Other Infertility Boards

[Anonymous]

Hi there,

I like reading this board, but thought I might check out one or two others. What do people like?

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

If you are up for true crazy, you can always try BabyCenter - they have an entire infertility/TTC section, although I confess I usually get sucked into the "Dealing with In-Laws" (DWIL) board so entirely that I hardly spend any time in the IF Forum! Oh man, DCUM has nothing on that board. And if you're looking for an international perspective, Mumsnet is the Brit version. I also hear good things about Resolve although I've not really used it myself.

[Anonymous]

When we were dealing with infertility issues, my wife found Fertile Thoughts to be the most supportive and helpful site. The dialogue is a gentler and more compassionate.

http://www.fertilethoughts.com/

[Anonymous]

I thought Resolve was sometimes interesting, but they are very big on "trigger warnings" in a way I personally found annoying. Like if you had a miscarriage, you had to flag it as good news in case someone might be offended that you had been pregnant - even if just for a few weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought Resolve was sometimes interesting, but they are very big on "trigger warnings" in a way I personally found annoying. Like if you had a miscarriage, you had to flag it as good news in case someone might be offended that you had been pregnant - even if just for a few weeks.

Miscarriage is not offensive because you were pregnant. It needs MENTS (mention warning) as it can bring back sad memories for many. Both good news and bad news can trigger emotions in different ways. It's helpful to warn the readers about it. When I am not in a mood to sympathize with others, I skip reading all posts that are marked as MENTS. If there is no mention of MENTS, I feel annoyed to read them but usually don't yell at the writer. I feel like yelling.

[Anonymous]

There was one called fertility community I frequented when I was ttc. I used it for several years and it was great until it went through a couple really bad upgrades that made posting/reading more annoying. People gave up on it, and I don't know if it ever picked up again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was one called fertility community I frequented when I was ttc. I used it for several years and it was great until it went through a couple really bad upgrades that made posting/reading more annoying. People gave up on it, and I don't know if it ever picked up again.

I was addicted to it a couple years ago and the whole website fell apart. I lost my friends.

[Anonymous]

I liked Reddit r/infertility. They also have r/infertilitybabies for when people become pregnant. This is nice bc there were no pregnancy issues/announcements. Just a safe place for those really struggling.

Pros: people are very well versed and reading the threads helped me create a plan. It is the most well informed group of people I e encountered on the Internet.

Cons: I like the anonymity at dcum. Honestly I stopped using Reddit bc the user names all changed...meaning pretty much everyone got pregnant or exited gracefully. It is very cliquish. You generally only get the really good support/analysis and upvotes if people remember you and know that you're not an asshole.

But if you're in it for the long haul, I really recommend it.

[Anonymous]

there was a secret board called session 53 or network 53 something like that... also resolve

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we were dealing with infertility issues, my wife found Fertile Thoughts to be the most supportive and helpful site. The dialogue is a gentler and more compassionate.

http://www.fertilethoughts.com/

Totally seconding this. I found a wonderfully supportive community and tons of expertise on Fertile Thoughts. I also found a group of women roughly my age and with my particular issue who were all cycling around the same time. It was an amazing source of comfort and support for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one called fertility community I frequented when I was ttc. I used it for several years and it was great until it went through a couple really bad upgrades that made posting/reading more annoying. People gave up on it, and I don't know if it ever picked up again.

I was addicted to it a couple years ago and the whole website fell apart. I lost my friends.

Same here, PP. It had been such a rock during a difficult time. I don't know what happened, but it was a series of bad decisions.

OP, it looks like it is still active. You can have a look to see if it's any good now: http://fertility.org/

[Anonymous]

I found really nice supportive people on the TTC board on WeddingBees.

[Anonymous]

NP here. I'm going to check out the Reddit site. I've been on most of the others, if even just by doing a general Google search and winding up on them. My problem is that a lot of the people on those other boards just seem kind of dumb :/ There is definitely a higher level of infertility conversation on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:there was a secret board called session 53 or network 53 something like that... also resolve

Close! Network54

[Anonymous]

+1 Resolve Inspire board made a huge difference for me. I even met some ladies in person through it.

Note: it's not anonymous. I think that makes people much nicer and more careful with responses. I also found it was less people on clomid and more going through ART (IVF, DE etc).

MENTS you get used to. There are just some days you don't want to read about another persons pregnancy or MC.