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?

The Army Rumour Service.

ThirdChildFourthPile returned

Years ago when I was expecting my first child, so over 10 years ago, I was looking for somewhere to chat to other expectant mums.

Originally it was Ellaroos 'rivers of sweetcorn' that had been a suggestion for 'what's good on the net' from Yahoo. I stayed for about 9 months, then flounced after a (well deserved) kicking. That was 2004 I think.

She who must not be named and rockets to Lebanon bought me back (2006?) and I've been here ever since.

I think it was something to do with a leg and a tattoo?

It was about 2010/11? I had a very emotional family situation that I couldn't process at the time, and came here for support. I was lucky, because if that had been my first post nowadays, I'd have been accused of being a troll! And I think I posted in AIBU 

Had a mixed response, but it was all helpful in taking the first step to figuring things out, and I never left!

Another penis breaker

I was on a wedding forum and everybody talked about how scary mumsnet was, then I came across penis beaker and stayed since... I much prefer the (mostly) honest and intelligent conversation!

Penis beaker

At my wits end over DS2 - it was comforting to know I wasn’t alone and gave me some hope! Some also give a good viewpoint and one I hadn’t thought of. Also some posts make me laugh!

Someone posted links to several funny threads on the weight watchers board, the only one I can remember was about using sudocrem as a primer.

Another ex bounty debater, it's been a while since that place ranked.

I signed up on honeymoon when we had started talking about ttc. This was years ago and I’ve since discovered that kids aren’t possible for me, but I’ve stayed because I enjoy the variety of topics discussed and the health and relationship advice has been invaluable.

Any chance you can add the link for the threads that prompted you tfor join? Some sound very funny. (Nanny and pastagate for example)

I joined not long into my pregnancy. The x month baby bus. Which then because a Facebook group of maybe 50 women. Then I got unceremoniously turfed out for not contributing enough. Now I only ever read AIBU. (Not sure how I found my way to chat tonight)

MN used to get a bad rap on another forum I used to go on.

Came over to see what all the fuss was about and never went back to the other forum

When dd 6 was born I often googled stuff like newborn just coughed what to do etc and I preferred mumsnet. So after a while it was newborn just coughed Mumsnet

Someone on Horse and Hound posted a link to 'I shat on my skirt at work today' many moons ago ... I've never looked back 🤣

I was actually googling some stuff about Anne of Green Gables and it came up!

I googled some problem I was having with newborn DS2.

@edinburghlass1991 me too! Most of my google searches are like that. "Best vacuum cleaner mumsnet", "work life balance mumsnet", "making a murderer mumsnet" ....

Chemical pregnancy. I got wonderful advice 

How to clean something in my last house I forget what now but I remember needing it clean to hand back to the owners. That was 2012.

Maui!

Google brought me here, probably something to do with health/googling symptoms.

I have never read penis beaker

Daily Mail

I Googled "school refusing" when DS1 was 7yo and I couldn't get him into school. I was desperate, and I'd never heard of MN before. My first post was me starting a thread, and I got such kind responses.

DS1 is now 19, at university, and doesn't much want to come home.

(For what it's worth, I moved him from the school he was in, and he was much, much happier. )