Trivial question - how come Ohbaby..
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Topic: Trivial question - how come Ohbaby..
Posted By: Plushie
Subject: Trivial question - how come Ohbaby..
Date Posted: 20 December 2010 at 10:07pm
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 20 December 2010 at 10:19pm
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Huh? I don't get it? There are a few 'youngins' on here... Me included but I joined once I knew I was UTD, was googling pregnancy week by week and this came up! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 9:55am
| hmm curious as to what bowie said now |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 10:13am
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She wondered why there were no threads of people going 'omg I think I'm pregnant' or something similar and something about young teenagers or the average teen... Can't quite remember. Wondered if they got deleted before anyone got a chance to see them. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 10:13am
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Not sure why she edited it??
Or why she even asked tbh... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 10:57am
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well im young (22 now, 20 when i found out) and i guess we are more likely to look for groups/friends in the due in threads - spesh if it was a surprise.
also, if i got pregnant again now, i would be posting in general with excited 'omg im pregnant' news, but if i didnt know anyone or how people reacted with age and marital status, i would be more inclined to ease into it. 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 11:40am
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You know, that kind of is a good question! Not that it really matters or that the answer is particularly important, but you see those kind of posts all over the web, it's curious we don't get more here. -------------   
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 11:45am
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Sorry, that was me trying to edit my first post to make more sense and then the computer crashing on me and it was like midnight and i really couldnt face trying to start it back up, connect back to the net etc and thought i'd get back here before anyone else noticed to be confused!!
Basically i said that i was lurking around on a few other boards and they seem to be inundated with a) Spam b) Trolls and c) numerous "hi, i'm 16 i had sex last week and my boyf didnt pull out and now i feel sick do you think i'm pregnant" type of posts And i was wondering why i havent seen any here at all - do we have super moderators that delete them as fast as they appear? And i asked because honestly, i havent seen any 'moderators' as it were, i've only ever seen one post from one administrator (not that thats a bad thing, wasnt being critical) was just overall curious as to who is running this show behind the scenes! |
Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 11:56am
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That's a good question, maybe because ohbaby isn't a super popular site that comes up easily in searches?
There are admin but they normally only come in and remove something for advertising or when threads get too heated and I think that is only when people report the post. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 12:01pm
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Good question. I think it might be more of the whole feel of OB as to who might feel more comfortable posting here. Most people seem to be more mature so they could feel strange posting those silly things here and probably different search terms in search engines ------------- 
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Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 12:03pm
if i saw a post like that, tbh i dont know if i would facepalm or if i would try and explain things... im kinda worried about how little sex ed kids are getting these days. i think there should be more of a 'puberty studies' (lol) not just 'sex ed' |
bowie wrote:Posted By: _H_
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 1:03pm
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I think a lot of spam/advertising posts get reported to admin and deleted. I know when i have reported these types of posts in the TTC thread, as i HATE them and its really sad people are trying to prey on us that would do anything to have a baby, admin normally delete them in a couple of hours.
I know admin have said before that they need us to report posts like that and they are good at getting onto it (even if we dont see them) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mucky_Tiger
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 1:12pm
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as lame as it sounds thats how i came to be on OB.
i was so confused as to what was up with my cycle and wasnt TTC including 1x + test but then lots of neg tests and came here to see if anyone could help me figure it out. turns out i was preg and blood tests confirmed it (and the wonderful guys in TTC suggested i go for bloods) and were supportive when i ended up m/c. so i stuck around and now i just hang out everywhere posting where i feel the need. and hang out in the waiting to TTC area. |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 1:20pm
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I think that you would be suprised how much work the moderators and admins do "behind the scenes".... they do a fantastic job IMO!!!
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Posted By: Bee2010
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 1:50pm
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 1:50pm
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Funny, I've reported things that haven't gotten deleted. Oh well.
But yeah, I agree with the whole 'maturity' feel to this site. I think a lot of young girls, because face it a lot of us on here are women, think I've only ever seen 2 men post!, feel like maybe they wouldn't fit in or simply may not care enough to ask. DD isn't my first pregnancy and I know that first one I never jumped online or anything, so 2nd time round with DD I jumped straight on the net to get what info I could and that's when OB popped up, but I was 7/8weeks UTD and I didn't actually post for a couple of months, just lurked. I guess maybe the moderators could delete those types of posts, but I wouldn't see the point in them doing so if we could help educate some people... If that makes sense. I agree with MLS, kids get virtually no sex ed these days, I remember in year 10 (so 6 years ago) we had 1 class dedicated to it in health and in that class we covered condoms and briefly discussed the other protection options, girls didn't get to put the condom on a wooden penis but the guys did. And most of it was focused on STIs...  and a brief mention that unprotected sex could lead to an unwanted/unplanned pregnancy and stis. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 3:28pm
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We had a general assembly (I can't remember what year it was in) where they had a couple of trained sex ed educators in to do a session.
I've always thought that thought I'm not a fan of them in general (I don't like the body image issues I think they give young people), the teenage girly magazines often give pretty good sex advice. But somehow, you're right, so many young girls seem to end up clueless! -------------
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 3:35pm
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We had the awkward split into boys and girls groups and go to seperate halls thing. Mostly it was about your period and tampons/pads. And it was cringe-worthy.
I don't remember being taught about sex at all, just got the misinformation from my friends and from magazines like girlfriend and dolly! Anyway, question answered i think - now i know there are a whole bunch of folk out there somewhere watching us 
ETA: And i'll third that they must be doing a damn good job because i'm yet to see anything abusive or spammish here and i was lurking a long time before i was posting! |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 3:55pm
I've seen the odd thing... but anything shocking has been dealt with really quickly  Yay mods.-------------
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Posted By: amme_eilyk
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 5:26pm
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I think in some ways oh baby is a bit more upmarket than some of the other sites.
I found oh baby off weddings.co.nz and I know quite a few people who have come from there. |
Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 5:33pm
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I agree!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 7:11pm
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I agree the Mods and admin on OB do an amazing job of keeping this place drama & spam free.
I think also because it's a site aimed at kiwis there's not as much to monitor as there would be on a large American site (won't name names lol) I can think of one American site in particular which is HUGE but filled with nothing but drama. Good for a laugh now and then I must admit. Occasionally I find OB a little too safe when it comes to discussions. Not that that's a bad thing I just like a good heated debate every so often. Still this is my fav parenting forum by far. I think the drama free atmosphere is fantastic and I've made so many friends here. -------------  
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 7:21pm
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Yahoo.com is good for some entertainment..."my boyfriend and I had sex, he wore a condom, I had my pants on, my period isn't late, could I be pregnant ?"
I googled Evap lines or false positives once, got a fright when my OB signature came up and it linked to a discussion I had posted in on here ... ------------- 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 7:26pm
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I think it crazy how comman it is for people to steal identitys on other sites. Like that big American site who's name I won't mention. Ever member has a page kind of like a facebook page where they all post pics of their kids for the world to see. Then crazy people come along steal their pics then post in forums pretending some one else kids are theirs. I have no idea why they do it. Seems really pathetic. Quite often they lie about their kids dying for attention or pretend to be pregnant. One lady recently had been pretending to be pregnant and was looking for someone to adopt her baby. She went as far as meeting one couple multiple times then did a disapearing act Aparently she's done it to a few couples.
There are so weird people out there living some very sad lives  -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 8:22pm
hahahahaha Kelly! I LOL at those questions too, and Ive also googled stuff and found my OB signature lol! ------------- |
Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 8:32pm
haha Shez, this is my favourite post so far from Yahoo
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Posted By: skiltz
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 8:41pm
| LOL thats hilarious! This forum needs a like button :) |
Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 8:42pm
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haha, I saw you had commented and I knew you were admin from another post and I thought I was gonna get told off ! -------------
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Posted By: skiltz
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 8:45pm
| I might be an admin...but I don't know the rules :) |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 8:45pm
Thats sooooo funny....I think I just pee'ed a little!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 8:46pm
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excceelllllent
*causes havoc to see how much she can get away with * -------------
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Posted By: _H_
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 9:53pm
If your admin does that mean you can make a like button? because you are right and OB needs one! lol kelly!!!!!! i have googled a couple of different things and spent ages reading some of the site that have come up  some people are so stupid! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 10:10pm
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Thats EXACTLY the type of post i mean, and that is THE BEST answer ever from Yahoo, nice find Kelly
I think i know the large american site that we're not talking about and i admit that i lurk around just for the laughs sometimes. I shouldnt but.... |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 10:29pm
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Bahahaha Kelly, you just made me snort! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 10:30pm
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Yeah, I don't see OhBaby as a site like those and I don't think others do either which is why we don't seem to have those posts imo. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 21 December 2010 at 10:31pm
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I also think most young girls don't even know about forums etc. They're too busy doing other things.
I only knew what a forum was through my DP who goes through several gaming sites/IT sites. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 22 December 2010 at 9:03pm
I completely disagree with this! I am a health teacher in a secondary school and our health classes are much more in depth than that. We look at relationships, sex, contraception...without having a child at high school or even intermediate its hard to comment as things have changed hugely. I have been teaching health for about 8 years now and its also part of the curroculum so has to be followed and taught. -------------  
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 22 December 2010 at 9:19pm
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We honestly never got it like what you've described! I think it would have been quite beneficial to some students. But ours definitely wasn't that in depth. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 22 December 2010 at 9:32pm
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My highschool was VERY discriptive!! We watched a BIRTH video in 5th form FIFTH form lol we learnt all about pregnancy symptoms/prevention/where to go to get help/your options ... we learnt about STIs and their long term effects.We were taught how to put a condom on. We learnt about ALL the protections etc. I felt very informed and that I knew exactly what do to weather I got UTD then or years down the track like I did.
BTW this was at a girls high school..I spent 3rd & 4th form at a Co-Ed where we covered the basics like protection and STIs and I'll always remember having a guest speaker from IRD who told the boys 'moving to Australia wont get you out of child support' lol |
Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 22 December 2010 at 9:36pm
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Im curious to know the american site! (any one want to PM me?)
I too googled something (I cant remember what it was, something pregnancy related) when I got PG (planned ) the first time, and OB is what I discovered ------------- 
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Posted By: lil_lease
Date Posted: 22 December 2010 at 9:51pm
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Lol I was looking up cloth nappies and stumbled upon this lovely site
I remember sex ed at highschool was pretty basic. we watched a video (must have been from the early-mid 90s), got told about STIs and learned how to put condoms on and about the other forms of contraception, but not a lot was really said about pregnancy apart from if you have unprotected sex it can happen. Or maybe I just didnt pay much attention lol. My mum had already taught me ALL about sex ed well before the highschool classes. Only thing I really learned in them was about the STIs. ------------- Antony, gone but never forgotten 2-4-2010 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 22 December 2010 at 10:11pm
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Is this the cartoon video where the boy has a wet dream? That's what we watched. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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