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Are you interested in moving to a private group (bump, facebook, or other)?

curlyandpreggocurlyandpreggo member
in June 2024 Moms
I wanted to get people's thoughts on whether there was interest in moving to either a private Bump group, a Facebook group, or some other platform. As I was reading through this week's check-in I was reminded that we are getting to a point where some more personal things might be shared. I'm also fine just staying on here, but I know some people may not feel comfortable sharing some information on a group that is available to the public (I know I definitely hold back about some things)! Using a poll to gauge people's interest. (For reference, the public group would still be active, but I assume conversations among those who post regularly would move to the private platform)

Are you interested in moving to a private group (bump, facebook, or other)? 17 votes

No - Stay in Public Group
17% 3 votes
Yes - Private Bump Thread
29% 5 votes
Yes - Private Facebook Group
52% 9 votes
Yes - Other Private Platform (Please reply with preferences in comments)
0% 0 votes
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Re: Are you interested in moving to a private group (bump, facebook, or other)?

  • elle-0409elle-0409 member
    Yes, I feel like I would be much more active on FB. I'm one of the admins for my October 2019 BMB on FB, and we are so close. I've actually met quite a few of those women IRL!

    What we did was start a private group here on TB, then take a photo of ourselves holding a piece of paper with our usernames. Although, now there's AI so maybe it's harder to trust things? Andplusalso that was five years ago, so I'm not sure if there's a better protocol now.
    TTC History
    Me: 38 DH: 52
    Started trying June 2018
    BFP Jan 2019 DD born October 2019
    TTC July 2021 BFP, ended in MMC August 2021
    TTC October 2021
    BFP January 2022
    MMC March 2022
    Beginning May 2022 under the supervision of an RE - Benched while undergoing testing




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  • curlyandpreggocurlyandpreggo member
    For my August 2022 group, we had a private bump group first (for a while) so that helped smooth the transition, but the name of the facebook group was only posted in there and people had to answer a question with their bump user name before admins admitted them. 
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  • elle-0409elle-0409 member
    @curlyandpreggo That sounds good to me!
    TTC History
    Me: 38 DH: 52
    Started trying June 2018
    BFP Jan 2019 DD born October 2019
    TTC July 2021 BFP, ended in MMC August 2021
    TTC October 2021
    BFP January 2022
    MMC March 2022
    Beginning May 2022 under the supervision of an RE - Benched while undergoing testing




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  • rachel-the-wolf-flowerrachel-the-wolf-flower member
    I don’t have Facebook. I used to, but closed my account in 2015. I personally find it to be divisive and addictive.
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  • kbtt2022kbtt2022 member
    @rachel-the-wolf-flower same! I closed mine about 5 years ago as well but did create an account last pregnancy that I only used for bump access ( kind of a pain) and now use occasionally for markerplace. I've been strong and have avoided accepting any friends. 
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  • maggiemadeitmaggiemadeit member
    @rachel-the-wolf-flower Same. I’ve been off all social media for years. It’s not a great place for my mental health, but I do miss out on family updates as my very large extended family all use Facebook for family news. I’m also that parent that won’t let my kids on it. 
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  • curlyandpreggocurlyandpreggo member
    Definitely want to do something that will be inclusive for as many people as possible! Maybe we can start with a private bump group and then if there’s a desire to some to still have a Facebook group we can do that later? 
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  • farmfamily21farmfamily21 member
    I’m open to whatever
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  • curlyandpreggocurlyandpreggo member
    Okay I created a group - June 2024 Babies. If anyone has a cuter name very open to changing it. I started inviting people (mostly by going through the last few check-ins), but probably missed people who are active (and I'm technically not sure I did it correctly), so please request to join! Also let me know if you want to be an admin!
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  • farmfamily21farmfamily21 member
    Haven’t got an invite. Where is the new group?? Couldn’t find it. 
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  • littlemarshmallowlittlemarshmallow member
    I requested to join!
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  • farmfamily21farmfamily21 member
    Found it 
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  • curlyandpreggocurlyandpreggo member
    It's super confusing to get to groups - there is a link above (hover/click on the name). But in general, after you click on community on the bump, you have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to view groups. 
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  • sbaby2023sbaby2023 member
    Thanks for explaining, I had no idea where to find the group. They should make them easier to find!
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  • halc24halc24 member
    I requested to join
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