BabyCenter

Like so many others, I had an awful experience on Babycenter, particularly on the Bargain Hunters Board. I had a question about my daughter and I don't have many mom friends. Posters came out in droves to cut me down and insult me. They said my daughter "deserved" to be kicked by a classmate (she is 5), she needs special education services, she probably has a disability, I am an inadequate parent, I failed my kid,…I could go on and on. All based on one incident I posted about and asked for advice. I am fine with advice and constructive criticism- that is not what this was.

I reported the incident to the moderators and nothing was done. I also noticed that the mods are quite friendly with many of the posters that bully others. There are many posters there who never seek advice themselves. They are always giving advice - typically in a condescending manner.

I felt terrible for quite awhile after the incident. I was truly only looking for support from other mothers.

A cesspool of unpleasant, unhappy, bored women who take pleasure in drama and cutting others down. Many of these women live on the internet. I honestly don't understand how they work or pay attention to their family given the devotion to this site. Really took a dive into extreme leftism in 2016 and dug the whole deeper in 2020 during the pandemic. No outside opinions that divert from the leftist narratives and agendas are welcome and you will be ganged up on for expressing them. If you value debate, freedom of speech, common sense, tolerance, and compassion this site is NOT for you.

The group owners, moderators are so awful. Not a single one of them actually offer support. They just repeat the same phrases over and over again. They're also very mean and judging to a lot of innocent women on there. Especially if they have a different opinion. I have been on there for a couple years but had a horrible experience today with a Group Owner. It isn't the first time either so I'm just done with the whole site.

Same experience as everyone else, you will get bullied relentlessly and babycenter GOs and Mods are either bullies themselves, or possibly just too scared of the bullies to stop them? It's hard to say, but my life has been much happier since I stopped going there. Save yourself some unnecessary stress and stay far away!

Just find any positive review. Those are the people that bully and bring people down, then leave good reviews because they enjoy it. They peaked in high school and are sham's now looking for that same mean girl high they got when they picked on the EC kids

The Debate Team and Bargain Hunters Board seem to be full of "friends" who all agree with one another. If anyone posts another perspective then all hell breaks loose. Suddenly the post is filled with supporters who will trash a poster. The Debate Team doesn't actually debate, it should be named Opinion Team. If a poster does post a great rebuttal then it gets ignored.

As others have said the forums are a breeding ground for mean girl mob mentality. If you try to speak up and ask why there is so much negativity you are deemed a coddler and snowflake and then gaslit by Group owners saying there's no negativity, as they laugh react to the negative posts. Was literally told I'm a "spectacular failure" for saying we should be trying to build each other up and be supportive. They validate themselves as trolls by saying it should just be expected because it's the internet. Tried to leave a review on the App Store but for some reason isn't showing up.

Made the huge mistake of positing a genuine questions on the AIBU and was absolutely hounded by awfully rude women using harsh language and inappropriate comments. I was genuinely shocked since I posted in good faith.

Really attracts a certain type of Karen and frankly I'm horrified how some of hear 'mothers' talk about other peoples kids.

It really affected my mental health sadly.

Seeing others say the same thing has restored my sanity.

AVOIDDD

The app is easy to use while pregnant but becomes a negative ad filled mess post pardum. The week by week tracker articles are poorly written and end with something negative for example my baby is 4 months and the reading about milestones and stuff starts off great then at the end of says what are signs of pinkeye? Why? My baby doesn't have pink eye or pink eye isn't a milestone why not put that somewhere else in the app like a common illnesses or a finder for someone looking for it? The week after what is an ear infection? Why? It's a negative ending to each week which leaves users with a bad feeling afterwards. I don't feel happy after using the app. I always look to other baby apps to shine a positive light to the weekly milestone because this one sucks at it. Look at "what to expect" they way they do it is much better all negative parts are to the side.

I'm so shocked this place still exists. It was bad years ago, but it's way worse now. It's worse than FB, IG and Twitter put together! The "community" forums are full of pretentious, racist, white Karens who think they rule the entire site/world. It's just not a good place for anyone, let alone pregnant women. I was just part of a birth board and you get the same handful of people, including the GOs, thinking they know everything babies and attempting to beat people over the head about their opinions/choices for their kids/families. I wouldn't encourage any mom, definitely not a first-timer, to frequent the site. It's DEFINITELY past its prime and needs to be shut down.

The women on babycenter often censor any Christian posts. The website is very christophobic and targets posters that have faith. They often bully people and have cliques like I haven't witnessed since 6th grade. Very toxic and disappointing site.

If you're looking at the community tab, hoping to find some people in a similar situation as you that could offer advice or be helpful, then go for it. Sometimes you're able to find that.
But besides that, don't even bother. I see so many people posting questions they have and then they get bullied in the comments. Most of them even come from group owners themselves. They go back and forth being hateful and its so nasty.
They will 100% make fun of you and wish ill upon you. I've even seen some people keep track of others posts and their life, trying to insert themselves and say 'well didnt you post [x]? So you're lying about [x]' etc. wtf?
Also if you struggle with infertility, pcos, endo, etc - this is NOT a healthy website to be on for your mental health. Ive seen people joke about those things often.

The community is a cesspool of hateful, mentally unstable women. The majority of them are hypocrites who abuse people while claiming they're the voice of reason. If you were really BTDT, you'll be empathetic than abuse someone saying they're a fool, and don't deserve to be a mother. The admins of the site know this but do nothing.

Beware. If you are not a religious SAHM with a perfect marriage you will get abused by the women on this site. I posted asking advice because I was experiencing jealousy. I got attacked by dozens of women asking me personal questions about my marriage, shaming me for how long I'd been married, how quickly I got pregnant, shaming my childhood trauma, just alot of personal attacks and for no good reason other then to beat you down. Apparently you have to fit into a perfect mold or you're a bad mom, a bad and toxic person, etcetc. Evil cackling hens who are on a high horse and want to cause people suffering.

If you're looking for a forum for community support from other mothers or moms to be, you are better off asking a random toll booth worker than going to this mother's forum site. It's full of know-it-all women that have had kids and feel like they're the authority on all things mother... with kind and helpful souls peppered in between. It's mostly a sounding board for bored petty stay at home mothers that have nothing else better to do (though they could be somewhere offline seeing about their child) and would rather troll boards looking for new moms to harass. It's an awful, unregulated by Baby Center Community board leaders and is a chicken coop at best. Save your time. Talk to yourself in the mirror or ask Siri, at least she might be polite.

Great site if you'd like general information on pregnancy through helpful articles. Terrible place to get support. I'm truly saddened by the treatment most members have toward new mothers seeking advice. Very disrespectful and insensitive women on the family boards. My sympathy goes out to all of the woman who have been bullied, judged, and mistreated on that site. Baby Center does nothing to moderate or stop it which is incredibly unprofessional.

Received an email from babycenter.com with a link for some free baby items. I followed all the steps outlined and did provided some personal contact information as it was required. Turned out to be a complete scam - not only did I not receive the free items I was told I would, my phone has not stopped being blown up by scam artists looking for more. I expected babycenter.com to be a legitimate company, but try and call them - it's all recordings, no humans, and if not perpetrators of outright fraud themselves, then definitely in partnership with fraudulent enterprises, nor do they have the decency or professionalism to follow up on communication. Could not advise more strongly to simply stay away from this site. Extremely disappointed.