332nd Issue of the LFCA

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

• Kirtsy'd Pick O' the Day: Please vote for this one from How to Get from 0 to Pregnant in 365 Easy Steps. The author explains how it seems inadequate to tell people that she is pregnant without them knowing the story that came before this point. I fell in love with her phrase "almost wasn't to be fetus." How do you vote? Simply by clicking on the words "this one" 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. And send me stuff!
• New Blogroll: Production, Not Reproduction has started an Open Adoption Blogroll. Go over and add your blog.
• Question: Aliza has a young daughter that has been playing "mommy and baby" with her, with NG being the mommy and Aliza being the baby. This has gone on for months and she asks if there are any suggestions on how to handle the constant role reversal?
• Question: Emilythehopeless may be moving to Savannah, GA and would love to talk to anyone who lives or has lived in the area. Contact her via her blog.
  

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• Fundraiser: Dragondreamer's Lair has a post up about the Cora Paige Project. She writes: "Cora Paige was the young daughter of the McClenahans and they recently lost her after a short but brutal battle with cancer. The Macs want to build a community playground in their daughter's memory. A community of bloggers and etsy sellers has sprung up to try and help them with this project." Please click here to read more about the story and see how you can participate.
• Vote: Chasing a Child is up for an award for best "mommyblogger" from Scholastic. She's one of ten finalists. You can vote for her here: http://www.scholastic.com/parents/blogcontest/. This post will be up until March 13th because you can keep voting until March 13th.
  
• Creme de la Creme: The Creme de la Creme list was posted. I continue to add to it daily and update the date/time link on the right sidebar whenever there has been a change.
• 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 2009)

• Open Adoption Blogroll (um...what it sounds like)--it's now the Turducken of blogrolls with a blogroll inside a blogroll!
  
• Wishing and Hoping for Baby (in the beginning)
• My Life in Stirrups (pg loss, 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)

• The Daily Doings of Mr Silly... is celebrating her birthday this week. Go sing her a little song.
• Princess Jo is celebrating her birthday next Sunday. Go over and eat a little cake with her.
• Cupcakes and Conundrums celebrates her birthday today. Go over and sing her a little song.
  
• Sell Crazy Someplace Else is celebrating her birthday next week. Go over early and sing her a little song.
• Scared and Scarred is also celebrating her birthday next week. Go over and eat a little cake with her.
• Fertile Ramblings is celebrating her birthday next week. Go over and sing her a little song.
• Three of a Kind is celebrating her birthday next week. Go over and eat a little cake with her.
• Addition Problems is celebrating her birthday next week. Go over and sing her a little song.
  

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

• Barren is the New Black will be remembering her loss next week. Please go give her support.
• Today is Caden's birthday. Go remember Caden on year after he was born.
  

LOSS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• It's Been Harder Than We Thought's mother died by suicide on Sunday. Please do not just click over--leave words of 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)

• Next post is The Story of Me's 100th. Go guess the date and time of her arrival from her trip.
• Chelle's embroys are doing so well that she is waiting for a 5 day transfer instead of a 2day. Send her some high fives!
• Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies had two terrific quality embryos to freeze. Go wish them congratulations.
• Perchancetodream is trying to redirect her energies to exploring international adoption: specifically Bulgaria. If anyone has any experiences (good or bad) with agencies, Bulgaria or the entire process, she could use a lift raft to help her out of this overwhelming space.
• Tabi's first surro cycle ended with a BFN - this after three consecutive ectopics. She could use some hugs.
• Dreams Come True Sometimes had a BFN after her first IUI.
• Nicole could use lots of good thoughts for her egg retrieval for IVF #3 today! Quality v. quantity!
• Friday, Ellen from My So-Called Life is having her CD 12 ultrasound. If the drugs don't work this time, her doctor is going to make her take 6-12 months off the drugs.
• IVF - A Husband's Perspective could use the perspective of others concerning egg quality post-fertilization.
• Joni just got a negative on an IVF cycle that was converted to IUI.
• Barbara is excited that all five of her embryos are doing well and the doctors are expecting a day five transfer this Sunday! Go wish her congratulations and keep her company as she waits.
• Myrtle's Not So Fertile had her retrieval and of five eggs retrieved, four fertilized and are still growing. Go congratulate her as she awaits a progress report.
• Shelby transferred two rockstar blastocysts on Thursday.
• PrincessOfTides is having a rough day and could use some extra support.
• Mrs. X is waiting to learn if she'll have a three or five-day transfer (11 eggs retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilized). Go keep her company as she waits.
• Sunday, March 3rd, is Lostintaipei's big FET. This will be their last stab at trying to have a baby with her gametes and they could use all the support they could get.
  

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

• Elana had the cerclage and is now at home on modified bed rest.
• Heather is on bedrest for the foreseeable future after having a cerclage put in. Sweetpea is still doing great!
• G is home, but now on bedrest. Go give her some love as she cooks these babies a little longer.
• Hoping for Another Lovebug is on hospital bedrest for the remainder of the pregnancy. Please keep her company. She has Internet access, though reading is easier than typing.
• Reba found out that her cervix is funneling and she is now on bedrest. Her next appointment is on Wednesday and she could use some support so that her little one hangs on as long as possible.
• RM is on bedrest due to elevated BP and swelling. She has 23 days until her due date. Please go over and keep her company.

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• An Offering of Love got a fabulous second beta, go celebrate with her!
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Just Off Magazine gave birth to a boy, Frederick, on February 26. Go over and wish her congratulations.
  

Read and Support

331st Issue of the LFCA

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

• Kirtsy'd Pick O' the Day: Please vote for this one from Love and Life in the Petri Dish. Ever wonder how much your doctor is paid? Mo examines a NYT article on salaries and asks questions about the ethics of compensation in the face of a health need. Don't just read it--jump into the conversation. How do you vote? Simply by clicking on the words "this one" 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. And send me stuff!
• Fundraiser: Dragondreamer's Lair has a post up about the Cora Paige Project. She writes: "Cora Paige was the young daughter of the McClenahans and they recently lost her after a short but brutal battle with cancer. The Macs want to build a community playground in their daughter's memory. A community of bloggers and etsy sellers has sprung up to try and help them with this project." Please click here to read more about the story and see how you can participate.
• Vote: Chasing a Child is up for an award for best "mommyblogger" from Scholastic. She's one of ten finalists. You can vote for her here: http://www.scholastic.com/parents/blogcontest/.
• Question: Sara at Gas Passer is looking for information with breastmilk storage.

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• Fundraiser: KLTTX is walking in the March for Babies this year. Go over and give her support and encouragement.
• Project: Kymberli of I'm a Smart One is hosting a sock exchange: It's The Great Sock-It-to-Me Exchange. The warmth you feel from your bloggy support is a warm and fuzzy pair of snuggly socks. Take the support with you for a trip to the stirrups. Wear them when you're chasing around your battle-won little person. Put them on when you have something to celebrate or when you need a hug. Wear them as a physical reminder of all the people inside your computer who you know care for and are thinking of you. Visit her blog to sign up by March 6!
• Creme de la Creme: The Creme de la Creme list was posted. I continue to add to it daily and update the date/time link on the right sidebar whenever there has been a change.
• 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 2009)

• Still No Explanation (parenting after IVF, unexplained IF)
• Loveliest Days (in the beginning)
• Three Quarter Mom (infant death)
  

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)

• The Daily Doings of Mr Silly... is celebrating her birthday this week. Go sing her a little song.
• Princess Jo is celebrating her birthday next Sunday. Go over and eat a little cake with her.
• Insert Metaphor is celebrating her first blogoversary! Go wish her a happy day!
  

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

• Barren is the New Black will be remembering her loss next week. Please go give her support.
• Raspberry Chip is remembering the baby she lost on the two year anniversary. Give her your support.
  

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)

• Nancy is having surgery today (tubal ligation) and even though she wants to have it done, it still hurts her heart to think about what it means. Please go over and give her support.
• Nina finished her Clomid today! Please send her good thoughts for next week.
• Aunt Becky's infant daughter is having brain surgery today. Stop by and give her some support during the agonizing wait.
• Barbara had a good fertilization report and is waiting to find out whether she'll have a three or five-day transfer.
• Mrs. X had a great ER with 11 eggs retrieved! Go send some good thoughts her way as she awaits the fertilization report.
• After many ups and downs, Onepinkline is very excited to have made it to trigger.
• The egg retrieval for IVF #2 has yielded 11 eggs for Sam, and now she is awaits the fertilization report and transfer.
• Lisa at Infertile Ground just labeled a post with the tag "Life After TTC" for the first time. She has been avoiding posting lately because she knew she needed to add such a tag to the repertoire . . . and, as she suspected it might, adding it sucked a lot.
  

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

• Elana had the cerclage and is now at home on modified bed rest.
• Heather is on bedrest for the foreseeable future after having a cerclage put in. Sweetpea is still doing great!
• G is home, but now on bedrest. Go give her some love as she cooks these babies a little longer.
• Hoping for Another Lovebug is on hospital bedrest for the remainder of the pregnancy. Please keep her company. She has Internet access, though reading is easier than typing.
• Reba found out that her cervix is funneling and she is now on bedrest. Her next appointment is on Wednesday and she could use some support so that her little one hangs on as long as possible.
• RM is on bedrest due to elevated BP and swelling. She has 23 days until her due date. Please go over and keep her company.
  

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• Kelly got a BFP from her FET!
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Nate Nate Roller Skate gave birth to a girl on February 25th. Go over and wish her congratulations.
• Erin of Just Off Magazine is in labor! Her water broke yesterday, but as of this morning she has failed to progress past 5 cm. She is live-blogging her labor and will likely be headed for a c-section. Keep her in your thoughts as she delivers her baby boy!

Read and Support

330th Issue of the LFCA

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

• Kirtsy'd Pick O' the Day: Please vote for this one from Miss E's Musings. An eye-opening post that is sure to spark discussion. The author relays an errand of dropping off some infertility books and wonders how those experiencing primary infertility viewed the visit now that she is on the other side. How do you vote? Simply by clicking on the words "this one" 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. And send me stuff!
• Fundraiser: KLTTX is walking in the March for Babies this year. Go over and give her support and encouragement.
• Project: Kymberli of I'm a Smart One is hosting a sock exchange: It's The Great Sock-It-to-Me Exchange. The warmth you feel from your bloggy support is a warm and fuzzy pair of snuggly socks. Take the support with you for a trip to the stirrups. Wear them when you're chasing around your battle-won little person. Put them on when you have something to celebrate or when you need a hug. Wear them as a physical reminder of all the people inside your computer who you know care for and are thinking of you. Visit her blog to sign up by March 6!
• Question: Phoebe is looking for a mother mentor. When your own mother cannot provide the support you need during pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond, where do you go? If you have any ideas on where to find women willing to fit this role, please go over to Phoebe's blog and leave a comment.
• Question: S from By the Pricking of My Thumbs asks: "I'm going to have a laparoscopy, hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy on Monday, 2 March. I've never had any of these before and my doctor hasn't really taken the time to draw me a picture, so to speak, and would really welcome experiences from bloggers who have been there, done that. Specifically post-op issues. In addition, I also have my donor embryo counselling session this Friday, 27 February. We're hoping that once I get my post miscarriage period, we get kickstarted on the FET with donor embryos. Encouragement from any success stories on the donor embryo front would be really cool.
  

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• For Sale: Ellen at Miss E's Musings wants to know whether any U.S. bloggers who are expecting or parenting multiples after IF would like a twin nursing pillow. The pillow is in very good condition and was only used for a couple of weeks. She doesn't want any money for the pillow itself but is asking for $15 to help cover the cost of shipping. If you're interested, please check her blog for more details.
• Creme de la Creme: The Creme de la Creme list was posted. I continue to add to it daily and update the date/time link on the right sidebar whenever there has been a change.
• 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 2009)

• None Today.
  

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)

• The Daily Doings of Mr Silly... is celebrating her birthday this week. Go sing her a little song.
• Princess Jo is celebrating her birthday next Sunday. Go over and eat a little cake with her.
• Tuesday was PJ's blogoversary. Go wish her congratulations.
  

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

• Healing Arts is remembering Gabrielle on the three year anniversary of the loss. Please go over and give her support.
  

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)

• What Wuz I Saying? is having a hard time with the adoption wait. Go keep her company.
• Heeeeeeere Storkey Storkey has another visit to the neurologist today. Please go give the family good thoughts.
• Meg is in the 2WW. Go keep her company.
  
• Leslie has started stimming and could use a big hug as her antral follicle count is low.
• Barbara had her ET on Tuesday. Go wish her well.
• Good Egg Hunting was diagnosed with uterine scarring/Asherman's via a post-D&E hysteroscopy yesterday and is feeling unsure of what it all means & how to proceed. If you have experience with scarring after a D&E, she would appreciate any advice or encouragement.
• What IF? received her fert report--8 embryos with a Saturday transfer date.
• Tara's beta came back at 9.1 - 12dp3dt. Her doctor said it will likely be a chemical pg. She goes back for her 2nd beta on Thursday. They are devastated, but trying to hang on to hope. Please go give her support.
• Revelations and Whatnot is getting anxious as she awaits Kate's arrival, uneasy with memories of losing Charlie. Abide with her.
• Shelby's first IVF retrieval yielded fewer embryos than she'd hoped, but there are enough for transfer on Thursday and hopefully a couple to freeze.
• Myrtle's Not So Fertile has her egg retrieval on Wednesday morning. She has also been dealing with a lot of medication-induced queasiness.
• The BabyChaser just found out that they may not be able to use her husband's sperm due to poor counts and that the medications he needs are not covered by insurance.
• Barbara had a successful ER on Tuesday and they retrieved nine eggs. Please go wish her good luck for an excellent fertilization report.
• Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies had one beautiful blastocyst, Shooting Star, transferred. Go wish her luck as she waits for her beta on March 5th.
  

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

• Elana had the cerclage and is now at home on modified bed rest.
• Heather is on bedrest for the foreseeable future after having a cerclage put in. Sweetpea is still doing great!
• G is home, but now on bedrest. Go give her some love as she cooks these babies a little longer.
• Hoping for Another Lovebug is on hospital bedrest for the remainder of the pregnancy. Please keep her company. She has Internet access, though reading is easier than typing.
• Reba found out that her cervix is funneling and she is now on bedrest. Her next appointment is on Wednesday and she could use some support so that her little one hangs on as long as possible.
  

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• Project Kjetil is waiting to hear if her beta doubles. Go keep her company.
• Niki and her gestational carrier had a great ultrasound--one baby with a strong heartbeat of 122bpm!
• Before There Were More saw the heartbeat today via beautiful ultrasound! Still waiting on blood test results...
• After not believing any of the symptoms H at Now That You Know is pregnant! Go send good cheer!
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Nate Nate Roller Skate is having her baby this morning! There will be more information when she posts again.
  

Read and Support

329th Issue of the LFCA

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

• Kirtsy'd Pick O' the Day: Please vote for this one from Love Reign Over Me. A father gives his perspective on the death of his son. How do you vote? Simply by clicking on the words "this one" 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. And send me stuff!
• For Sale: Ellen at Miss E's Musings wants to know whether any U.S. bloggers who are expecting or parenting multiples after IF would like a twin nursing pillow. The pillow is in very good condition and was only used for a couple of weeks. She doesn't want any money for the pillow itself but is asking for $15 to help cover the cost of shipping. If you're interested, please check her blog for more details.
• Question: Hilary is looking for some advice on how to choose and RE. Go over and give her your input if you can.
• Question: Rebecca asks: "Is anyone else having problems with commenting on blogs that have the comments section 'embedded' in them? I have tried to leave comments for ICLW on several blogs, and the word verification popup window is not loading, therefore I cannot leave my comment. It's really taking a toll on my ICLW comment leaving! Anyone know what's going on or having the same problem?"
  

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• Helpful Article: Mission: Impossible wrote a great article about IVF for Raising Twins. It goes step by step through the procedure.
• 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 2009)

• None Today.
  

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)

• Mrs. Spock is celebrating her blogoversary today. Go wish her congratulations.
• The Daily Doings of Mr Silly... is celebrating her birthday this week. Go sing her a little song.
• Springroll's blogoversary was on Sunday. It's not too late to head over and say congratulations.
• Today is K.T.'s thirtieth birthday. Go sing her a little song.
• Princess Jo is celebrating her birthday next Sunday. Go over and eat a little cake with her.
  

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

• BabyBound observed what would have been Ashley's second birthday last week. Please go give her a hug.
  

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)

• Erica left a message yesterday: "I don't know where to begin. Are there any suggestions for good endo resources? I've never had surgery, so I'm pretty freaked out about the laproscopic surgery in a couple weeks. I could really use some reassurance!"
• Endobaby had to put her beloved cat Charlie down. Please go share your condolences with her.
• Expecting a Miracle's father was diagnosed with dementia. She could use many hugs.
• B Mom's Hyperplasia is officially gone and she has been cleared for TTC. Wish her luck!
• Jumping Through The Hoops is moving up her travel date to leave for Children's Hospital to this Wednesday and is worried about Ruby. Also their cat Miles is sick and they are looking at having to have him put to sleep soon. She could use some hugs.
• CD1 could use a hug... she's been "lapped" twice in one day.
• Sparkle's transfer has been scheduled for Thursday. Please stop by and wish her luck!
• Aramelle at A New Wheeler for the World? is having her IUI on Tuesday.
• Mrs. X triggered at midnight in preparation for her next IVF retrieval. Please go wish her good luck.
• Just Gotta Hang On is having laparoscopy surgery for endometriosis this Friday. Go give her good thoughts.
• Kym and Chance could use some help.
  

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

• Elana had the cerclage and is now at home on modified bed rest.
• Heather is on bedrest for the foreseeable future after having a cerclage put in. Sweetpea is still doing great!
• G is home, but now on bedrest. Go give her some love as she cooks these babies a little longer.
• Hoping for Another Lovebug is on hospital bedrest for the remainder of the pregnancy. Please keep her company. She has Internet access, though reading is easier than typing.

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• Bree from Project Kjetil got a positive HPT and is awaiting beta results.
• Elize at Get Pregnant had a nicely doubling beta at 165. Her scan is scheduled for March 13th. Go wish her congratulations on the beta.
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Bobim gave birth to twins, Lillian and Rylan, on February 18th. Go over and wish her congratulations.
  

Read and Support

328th Issue of the LFCA

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

• Kirtsy'd Pick O' the Day: Please vote for this one from Bloorb. An extremely honest post about the danger of equating the lack of pregnancy to the ability to drink alcohol. Due to infertility, "our habits changed, our quantity changed, and our frequency changed. And none of those changes were positive." How do you vote? Simply by clicking on the words "this one" 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. And send me stuff!
• Helpful Article: Mission: Impossible wrote a great article about IVF for Raising Twins. It goes step by step through the procedure.
  
• Question: Duck and Duck's Helper are 6dp3dt and GC is having cramps. Since neither know a lot about cramping after transfer, they wanted the opinion of experienced IVF cyclers.
• Question: It's Not a Clown Car got an email recently from a reader who has premature ovarian failure and who has parasites attacking her ovaries. If anyone has any experience with this issue or knows someone who has, please pop on over to Karen's blog or send her an email directly (chezperky@gmail.com) as she's hoping to be able to pass some resources on to this reader. Thanks a million!
  

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• Join Along: Melissa is holding a book tour/shower for the U.S. release of Tertia's book, So Close. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to come to the online party.
• If you see strange dotted lines appearing in the blogroll, ignore them. Cassandra and I have a system for making the changes and they'll be gone soon.
• Creme de la Creme: The Creme de la Creme list was posted. I continue to add to it daily and update the date/time link on the right sidebar whenever there has been a change.
• 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 2009)

• The Spin Doctor (reproductive rights and bioethics)
• Where's My Baby (pg loss; late term loss)
• Mummyfied (secondary IF, uterine anomaly)
• Sayler, Am I Pregnant Yet? (IVF)
• Body Diaries by Lucy (PCOS)
• A Family with Ann Ovulation (secondary IF, RPL)
  

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)

• Erin is celebrating her thirtieth birthday next Monday.
• LizaWasHere celebrated her anniversary yesterday. Go over and wish them congratulations.
• Mrs. Spock is celebrating her blogoversary this Tuesday. Go wish her congratulations.
• The Daily Doings of Mr Silly... is celebrating her birthday this week. Go sing her a little song.
• Last Friday was So Dear and Yet So Far's one year blogoversary. It's not too late to go over and wish her congratulations.
• Last Friday was Diana's 4th anniversary. Go over and wish them congratulations.
• Grace Comes By Hearing turned 41 on Sunday! Go sing her a little song.
  

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

• None Today.
  

LOSS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Water Bishop is experiencing an early loss. Please send her lots of love and 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)

• Of Course You'll Get Pregnant just had an IUI. Go keep her company with the wait.
• Go give Dora (embryo recipient) and Angry Canadian Nurse (embryo donor) good thoughts on this cycle--the transfer just took place.
• Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies has four embryos going to blast! She is looking at a 5 day transfer. Go give her good thoughts.
• The Pifer Family is having her 2nd HSG Monday to see if her tubes are still unblocked. After her last HSG, she had to have surgery. Please go give her good thoughts.
• Seeking G-d Knows What is struggling with the adoption wait and could use some support.
• After 23 days, Meg finally got a positive OPK! She had an IUI on Sunday and enters her first two week wait.
• MeAndBaby's Blog is in the two week wait after IUI #5. Go keep her company.
• Brenda just got a negative beta on her third and final IVF cycle. Please go give her support.
• Emily the Hopeless is feeling...well...hopeless and could use some support.
• Jumping Through The Hoops has had a change of plans and she is moving up her date to leave for Children's Hospital. She's trying to get everything ready while taking it easy. She could use some kind words and well wishes.
  
• Celeste could use some support as her and the boys are struggling with some sleep issues.
  
• Nina is thankful for all the support and advice.
• Clomid has not seemed to work well for Strickly Southern this cycle and the doctor is recommending that she skip the IUI this month.
• Barbara's retrieval has been scheduled for Tuesday. Please go wish her luck.
• Joni got a negative peestick on her latest IUI cycle.
  
• On the same day Onepinkline found out that her first IVF cycle may have to be cancelled, she also found out that a friend is pregnant after three months of trying. Please go give her some support.
• PrincessOfTides got the green light to start stims for her next IVF cycle. Please go wish her luck.
• Michelle's husband is being deployed again next weekend and she could use a little extra love right now.
• Amanda could use some support as they try to work out all the details for all of Adam's upcoming testing.
• Queenie had to put her much beloved cat to sleep today.
  

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

• Elana had the cerclage and is now at home on modified bed rest.
• Heather is on bedrest for the foreseeable future after having a cerclage put in. Sweetpea is still doing great!
• G is home, but now on bedrest. Go give her some love as she cooks these babies a little longer.
• Hoping for Another Lovebug is on hospital bedrest for the remainder of the pregnancy. Please keep her company. She has Internet access, though reading is easier than typing.

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• The Sweet Life received good results from the NT scan. Go wish her congratulations.
• It's twins for Little Bit of Something. T had her 2nd ultrasound today and confirmed two heartbeats!
  
• Leaping Hurdles saw a heartbeat at 5w6d and is being released to an OB!
• Elize at Get Pregnant has had several positive hpts and had an initial beta of 67.3 on Friday. Go send good wishes for Mondays repeat beta.
  
• ForeverHopeful had a great first beta result. Please stop by and wish her congratulations.
• Anne's first ultrasound yielded some mixed results. She could use some company while she waits for the next scan.
• Annacyclopedia is pregnant! She has password protected the post but you can find her email on her profile page if you'd like to read it.
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Ukulele's adoption will be finalized today, and the family will close on a new house! Go over and wish them congratulations.

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327th Issue of the LFCA

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

• Kirtsy'd Pick O' the Day: Please vote for this one from The Shifty Shadow. My heart literally broke with the final line of this post. In a moving post about the invisibility of certain experiences, the author writes: "The difficult thing is that I don't have anything to show for all my work, heartache, courage and pain. It is a burden that is carried silently. Unseen." How do you vote? Simply by clicking on the words "this one" 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. And send me stuff!
• For those who said Bloglines wasn't updating--did this post also pop up in your feed today? If so, I think we've solved the problem--thank you, Aurelia!
• Join Along: Melissa is holding a book tour/shower for the U.S. release of Tertia's book, So Close. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to come to the online party.
  

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• Contest: Parenthood for Me is holding an adoption/infertility essay contest. One of their main goals is to educate the public about infertiles and adoption. Help this non profit by telling your story--you can remain anonymous if you wish. Visit their blog for all the details.
• Fundraiser: Life In Eden is walking for the March of Dimes March for Babies. If you have not contributed and would like to, please visit her blog and check out the widget on the sidebar. Thanks!
• If you see strange dotted lines appearing in the blogroll, ignore them. Cassandra and I have a system for making the changes and they'll be gone soon.
• Creme de la Creme: The Creme de la Creme list was posted. I continue to add to it daily and update the date/time link on the right sidebar whenever there has been a change.
• 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 2009)

• None Today--adding many quite soon.

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)

• Good Times, Good Times is celebrating her birthday this week. Go have a little cake with her.
• The Waiting Womb is celebrating her birthday next weekend. Go sing her a little song.
• Erin is celebrating her thirtieth birthday next Monday.
• Musings of the Barren celebrates her fifth wedding anniversary this week. Go wish them congratulations.
• Beagle's anniversary is today. If you don't have access to her private blog, you can leave her a message of congratulations here on the LFCA.
• Yesterday marked the one year blogoversary for Tigger at Colorful Medication, her blog on her mothers cancer and subsequent death. She could use a hug as she rereads her blog.
• Baby Swim from I Think We Made a Nugget turned one this week.
• Finding Motherhood is celebrating her one year blogoversary today! Go wish her congratulations.
• The Fertile Infertile's son turned 12 today. Go wish him a happy birthday.
  

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

• Yesterday was the due date for Bmom's first miscarriage. Please go give a hug.
• Womb For Improvement is remembering her mother who died 17 years ago this week. She could do with a hug.
  

LOSS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Hoping for Grace has experienced a loss at her 11w5d ultrasound, the doctor found no heartbeat. She had a D&C yesterday. 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)

• Nina found out that she may not be able to start on Clomid after all due to her insurance coverage (even though she works for a huge hospital system) being sucky!
  
• Anita's surgery went well . Go sit with her as she's recovering.
• BeeCee got a BFN from her final IVF cycle. Please go give her support.
• Bee had her IUI this week and is having a hard time staying positive. Please go over and hold her hand.
• Minus One had a diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy in her one remaining tube. Go sit with her and give her a much needed hug.
• IVF #3 is moving along slowly for Nicole, but she's very worried that the cycle will be cancelled or that it will fail.
• Andrea is feeling really down today and could use a lot of support.
• WaterBishop is experiencing a lot of bleeding and worried about her ultrasound next Tuesday.
  
• Behind Schedule was recently diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes, and her father had an accident and broke his pelvis. Daisy could use some support to get through this difficult time.
• Looking for a Little Turtle could use some support during the TWW. She's anxious about the outcome of this cycle and her attempts at finding a better job.
• Roni's husband recently lost his job. Please stop by -- she could use a hug.
• The Ultimate Gift is having a difficult time right now as they try to figure out the next step. Please stop by and show your support.
• A View On My Life is feeling angry and frustrated with the infertility journey. While she isn't looking for platitudes she could use some encouragement.
• Diary of an Infertile Mad Woman needs some warm, embracing hugs as she and her husband are struggling to find common ground about their next steps towards infertility.
  

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

• Elana had the cerclage and is now at home on modified bed rest.
• Heather is on bedrest for the foreseeable future after having a cerclage put in. Sweetpea is still doing great!
• G is home, but now on bedrest. Go give her some love as she cooks these babies a little longer.
• Hoping for Another Lovebug is on hospital bedrest for the remainder of the pregnancy. Please keep her company. She has Internet access, though reading is easier than typing.
  

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• Miracles and Dreams is pregnant!
• April's FISH results came back and she's carrying a 'chromosomally normal' baby boy! Hooray for her and her family.
• Elle had a positive pee stick!
• Strong Blonde has received 2 great betas results. Go sit with her as she goes for #3 on Friday.
• MC's amnio revealed that she's having two boys!
• Anne's beta was 300-ish, and she is scheduled for her first ultrasound on Friday.
• CG is having a girl!
• An Unwanted Path has made it to 5 weeks and gets another beta back today. Go over and keep her company.
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• On Monday, the Ukulele's adoption will be finalized, and the family will close on a new house! Go over and wish them congratulations.
  

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Last Thoughts

The traditional LFCA is below this post, just scroll down. I just wanted to finish off some thoughts from yesterday's discussion.

I think the comments reflected the diversity of the community. Everyone expressed a desire for support, but their viewpoints on how that support should come (have someone else notice their news, submit their own news, just read, leave a comment, etc) were so varied that it made it impossible to define what would make the LFCA better or readers more helpful. I am also drawing knowledge from comments from a discussion that took place a while back about leaving support where the community was split as well. Some said it would help greatly to simply get a "me too" or "I'm abiding with you." Others said they'd rather not have something written at all if the comment was going to be brief and unpersonal. Again, different opinions and therefore, there will always be people who state the point the anonymous commenter made.

It pains me greatly when I hear that someone didn't get the support they need. The thirteen-year-old girl who still lives on inside of me (something akin to emotional Asherman's syndrome since internal scarring from the middle school years is so intense that it remains with you indefinitely. If only someone could invent a lap that could remove that) imagines that person sitting alone at the lunch table. And I think we all know how much that sucks.

And at the same time, unless this becomes my job, there is only so much I can do. There will always be people I miss because there are just too many people. Even posts that I read and commented on but didn't make note of the news and I forgot it by the time I started writing the LFCA. Literally, I'm stating this here so it's in black-and-white: there are no guarantees that your news will be in LFCA unless you submit it. It is not a commentary on how much people care or how much people want to be thoughtful. It is a factor in having a community so large and without limits to its growth in place that as the circle widens, more people slip through the cracks when they wait until others take care of them.

I told Josh when we got married that I didn't want more than 106 people at the wedding. Because I knew what 107 students looked like and that was the tipping point for me. Where a kid could go through their whole day without interacting with me because there were simply too many kids in one space.

And yet, I will never put a limit on the blogroll beyond the general guidelines we already have in place (namely, that you need to be part of the ALI community). So what do you do when the group grows beyond what you are capable of interacting with successfully?

I listened to all sides of the story: the people who said the LFCA helped them and they thought it worked. The people who said they felt left out and really wanted someone reading their blog to submit their news. The people who said that they found the fact that people clicked over and didn't comment unhelpful and somewhat hurtful in its trainwreckiness. The people who said that they didn't mind if people didn't comment as long as they cared enough to click over and read their words. The people who said that they didn't realize they could submit their own news and now will.

One other factor that people should understand is that no one knows which blurbs were sent in by the person, which were added by me, and which were added by Clickers or friends. Even I don't pay attention to that (um...except the blurbs I write...I'm sort of aware of those). The email address is only there for the few times when I've had a question or need a clarification. I just wanted to clear that up in the cases where people were mentioning shyness about sending in their own news. No one knows because I change all blurbs to third-person.

The badges have already begun working. I used one yesterday and when I clicked over to my form to make sure it uploaded, I saw that three other people had sent the same blurb for the same person, so I had the blurb from the person, from me, and from two of their readers. Will it continue to work indefinitely? I'm not sure. I think it can help people if you put a link to the form at the bottom of the post or place the badge on your sidebar. It certainly serves as a reminder and a clear clue that you want it sent.

At the same time, if you know you want it sent, I personally would just send it. This isn't about testing your readers or testing me or seeing how much people care about you. People can care a great deal about you, but they can't read your mind. They may truly not know that it matters to you to appear on the LFCA.

By which I mean, at a basic level, we all know that it's nice when someone links to us and tells us that our words were heard. But even knowing that, there are people that I know love the LFCA and people that I wasn't sure cared about the space until they left a comment about it yesterday. And your readers may not know how you feel--if you care deeply that your news is sent; if it would be nice, but not the end-all and be-all; or if you would rather not have people coming over who aren't normal readers. As you can see from the responses, there were a wide range of comments that included both ends of the spectrum.

Let me put it this way: if I have a post I picked to Kirtsy and then someone sends me their post and asks me to Kirtsy it, I will go 9 times out of 10 with the one someone sent in. The reason is that if both posts contain important ideas or are great, I'm going to go with the one where I know it matters to the person. I want to get great writing out there and I want the general world to understand our community. But I also want to make someone happy who is clearly telling me that this will make them happy. And the same is somewhat true for the LFCA. Anything sent in gets in with few exceptions. But 9 times out of 10, I use my time uploading what was sent in, rather than looking for more to add. What I personally add comes from my daily reading route or random places I clicked over to read. But I first make sure all the people who essentially said to me, "this is what I want" get what they want.

I wasn't hurt by the anonymous comment that kicked this off--my experience via emails and comments has been that LFCA helps more people than it hurts. And by my mid-30s, I've realized that I can't make all people happy nor is it my job. I mean, it literally isn't my job. I have an hour to myself each day and I use a third of it to make the LFCA post. I'm happy to do so because I have often used the LFCA myself for support. I'm not complaining about the work--I'm merely stating it to keep things in perspective. I can only do so much and still have time to do my paid job, not have the house fall apart, raise the twins, make Josh vegan chicken sandwiches, send Jendeis emails about fingerboarding, and watch every Brothers & Sisters episode on continual play.

So someone can complain, but the answer is that I'm doing all I can do in terms of scope. And that the only direction is to streamline the process more or get more people involved in helping. I am at capacity.

I don't think the nature of the LFCA is going to change at its core even from this discussion. I hope that more people will click over today and will leave comments. But I also think the nature of the blogosphere itself is to read more than comment and to scan more than click over. So if you are unhappy with the LFCA itself and don't wish for your blog to be included, I encourage you to let me know. Years ago, when we started the LFCA, there was an initial discussion about posting the news without asking and 100% of the people who responded said go for it because the news was already posted publically on the person's blog. All the LFCA does is direct people towards where news exists. I do not post anything that is on a password-protected blog unless the person submitted it and I leave birthdays that are on the calendar vague in terms of date if the person hasn't posted about their birthday yet (by the way, when you submit any anniversary-like news that repeated yearly, I add it to the calendar to pop up each year). But if you never want your news included, let me know and I can keep out any updates on your blog. And if there is ever a blurb you want removed, let me know and I can take it down.

Certainly the solution is not to throw out the whole concept, but to have conversations like this where people can weigh in with ideas on how to make the system work better. In addition, no one needs to formally become a Clicker--you can simply take the job upon yourself and send in news as you see it. In fact, with the size of the blogroll (and Cassandra and I have been working for a while to prune it of deadlinks and she deserves a huge thank you for all of the work she has done on that and for the LFCA in general), I think the Clicker system no longer works at all and so the answer is not to get more of them but for everyone to consider themselves a Clicker and submit any news they see.

Keeping going down to get to today's LFCA. And take to heart what people said yesterday in terms of what type of support helps.

326th Issue of the LFCA

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

• Kirtsy'd Pick O' the Day: Kirtsy is down because someone hacked into their system. They are currently fixing it. Since I had a post set up for today, it will be bumped to tomorrow.
• Trying out a new heading to see if this works with Bloglines since the post yesterday came up for people. I think the problem is having every post in the same format with the same title--Bloglines doesn't realize that it's a new post even though I create a new post for each edition of the blewsletter (get it--a blog newsletter. That's going to be my new name for this thing--the LFCA is a blewsletter).
  
• Contest: Parenthood for Me is holding an adoption/infertility essay contest. One of their main goals is to educate the public about infertiles and adoption. Help this non profit by telling your story--you can remain anonymous if you wish. Visit their blog for all the details.
• Fundraiser: Life In Eden is walking for the March of Dimes March for Babies. If you have not contributed and would like to, please visit her blog and check out the widget on the sidebar. Thanks!
• Question: Carrie writes: "A friend of mine who lives out of state spent 10 years trying to get pregnant and finally had success with IVF. She gave birth to a baby boy in December but he has a heart condition and is in the NICU. She e-mailed me last night that he is going into heart failure. I want to do *something* for them but I'm at a loss as to what. I was thinking about maybe a gift card of some sort. Suggestions?" Please go over and help her know how to help.
• Question: It Could Take 3 Months is having major sleep issues with her almost 11 month old. She is looking for advice on how to stop the endless cycle of nightwakings. It is causing her much personal grief and seems to be creating quite a train on her marriage. A million thanks in advance.
• Off-Topic Question: Amanda writes, "I know this is a little odd for the L&F, but I'm in serious need of a good meatloaf recipe. After many (gag-worthy) failed attempts, I'm sending out the call for help. So, please share your best meatloaf recipe with me! (or your best meat & potato style recipe)."

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• If you see strange dotted lines appearing in the blogroll, ignore them. Cassandra and I have a system for making the changes and they'll be gone soon.
• Creme de la Creme: The Creme de la Creme list was posted. I continue to add to it daily and update the date/time link on the right sidebar whenever there has been a change.
• 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 2009)

• None Today--adding many quite soon.
  

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)

• Good Times, Good Times is celebrating her birthday this week. Go have a little cake with her.
• The Waiting Womb is celebrating her birthday next weekend. Go sing her a little song.
• Erin is celebrating her thirtieth birthday next Monday.
• Delenn celebrated her dating anniversary on Tuesday (a very important date with a very cool story). Go wish them congratulations on 19 years.
• Musings of the Barren celebrates her fifth wedding anniversary this week. Go wish them congratulations.
• You Just Never Know Where Hope Might Take Ya marked her fourth blogoversary on Wednesday. Go wish her congratulations.

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

• Kathy is remembering Molly, ten months later. Go and give her a hug.
• Please be with Michelle as she remembers the birth and death of Sophia, twin to Nicholas whose birth and death was two weeks earlier.
  

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)

• Working on It could use some company during the wait.
• Fertile Preconceptions is back to both blogging and TTC after suffering a miscarriage in December. Pop over and say hello again.
• Dora's donor embryo transfer is Friday! Go give her good thoughts.
• Meandmybaby had her IUI on Wednesday.
• Jodie has been matched with an egg donor who has officially accepted the cycle. Please keep your fingers crossed and go over and toss a horseshoe her way.
• Alison embryos survived the night and they had a successful 2dt of their trio yesterday.
• Musings of the Barren's IUI was unsuccessful and they are excited to now focus on adoption.
• The Waiting Womb just had her transfer on Tuesday. Please go keep her company during the wait.
• Carly, who does the beautiful Names in the Sand pictures for lost babies, could use some extra love. It has been discovered that a woman lied to her in order to get her to write the names of her children and is now encouraging others to do that same.
• Duck's Blog transferred 3 embryos to the amazing Duck Helper (aka Gestational Carrier) on Monday. They're scheduled for a beta on Friday, February 27. Go keep the group company while they wait.
• Turia's laparoscopy is today. She could use some good wishes to read once she gets back from the hospital.
• Karen had a negative beta Wednesday. Go drink a bottle of "whine" with her.
• Princess Jo is having a rough time of late. She is struggling in her marriage, her friendships and with her sanity. Please go give her support.
• Aurelia's son Julius has RSV, respiratory synctial virus. She could use some reassurance that he'll be okay.
  

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

• Elana had the cerclage and is now at home on modified bed rest.
• Heather is on bedrest for the foreseeable future after having a cerclage put in. Sweetpea is still doing great!
• G is home, but now on bedrest. Go give her some love as she cooks these babies a little longer.
• Hoping for Another Lovebug is flat on her back for the remainder of the pregnancy. Please keep her company.
  

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• Kathy had a good ultrasound and everything is looking great.
• For the Flavor has a positive HPT after this latest IVF!
• After a FET last week, An Offering of Love saw two beautiful lines on a HPT. Please go keep her calm while she nervously waits for her beta next Tuesday.
• Fromheretomaternity had a spotting episode and could use some support.
• Nate Nate Roller Skate's induction has been moved back to the 25th. She's quite nervous because of how quickly they lost Nate. Please go give her support while they wait.
• Sticky Feet is having twins!
• Just a Heartbeat Away has had a surprise- two pink lines! Go wish her congratulations.
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Spirit of Magnolia gave birth to a girl on January 21st--5 weeks early and everyone is doing well. Go over and wish her congratulations.
• Journey to Junior(ette)'s blog went private several months ago. But for those that used to follow her, I wanted to let them know that she gave birth to a beautiful, healthy girl on February 16. If anyone would like to leave comments for her, they may do so at my blog http://storkseason.blogspot.com. Or they can email me at arossi@aces.edu. I will forward them on to her.
• Duchess has her c-section birth story up. It includes a funny note about poop.
  

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