to think the 'Pregnancy' board is becoming ridiculous

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I got a lot of great advice on there when I was pregnant and have continued to contribute as I feel I can give some advice having carried 3 children.

But at the moment it seems like the huns have all moved in to ask if they're pregnant (despite numerous negative tests) because they have slightly sensitive nipples.

AIBU to think some common sense needs to come into play? And if they must post it should be on the 'conception' board?

Queen of Mumsnet .

Isn't that Justine?

I first found MN when I got pregnant (AFTER pissing on 4 sticks a week after my period should've arrived!) and the first board I found, through a Google search, was the pregnancy board. So it's NOT really hard to find.

Someone who thinks that they might be pregnant is going to post in 'pregnancy' and not think, 'Ooh, I wonder if there's a 'conception' board?'

And I think that the reason people post their scan pictures is that they're proud of them, not just that they want to hear about the nub theory.

What is the nub theory?

I've had 3 ds's , never heard of it?

I spent 30 minutes on netmums looking at people's pee sticks.

Some got negatives, quite clearly negatives but were inverting the colours and all sorts to try to get it to look positive.

It was bizarre, but I realise that they were probably desperate to get a positive. Yet I still read it all for 30 minutes.

Milk- no one can expect posters to be sensitive to that. If you are miscarrying and on the pregnancy board you would be utterly unreasonable to post about other members talking about pregnancy. Breathtakingly so (but I'm sure it happens)

Walking - I agree, but as you can see from this thread there will always be someone complaining that other people aren't doing it right. It's all a bit playground, foot stamping, play properly or you can't play anymore, I'm telling of you, you can't be in my gang.

I think "Hide Thread" is easier to find that shortcuts.

YANBU. So annoying. Also quite shocking that some grown women know so little about their own bodies or how hormonal contraception actually worked. It's honestly staggering.

I do think we should be nice to people but sometimes they could do with a bit of common sense knocked into them, honestly.

Perhaps in their keenness to be pregnant common sense goes out of the window.

I honestly thought it was just me in my hormonal pmt state. Ii found that board years ago when trying for ds and it got me through some bad times (2 mmc's later), even whilst I was pregnant it was a joy to go on knowing id get some reassurance from real problems - had spd and it was the kindness of strangers who told me where to go to get help/ what I should be asking for etc.

Now were trying again for dc2 and I cant bear it over there, if i see another pee stick from a person who had sex the night before and has gone off crisps and now thinks shes pregnant I may explode. I stay away from there, but glad im not the only one to feel like its gone a bit downhill.

I love all this "YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHO POSTS WHAAR, TIS THE PUBLIC INTERNETS!" Uh, actually, MNHQ can, and do. I think at the very least a petition to have a sticky about pregnancy threads on the Pregnancy board may help.

No, you can't CONTROL.

Just ask people to be considerate.

The ones that get me are 'I've just come off the pill and now I'm 10 days late and I have negative tests WHAT'S HAPPENING????'

Um nothing? You aren't pregnant, the pill just messes up your cycle because it stops you ovulating?

Why don't people read the packet of the medicine they take?!

What is the nub theory?

It's when you look at a grainy scan photo where it is barely possible to tell its a human baby rather than a pterodactyl and guess th sex based on the size and angle of some nub in the genital area. Apparently it's right roughly 50% of the time.

Glacinda, we try that and get abuse back (although I admit I don't always ask nicely). The attitude is very much "you should appreciate my stupid question! The board days pregnancy on it!" Well, lady, you ain't pregnant!

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SomebodySedateMe that made me laugh.

Come on people don't piss on their parade.

Darth - I think that's a horribly attitude to have towards someone who might be desperate to be pregnant, even if you are so superior to them.

Darth - I think that's a horribly attitude to have towards someone who might be desperate to be pregnant

To be fair the vast majority of these posts aren't 'I've been trying for 10 months and getting really fed up', they're more along the lines of 'I did the baby dance last week could I be pregnant would be unplanned?!' or 'I just came off the pill and now period is a week late, could I be pregnant?!'

I'm glad it's not just me who feels a bit queasy at the idea of people staring intently at a foetus' genitals!

Some people here seem to be confusing MN with other forums where ordinary members get to be moderators and boss other mere mortals around.

"we try and do that"

Who is "we" exactly, in this context? You mean you and your mates all gang up on the poor poster who has dared to ask a non-approved question or posted in the wrong place?

Maybe it's time I had a look at this 'ere pregnancy section and started reporting a few people to the actual moderators.

Maybe - I get your point, but tbh I was desperate to be pregnant as soon as I started trying! Still took me 2 bloody years though.

Maybe it's time I had a look at this 'ere pregnancy section and started reporting a few people to the actual moderators.

You do that, no one has done anything wrong

Self-appointed bloody moderators, I ask you.

This is a public forum. Anyone can post here, anywhere they please and there is nothing more to be said than that. If you are actually, as in for real, bothered by people posting in what you consider to be the wrong place, then you are too invested.

Absolutely.....Therefore the OP can post this thread surely?

What?