Tuesday'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
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• Kirtsy'd Pick O' the Day: Please vote for this one from Weebles Wobblog. How do you vote? Simply by clicking on the link above and then clicking on the post's title. Why the Kirtsy'd Pick O' the Day? Click on that link in the header navigation bar above for the story.
  
• The Creme de la Creme opened yesterday. Send in your best post for 2008 to be included in the list.
  
• The IComLeavWe list will close soon and commenting will kick off on the 21st. This is your last chance to join along for November. Come join along and increase the comments on your blog.
• Project: Taking the Statistical Bullet writes: "I am starting a project of sorts on my blog. I want to do memorials for those who have lost a baby and/or experienced infertility. In a nutshell, every Monday, I will post a story about someone who has experience infertility and/or loss and would like support from our community. If they e-mail me their story (either as they would like it written or in snippets that I can rewrite into a more formal post), then I will post it and they will have recognition of their pain."
• Question: Rachie Pachie has a question regarding marriage while dealing with IF and IVF: "How do you try to stay in love? Try to remember you're on the SAME team, when it feels like you're on OPPOSING teams?"
• Question: Be Still and Know is looking for a creative way to announce their decision to adopt in her December Newsletter. Please send her any creative ideas that you have.
• Question: Jess asks: "If anyone could give us a bit of direction as to how to start the adoption process we'd greatly appreciate it! We are hoping to do an infant domestic adoption. We've looked a bit into a couple of agencies, but beyond that we're completely overwhelmed. Being that we live in NY there are some strange adoption laws. Any input would be fantastic! Thanks."
• Question: Debbie might have uncontrolled diabetes early in her pregnancy, and she's worried that this might have affected the babies organ development. Go over to her blog if you have had any experience with this.
• Question: Waiting on Life asks: "Our social worker is coming for the home visit part of our home study. I am excited and nervous. Any suggestions from others who have been through it would be very much appreciated."
• Question: For those owned by a cat--Journeywoman needs your help. How do you handle allergic friends?
• Giveaway: April over at Second Sister for Suaviloquy is having a give away! The first prize is a custom cuff worth $50 and the second prize is a pair of sapphire earrings worth $75. All you have to do is a leave a comment and put her banner on your blog.

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• Harriet the Spy is the current book club selection and everyone is invited to join along.
• 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 October or November 2008)

• Just Another Cycle (IUI, pg loss)
  

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)

• It was my anniversary this weekend. So drop on by and say congratulations to me :-)
• It is Flicka's birthday today and she has been having a really hard time as of late. Please go over and have some cake with her.
• Cibele's birthday is this Thursday. Please go over and sing her a little song.
• Michelle just celebrated her 38th birthday on Sunday Nov 9th. Go sing her a song.
• Yesterday was GreenEggsNHam's birthday! Go and sing her a little song.
• Musings Of A Barren-ess's anniversary was on Saturday. Go wish them congratulations.
• Waiting for the Ukulele celebrated her 38th birthday on Monday! Go eat some cake with her.
• Andrea Jennine celebrated her 6th anniversary Sunday. Go share some cake with her!
• Saturday was CLC's 35th birthday! Happy birthday to you.
• One Good Egg turned 39 on Monday! Go leave her wishes for a wonderful year.
  

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

• Nikki is remembering the anniversary of when she saw her baby's heart (Nov 13) and the anniversary of her miscarriage shortly after. She could use a hug.
• It has been nine months since Myles' death. Please go support Niki as she remembers him.
• Kathy is remembering Molly, seven months after the loss.
  

LOSS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Cibele's pastor (who was closely entwined through all major life events in her family) was killed. Please go give her good thoughts.
• Bri of UnBalancedT has updated that she's had a chemical pregnancy. Please go give her support.
• Pamplemousse's mother passed away last Friday. Please go 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, celebratory retrievals, transfers, and other good news)

• Mustard Seed Baby needs your support right now. Please go over and give her a hug as she waits for information at the beginning of this pregnancy.
• Hope Springs Infertile had her transfer on Sunday. Go keep her company while she rests.
• Carter is finally coming home from the NICU! Go give Candi some hugs.
• Big thoughts and prayers for The Chicken please. She has RSV and was admitted on Friday. She's a very sick girl, but such a trooper. They think that she may also have Pertussis, but the labs won't be back for several days. Pancake Saturday is a private blog, but you can e-mail me at Trying4Two@gmail.com if you've been through either before.
• Dagny's ER was Monday. Go wish her well.
• Stacey is having a rough day and could use a hug.
• Jules got a negative on IVF #4, which will be the last cycle with her own eggs. Please go and give her some support.
• Pray For Baby David is asking for prayers for her unborn son who has been diagnosed with a heart abnormality as well as fluid on the brain.
• Meg at On the Wrong Side of Statistics is having her first u/s on Monday with her recent pregnancy and is nervous after two miscarriages. Go over and give her a hug.
• How Much Is A Duck Worth's husband lost his job. She asks for good thoughts and prayers to be sent their way.
• Emilie at Lemmondrops is afraid the tumor near her spine is growing. She is waiting for a second opinion about how to treat it, and fears the extra time might give the tumor a chance to grow in the meantime. She could use your good thoughts and prayers at this time. Currently, she has been admitted to the hospital with a pulmonary embolism and a pulmonary effusion (that is common in cancer patients). She is having the effusion drained tomorrow. Please keep her in your good thoughts, and head over and give her some words of encouragement.
• Bunny was scheduled for her FET on Monday. Go give her good thoughts while she rests.
  
• Virginia had her ER on Monday. Go wish her well.
• Courtney had her IUI on Monday. Go wish her well.
• Shelby has been having a rough time dealing with the negative results of IUI #5, and she could use some encouragement.
• Mrs. Mask was scheduled for a day 5 transfer for IVF/ICSI #2 on Monday. Go wish her good luck.
• SE had her cycle canceled. She could use some support.
• Rebecca had her ET Monday. Go wish her well.
• Sprogblogger had her ET and looks like her ER will be Wednesday. Go sit with her while she waits.
• Talking about Myself got another BFN today and could probably use some consolation, even though it "wasn't a surprise."
• Tammy had some discouraging news at her apt regarding her eggs. She could use some support.
• Mrs. Spock had to put her beloved cat Prue to sleep this weekend. Lend her your support.
  At the same time, she got a great new job.
  
• I Am A Butterfly had a good meeting with her old oncologist and is hoping she'll be able to keep her ovary after all. She has an MRI scheduled on the 26th and surgery on December 17th.
• Emily's FET is this Thursday. Please send her luck and positive energy as she is getting nervous.
• Sparkle has transferred two embyros during her FET. Please send her good thoughts during the two week wait.
• Lisa just received BFN #14 and is wondering what to do next. She could use a hug.
  

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

• 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.
• Denise is on bedrest at home.

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• Intending to be Parent's surrogate is carrying two boys! Go wish them congratulations.
• Fertility Now's betas are getting better. Ultrasound this Friday.
• Chell (Our life in a Nut Chell) got her long awaited BFP after FET because of OHSS during IVF cycle.
  
• It's triplets for Ak_Sapphire! Go wish her congratulations.
• Busted saw Toodle's beautiful heartbeat at 7 weeks!
• G is having a boy and a girl!
• Sanan is having a boy!
• Jen had a great 2nd beta!
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Demeter gave birth to a boy, Adam, on November 12th. Go over and wish her congratulations.
• After 5 years of trying to add to her family, Enat announced the referral of her sweet little boy from Ethopia!
• Kathy V gave birth to a girl, Hailey, on November 11th. Go over and wish her congratulations.
  

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