just looked up PACE, why are they virtual now???

[Anonymous]

If I wanted to join a virtual group I would just join one of the free ones through baby center etc…the whole point is to be in person. Who wants to sit in front of a zoom meeting for moms for 2 hours? And I see it’s still the same price as when I first did it years ago with my first. This seems like just a money grab now. just a vent. i’m really disappointed.

[Anonymous]

That's a bummer to hear - PACE was one of the only reasons I left my house when I had my twins, and was instrumental to building my confidence to go out in public with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's a bummer to hear - PACE was one of the only reasons I left my house when I had my twins, and was instrumental to building my confidence to go out in public with them.

+1 it was amazing for this. I am still in touch with some of the moms and feel so grateful for this experience. We used to all go out to lunch after.

I thought the virtual page was temporary due to Covid. Is it virtual for new FTMs as well?

[Anonymous]

Half the point of pace was to force you to practice getting dressed, getting your baby into the car seat or stroller, and going someplace where you could bond in person with other people also going through it. And being there in person means there is nothing else around you to distract you, the way there always is at home.

Doing that virtually is such an empty substitution. How sad. And the nerve to charge the same price is despicable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Half the point of pace was to force you to practice getting dressed, getting your baby into the car seat or stroller, and going someplace where you could bond in person with other people also going through it. And being there in person means there is nothing else around you to distract you, the way there always is at home.

Doing that virtually is such an empty substitution. How sad. And the nerve to charge the same price is despicable.

Ewww. You had a baby. You’re not in prison. Reread what you wrote. Getting dressed and leaving the house is normal. PACE is for overly privileged women who don’t have the resilience to have a baby.

I signed up for PACE and majorly regretted it. Women crying about having a baby, going on and on about themselves. It’s encouraging women to completely define themselves by motherhood and make evening about their kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Half the point of pace was to force you to practice getting dressed, getting your baby into the car seat or stroller, and going someplace where you could bond in person with other people also going through it. And being there in person means there is nothing else around you to distract you, the way there always is at home.

Doing that virtually is such an empty substitution. How sad. And the nerve to charge the same price is despicable.

Ewww. You had a baby. You’re not in prison. Reread what you wrote. Getting dressed and leaving the house is normal. PACE is for overly privileged women who don’t have the resilience to have a baby.

I signed up for PACE and majorly regretted it. Women crying about having a baby, going on and on about themselves. It’s encouraging women to completely define themselves by motherhood and make evening about their kids.

You suck.

[Anonymous]

The website says it’s half and half? That seems reasonable. A group could always add a meet up during virtual weeks.

I think PACE is worth trying if you can afford it. I think something like it should be covered by insurance, but without being able to fix that problem, PACE is a good idea. I’m sure it won’t work for everyone but I think it’s positive for most people.

[Anonymous]

I tried to sign up for PACE as a new mom and the organizer ghosted in me and then offered me a group on the other side of DC that started after my maternity leave ended. I declined and she tried to badger me into going anyway, saying I could do it on my lunch hour from work. It was really annoying.

I would have liked a virtual meet up if it was moms who were actually in the same postpartum phase as me (not people at home with newborns while I was at work with a 4 mo in childcare), and especially if they lived in my general vicinity. A major reason I wanted to do PACE is because I wanted to meet other moms with same age kids nearby.

If it's just a random assortment of moms at various stages from all over, it's not much different from other, cheaper or free, virtual groups.

[Anonymous]

That’s too bad, it was so helpful back in 2012

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The website says it’s half and half? That seems reasonable. A group could always add a meet up during virtual weeks.

I think PACE is worth trying if you can afford it. I think something like it should be covered by insurance, but without being able to fix that problem, PACE is a good idea. I’m sure it won’t work for everyone but I think it’s positive for most people.

For the second time moms group-it’s 100% virtual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The website says it’s half and half? That seems reasonable. A group could always add a meet up during virtual weeks.

I think PACE is worth trying if you can afford it. I think something like it should be covered by insurance, but without being able to fix that problem, PACE is a good idea. I’m sure it won’t work for everyone but I think it’s positive for most people.

If it’s half virtual, it should be half the price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s too bad, it was so helpful back in 2012

Moms are different now.

[Anonymous]

What a shame. I absolutely loved my PACE group and it was such a great experience for me. I am still friends with many of the moms 10 years later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The website says it’s half and half? That seems reasonable. A group could always add a meet up during virtual weeks.

I think PACE is worth trying if you can afford it. I think something like it should be covered by insurance, but without being able to fix that problem, PACE is a good idea. I’m sure it won’t work for everyone but I think it’s positive for most people.

Why would it be reasonable to have it half virtual? The whole point of PACE is supposed to be to meet local moms who have newborns at the same time. To actually talk about things-in person. Virtual takes so much out of the experience. Also, I remember from when I did it years ago that you would just change your baby, feed them etc…right there in the group. Virtual means you have to get up, leave probably more than once etc…

My guess is once they did this for Covid and realized they were able to forego the overhead of securing a location and make the same money they decided it was in their best financial interest to continue. Cus ya know, F the actual moms paying for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Half the point of pace was to force you to practice getting dressed, getting your baby into the car seat or stroller, and going someplace where you could bond in person with other people also going through it. And being there in person means there is nothing else around you to distract you, the way there always is at home.

Doing that virtually is such an empty substitution. How sad. And the nerve to charge the same price is despicable.

Ewww. You had a baby. You’re not in prison. Reread what you wrote. Getting dressed and leaving the house is normal. PACE is for overly privileged women who don’t have the resilience to have a baby.

I signed up for PACE and majorly regretted it. Women crying about having a baby, going on and on about themselves. It’s encouraging women to completely define themselves by motherhood and make evening about their kids.

Are you too dense to understand the concept of a support group? I have no idea what you thought you were signing up for