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@Grace: I guess I can come at the therapy stuff from another angle-- that you can get the services, but may not see improvement. At least in some areas.

On another note, I'd be happy to share a little bit about what an OT therapy appointment looked like for us, and am also drafting a post about an equine therapy program that Ellie just finished.

@Mrs. Rabbit: perfect, you hit two of mine! Solo parenting and nursery.

A swarm post from the kid's perspective. There was a really cute thread once about kids answering "where does God live?" or something like that. I think Mrs. Jacks started it. the LOs on could discuss a variety of topics- what's a friend? Bedtime routine? What makes them grow? Describe their parents? What's their talent? Favorite book?

Some of the older ones can certainly articulate deeper thoughts on school, being a sibling, being part of a team, grief etc

@Grace: By the end of the program I was just so impressed. To see some of the kids blossom around the volunteers and the horses was just really wonderful. Ellie also enjoyed trying to help a little boy who was nervous at first. By the end she really felt like part of a team.

As for the OT, etc.: We have certainly seen changes, both in behavior and sensitivities/skills, but I think it's important to have more information out there for parents to let them know that it is okay to still have issues when all that is done. I guess I just have a number of people in our lives who keep expecting Ellie to be "cured," and, if she isn't, act like we just haven't done the right thing for her.

@cmomma17: @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: @loveisstrange: @Seattlemom: @cmomma17: @Arden: just a heads up that I have a solo-parenting post on the blog today and another will be up tomorrow!

Ok I just saw this thread and am catching up Always love new ideas to keep i mind

I know there aren't regular TTC bloggers and understand the reasoning. But I think a guest post from a RE or OB could be helpful. I see a lot of questions over and over about supplements, lubricants, when should I see a specialist, etc. It could be nice to have someone in the field address different questions and concerns.

I 100% agree about having more ttc bloggers, or those in the midst of IF. TTC for as long as I have (and many have been doing this longer, unfortunately ) is a very lonely and heartbreaking journey. I would love to hear others that can commiserate, give tips on how they handle it (especially peanut gallery comments from those that don't know their struggle), how to keep your relationship strong/BD fresh this far in, etc. It doesn't always have to be a sunshine and roses post.

Initial IF testing and what that looks like would also be appreciated, especially initial steps. An update from those that "graduated" would be nice too.

I love the idea of a guest post from an RE or and OBGYN.

As much as I appreciate the blog aspect, I don't spend much time there because it isn't applicable to me. The few posts there are on the subject are fairly old.

@Mrs. Detour: just curious, but why would you want your OB to call your husband instead of you? It makes more sense to me for the doctor to speak directly to their patient.

Our pediatrician has a primary contact and a secondary. I'm closest to our daughters preschool & WAH, so I'm listed as primary. If my husband worked closer and I worked outside the hope, we'd have him listed as primary.

@looch: any topics in particular? Lo is not in school yet but i would love to write some elementary education related posts sonce that is my background as a teacher.

I feel like I'm in the minority here, but I always love reading the monthly update posts. With so many bloggers and so many kids, I think it's helpful to keep everyone straight. I get that they may not be the most popular posts, but I think they're always fun. And I can't remember the last time I read one.

@Mrs. Jump Rope: It's probably a strange request for the OBs office, but they constantly need to reschedule us around other patients (I'm in a joint OB/maternal-fetal medicine group due to a disability). Since I travel so much for work and am always on the phone, they can never reach me so they just cancel my appointments. DH has access to both my office calendar and our family calendar so he can make scheduling decisions. I also want them to give DH test results since he knows how to reach me at an appropriate time. For privacy reasons, they tend to be cryptic on the phone with my assistant and next thing I know, she is pulling me out of a meeting half way around the world just so that I can confirm an appointment. It's all those little thugs that count toward making women seem less committed and/or less professional, especially on multinational projects when some of my counterparts rarely if ever have female peers, much less pregnant peers.

@Mrs. Lion: I am interested in hearing some of the more opinion type questions Looch mentioned as well. Perhaps there can be a mini - swarm with input from the teacher bees like you, Mrs. Cowgirl, and Mrs. Train. I think Mrs. Piñata is a teacher too.

@Mrs. Detour: just coming from a medical back ground here - do you have a proxy or ROI form on file for your husband? Where I work, we will release medical information to someone other than the patient if we have that form on file - otherwise we can't release anything even if they can verify all the patient's info. That sounds super frustrating so I'm sorry you have to deal with that

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I'd love a swarm from teacher bees even though we're a long way off from school!

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: that would make more sense since you would get multiple opinions

@looch: great idea! As a teacher I'd like parents to know a lot of those things but I encourage you to also ask your individual teacher. Those are things she wouldn't mind talking about and great questions. It is really specific to teachers but most (I would!) teachers would respect you by you asking them on a personal level and it would build your rapport.

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: man, I wish I had expertise in any of these topics. Sadly, I am a white, hetero, part time working, no-special-needs toddler mom. But I love that you bumped the thread, if only for more requests from other board folks with topic requests

Not blog related but I wish there were giveaways or contests for moms or people without children (like people with IF).

Food allergies. Educating people, tips for eating out, allergy friendly recipes, teaching kids how to identify their allergies, etc. I'm finding that a lot of people have misconceptions about food allergies. I'm interesting in writing a guest post, but it's a struggle to find the time these days.