https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:09:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300547 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:42:31 +0000 pastemoo 300547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bpcmarj: I don't have a smart phone so I can't do instagram. :( If I could do it through my computer I would (but I would be behind). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300509 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:10:30 +0000 bpcmarj 300509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: a lot of us are on instagram where it's all baby photos almost all the time! :) Are you.on there??</p> <p>@winniebee: I feel the same as you. Thankful that the WB spring babies mostly all migrated here and that the May babies thread is so awesome and active! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300461 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:29:49 +0000 pastemoo 300461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want a FB thread for our may mamas just for the photos--We have so much reading and posting and I love it but I want MORE FAT BABIES! Such cute fat babies! AH! I mean, maybe we could just have a private thread on HB that random outsiders who aren't HB members couldn't see? Just for photos? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300441 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:01:45 +0000 wheres_c 300441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like @Ali I wish there was an area of the boards that was more private - say for users with over 50 posts or something. Another community I belong to has this.</p> <p>I constantly worry that someone will "discover" me on here. I've only posted one picture because of this. Specifically Work-People. I'm sure they can check my productivity logs (yes we have those) but I'd like to be able to discuss specific work issues or issues with my significant other without them being able to read the posts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300437 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:50:41 +0000 Mrs. Pen 300437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ali: I like the private idea - and private meaning only registered users could access it. Not google-searchable.</p> <p>@autumnlove: @sorrycharlie: aww don't be jealous. We don't discriminate lol ;) I had a February '12 baby and still joined the May '12 babies board lol!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300436 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:50:11 +0000 winniebee 300436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: @sorrycharlie: our thread is awesome am so grateful to be a may 12 mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300427 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:34:10 +0000 Shutterbug 300427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ali: you're so sweet to think of us TTCers! But don't let it stop you from being excited! (sorry for thread jacking) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300413 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:19:07 +0000 autumnlove 300413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I'm jealous of the May 2012 thread too! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300352 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:25:36 +0000 Cherrybee 300352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBee: Oh no.... it was just a sweet idea that wasn't really thought through at all....!! I love Hellobee!!!</p> <p>In the interests of general feedback (but I really do love the site as it is), if you were planning to add some features in the future, it would be nice of parts of the community were private. I've shared quite a lot of personal stuff - I use my real name (my choice), I've posted pictures of myself (again, my choice) and I like that personal edge - but I do worry that someone I know will discover me on here and read all my posts.... it makes me hold back sometimes....</p> <p>I think another concern for me is chatting about my new pregnancy (which is very exciting to me, of course, and I want to chat about it incessantly) when I know there are people on Hellobee who are really struggling with long journeys to conception or have had losses.... I guess I'd just feel bad seeing the May Due Date thread pop up on the top of the thread list constantly - that's probably just me being over sensitive. I worry about these things!! </p> <p>But honestly, I really do love this site. One of the things I love most is the lack of drama! I feel horrible for asking the question now!! :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300343 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:10:11 +0000 oliviaoblivia 300343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: the one thing that I can think to add would be a sticky on the first page of due dates/gender/location. Our January board is getting pretty long and it would be nice to have some "facts" be easily accessible, rather than scrolling through 20+ pages. That's pretty much all we have on the google doc...other than IRL first names, which there is probably not a work around for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300339 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:06:50 +0000 sorrycharlie 300339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: the facebook group I'm in online is only a handful of people (though a few more have been added) and there's been no drama at all! it's been great. it actually existed before I tried for the due date group here, but kind of fell flat :/ I think there just weren't enough september moms! there are only a handful of us that somewhat regularly post on there. I'm so jealous of the May '12 moms! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300337 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:02:38 +0000 mrbee 300337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: The new Apple iOS6 coming out tomorrow should allow picture uploading right from inside the Safari browser... would that help make uploads easier? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300327 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:50:07 +0000 T.H.O.U. 300327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: a few reasons I'm part of a month group on Facebook. </p> <p>There is an app so easier to post from phone<br /> Easier to post pictures<br /> And just more people (although I know HB is growing) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-300320 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:35:15 +0000 mrbee 300320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: Yup, I've seen that happen too!</p> <p>The hardest part with private Facebook groups is that there is almost always a problem (Facebook members end up discussing other board members privately in a less than flattering way, or someone will publicly post a screenshot of a private group discussion) and then people will ask us to police the Facebook groups. But we have no control over Facebook and often don't even have access to the groups, so there's not much we can do.</p> <p>And for reasons that I don't fully understand, people tend to behave less well on Facebook than they do here on our site? Maybe it's because it's a private forum; I dunno. In the end, the drama tends to spill over, and it ends up causing everyone on the site to trust each other less.</p> <p>@Ali: It would be a bummer for me if we built up due date communities, and then everyone switched over to a private Facebook group! Are there specific features you'd like for us to build here on Hellobee to better support due date groups? Please let me know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299999 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:33:28 +0000 loveisstrange 299999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on another forum when I got pregnant and we made a March 2012 FB group.... now we hardly post in our March forum anymore. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299996 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:32:16 +0000 regberadaisy 299996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't realize some month groups had FB groups set up. What for? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299995 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:31:55 +0000 sorrycharlie 299995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ali: some september moms (from another site) formed a secret facebook group, too. it's been fantastic. I started a september board on here but it's been relatively slow, so it's nice to have the ease of facebook to personally connect with other moms in the same due date month as you! we even did a baby gift swap, which was so fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299990 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:29:41 +0000 Cherrybee 299990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the advice, all. I've set up some kind of Google doc although I'm not very technical - hopefully it'll work out! </p> <p>@MrBee: Oh no, no, no - I for one am not going anywhere!! It's just for sharing of things that require personal details, I guess. I dunno, really!! Oh, I feel really guilty now..... that hadn't occurred to me at all.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299954 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:17:43 +0000 littlebug 299954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ali: The January group did a google doc. We shared our names (if we wanted), our due dates, gender reveal (if we found out), and our chosen baby names (if we decided and are sharing). It's been great to help keep track of everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299946 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:15:23 +0000 immabeetoo 299946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One person could set up the Facebook group &amp; post the link on the group page, and just have the group set to private. Then the creator/admin would just have to approve people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299794 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:15:57 +0000 T.H.O.U. 299794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about someone setting up an email address and having everyone send an email to that account with their names? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299748 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:54:23 +0000 mrbee 299748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ali: You guys are all moving to Facebook? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299722 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:39:08 +0000 Cherrybee 299722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Bee - thank you (wow, what a fast reply!!). Right, I'm going to look into how to do that!!! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299714 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:37:24 +0000 Mrs. Bee 299714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm not sure if we could do that, but maybe you could just create a private google doc and share it on there? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dear-mr-and-mrs-bee-could-we-have-a-non-public-thread-for-name-swapping-please#post-299710 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:35:58 +0000 Cherrybee 299710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dear @Mr Bee and @Mrs Bee</p> <p>I hope this is the right way to contact you in a non-emergency situation?!</p> <p>The ladies over on the May due date thread are talking about setting up a May 2013 babies Facebook group. </p> <p>In order to do so, we need to become Facebook friends - but don't want to post our full names on a public thread. It is possible to create some sort of private thread for us, please? </p> <p>If you can't, that's okay but if you can that would be amazing!! Thank you!! </p> <p>Ali and the Darling Bees of May. </p>