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The authors compared almost 5000 parents divided into 23 \u201cterm groups\u201d\u2014long-term discussion platforms of parents with the same due month. The age of the child (due date) was taken as the basis for the activity analysis\u2014determining the phases in which the users were more or less active online. Results are shown as charts supported by verification of the following statistical hypotheses: (a) users in later-term groups are less active than those in earlier ones; (b) users\u2019 activity peaks around their due dates; (c) users are still very active six months after the due date; (d) activity shortly rises again around the child\u2019s first birthday. We concluded that expectant mothers were most active two months before their due dates and around their due dates. After that, the observed activity decreased, with a slight increase around the child\u2019s first birthday. 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