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Birth Month Boards on the bump

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edited September 2013 in GP Moms
I'm home sick now and board.  I was just looking through my BMB and WOW!  You all warned me but this stuff is just unbelievable.  The most ridiculous topics so far:

- Carrying loaded handguns in your diaper bag (tons of ladies said they are pack'in)
- Banning all ladies who have had or are having a loss from posting so everyone else is "happy"
- One lady hopped on and compared formula feeding your kid to giving them Pepsi
- Cops and Ambulance drivers should not be allowed to go through a drive thru
- One "OB nurse" said that if you walk in with a written down birth plan your chances of a c-section go way up

This UO had 18 PAGES of responses! http://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12057113/uo-thursday/p1

All the normal topics like co-sleeping, NIP and OB vs. Midwife get debated heavily but some of this stuff is unreal.  I have to admit it is entertaining when you are on the couch sick. What are the craziest topics from your BMB?

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  • My BMB is actually very tame and I like a lot of the girls there... But April 14 is BSC. there are often threads on the jan board pointing people to the craziness that is April.

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  • mine it nuts sometimes. there are obviously a lot of uneducated women on there, which is sad (makes me sad). I still post there sometimes. some of the other boards are more helpful. when i was PG and HR, posted on the high risk board a lot. when i knew i was having a c/s, i posted on there and read a lot of their posts. now I like to visit the breastfeeding board. 
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  • My BMB is actually very tame and I like a lot of the girls there... But April 14 is BSC. there are often threads on the jan board pointing people to the craziness that is April.
    So that's not normal?!? Thank goodness.  I was losing my hope in humanity.

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  • May 2014 isn't too bad yet.  A lot of people that seem to have no idea whatsoever about pregnancy and babies asking very obvious questions, but I have a feeling that's the norm around many parts of the bump.





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  • April '14 has a reputation on the bump. All the BMBs have their moments but there have been too many things (like what you listed above!)

    I hang out on the parenting board. I didn't do my BMB when I was pregnant and everyone lefr after the babies were born. Both March and April 2012 :(
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  • @Madeline I feel the same way about our board. It's making me feel slightly depressed seeing everyone with their babies. I want my little girl already!

    I am always entertained by the insomniacs threads though, which usually has links to posts on A14. Those ladies are crazy! Lol

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  • My bmb is BSC sometimes but a14 makes dec13 look sane. Granted most of our crazy has died down. A14 is like no other.

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  • Dec 12 was pretty annoying and sometimes borderline crazy. I didn't really post there much because I couldn't stand the repetitive posts- daily fruit update posts? No thanks. And there was a lot of hostility about the FB group that was started.

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  • Our BMB DISGUSTS me.

    "Are you guys all done whining about you MCs yet so i can come join and not be brought down or scared?"

    I cant.

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  • I read that formula compared to Pepsi thread. She was BSC.
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  • March 14 has a couple of girls who are really snarky - but nothing compared to A14.  I'm sorry, but you've got more than a few BSCs over there.  I'm due on the 31st and even if my date gets changed, I am not heading over there!
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  • Our BMB DISGUSTS me. "Are you guys all done whining about you MCs yet so i can come join and not be brought down or scared?" I cant.
    That was SO bad. 

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  • Fellow A14 and long time GP/GPM lurker. Seriously our board is nuts!! Entertaining though sometimes. My old BMB wasn't nearly this crazy, even in the beginning! I keep thinking over time it will tame but it hasn't happened yet that's for sure!
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  • Our BMB DISGUSTS me. "Are you guys all done whining about you MCs yet so i can come join and not be brought down or scared?" I cant.
    OMG - seriously? 
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  • cinderin said:
    Our BMB DISGUSTS me. "Are you guys all done whining about you MCs yet so i can come join and not be brought down or scared?" I cant.
    OMG - seriously? 
    Seriously... over and over again.  There have been at least 5 PgAL bashing posts on there.  They even started a check in for FTP (first time pregnant) so they could exclude some of the loss ladies. 

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  • There is a crippling amount of dumb in that post you linked @littlelady77
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    cinderin said:
    Our BMB DISGUSTS me. "Are you guys all done whining about you MCs yet so i can come join and not be brought down or scared?" I cant.
    OMG - seriously? 
    Seriously... over and over again.  There have been at least 5 PgAL bashing posts on there.  They even started a check in for FTP (first time pregnant) so they could exclude some of the loss ladies. 
    wow. it just seems bazaar to me. it might be a morbid thought - but how did they know they weren't next? that's what I always thought when I heard about it happening to someone else, "it could be me next time". 

    I guess I will have to do some lurking. which board is it?
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  • @cinderin It's April 2014.  Embarrassing yet addictive.

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  • I could never get into my BMB... way too many people and way too much nonsense. I will have to lurk on yours though. They sound insane.
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  • Ummm. I have carried while with R. I'd rather us be safe and its not like he's getting into the diaper bag. Now that he's more mobile I'll need to figure something different out. I don't see what the big deal is with carrying.
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  • I'm home sick now and board.  I was just looking through my BMB and WOW!  You all warned me but this stuff is just unbelievable. 
    For real.  Our BMB is full of crazy.  I was hoping that some people would have filtered out by now.  Maybe in another month or two.
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  • Some boards just end up crazy. I believe the sept 12 board ended up really snarky/drama filled. I didn't get to stay long though. Then Jan 13 was so puppies and rainbows that it made me want to puke. You just never know how the board will go. Once you're all out of first tri you'll pretty much know who's there to stay.
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  • I haven't even gotten through the first page and my head hurts from rolling my eyes so hard.
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  • This is why I stayed faaaaaar away from TB!  The May 2013 was always puppies and rainbows whenever I lurked and it was both boring and annoying.

    @pistolpackinmomma Glad you're keeping it real!
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  • @NotMrsSmith11 because I carry or because R's BMB made me want to puke? Lol
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  • Ummm. I have carried while with R. I'd rather us be safe and its not like he's getting into the diaper bag. Now that he's more mobile I'll need to figure something different out. I don't see what the big deal is with carrying.

    carrying responsibly is one thing but a couple people literally referenced throwing the gun in the diaper bag or purse. Not having it on your body or otherwise secure.  
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  • Ok, even opening random posts that haven't been linked all over the interwebz are full of fucking crazy.
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  • MadeOfAwesomeMadeOfAwesome member
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    "Neither of us have jobs.  YAY!  No woman should work during pregnancy!"  Dafuq?

    ETA:  I don't know why my dafuq is duplicating...

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  • "Neither of us have jobs.  YAY!  No woman should work during pregnancy!"  Dafuq?

    ETA:  I don't know why my dafuq is duplicating...

    ANNNNNND, now it's not duplicated, so maybe I'M full of the crazy.
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