Monday's Connections Abound

Welcome to today's edition of Connections Abound. The Lost and Found page is permanently located beneath this current post. Old Connections Abound can be accessed via the date or subject archives listed on the sidebar. Check the submissions page, FAQ, and ways to get involved for additional information. Email me at thetowncriers@gmail.com with any questions/concerns.

Lost and Found is open to anyone in the infertility, pregnancy loss, adoption, pregnancy-and-parenting after infertility, assisted conception, living child-free after infertility or loss community (as well as anyone I inadvertently missed on that list). Please support the list as well as anyone posting announcements below.

Connections Abound

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

• The viewing date for the next IIFF has been moved back a week. The new date is November 3. It still has a Halloween theme. You can sign up to participate by visiting the IIFF website.
  

NEW BLOGS (started in August or September of 2007)

• Babymajic (IVF)
• Life in a Petri Dish (in the beginning, PCOS)
• My Uterus Hates Me (adenomyosis, PCOS)
• Nick and Kristal Adopt (adoption)
• Snips & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails (international adoption, SMC)
• My Battle with Infertility (unexplained IF)
• The Trying Game (PCOS)

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:A new section. Celebrate your birthday or blogoversary with the community. Send me dates for September/October right now and I'll post them on the correct day.

• Today is KML and Richard's second anniversary. Go over and wish the congratulations.
• Hope548 at Not Like I Thought It Would Be had her birthday last Saturday. Go over and sing her a little song.
  

LOSS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• It breaks my heart to have to write this. Meg at The.Para.Graph gave birth to her daughter at 22 weeks on Sunday (September 23, 2007). Her daughter died prior to delivery. This is her fifth loss. Please go over there and give her support. Even if you haven't read her blog in the past, she could use all the love we can give her right now.
  

MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT:Bed rest, scary scans, OHSS, and a host of other reasons why these bloggers could use some additional support right now. Also, celebrations!

• B at the Shifty Shadow is waiting to get PGD results back. Please go over and give her support because she is very anxious.
• It's My Life started injections for the first time last week. Go over and give her congratulations for getting through the first ones.
• Niobe's surrogate had a problem on the background check and they are back to square one. Please go over and give some support.
  

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS

• It's Irish Triplets for the ladies at Uterus x 2: Carey is having twins!
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Carol at ...as good as it gets? had her twins! Daniel and Callie were born on September 21, 2007. Go wish her congratulations.
• Michelle at Discovering Me gave birth to Natalie also on September 21! Go over and wish her congratulations.
• More twins! Sean and Mary had their twins, Andrew and Olivia, on...you guessed it...September 21. Go over and wish them congratulations.