Response to Good Morning America's "Womb Tube" Segment

I wrote an e-mail to the journalist. You may write her at Andrea.Canning@abc.com.

To see the segment, go to :

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wombtube-women-head-youtube-share-pregnancy-news/sto...

Here is what I wrote:


To Good Morning America:
I am writing to address your recent segment on YouTube mommies, or in your words "womb tube". I am one of these mommies and a part of this community. On behalf of the women you featured, as well as the ones you did not, I am writing to express our frustration with the way you chose to portray this awesome network of women.
There were several things in your segment which were entirely misconstrued or just plain false. For example, you stated that women are sharing their positive pregnancy tests with complete strangers before telling their husbands. I do hope you realize what a logical fallacy you made by stating such a silly thing. Simply because YOU see my video on YouTube of me taking my test, does not in any way mean that I POSTED said video before telling my husband. For all you know, it may have been days or weeks after the test before the video is actually posted. As I said, this was totally illogical and bad reporting.
Second, the segment entirely missed the actual reason why (in my estimate) 90% of women ACTUALLY make their Trying To Conceive and Pregnancy Vlogs. As a military spouse, I live thousands of miles from family and friends. I do not know anyone in my current duty station. So, for me, vlogging about all things mommy is a spectacular way to reach out to women in my stage of life, going through some of the same issues I am. You kept stating that we are sharing so much personal information with complete strangers, and yet you fail to acknowledge the women who, because of YouTube, have become fast friends and even frequently plan meet-ups and play dates.
Third, you portrayed the community in a negative way, in general. Why, in this day and age, is a community such as the YouTube mommies considered so strange? There are countless ways men and women communicate today and make friends with (or even date) "strangers". From Match.com to Facebook, and even personal blogs which millions have access to, this way of networking and meeting amazing people which we would have never met without YouTube and the like, is a very common thing. I imagine you have Twitter, Facebook, and others where you share information with strangers. Maybe even make a few new friends.
YouTube mommies is a network of caring, supportive women who are reaching out to each other for encouragement and friendship. We do not make videos of stretch marks and cravings, simply to "share with the world". We make them to share with our family, our friends, and other women who are going through what we are. And that was simply NOT portrayed in your segment.
I request that you make a more researched segment portraying YouTube moms in the positive light they deserve. And perhaps even include interviews of women who have become best friends, in real life, because of the YouTube community.

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[TheGarrettFam]

We are currently in Washington DC, hubby works at Walter Reed AMC which is technically his duty station. We are headed to Germany in about 9 months, so that will be a new challenge! Good luck with number 2, we also are TTC #2. thanks fir emailing as well, I hope they will re-do the segment in a more positive light!

[TheGarrettFam]

Sweet! Hi! Thanks for subscribing!

[IBDhurts]

I was on a baby forum when I was TTC my first. That community got me through an ectopic and through the pregnancy of my son (and yes they knew I was pregnant before my husband big deal I needed support I was nervous he was going to pass out). I love the you tube community because you can see faces and I am not going to be able to have another child so I LOVE watching women get their BFPs. ABC got this story all wrong. I agree with you. Good luck with number 2 and going to Germany.

[xxxEzriaxxx]

I made a video responce to this...Very nervous to upload it considering im only 13, lol. I agree with you :)

[xxxandieapplesxxx]

Great job! And well said!!! Your letter was very well put!

[udder777]

Well said!

[ladyintraining77]

Where are you stationed? We are currently at ft.hood and have been here for 3 years. Also we are ttcing right now for #2. I have a little girl that's 10 months old. I totally agree with what your saying and I really like that you were able to email them. Definitely going to email them as well.

[taetwa]

Right on. I just found you by the way.