BabyCenterReviews 221

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.

Amazing resources, love the weekly updates that we get on the growth of baby. The app is super user friendly too!

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.

Oh boy! I thought the Cafe Mom site was horrible so I started going to this site. At first it was cool but then over the years it just went downhill. There are certain members who have been on here for years who are allowed to say what they want, be rude, bully and talk about others with out any consequences but once the poster defends themselves including me it's DELETE DELETE DELETE. They throw the word therapy around like a ball and are always accusing the woman of needing therapy but never the man. If you flip it around and ask them why is it that their husband's aren't seeking therapy they will delete the whole post. Oh and please do not use the word ALL because they will delete your post and accuse you of Gender Generalization. If you say "All men are the same" Delete. "A woman will always take a man back" Delete. One day they allowed my post to stay up for 3 days under my post the comments were awful and had vile words in it but when I mentioned a husband needing therapy under someone else's post they deleted the post right away.

Biggest bunch of bullies I've ever come across, most of them are admin/moderators so if you call them out on it you get banned, and called a liar with multiple usernames! If you have a different opinion to the majority your bullied and hounded till you leave, Debates and discussions is notorious for it, it seems to be run by a few long time members, most likely the same person that has nothing better to do with her life. Uneducated leftist views. Steer clear of users W_a_l_k_e_r, Anonu0864b, Cogs3, ymofive. Most likely all the same user and admins so no help if you need it. Delete and move along

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

I was a new mom when I joined babycenter. I was young and looking for advice from other moms. Instead of helping me, they bullied me about my age and took pride in it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

All of the other message boards are cool accept for the Bargain Hunters board, the women who reply to your post are bullies and the owners continue to let them bully you. Even after you request to delete your profile the owners will block you out but leave your question up on the board for the women to still comment on it and continue to bully you.
When you ask a question that's when the name calling begans and the doubtful comments start. I asked a question about a job interview and nearly 10 people started attacking me saying that I imagined the whole job interview, the interviewer never existed and that I'll never get a job because of my last posting about having trouble finding a job. Honestly it reminds me of Cafe Mom, there was so much bullying and back and forth bickering on that board that the board eventually shut down. I was glad about it because it started to become dangerous to where the people on there would track down your ip address and threaten to come to your house. It's ridiculous.

Just a bunch of sad, angry women bickering over nonsense. No real support. Try a different app that is better moderated and addresses harassment.