What first brought you to Mumsnet?

[HenryInTheTunnel]

Interesting first post, OP!

My very first query was about step parenting when i was in a relationship at the time with someone with a child from a previous rel. I didn't post but liked to read about all the potential pit falls and suggestions of how to approach that situation. I then got sucked in to the chatter on Active Conversations and have been here ever since, about 10 or so years now.

What first brought you to these murky waters?

Penis beaker.

a forum group of ex ebayers called vipers who loved been very scathing about things they were taking the rip out of mumsnet one day online so i came in here for a look and though vipers has long gone i am still in here

A twitter account called mumsnet madness...

Researching a new kitchen. I googled something and one of the results that came up was a mn thread. kitchen is four years old and I’ve been a netter ever since

Penis beaker

The Turning Tavern, back in 2012.

I've name-changed since then, and am in a totally different phase of life, but I had some really valuable advice.

I stuck around for the Feminism.

Bounty Debates went to shit.

Not sure I should admit this but it was actually the daily mail! I kept reading threads on their online site that they'd stolen from MN and in the end I thought "let me check out this MN". I came and never left!

I used to use a forum called Raising Kids (or something similar) That closed and I came here.
I had already lurked around the edges but once I fully leapt in i was hooked 😀

Came for the miscarriage, stayed for the lulz

I'd assumed it was akin to the WI! It was only when my brother told me he'd been banned for pissing off MN's on the feminist threads that I decided to check it out. Probably 5 years or so ago now.

I read the penis beaker story when the Daily Fail poached it 😂 joined and never looked back!

An unusual scan result in 2003, luckily was nothing - but as I was living abroad & all my friends were still blazing career trails whilst burning the candle at both ends I appreciated the breastfeeding advice & knowing there were others in he same boat.

That baby is 6’4” now & somehow I’m still here (after approx 30 nc’s and a few ‘can’t handle the twats who don’t rtft anymore’ flounces..)

Matthew Wright.

I was waiting to try to conceive and felt a bit crazy. I googled it and found there were whole threads about my feelings.

The Daily Mail

I heard someone mention it at work. When I had a baby I thought "I am a mum now. I can look at mumsnet".

Breastfeeding issues via google

A newborn that only slept 11 hours out of 24.

I came for the SN boards after DS2 was diagnosed. That was 10 years ago!

Parenting board on BBC was shut down. I was overseas and needed anonymous support/ advice/ venting opportunity in English as well as RL friends where I was living.

For advice on my 5 year old biting he's now 17 and doesn't do that anymore

Goggled something unrelated to parenthood, found an MN thread (which didn't help BTW!) but was intrigued by MN so started working my way round various topics, read more and more threads and finally joined. That was 8+ years ago!

baby advice (what the fuck was I thinking?)

mumsnet is much more reliable on feminism, which is what I'm mostly here for now

Looking for inspiration for baby names and for reassurance that my odd pregnancy symptoms were "normal" and not an indication of another pregnancy.

I lurked for a long time before joining, then lurked for a long time before posting. That was many names ago.