OHbaby! Community

Hello you wonderful people :)

So proud of you all...You probably don't know this but I get emails from time to time from members who chat on the forums that let me know how wonderful you all are! How supportive you are to each other, how you've made life long friends, how you've been so encouraging, comforting and a listening ear to each other and this has made a difference in these women's lives - enough for them to let us know and thank us for keeping OHbaby! running and offering the ability for mums and dads to connect and talk, to be real and help each other out, enjoy a laugh etc.

So THANK YOU!

I've had emails from mothers who have had Postnatal Depression let me know that when they were in the 'thick' of their depression and couldn't face going outside and being social, they were able to connect and discuss their feelings on these forums to their online community and they have been encouraged, other mums shared their stories which helped them feel 'normal', to learn ways to get through it - this is so important and so life changing and that has always been the goal of OHbaby! and what we offer in our forums and online community.

I've had mothers who have tragically lost babies and found comfort and support in their due-in and born-in threads of mums - amazing stories of brave and amazing and supportive people!

I've been brought to tears many times (which isn't hard, I'm a big softie!) by some of the beautiful stories and connections that have been made that people share with me and I want to say THANK YOU.

I started OHbaby! with the hope and vision that we would create a community of mums that does not have borders. They old saying "It takes a village to raise a child" could not be more true in today's world, where we live in towns away from family to be there to help, support and encourage each other. OHbaby! is here to let mums talk and connect regardless of their location.

We're also here to build mums up - being a parent is rewarding and tough work, as women we struggle with being highly critical of ourselves, feeling guilty about any small failure but always striving to be a better parent and do the right thing. We're here to say you are doing a great job, we're not all perfect but no one is! OHbaby! helps to inform you, to inspire you and to encourage you to work to become the parent that you want to be, happy, fulfilled, not judged :)
What a great place this forum is in helping with that as well as us striving to deliver you the best information for you to make your own decisions from :)

I would love to hear more stories about coffee groups and friendships that have formed out of meeting mums on the forums here, at our coffee catch ups etc. How articles in the magazine and site have helped you, and how you've been encouraged and supported through your "Village" here on the OHbaby! forums. I'd love to hear them - we'd all love to hear them please and if possible I would like to use some in a feature I'm looking at doing soon.
Once again thank you!
HUGS
Angela

That is just so so awesome Kelzie_Rose thank you so much for sharing :)

Thanks so much Frankie that is awesome. I'm so glad you've made some great friends :) very special :)

Thanks so much Hopes that's awesome and great spelling :)

That's so awesome thanks Mum2ollie :) those due in groups are so special aren't they!

Hi Angiebaby,

I second JacquiDuck's request. I am the other premmie mum from March and have found so much help and support on these forums throughout my pregnancy, that would definitely be of great benefit while we learn to cope with our tiny bubbas in the NICU's.

Thanks heaps!
Minny!

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Thank you for this opportunity. A great forum.

just thought i'd swing in and say hi im really impressed with the forum also and to see how supportive everyone is, is great.