BabyGagaReviews 25

I found BabyGaga when I was pregnant with my son in 2012. I was happy to talk read forums of expecting mothers and relate to them. Then there are the cliques of moms who team up on forums and just drag other women through the mud, no matter the reason. I had some legitimate questions id posted, then one girl posted something rude as the rest came along and just ruined the whole thing. I had no friends or anyone to talk to. This was it for me. I needed a supportive outlet and this wasnt it. I was bullied to tears several times and no admin does a thing about it. Dont recommend for new moms. Spare yourself the hateful drama. No one deserves that with a baby growing in them. I feel bad for the kids raised by bullies!

I went to babygaga to look for information and could have saved some time by checking other people's reviews of the web site first.
There are a lot of ads on the site and I noticed some of the clickbait kind of links that take you to sites that are full of ads. This, to be honest, seems like an offshoot of some of them.
I spent some time reading articles and news items but didn't find any good tips that weren't already common sense or what you get from the clinics anyway. There were lots of other stories and tips that were not interesting because they went into areas that weren't really to do with babies or parents of them. Stuff about fashions and what some celebrity's life is like as a parent are all very good but nothing to help ordinary people.
The site has so many ads that the news and advice are all puffed up diversions to make the ads have a tiny bit of credibility.
Don't bother with babygaga. Searching Google will come up with results that include alternatives and some are very, very good.

Once upon a time this lovely girl ran this site it was a nice place to come to where we could all be adults. Curse tell it how it is. Not be banned for being in a Facebook group so on... now a new company took over and allowed a $#*!ing $#*! to admin it. I use to tell people to go to this site and ask for help not any more. She bans anyone she doesn't like she bans people over petty $#*! instead of warning people. She allows people to make fake accounts and slander people with special needs children. I wouldn't recommend this site to anyone and honestly hope this site gets shut down. I advise people to go else were.

Horrible website, I'd be ashamed to even advertise on it. From women making fun of special needs children to racism to showing naked pictures of the post partum bodies it's all terrible. The people who run this place are the worst they jump in with the scum bags and call children horrible names, they are fat, ugly, horrible women who show off pictures of their bodies and bash each other to no end. It's the most repulsive place.

I was a member of this website, because I wanted to find out more about my role as a modern woman with teenage daughers.

It is always good to hear alternative opinions about things that we have been told at school or by our contemporaries, especially those things that are controversial.

However, after a couple of posts I made where I gave my bona fide opinion based on my own actual experiences breastfeeding and with my menses, I found my comments attracted no constructive comments at all. There were only hugely negative criticisms and in more than four cases outright abuse and name calling, even to the extent that some used foul language and claimed that I "must be a man " because I had "no idea what it means to be a woman".
After being very polite and responding with, quote, "I disagree. I am certainly female, as my husband, parents and friends would agree, and my opinions are, as I said, ones that come from my own experiences from puberty. I am saddened to learn that my comments were taken out of context and claimed to be bigoted and abusive to women in general."

After posting that, I learned that my profile had been put on hold indefinitely because of complaints by other members that I had been abusive and anti-female.

I don't see this as an indication that the web site is worth bothering about if you are interested in a forum to exchange views based on real life experiences and learn from others in an open and frank way without being confrontational.

A site with bullies who seem to see it as their life mission to obliterate all opposition to their opinions.

I am now 43 years old and have found other ways to exchange opinions in a most positive way; some ideas I had for a few decades I have set aside and hold others as more important now, with the proof being that they are good alternatives to my somewhat limited approach up till that point.

The web site baby-gaga.com isn't one that was at all helpful. I cannot recommend it to anybody unless they feel like being a victim of bullies. Why can't we just get along and accept that other people have different views instead of trying to wipe out all contrary opinions?

For those who have a thicker skin and can thrive in a situation where one can look past bull$#*!, this website is beneficial. However, in more scenarios than one, it's definitely one of the worst social networking sites I've ever seen and been part of. The hostility and bullying behaviors from the members, majority of them women, is atrocious. The lack of moderation regarding the volatile interactions between the members is quite obvious, and needs immediate improvement. This site can be very one-sided concerning controversial topics such as circumcision and abortion, and yes. There is a forum called "The Drama Corner" where all of the catfights and most hostile threads end up. But in fact, these "catfights" are truly a thread where at least one person is relentlessly bashed for whatever relatively trivial reason. Seldom is such behavior in the Drama Corner justifiable or valid.

There was one situation where a repeatedly banned member was active on the site. According to others, she displayed a number of inappropriate, insane behaviors and immense hostility towards other members. Some of these stories I have not been there to witness, so I have no strong stance on how credible they are. However, other members on this site will freely become hostile towards this member. Specific acts include telling the member to kill herself, encouraging the member to be sexually abused by her father "like the old days", wishing infertility on this member, etc. The member targeted does become defensive and acts combatively in return, but from what I've witnessed this occurs after those who complain about her presence provoke her. Even others on this website have openly objected to the verbal abuse this member endures.

Such behavior displayed on here is not uncommon.

To attempt to be fair, there IS considerable support to be found on this website. Many members appear to veer from the drama and coexist with this garbage, and new members CAN be welcomed with friendliness and open arms. However, the hostility that is found here can be very abrasive and repel customers. Which loses it's potential appeal and devastatingly decreases my rating.

My advice? If you have any ounce of rationality in you, stay away. I speak from experience, you do NOT want anything to do with this $#*!.

To also be fair in this review,

I keep coming back. I have been a member since 2006 and met some very close friends on Baby-gaga. I find it easier to navigate than a lot of forums, maybe it is because I have been using it so long. Perhaps biased. I have never had a problem, but there are some girls on the site that get out of hand and will completely destroy a person verbally for poor grammar, or asking a stupid question. I have even seen people continue to bully someone long after the topic has ended. If you can look past those people, its great.

I've been a part of this site since 2008 and I would not say it is as awful as some have described. It's a site full of hormonal women though, so obviously some of what they say is not going to be all rainbows and unicorns. Mara handles everything as efficiently as she can, and I think she does an extremely good job of it!

The Drama Corner is a place people vote for a thread to go. In my opinion Mara made it so people could argue with each other and not need to be moderated every second of the day. I think it's a good touch to the site, 'cause sometimes people really need to be able to grow up and deal with their own problems instead of running like a child to the moderators to get each other in trouble.

I have found a lot of help, friends, and laughs on this site. There are trolls, catty people, and plain mean women but those all exist on any other site you could find. I think it's awesome that you're ALLOWED to be a $#*! if you want, because censoring everyone is like trying to pretend that the entire population of hormonal women is going to be all smiles about everything. Blunt honesty is refreshing.