Community guidelines
How we look after this space
Mothers Together works because women are generous with each other. These are the few agreements that keep it that way.
In the circles
- Share what happened to you and what helped. Don't tell another woman what she should do.
- What's said in a circle stays in the circle. Don't repeat or screenshot someone else's story.
- Every kind of pregnancy, birth and way of feeding a baby is welcome here.
- We are not midwives or doctors to each other. For anything medical, ask your own care team, and in an emergency call your local emergency number.
On the barter board
- Trades are swaps: a product or a service for another. No money, no selling.
- Describe things honestly, including wear and tear.
- Meet somewhere public the first time, and tell someone where you're going.
- Check second-hand baby gear against current safety advice. Car seats and cot mattresses are usually best bought new.
- Only offer services you're able to give safely. Anything involving health or childcare is a matter of trust between the two of you.
For facilitators
- This is a support community, not a clinical record. Do not keep session notes, diagnoses or treatment records about members here.
- Do not provide therapy through the site's messages. Clinical work belongs in your own practice, under the professional rules that apply to you.
- Say clearly what you offer, what it costs and what your training is.
Looking after each other
- Be kind. Most of us are tired.
- Keep private details private: no home addresses, phone numbers or due dates in public posts.
- If something or someone makes you uncomfortable, stop the conversation. You never owe anyone a trade.