I’m planning on posting my birth story here. I’ve learned and found it so helpful to go back to prior BMB’s and read the stories. I won’t be sharing the name or pictures but I hope to share the other details. I’m tempted to keep sharing here because I’m a big lurker on others BMBs and want others to be able to lurk and learn here too.
I’m okay with starting a private group here first and then moving to FB closer to due dates/when babies come. I still think it’s a little early. I usually still post my birth story on here, and on the FB one when it gets started.
I think a private group on here is a good start. I really would hate to lose touch with those not on fb, so I will also continue to post on our board. I know fb might be an easier platform to share on and use, but I think we’ve all shared and learned a great deal from each other already, without posting a ton, if any personal information.
I personally would prefer private then eventually FB. I don't want to to leave people behind but as kids get older we share information about each other that becomes more and more identifying with time. I will not do that in an open forum area after the babies arrive. If we don't have a private forum or FB group, I'll likely ghost soon after birth.
My last group (July '15) moved to FB shortly after the births and to be honest I was way more active on that since I had so many more questions. I tend to be a lurker on here but have made attempts to post more from the start because having this network is amazing! I'd hate to be cut out because I'm not active enough!!! That group helped me through so much and look forward to doing it all again with this baby!!!
I would love to have a facebook with everyone included that participates or is interested. The Bump app keeps logging me out and it is driving me crazy! So it's been very hard for me to keep up with it b/c I keep having to change my password every other day and its driving me crazy
I personally love the community here but I hate the app. I know I would be much more active on a facebook group, because I feel like it's much more accessible.
I still participate way more in my aug16 Facebook group than here. It’s easier to access, I always run into issues with the bump app id be all for a Facebook group I didn’t follow a Facebook group with my dec13 group and hardly posted on the bump
I'd be game for a private group if its a means to making the FB leap eventually. I'm sad that we'll not get to keep everyone, but l guess that's just kind of how it goes? I stayed moderately active on TB for months after we move to FB with D14, but this format is just too much for me keep up with consistently.
I LOVE my D14 FB group to this day, we've been through so much together and for me, that wouldn't have been able to happen with TB format.
@nopegoat I hope posting alone isn't the deciding factor... I'd post more but my life is really busy and facebook would actually make it easier for me to post as the notifications remind me haha. I have a 15 month old and I'm really active in my church as Sunday school teacher, bus captain, and my husband is assistant pastor at our church. It was way easier to post in my last Bump Facebook group, but things there were going a way I didn't like to see so I left the group. They also made the group before birth and I think we should make the group July 1st
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@jasonsgirl92 on public forums like these post count is the fairest way. I have 4 kids, a full farm, and husband that travels for work. I totally get that life outside of TB is a priority and life gets hectic so not everyone can participate as much as others. If you've participated on more than just the intro thread even if it's sporadically and occasionally it should be enough. The saying for years on these forums goes, if you want support you need to give support and when real names, lives, etc get involved I don't think that's too much to ask.
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I’m mostly here to say I support privacy. There are specifics about me that I understand doesn’t apply to everyone. But I can’t share publicly because of the Google machine. I also prefer FB because conversations are easier.
It’s not about exclusion. It’s because I’ve been catfished AND had someone tweeting things I was sharing in the group. At least with the latter, because I knew her name, I could track it down.
Late-posting here! Trying to catch up with threads way on down the list... Im fine with FB, mainly because the threads here and sheer numbers are like drinking from a hose! I recognize more names as we go, but its sort of a thread-blur. I can’t remember who Ive said what to, and I try... The catfishing bit sounds terrible! I must be naive/out of the loop. I only use FB for messenger these days...but I’m down to have a group to check in with.
Can we just do this? I really want to get off the bump and it sounds like I'm not completely alone... plus some of us are going to start having babies soon. I'm not the most outgoing, so not really moderator material... but I'm happy to start the private FB group and have people message me to be added? I definitely don't want to cause any drama but I know with my last two groups, this has kind of been the right time. Get to know people a little bit better, get a labor buddy, labor watch posts, etc... it's kind of fun.
Gah. This app is annoying. I can’t even edit.
Baby will be here in 5 weeks. I want to know everyone more than just a screen name and be able to be more involved!
Gah. This app is annoying. I can’t even edit.
Baby will be here in 5 weeks. I want to know everyone more than just a screen name and be able to be more involved!
@Bear14+ I completely agree! I have so many issues with the Bump posting. I'd love a more closed off group to get to know everyone better. I'm in support of a FB group and I would definitely join!
I had my old account deleted after all the drama went down back in 2014 and because of everything that went down I don't post anything very personal here at alI. I won't be posting pictures of baby here, a birth story etc.
I'll make the poll... I do feel like going to a private bump group isn't really solving any of the problems that most of us have here. I'm sad that some of us won't move over to FB, but it's an inevitable switch with every bump board and a lot of people still hang around here for a while participating.
Re: Facebook?
I’m tempted to keep sharing here because I’m a big lurker on others BMBs and want others to be able to lurk and learn here too.
id be all for a Facebook group
I didn’t follow a Facebook group with my dec13 group and hardly posted on the bump
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It’s not about exclusion. It’s because I’ve been catfished AND had someone tweeting things I was sharing in the group. At least with the latter, because I knew her name, I could track it down.
Im fine with FB, mainly because the threads here and sheer numbers are like drinking from a hose!
I recognize more names as we go, but its sort of a thread-blur. I can’t remember who Ive said what to, and I try...
The catfishing bit sounds terrible! I must be naive/out of the loop. I only use FB for messenger these days...but I’m down to have a group to check in with.
I had my old account deleted after all the drama went down back in 2014 and because of everything that went down I don't post anything very personal here at alI. I won't be posting pictures of baby here, a birth story etc.
@mamanbebe I'd make a poll now, open for a week or so. I support it!