Wednesday's Connections Abound

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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
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• Big news: Infertility Diaries at Redbook has chosen a new blogger and it is our very own JJ from Reproductive Jeans! Go over and cheer her on at Redbook.

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• Katie from The Unlikely Life has a really great cause that she is currently fundraising for by participating in Great Strides: "On top of IF, I have Cystic Fibrosis, and I am currently registered as a team leader to participate in my local Great Strides walk. This is a fund-raiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in hopes to find a cure for the thousands of people (and new ones being born every day) that are afflicted with this disease. This is something I am hugely passionate about (for obvious reasons), and I have written a blog post (the direct url is http://katsbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2008/02/great-strides-walk.html ) about the walk and asking people to consider sponsoring me and donating through my official and secure CFF sponsored web page. Although infertility is not my main reason for doing this, CF does affect fertility (both male and female). Of course donating is completely optional, I am just trying to let people know it exists. Thanks!"
• If you notice another loading slow down or receive error messages for Stirrup Queens or Lost and Found, please let me know. Now I'm nervous every time I add anything to the side bar!

NEW BLOGS (started in January or February 2008)

• Where's My Belly (PCOS)--old blogger under a new site
• New Year New Ute (RPL, septum-removed)
  

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

• Today is Pamela Jeanne's anniversary. Go wish her congratulations!
• Beagle's anniversary is also today! Go wish her congratulations too. Her blog is password protected, but you can get an invite by sending her an email.
  

LOSS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Meg is currently going through a loss--her first positive after 8 IVF cycles. Please go over and give her a lot of support.
• Dreams Come True...Sometimes is also experiencing a loss at 8 weeks. Please go and give her support.
  

MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORT AND CELEBRATIONS: Scary scans, anxious waits, OHSS, and a host of other reasons why these bloggers could use some additional support right now. Also, celebrations!

• Littleangelkisses is having her transfer tomorrow (remember--the frozen egg cycle). Go wish her good luck.
• Eggs In a Basket is having her retrieval tomorrow. She has password protected her blog, but if you want to read along, send her an email.
• No Swimmers saw a negative HPT after diui#4. Please go give her lots of hugs.

BEDREST BABES: on bedrest following infertility or loss and needing support. Drop in on them and keep them company.

• No one right now.
  

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Positive beta (105!) for Journey to Baby. Go wish her congratulations.
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Swimmy Swim is here! Neenie at I Think We Made a Nugget gave birth yesterday on the 19th! Go over and wish her congratulations.
• Shelby at A Sibling for Celia also had her baby! It's a little boy named Seth and he was also born on the 19th. Go over and wish her congratulations.