Here's how you can get started in this network.

1. Sign up and create your profile. If you can, upload a photo--we'd love to put a face with the name.

About the birthday question: Unfortunately we can't eliminate this question, as it's hard coded in Ning. However, we will not display this information. You can use a false birthday should that be your preference.

2. Introduce yourself to the rest of the network, however you see fit.

3. Join in the Forum discussions or create one of your own. Want to post an article, link or thought of your own? Try making a blog post.

5. Customize your profile page by click on the "My Page" tab at the top.

COMMERCIAL MEMBERSHIPS AND POSTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON OLYBABIES.

We welcome posts about events, classes, and forums that are of an informational or educational nature - including GROUP wellness classes such as prenatal/postpartum yoga. These are important resources for mamas and papas.

We also welcome CONSUMER recommendations for commercial products, stores, services and practitioners (see for example Carolyn's post about SimpleCloth, the local diaper store).

Commercial posts for products or personal/private services posted by vendors or proprietors that don't fit the above descriptions - the kind that would go into advertisements - are not invited in this space. Thank you for respecting this.

PS - The ads you see on the upper right side of the page are there because we're using a free Ning membership. We can get rid of them if we pay a monthly service charge...But for now I think they're innocuous enough to leave. Please let Carolyn know if you feel strongly otherwise.