Monday's Connections Abound

Welcome to today's edition of Connections Abound. The point to Lost and Found is to level the support playing field. When LFCA works correctly, the newest blogger with the smallest readership can receive the same level of support as the oldest blogger with the largest readership. Anyone can submit news to LFCA by clicking here.

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
New

• This is the last day to sign up for IComLeavWe for October. The commenting extravaganza begins tomorrow.
• Pop into everyone's world: it's My Sanctuary's Virtual World Tour.
• Please go vote for Catherine's friend Carla's animal shelter to win $10,000.
  
• Antigone's blog to see what a difference we made to the Google results of the Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act.
  
• Project: Cara at Building Heavenly Bridges writes: "I have started an Angel Wall in my office. I spend a great deal of time in this room every day and find comfort looking up at the framed black and white images of our angelic children. I would be honored to add your baby's sweet face or name to the wall. I spend a few minutes just drinking them in and smiling before I begin writing. They inspire me. Please email me if you are interested at carajer@tds.net. Attach the photo, your baby's name and date they flew.
  

Old

• Um...hello...did you check out the new stuff happening with U.T.E.R.U.S.?
• Bridges continues to post daily. And it continues to be an amazing resource for insight into a multitude of worlds. And I'm not just saying that because I work on it.
• 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 September or October 2008)

• Divine Secrets of the Infertility Sisterhood (general IF)
• Baby Bunts (general IF)
  

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES (celebrate your birthday or blogoversary with the community. Send me date at any point and I'll post them on the correct day)

• Emily and Steve will celebrate their anniversary on the 21st. Go tell them congratulations!

LOSS REMEMBRANCES (send in the dates of loss anniversaries and I will post them on the correct day)

• Baby Smiling In Back Seat is remembering her first miscarriage on 10/20, four years after what would have been the due date.
  

LOSS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• None Today.
  

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, celebratory retrievals, transfers, and other good news)

• A time of wistful anniversaries for Churp, Churp. Please go over and give her a hug.
• Indisputable Topcat's husband has his final chemo coming up. Go over and give them good thoughts.
• Transfer today for In the Wilderness. Go give good thoughts.
• Life in the Soupbowl is spotting and worried. Go over and give her a hug.
• All Things Deb is still waiting for her test results! Go sit with her while she waits.
• 600 posts for the New Life of Nancy.
• Brenda has an update about Maxx from BabyQuest. He is doing quite well and has graduated from the breathing machine to CPAP. S&N have sent her a picture to share of Baby Maxx.
  
• Tammy at Tammy's Journey had her ET was cancelled as none of her embryos survived. Please go give her a hug.
• Mac and PC's dog C passed away on Saturday and they could use some kind words.
  

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

• Ten Times Crazier is in the hospital on bedrest for contractions and her cervix is dilating. She will be in the hospital until 34 weeks or until the twins come.
  
• Gas Passer is on bedrest for the rest of her pregnancy.
• A Uterus Divided is on bedrest.
• The Duchess is on bedrest.
• CC at Inconceivable No More got a fetal fibronectin test and so is on modified bedrest for at least the next two week. Go keep her company.
  

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• Infertility on the Brain is pregnant. Her first beta was 25 so she's a bit nervous and could use some support. Her second beta is today. Go give her good thoughts.
• Making Foxy Cubs is pregnant with doubling betas.
• Somehow, Someway is 6 weeks pregnant!
• Lisa is having a girl!
• After 14 months of ttc#1 after a miscarriage, Brown-eyed-girl finally got her bfp! Keep your fingers crossed as she goes for her second beta today.
• Makes You Stronger is in pregnancy limbo, with a reasonably doubling beta but a sac that was too small. Please go give support.
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Alice gave birth to a boy, Spencer, this weekend. Go wish her congratulations.
  

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