620th Issue of the LFCA

Welcome to today's edition of Connections Abound. The point of 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

• Organization's Program: MyDestinationFamily writes: "So what exactly is embryo donation? Because embryo donation can be a challenge for some to understand, we’re offering you the opportunity to ask your embryo donation questions AND get a personalized video answer straight from RESOLVE’s Executive Director Barb Collura. Please fill out the form to participate in our “So what exactly is embryo donation?” Q&A video project. A select number of questions will be chosen for personalized video responses, which will be posted on RESOLVE’s YouTube channel, MyDestinationFamily.org and across RESOLVE’s Twitter and Facebook pages."
  

Old

• First Time Reading the LFCA: If this is your first time reading the LFCA or you need a refresher about how the LFCA works, please read this post. It has everything you need to know about getting your news in the LFCA.
• Quicklink Resources: Regular ALI Blogroll: If you would like your blog added to the ALI blogroll, please email me directly with your blog url and category pick. More information about being added is contained in that link. Password-Protected Blogroll: If you would like your password-protected blog added to the blogroll, please fill out the form.

NEW BLOGS (started in July or August 2010)

• 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 Infertile Breeder celebrated her first blogoversary on August 11. Go wish her congratulations.
• The Adventures of Tader Baby is celebrating her blogoversary on Friday. Go wish her congratulations.
• Here We Go Again is celebrating her blogoversary on Saturday.

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

• Waiting No More should be holding a baby boy in her arms but sadly will be remembering her little nugget's unfulfilled due date. Please go give her some love and 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)

• Becoming a Family of Four is scheduled for an FET with donated embryos on August 16 - wish her luck!
• After 6 years of disappointment, 9 IVF's, 2 of which were donor egg and 4 surgeries later, Eggs is ready for the next option: Surrogacy. Please cheer her on and give us your full support as she begins this journey.
• Baby Interrupted's 4 week old nephew has just been diagnosed with profound hearing loss. Abide with her as they make sense of the diagnosis.
  

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

• Jen had a rescue cerclage at 27 weeks and is now in the hospital on bedrest for the duration.
  
• Minta is on modified bedrest after finding out she has pregnancy induced hypertension and will be induced in the next week.
• Amy is on modified bed rest at 27 weeks with twins and is having trouble understanding and dealing with her 3-year-old's behavior. Any wisdom, insight, or advice would be appreciated!
• Emily has been put on modified bedrest with her twins.

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• Kakunaa is celebrating her post ivf betas! She even took a digital pg test just so she could see it say pregnant! Stop by and give her some love.
• So It Goes got a BFP!
• Pull Up Your Potty Seat is expecting twins!
• The ladies at An Offering of Love had an unexpected ultrasound at 15w4d and found out their twins are girls!
• Tbean was released from the RE after her 9 week ultrasound revealed two perfect babies. Go celebrate this hard-won milestone with her!
• After being told the pregnancy wasn't viable and a rollercoaster ride through beta-limbo, Tui & K saw a beautiful gestational sac on their ultrasound. Go celebrate with them!
• Paige is pregnant!
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• There's a Baby at the End of This, Right? gave birth to Bubs, a girl, on July 29. Go wish her congratulations.
  

Read and Support