Post # 1
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Busy bee
Has anyone ever requested that WB create a board specifically for infertility? If not, would people be interested in having one? I did a quick search and couldn’t find another post raising this question, but sometimes things get burried, so apologies if this has been raised/put to bed before.
I mean no disrespect to those who were able to achieve pregnancy easily (I wish I was you!), but I feel like infertility is such a difficult struggle. I think the TTC board is great, and there SHOULD be a space for people starting out on their TTC journey and sharing their happy news, but many of these posts can be really triggering for people who are well into their TTC with infertility journey, and it would be great to be able to filter out some of the “BFP on FIRST TRY!” posts. These types of posts are particularly triggering for those who have been trying for years, or those who have just experienced a loss or even multiple losses.
Maybe it’s just me, but I thought it was worth putting this out there in case anyone else felt similarly. Not to say that anything can or will be done with this idea, but if there was enough interest, I think it would be worth it to make a request.
Post # 2
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Sugar Beekeeper
BeeBlake : Resolve boards (inspire.com), is an excellent site for those with inferility.
Post # 3
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Bumble bee
I have found the reddit infertility board to be very active and helpful.
Not that I’m saying that we shouldn’t have one here, but until that can be addressed, you could join us there.
Post # 4
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Busy bee
pinkshoes : Thank you for the suggestion 🙂
I also like the community on WB so was hoping there might be interest in requesting an infertility board here, but if there isn’t interest, that’s ok too.
Post # 5
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Bumble bee
Post # 6
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Busy bee
onyx81 : No, I’m not talking about one specific thread, I’m talking about a sub-board for infertility topics, much like how the TTC board is a sub-board of “nesting”. I was suggesting that it might be ideal to add a sub-board for Infertility. The thread you linked would be the type I would expect to see in an infertility board, though.
Post # 7
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Bumble bee
BeeBlake : Gotcha! I figured there was something I was missing since no one was mentioning it, but I get what you are asking now! I agree that is something WB needs!
Post # 8
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Busy bee
I agree with you. I think there should be an infertility section and a loss section. I don’t have experience with infertility but I do have experience with loss and during the months between my loss and TTC again, some posts were definitely triggers for me since I couldn’t filter them out.
Post # 9
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Sugar bee
I like that idea! I support it 100%. It would be nice to not have to search for the infertility threads among all the squinter and “bfp month first month trying” threads that give me anxiety. 🙂
Post # 10
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Buzzing bee
I like the idea too. We are going through testing now (so far everything is looking good on my end. I have one more blood test tomorrow and DH goes for SA next week).
Post # 11
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Busy bee
hollyberry4 : I agree. In the spirit of community, I think it’s great to have a place to go when you’re starting your TTC journey and are looking for education and support. The TTC board is great for that.
But somewhere between “TTC, Pregnancy, Babies, Parenting and Adoption & Surrogacy” (the 5 current sub-board options), there is a huge group of bees that don’t exactly fit into any of those categories. If there can be boards for pets and cooking, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to have a board for infertility and loss.
Post # 15
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Blushing bee
Absolutely would like one!
