# teen/young mothers message board? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 30, 2001, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-young-mothers-message-board/84665 "2001-09-30T22:11:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abuse\_angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@abuse\_angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abuse_angel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-young-mothers-message-board/84665/1 "2001-09-30T22:11:48Z")
does anybody know of a good ubb-style (meaning ubb, vB, yabb, open topic, ultraboard, etc.) message board for young or teen mothers? i’ve been trying to find a place to go and talk about my pregnancy because i’m so excited and nervous and scared and happy and just about every other emotion a person can think of. i know i’m not exactly a teen mom, but i don’t know a whole lot about pregnancy or parenting (regardless of having two step-kids) and i want someone other than my s.o. to ask questions and talk to. my mom is pretty clueless (everything i go through she says “that didn’t happen to me, are you sure that’s right?” i don’t think the woman even had morning sickness!) also, if the board is kind of small, that would be good. i have trouble on big boards like the sdmb – i feel lost! if anybody knows any sites, it would be much appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![robinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@robinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinh)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-young-mothers-message-board/84665/2 "2001-09-30T23:00:33Z")
You might give [Girl-Mom](http://girlmom.com) a try. It’s got a message board and lots of articles by young moms. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-young-mothers-message-board/84665/3 "2001-09-30T23:11:33Z")
While not a teen moms message board, you can always find support at [http://www.smileandactnice.com](http://www.smileandactnice.com) Oh, and if you run into Fiwer, just ignore him-that’s his gimmick, but he’s actually really nice-he’s our resident troll. ---
**Author:** ![abuse\_angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@abuse\_angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abuse_angel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-young-mothers-message-board/84665/4 "2001-09-30T23:12:35Z")
thanks, i’d actually already been there, but i can’t figure out their message board system. i can’t get used to anything not ubb-style! 🙂 but i’ll try it again. ---
**Author:** ![abuse\_angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@abuse\_angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abuse_angel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-young-mothers-message-board/84665/5 "2001-09-30T23:15:48Z")
oh, btw, i was referring to girl-mom when i said i’d already been there. 🙂 i’ll look at saan, too. ---
**Author:** ![abuse\_angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@abuse\_angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abuse_angel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-young-mothers-message-board/84665/6 "2001-09-30T23:18:41Z")
hmm… does saan have many moms? i looked in the kids & pets forum, and it seemed to be all about pets. ---
**Author:** ![spathiphyllum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@spathiphyllum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spathiphyllum)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2001, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-young-mothers-message-board/84665/7 "2001-10-01T06:33:29Z")
Here’s a pregnancy board that’s set up like a UBB: [http://www.thelaboroflove.com/ubb/cgi/Ultimate.cgi](http://www.thelaboroflove.com/ubb/cgi/Ultimate.cgi) although I didn’t see a topic specifically for teen moms, there IS one for 20-something moms ( [I THINK this will give a direct link, but not sure](http://www.thelaboroflove.com/ubb/cgi/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=20+Something+Moms&number=13)). Besides, I’m sure the older moms can give some interesting advice. 🙂 For teen mother topics, you might want to check out the articles and links at [The Best Mattresses, Pillows & Bedding...Reviewed | Suite 101](http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/teenage_mothers) I know young mothers need as much support as possible, so I hope one of these sites will be of some use to you. Congrats on the new baby. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2001, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-young-mothers-message-board/84665/8 "2001-10-01T14:18:13Z")
YES, indeed we have a great many moms-just start a topic. We just went through a major upgrade and overhaul, so it might be a bit slow in there, but don’t be shy.