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- The new IComLeavWe list is up for October. Join along; who doesn't love comments?
- Have you been itching to make a difference in someone's world? Consider joining along to help with the current U.T.E.R.U.S. project. We currently have $298.62 on our way towards our $3000 goal as well as many donated items that will be sold on eBay. Coming soon: an etsy store that you can participate in.
- Last Chance: this is your last chance to submit your 100 words for the next 100 Words Project on the Bridges site. The theme for October is Love. Please participate--the one for September 11th was amazing. The deadline is October 2nd. As in, tomorrow.
- Activism: Antigone Lost is spearheading a fantastic campaign for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day (Oct 15). Please go over and see what you can do.
- Great Cause: It's Not the End of the World writes: "In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, through October 7th, Danielle will donate a portion of each blog she designs to The Susan G. Komen Foundation. She designed my blog and did a truly amazing job! Please contact her at blogsbydanielle@gmail.com if you are interested in a fresh, new look for your blog and in donating money to cancer research!"
- Treatment Grants: I was approached by Fertile Dreams which gives grants to those undergoing fertility treatments. It's worth poking around their site.
- Update: Books in Every Room has her review post up that features many from the loss blogosphere. Head over to read it and win a copy of the book.
- Invite Only: Luck Doesn't Happen Twice is going invite only. You can access her email address on her blog to ask to keep reading at Pancake Saturday.
- Password Protected: Jaded is going password protected for some of her posts. Email her at jaded_me0223 at yahoo dot com if you’d like to keep reading along.
- Question: Luna has a question for a friend: "Does anyone know of some good resources, articles, or books to recommend that address issues unique to adopting a toddler
internationally?" - Question: Infertile Turtle has a question about stress relievers during IVF. Go give your suggestions.
- Grab It: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Pregnancy has created a gorgeous badge for NIAW (National Infertility Awareness Week). Go to her blog if you want the code.
- 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!
- In the Conceivable Future (IVF)
- Fierce and Nerdy (IVF)
- Sarah Solitaire's 40th birthday is this week! Go over and sing her a little song.
- Browneyedgirl is celebrating her birthday on Friday. Go sing her a song and give her some cake!
- Where's My Belly's anniversary was yesterday. Stop over and celebrate with her and husband!
- Saturday was Mrs. Spit’s 30th birthday. It's not too late to sing her a song.
- Allison from Our Own Creation is celebrating her birthday on Friday. Go over and eat some cake with her.
- Jumping Through the Hoops had her 6 year anniversary on Tuesday. Not too late to wish them congratulations.
- Miss Mac at Mac and PC had her 32nd birthday on Tuesday. Go wish her happy birthday.
- None Today.
- Shaken Mama is going through a loss. She has blogged about it here.
- A lot of stressful decisions over at I Want to be a Mommy. Go give her a hug.
- Antigone is showing the early signs of growth restriction. Please go give her support.
- Brenda has another update about BabyQuest. Maxx has some major infections and a collapsed lung but is fighting hard.
- Miss Conception is having her donor embryo transfer today.
- Somehowsomeway could use some good thoughts right now. She has gotten a faint positive at the end of a very long 2ww but is also experiencing a lot of cramping and some spotting. Go give her a hug as she waits around for a more definitive answer.
- Infertility on the Brain is having her retrieval today. Go wish her well!
- My Scar Smiles At Me has started her medications for her donor egg cycle.
- Womb for Improvement received the results of her hysteroscopy and they weren't good. She needs to take the next 3 months off from TTC and then repeat the hysterscopy. She could use some cheering up.
- 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.
- Interrupted Wanderlust has been placed on modified bedrest due to low amniotic fluid with one of the twins.
- A Journey of Hope is on bedrest.
- Finding Motherhood has found motherhood. She's pregnant and her next beta is Friday.
- Great u/s for Trying to Become Pregnant with PCOS.
- Elizabeth just found out her surrogate is pregnant from their IVF cycle! Go give her congrats - it's been a very long road for all of them.
- Still Passing Open Windows's surrogate is pregnant.
- Soulbliss had a fantastic ultrasound.
- Crowded Uterus Syndrome had her twins, Evelynn and Lennon, on September 23rd. Go over and wish her congratulations.
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