and they basically trolled everything to the point where our admins just shut it all down. I really miss being able to connect with other moms who had babies the same age as mine...I don't friend people I don't know, so I basically lost that entire support group, which sucked.
We had a huge blow up in my J15 fb after the babies were born. It was mom to mom shaming that broke us up so, sad to watch. The group divided into two pages and I've missed a lot of the ladies that left.
@KirstinH88 and @taylor72 Thank you two for stepping up! I know from my other BMC that the fb admins get overwhelmed once the babies are born.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17