Sometimes our bloggers get writer's block... so if you guys post some inspiration or questions for them here, that would really help!
What sort of posts would you like to see on the blog?
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i would love to hear more about sleep schedules, the first couple weeks at home, etc. as i'm an expecting momma and love reading about different experiences! also, i would love to hear from mrs.jacks about the different things to expect in the first couple months in terms of well check ups or even what to expect at the hospital in terms of baby care. i've read of ton of birth stories, but don't hear much about the process later!
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I would love to hear about how to pick a great pediatrician or ob/midwife and the process people went through. I also really like the day in the life posts and I always appreciate ideas for activities with little ones.
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cloth diapering! (not sure if there have been any posts on it and i just mised them!)
activities to do with young babies (less then 4 months maybe?) -
Working mom schedules that include exercise (or whatever hobby the mom's enjoy)
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*birthday party posts
*infertility (Ivf, pcos)
*love the toddler fashion posts.
*date night with toddler or baby (if people do that)
*WOHM schedules
*more trips with babies
*i love the hospital/diaper bag contents
*more posts by dads!
*more diy stuff
*any homeschool moms out there?
*any crunchy moms out there?
*oh and if anyone has thought about placenta encapsulation and how that affected them.
*more homemade baby food
*more cloth diapering posts
*diy baby clothes
*I like the posts with all the pictures of products and then the descriptions of the products
*more stuff about adoption.
*midwifes and birthing centers
*at home births
*hypno birthing
*water birthsI might have said too much. I love all the posts on here! I think I might be too obsessed with this site for not having a baby or being pregnant
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I love birthday party posts!
Play dates
Working/pumping
Balancing work, love & baby
Childcare -
Infertility/TTC
Special needs
Cultural traditions involving pregnancy, parenthood, and LOs -
More birth stories! Bradley method, hypno birthing, water births, home births, hospital births, c-sections, planned inductions, planned c-sections. Anything!
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@highwire: @anonysquire: yes to what you both said.
I am definitely interested in reading a post from a wohm who breastfed & pumped for a year or more.
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i ditto the sleep schedules, especially at different stages. my kids still aren't on a set schedule and i'd like some help!!! lol. how different moms sleep trained their kids. especially with TWINS! i'd love to know more about that.
different activity ideas for kids at different stages.
more posts on solids, starting solids, solid schedules, etc. if you couldn't tell, we're going to start solids soon haha.
i'm sure i'll want to know more about potty training when the time comes.
definitely would love to see a twin mama blogger.
more about weaning off breastmilk, etc.
edit: o, i know there were a few posts on photography, would LOVE to see more of those.
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Oh and recipes!!!
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I agree more home made baby food. Reviews of popular parenting books or kid-geared cookbooks. Also I would love there to be more posts about school aged children such as pre-k thru elementary) since some of us have older kids along with infants.
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@tequiero21: i've written a lot of posts on sleep schedules, but every time i write about sleep, it never does that well!
i have sample nap schedules for charlie from 3 months - 2 years here:
http://www.hellobee.com/hellobee-guides/sleep-guides/
I also post Olive's sleep schedule in every monthly update.
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@highwire: i'll ask my friend who had a water birth to guest post!
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@Mrs. Bee: haha u know it! i definitely have been reading your posts over and over again. but i'd also love to compare it to other mamas. =)
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@tequiero21: i'll ask the bees to post about their sleep schedules!
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TTC and infertility posts
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-quick recipes for feeding kids at various stages (for when i go back to work and has no time to prep), preferably from different ethnic groups
- discipline stories/experience. My worse fear is for my LO to grow up being a spoiled brat and taking everything for granted
-childhood illnesses and how to deal with it
-how to keep the 'romance' alive once the baby arrives, not letting parenthood consume our livesHehe..some ideas for now...
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@Mrs. Bee: do you guys usually publish birth stories as guest posts?
Birthday parties!! I would love more party inspiration
I agree on sleep - it'd be nice to see some varying methods/opinions. When I wanted to do something about DS's sleep, most of the posts talked about CIO and I wasn't ready for that at the time.
Style posts- I love all of Brandy @ Baby Blackbird's posts!
Product reviews - I love knowing that other moms love things. And this ranges from favorite parenting books, kids books, gear, toys, clothing brands, food, solids and accessories, cloth diapers, regular diapers, etc.
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@Coco Bee: yes we do publish birth stories, and anything parenting/baby related as guest posts! they just have to be good posts.
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I like parties and DIY!
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@birdofafeather: Alrighty! I'll get to work
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@anonysquire: Oh, yeah. Water births and WOHM schedules!
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@Mrs. Bee: Ummm I would adore it if you posted more korean recipes! The chicken porridge is still one of mine and DH's favs!
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@highwire: I need to write up both my birth stories. It's on my to-do list.
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@chopsuey119: @anonysquire: @regberadaisy: I'll definitely post more party stuff -
(they are my favorite). I have Sienna's baptism to blog and then gonna start planning her 1 year. haha (yes she is only 4 months old) gosh i wish I could plan parties all day long!
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I love to see a twin mom like @tequiero21 mentioned. It's sometimes hard to relate to moms who don't have twins. It's just harder when everything is times two or three.
I love parties too they are always fun to look at. I can't do fancy parties but I like to look at them
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@mrsjazz: I am a WOHM going strong breastfeeding at 17 months. We also cloth diaper of you have questions. I am not sure I'm a good enough writer to blog.
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I know the focus has been mostly on ttc, pregnancy, birth and infant stages - would love to start seeing more on the older toddler/kindergarten stages. I'm sure it will happen as the kids on the site get older though. Kids with development delays and how it was handled. Just more on kids development, learning, education in general. Definitely want to see more easy family recipes. How to stock your pantry/fridge/freezer so that you can always make a healthy, yummy, quick meal.
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I would like to hear some personal accounts of how as a first time mom you figured out which parenting style worked best for you and your child. I am reading different books (since I have had very little exposure to babies) and they all seem to contradict each other in many ways. Was it pure trial and error?
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From my recent thread, a post about bullying.
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I'd love to hear from a parent that's had their child in speech therapy, and the challenges of raising bilingual children.
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Ahhhhhhh
This thread is a gold mine!
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I think one of the things I love most about this site is learning about the different cultures and religions, and traditions that go along with them. For example, before Hellobee I didn't know how big Korean first birthday parties were! I'd love to learn more things like that.
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@Mrs. Sunglasses: I am patiently waiting for Sienna's baptism post. All your IG posts are like teasers!
And pfft I started planning M's first since she's been in my womb! hahah -
@regberadaisy: ahahahah! okay you beat me on the pre-planning. Ya, I love to show sneak peeks. I'm a tease like that.
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@Mrs. Sunglasses: Just know now that post better be epic. You got a lot to live up to with Mavrick's birthday party post and all your little teasers.
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I love seeing personal stories. It's always interesting hearing stories about different parenting choices. One of the bloggers I have enjoyed following recently (not on Hellobee) has been tackling controversial topics about parenting and pregnancy. I enjoy reading those and seeing that she just takes a stand on something no matter what others think.
Like @Highwire - I'd like to hear about how working parents do it. What's your schedule, what happens when your schedule gets botched? What's a typical and a-typical day for you?
I'd like to see some more topics from a Dad's perspective. Such as, how do you bond with your lo when Mom does most of the work? How do you feel when your lo is attached more to Mom than Dad? (My husband is going through a rough time right now b/c whenever our lo looks at me, she smiles. When he comes up, she stops smiling or doesn't smile as much. It's tough on him). Would one of our Dad's like to do a guest blog post?
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I'd like to see posts from different bloggers on the cost of a baby over the first year. I'd be interested to see how that varies from family to family and how the cost broke down.
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