Hey Andy. I think they would be better if they were more interactive, instead of just "Stories."
I also was thinking about what you said in another post about the forums being too "departmentalized," and I can see how that might be a problem. For example, I agree that if you're ttc than you're, whether you've miscarried, terminated, or have had previous children. One forum might be a little nicer, so EVERYONE who is ttc can talk together.
Some other ideas along this line: Protocols for HG and Preparation for HG seem very similar in my mind. Could they be combined? Also, I was thinking about the Lack of Support forum and noticing it didn't have any posts, which is interesting considering that is one of the biggest issues of HG. I think maybe the reason is that lack of support so many aspects of having HG, that it is already thouroughly discussed in all of the other forums. One last thing: There is a Fathers Speak Out section with two separate forums, and there is a Family and Friends section with one forum. Both have a How to help Mom forum. Maybe this could be combined–since Fathers are family–and the fathers could have just the How Do I Cope? forum. It would probably easier for the guys anyhow to only have one forum to think about.
Did any of this make sense? I hope so. Sorry if it didn't
These were all just some thoughts I had, so feel free to listen to all of them or none of them
. I really love these new forums.