Thanks for the response and the work put in by all the admins.
Wow going from it take a forum to iVillage is not something I would have linked up. Ugh the Internet is stupid. but if the name turns out to be a slap in the face for those with IF, losses and CFNBC then that'll be unfortunate.
It Takes a Forum was connected with It Takes a Village (the suggestion for the site as a whole with It Takes a Forum being the suggestion for the forum specifically) in the soliciting names thread. That's how it went to iVillage.
Two of the three admins have experienced recent losses (within the last two weeks). One of those two is going through IVF treatments now and has struggled with IF for some time. The second of those is me and it's my second loss in 4 months. The third admin also struggled with IF. We are trying to be very careful that the name is inclusive of as many people as possible and not a slap in the face to anyone. All three of us recognize exactly how much of a slap some things can be. I do think however, that some of the responses in this thread indicate that there will be some people who are hurt or upset by any name that is chosen. That said, we will do our very best to find the right name that makes everyone as happy as possible.
I don't doubt that you all are doing your best. it's nice to know that people are actually heard and of course it's not possible to please eveyone, but the fact that you all are trying is the main reason why so many are here now.
TTC since March 2013 June 2015: IVF ICSI Cycle #1 22 follies, 18 eggs retrieved & 13 fertilized. All freeze due to OHSS risk. 10 frosties FET attempt 1-5 - canceled, 5 arrested embryos FET attempt 6- BFP! EDD 16 Nov 2016 We said goodbye at 8 weeks.
TTC since March 2013 June 2015: IVF ICSI Cycle #1 22 follies, 18 eggs retrieved & 13 fertilized. All freeze due to OHSS risk. 10 frosties FET attempt 1-5 - canceled, 5 arrested embryos FET attempt 6- BFP! EDD 16 Nov 2016 We said goodbye at 8 weeks.
5 years TTC 2 c/p's 2 failed IUIs/1 cancelled IVF 1 failed IVF 1 failed FET BFP 12/1/15. We said goodbye to Tiny 1/4/16 Fresh cycle #3 2/16 8R/7M/5F BFP 5/12/16 We said goodbye to flutter on 5/27 and poprock on 5/28 BFP 8/30/16 We said goodbye to Samuel 10/3 (Trisomy 16) Moving on to Donor Embryos BFP 12/20/16 We said goodbye to Turtle 12/30
Post by britterrss on Feb 18, 2015 17:00:07 GMT -5
These are ridiculous and I did not check availabililty:
Menstrual Jockies (WTF brain???) FamJam NatalBot RainBowRiot (sounds like a band name) Pregnapparent ApPARENTly So Blankets and Bows Dubber Rucky MaterniME Parental Guidance The Lamb's Cradle Ovaraly Utetastic Come to this website if you have questions about babies and stuff Babies and Stuff? Sugarbears Anonymous Not another pregnancy site FertiliFREE
These are ridiculous and I did not check availabililty:
Menstrual Jockies (WTF brain???) FamJam NatalBot RainBowRiot (sounds like a band name) Pregnapparent ApPARENTly So Blankets and Bows Dubber Rucky MaterniME Parental Guidance The Lamb's Cradle Ovaraly Utetastic Come to this website if you have questions about babies and stuff Babies and Stuff? Sugarbears Anonymous Not another pregnancy site FertiliFREE
These are ridiculous and I did not check availabililty:
Menstrual Jockies (WTF brain???) FamJam NatalBot RainBowRiot (sounds like a band name) Pregnapparent ApPARENTly So Blankets and Bows Dubber Rucky MaterniME Parental Guidance The Lamb's Cradle Ovaraly Utetastic Come to this website if you have questions about babies and stuff Babies and Stuff? Sugarbears Anonymous Not another pregnancy site FertiliFREE
DS - May 2011 at 38w4d DD1 - July 2013 at 39w5d DD2 - July 2015 at 39w5d Baby Boy - Lost March 2017 at 5w6d (mm/c due to isochromosome 8q) Rainbow - due January 3, 2018
Oh, that is fantastic. This, this is wine. Look at what these idiots are drinking. Look at these dicks! I mean obviously, it's not really delicious, like hot chocolate or Coke, but for wine...brilliant.
Hahaha. The womb room is actually a reference to a troll that hit April 15 BMB on the dump, who was word voming in a thread and somehow made a typo that said womb room. I offered it in jest. But I gotta tell you, it beats the shit out of little storks or whatever the fuck is winning right now.
ETA with actual input to say that I do feel passionately that the title needs to be as inclusive of loss/IVF as it would be of GKU. Although our stories probably seem like the sad dark rain cloud to the glitter and rainbows of healthy trimesters and TTC, it's a huge support system for a big portion of the community who don't get the happy 9 months everyone deserves. This support system is the sole reason women who are struggling with their journey are willing to stick around on an otherwise traditional baby-and-bump-pics-in-your-face-what-fruit-week-are-you pregnancy site and I think it's reasonable to expect the name reflect that. I get that you can't please everyone, though. Just my .02.
I understand what people are saying about not using the word snark. But what about something with "real" or "reality"? I think that's more the trait we all love about this place / this group of people. Being real and not sugar coating.
ETA with actual input to say that I do feel passionately that the title needs to be as inclusive of loss/IVF as it would be of GKU. Although our stories probably seem like the sad dark rain cloud to the glitter and rainbows of healthy trimesters and TTC, it's a huge support system for a big portion of the community who don't get the happy 9 months everyone deserves. This support system is the sole reason women who are struggling with their journey are willing to stick around on an otherwise traditional baby-and-bump-pics-in-your-face-what-fruit-week-are-you pregnancy site and I think it's reasonable to expect the name reflect that. I get that you can't please everyone, though. Just my .02.
Well said.
I know the admin are doing their best to try to be inclusive, but it's definitely been eye-opening to see how the loss/IF community can be so easily ignored by others.
ETA with actual input to say that I do feel passionately that the title needs to be as inclusive of loss/IVF as it would be of GKU. Although our stories probably seem like the sad dark rain cloud to the glitter and rainbows of healthy trimesters and TTC, it's a huge support system for a big portion of the community who don't get the happy 9 months everyone deserves. This support system is the sole reason women who are struggling with their journey are willing to stick around on an otherwise traditional baby-and-bump-pics-in-your-face-what-fruit-week-are-you pregnancy site and I think it's reasonable to expect the name reflect that. I get that you can't please everyone, though. Just my .02.
Well said.
I know the admin are doing their best to try to be inclusive, but it's definitely been eye-opening to see how the loss/IF community can be so easily ignored by others.
I don't think it's ignoring. I think it's just hard to see from a perspective you haven't experienced. Until I had experienced a miscarriage I didn't completely understand how it feels. That's one of the reasons I think it helps that we (the admins) come from a backgrounds that have us involved in many of the different boards on the site (IF, GKU, loss, BMBs, Parenting, etc). We're trying to run our current idea by people from the communities we are missing background in to get their thoughts and feelings before we post our idea.
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