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Whoa. I think 5x a day is good. I was thinking 4.
It'd be nice if you updated over the weekend though!

I am happy with the number of times per day it updates. if I get bored & am searching for something to do, I always come to the boards and I'd much rather have the quantity of the boards & the quality of the blog posts.

I like the current amount of blog posts - it's not so overwhelming to catch up on if you are away for a day or so!

I agree. I was going to say 3-5 posts a day, so knowing that you already do 5 seems perfect to me. I mean, maybe a little more would be fine, but I'd hate for it to get overwhelming. I like to be able to catch up when I miss a few days.

I like the frequency on HB a lot more than on WB. I was always overwhelmed on WB and ended up not following people or investing time into their stories because there were just so many of them.

For me I just wish there were more bloggers (but I know it's something they're working on and I understand it takes A LOT of work to do that). But part of that is because as much as I enjoy the Mommy bloggers I would much rather be reading more pregnant bloggers since that's where I am right now.

Weddingbee updates too frequently for me to keep up with on a regular basis. I am forced to scan many of the posts.

On here, I can easily read every single post in its entirety and I like it. I think the frequency here is perfect.

I like that it is 5x a day and wouldn't go much more than that, but I also agree that weekend updates would be nice. Would it be possible to set a few posts to auto-post?

I like how much you update now. Since most members here seem like busy parents I'm not sure how easy it would be to keep up with any more blog posts a day.

I mean, I am never satisfied, but I totally understand that is not realistic I think anything more than one post a day is really awesome, especially with the low number of bloggers you have right now.

i think it's a good #. i agree with @chopsuey119 - would love an update or 2 during the weekend. maybe delay some of the postings to post on the weekend?

What I like about the blog posts as they stand is the quality, like Mr. Bee mentioned. I've already read about 15 that I need to go back and add to my favorites so I can read them again when the time comes. They are all so well written and informative and a lot of the time topics that people either don't talk about or sugarcoat.

I would say if you're going to post more often, only post a few more per day. I definitely prefer quality over quantity and I think the site has achieved that!

@tana_bk: I agree! We need a TTC Bee!

I like the frequency of posts. Five-ish is good. Otherwise I get overwhelmed if I miss a day or two.

TTC BEE please soon. I thought there were only about three updates a day. I think eventually 8 to 10 would be a good number especially if they were divided between Pregnancy, TTC, and Mommies.

I think 6-7 a day would be great! And I agree that a TTC blogger would be so fun, it would be great if in the future you could get a couple that would let you know a time frame they'll be starting TTC and then they could start blogging then. Since, like you said it could happen in just one month (those lucky ladies!).

@Mrs. Bee: I know a few women who have been TTC for a while and could write posts about what happened in the past and issues they've struggled with and how they've dealt with them. Then, once they catch up with the present day, they could blog from there on. If they do conceive, yay! If not, they could write about if they decided to take a break, stop all together, use a surrogate, adopt, etc.

@Mrs. Bee: Are you planning on having ALL the bees only blog for 3 months or so? Or was that time frame something specific to TTC Bees? I know that you want to be able to incorporate new bees as time goes on without the updates getting overwhelming, but I think once we get to know a Bee, we'd probably appreciate them being able to post for as long as they want to, or for at least a certain leg of their journey. Like if it's a Pregnant Bee, let them post until they give birth. If it's a Mommy Bee, let them post until their children is a certain age. And if it's a TTC Bee, let them post until they get pregnant. Or until they decide to stop on their own, regardless of how long?

@Mrs. Bee: Do you have to decide something specific for the TTC Bees? Or could you just leave it open-ended for them to decide? Like maybe tell them "We'd really like it for you to blog regularly for at least three months, and then after that, you can decide if you want to continue blogging or not and for how long."

I think for those new to TTC, they'll have plenty to say, even if they don't get pregnant in those first few months. It'll all be new and exciting. They can talk about their original doctors appointments, taking prenatals, whether they are charting or not, etc. Even if it doesn't result in a pregnancy, I'm sure they'll still have interesting things to talk about.

For those that are further along in their TTC journey, they could always write a few posts about their beginnings and then talk about where they are not in terms of different treatments they might be trying, or avenues they're exploring, etc.

@Mrs. Bee: haha, yeah, maybe you'll just have to try one out and see what happens!