Weekly check in poll

[Andrea]

A request was made in the weekly check in to remove the question about baby size comparison to fruit/animals/etc. as it takes away the surprise factor for people that are due later in the month. I figured I would throw up a poll to get a feeler where everyone is, and we go from there.

Edited to add: For those of you on Tapatalk, if you click on the "..." on the top right corner of this post, you can select "Web View" and see/vote on the poll!

[cattuccino]

....I sort of think that is silly.
That's like also asking people to remove their tickers for the same reason.

[cattuccino]

We also all use different baby size sites and references. I think it's fun.
I've been in a few different pregnancy forums now and this has never popped up to be an issue or concern before.

[Kevinmac]

I can't remember from week to week what others have said.

[Andrea]

Nov 10, 2015 13:27:59 GMT -5 cattuccino said:

....I sort of think that is silly.
That's like also asking people to remove their tickers for the same reason.

Yeah my mind went immediately to siggy's as most of us have tickers showing the progress.

We want to make this an inclusive space, so this is why I thought I would put it on the group to figure out what the majority wants to do.

[madamewaffles]

Honestly, I like knowing what is coming up.

[soultrane]

Hold the phone. You mean everyone else doesn't scroll through all 40 weeks right away? That's the first thing I did. "When is the baby going to be a kumquat?!?"

[Deleted]

Well this isn't the first pregnancy for a lot of us either. Trust that there will be plenty of spoiler alerts lol.

[Andrea]

Nov 10, 2015 14:00:16 GMT -5 soultrane said:

Hold the phone. You mean everyone else doesn't scroll through all 40 weeks right away? That's the first thing I did. "When is the baby going to be a kumquat?!?"

I am always like "dammit I shouldn't have read ahead" cause by the time I hit a week I am already way in the know about what to expect. But I can't help it. I want ALL of the info.

[ArgyleEnigma]

Ooo. I did not realize this was going to be a big deal. I was the one who asked if it could be taken off the check-in, I like checking ovia every Wednesday for my new weird animal rather than finding out Monday on the thread. It's just a preference, I don't think there's any need to worry about not having an inclusive space. Besides, it looks like I'm in the vast minority here, and most people like seeing others' bean sizes.

[cattuccino]

ArgyleEnigma, it's not a big deal - I'm sorry you get a sneak peek when you like waiting and seeing for yourself on your own timeline.
I guess I honestly never considered it before because it's always been that way on forums for me and I personally didn't mind. I was excited to become raspberry status etc.

With my first I was on TD and everyone had their tickers so it was a give away no matter where I went and I got used to it.

I do like hearing other people's bean sizes, it's a fun visual and it's crazy how much they grow and the difference between due dates at the beginning of the month and the end.

[athn64]

I honestly don't care. Second pregnancy makes it so that I'm not really going out of my way to look or anything (plus I did scroll all the way through the geeky ones cause I was curious).

Also being the beginning of the month, there's not really anyone ahead of me.

[Andrea]

Since mostly everyone wants to keep this in the check in, or does not care either way, I am going to switch the check in from Mondays to Wednesdays. That way we keep things as they are, but ArgyleEnigma, still can keep the excitement of seeing the size chances of her little nugget. Deal?

[ArgyleEnigma]

That is just the sweetest thing to do! Thank you Andrea, you really didn't have to.

[Andrea]

Nov 11, 2015 21:28:55 GMT -5 ArgyleEnigma said:

That is just the sweetest thing to do! Thank you Andrea, you really didn't have to.

I got you boo! Plus it will keep things lively in the middle of the week  

[txmommy14]

Nov 11, 2015 21:52:43 GMT -5 Andrea said:

Nov 11, 2015 21:28:55 GMT -5 ArgyleEnigma said:

That is just the sweetest thing to do! Thank you Andrea, you really didn't have to.

I got you boo! Plus it will keep things lively in the middle of the week  

Great idea-plus we already have a few things on Mondays!

[cattuccino]

I was going to recommend changing the day but the logic in my head didn't process, I was all "but there may still be people further along" and not "argyleenigma is probably like me and checks Ovia first thing in the morning".

This is a wonderful idea. ❤️

[soultrane]

Andrea, just wanted to give you another shout-out for offering a great compromise! That was such a sweet thing to do!