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Hi im am shami I created this group when I first got pregnant with my son well right before I got pregnant, but when I started sharing the group for women of color to join in the other groups I got in a lot of arguments with people bashing me about having a African American women TTC group so my main page was banned and glow got ahold of my IP address and banned me from making any other pages on here , I’ve been really chill with trying to not say hey this is me thinking I would be banned again , I definitely wish I had the email to this account to log in but flow won’t even allow me access to it even if I tried so this is a dead page running this group , sadly I was accused of being racist for making this group and got a lot of hate for doing so but I do wish this page was more active because I’m truly surprised they even kept it up . If anyone have any questions I’m gladly here to answer them , and I am currently pregnant with baby number 3 . I would so love to see this group more active and as I said before all women of color or race are welcome this is just a group for women of color ❤️
Resuscitate activity in this group
Hello ladies!! Hoping this will reach your devices and we can get this group regularly active again... I wish I could @Shami (the creator) but unfortunately, I am a few weeks new to the app and have yet to figure some things out... the fact that comments aren’t in chronological order really irks me (could it be my personal settings?!)...
Anyway, I am an Afro-Cabo Verdean woman (Woman of Color) from Boston... where we are many, but very few are discussing TTCing while African American.. so I was feeling really blessed to find this group in a predominantly white app.. this is always usually the case when I join apps like these (I was pregnant 1x before at 28yo and miscarried)...
We know that statistics for Black Maternal Health, and wellness in general, are staggering... and yet, when we create groups like these, they’re underutilized. I find it strange... and being the psychotherapist that I am I want to uncover why, but feel like my energy could be better directed at getting this going again...
I’m 36yo, newly married and actively TTCing for the first time. My (Haitian) husband and I are trying for our first child (he has none himself and is 39yr), and we are 1 month in. It would be really nice to have some BIWOC to lean on for support, share advice, share stories, share triumphs and tribulations with...
I am going to msg the creator as well... but really hoping we can make this group more active! Do we need more than one person as admin? Weekly share ideas? Weekly prompts?
Or let’s share what we would like to see shared in the group? What do you feel you need from a group like this?
I am grateful for this group and really want to see it thrive!!!
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Va
Wow!! Sis, I def had no idea.... I think I have actually gotten to a point in the last few weeks that I have felt less and less connected with this app. I’ve gone through so many different groups and unfortunately I don’t feel seen or reflected in the app’s entirety. Personally, I am leaving the app all together, and will look for other spaces. Thank you for having created this space in the first place!!
Pr
There’s a space on here for everyone else but us
Pr
Thank you it was very upsetting to see a lot of yt women on this app speak so much negativity about this group as well when there’s a space for everyone on here for us at the time and glow was still new . So when I made the group I was happy because a lot of us complained about not getting the responses we were asking about and people barely wanted to communicate with us and we see other women not of color getting more feed back so when I decided to make the group it was for us to help each other out and feel more comfortable talking to each other that’s what it was a group for us to feel comfortable coming to get advice from our own kind since everyone bands together on here for their own kind . I was so upset when my page was banned from the site I left bad reviews on how racist and biased the app creators or whoever is running the app are and that it’s not a app here to protect women of color . It was a whole mess but I did come back last year and say hey I’m the creator of this group and I check on the group but that page got banned too so me even speaking up on this now I’m a little afraid I’ll be banned again just for speaking my truth .
Same.. I’m here for it. We need some more activity in this group.
La
*things...( sorry typos all over the place.
La
This group should have topics/ and posts just like that other groups that are on this site that, get a lot of feedback on.. I know there are a lot of African American women on here, i feel like that group we can turn to to talk about third that’s dealing with WOC, dating, pregnancy,TTC..
La
Hey Vanessa! Good question..
Grand rising. I'm here for it 👏🏽
Va
I hear you!! Well for now it helps you feel the same ✨
Wi
I'm not exactly sure because I'm new to the app but I root for anything dealing with black people... 😉😁
Va
Grand rising, Sistar!! Me too!! What are some things you’d want to share or see in this group?
Thank you Princess (Shami) for your update! While I wanted to see this group flourish because, in spite of others’ ignorances in what we need, this group was a much need space in a PW app. Unfortunately, it sounds like it was never welcomed or valued by the app creators and some users. I have felt in totality that this just isn’t the app for me. I already live everyday trying to find my place in spaces I can’t control... and I have choice with this app so I will be leaving! Best of luck to all you ladies!! Much love, baby making and beautiful BIPOC babies!! Btw, just learned I am expecting! 👶🏽❤️TTC tips: - I followed lots of homeopathic fertility channels on YouTube- really charted the heck out of my cycle- took prenatal vitamins (Ritual) starting in August, so many months prior- I take other vitamins as well as I eat a majority plant based diet (occasional fish, eggs and cheese) - used Pregmate OPKs - had sex 1x on my peak ovulation day- after my husband ejaculated, I inserted a cup in my vagina “to keep everything in” for the rest of the night and took it out next morning (not apologizing for my TMI 😉) - I practice a lot of mind-body based practices; stress reduction practices - I move my body daily for at least 30 mins; sometimes it’s dancing, yoga, going for long walks- and most importantly, I enjoyed the ishhhhh out of this process... prayed, meditated and just stayed positive
ki
Congratulations 💕💕
We may have to start another one with a new admin(s).
Va
I also see the utility in creating another to try again!
Va
Hey Miss! I like this idea!! I’m also having mixed thoughts.. there are over 7k members, and so it seems there should be more activity. My initial thought was to build on something that’s already in existence and make it better. I’ve seen other comments like ours so it seems others feel the same, we could be more active in the group and see if that makes a difference. Perhaps we can start with a post with a handful of topic prompts to get us going.
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