Nursury Furniture for Plus Size Moms

A reader on Tumblr asked what glider or rocking chair I would recommend for plus size mommas, since I am one myself...

I was on a mission to find the perfect glider suitable for plus size preggos…The glider we originally registered for was not only obscenely expensive, but did not have the highest of weight capacities. The last thing we wanted was to spend $400 on a chair that we could expect to fall apart on us because it wasn’t meant to hold me in the first place…
 
After checking countless forums, manufacturers websites and reviews online (not to mention comparison shopping at different websites to get the best deal), I was able to find this:

It costs $200 retail INCLUDING the ottoman, is the exact material and color of all our other furniture, and holds up to 300 pounds.

I had it for almost 2 entire years before we got rid of it. It held up very well, even with daily use! It was super comfortable and a life saver when it came to overnight nursings. I never used the ottoman much, to be honest, just because it feels weird to me to rock back and forth with my feet up, but otherwise I'm very happy with our purchase of this glider!

I'd love to hear about any other suggestions for plus size friendly furniture or baby gear. Let me know if there's something you can't live without as a plus sized momma!

Special Needs Homeschooling?

A question regarding special needs homeschooling...

I'm a SAHM of one. We always planned to homeschool even before ASD was in our vernacular...I'm even more passionate about it now because I believe one-on-one teaching is the most effective way to make sure a special child gets exactly what he needs academically, at his own pace.

My 2 year old son is currently receiving therapies through his local Early Intervention office. I have a meeting tomorrow with the school district rep because soon he'll turn 3 and he'll be getting therapies from the school district instead of Early Steps.

Can anyone tell me what my options are as far as homeschooling AND getting therapy from the public school district? I may not be opposed to a half day program a few times a week for socialization, but frankly, I'm terrified of how inept most people in my city are in general, so trusting my special needs child to a stranger that will most certainly not have the patience or understanding of him that I do scares me.

They want to push me into enrolling him in school, and I don't want him to miss out on something that could potentially benefit him, so I'm trying to keep an open mind. At the same time, I don't want to be bullied or feel like I have no choice.

So, anyone else homeschool their special needs child and still receive services/therapies from their public school district? How does that work? Any advice for things I should ask at the meeting or anything I should insist upon?

Thank you in advance, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts!