703rd 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

• IComLeavWe: The June IComLeavWe list is now open.
• Project: April is proposing an ALI community tea exchange. Please comment on the post or e-mail her at april.pachuta@gmail.com if interested.
• Business: My Hopeful Journey - Infertility Treatment Tracking application is preparing to open their virtual doors on June 1st. My Hopeful Journey’s mission is to simplify infertility treatment by making it possible to better integrate treatment into a woman’s daily life. Please go to their site if you want more information.
• Project: still life with circles is kicked off a blog project called Right Where You Are, where bloggers talk about right where they are in their grief. Each post is titled by the length since they lost their child(ren). Go check it out, add your experience, share in the grief journey.
• Daily Creme Update: There are currently 306 participants on the Creme de la Creme list (and 370 total currently in the queue to get on the list). The list is now closed. Make sure to check back often as new posts will go up daily.

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• 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 April or May 2011)

• Searching for Serendipity (general IF)
• The IVF Rooster (male p.o.v.)
• Grit and Patience (IVF)
• Waiting on Our Happily Ever After, Baby (in the beginning)
• Dragon and Blossom's Adventures (female factor)
  

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)

• Swann's Pond celebrated her birthday on Monday. Go sing her a little song.
• Here We Go Again is celebrating her birthday on Thursday. Go have a slice of cake with her.
• A Little Sweetness is also celebrating her birthday on Thursday. Go have a slice of cake with her.
• And if you're not too full of cake, Stirrup Queens is also celebrating her birthday on Thursday. Go have a slice of cake with her.
• Last Wednesday was Womb For Improvement's three year blogoversary, it was also the day that she had 18 eggs retrieved for her second IVF. Let's hope the infertility blog turns into a pregnancy one very soon.
  

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

• On Saturday, JuliaS will be remembering Zach who she lost in 1995. Please give her support.
  

LOSS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Mina's mother has passed away, only a few weeks after her diagnosis with pancreatic cancer.
  
• Twangy's father-in-law, known as KDiddy on the blog, has died suddenly.
• Jennifer delivered her son Gavin at 18.5 weeks. He lived for approximately 1 hour. She had been on bedrest since January. Gavin was conceived through a successful IVF after 5 years of trying, which included 10 IUIs, 1 miscarriage, 1 failed IVF, and 1 failed FET.
  
• Augusta has just learned that she is miscarrying & is devastated. Please go abide with her and flood her with support.
• Are We There Yet? miscarried earlier this week. Please go leave her a word 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)

• Elana from Elana's Musings is still having a lot of family trouble and needs some major support. Check out her last few posts for details.
• Unaffected over at For We Are Bound by Symmetry finally has some answers. After 4 years of TTC, battling "unexplained infertility", Dr. Sher has recently diagnosed her with activated natural killer cells and antiphospholipid antibodies. He has recommended Intralipids+IVF. If you have any advice/experience/opinions to offer her, please stop by.
• Sunny Jenny returned from a blogging hiatus to report that she is about to file the adoption papers for her daughter, and she has just started a new IVF cycle. Wish her luck on both accounts!
  

BEDREST BABES: on bedrest following infertility or loss and needing support. Drop in on them and keep them company. Blurbs running underneath the "new" line are from this week, and the ones above that line will disappear on Sunday. Please do not re-list bedrest blurbs.

• My (hopeful) Journey to Motherhood is 32 weeks along and her doctor has put her on bedrest for the remainder of her pregnancy. This single mama to be could use some company so stop on over and show her some support.
• New Bedrest Babes:
• None Today.
  

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• In a bizarre and worrying turn of events, Egghunt's first beta post-FET was in the 11000s. The next beta showed the same figure and the clinic is suspecting a mix-up. Currently, there is neither a clear signal if Egghunt is pregnant, nor the actual numbers are out. Please pray for her and send her some good vibes.
• My Path to Insanity and Beyond - My TTC Journey finally got her long awaited BFP after 2.5 years, 4 IVF transfers, 2 operations, 3 semen analysis and countless blood tests. Please go wish her congratulations!
• For lostintranslation, her last FET resulted in a gorgeous BFP. Go sing her songs of delight!
• SurlyMama got a BFP after an eventful 2ww.
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• None Today.
  

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702nd 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

• Workshop: Jes at Baby Steps to Motherhood has organized and is offering a Fertility Wellness Workshop in NYC on June 18. The workshop is for women who have had difficulty conceiving, who have attempted IUI, IVF or DE or for any woman how has experienced a pregnancy loss. Four practitioners will present ways in which to relieve stress, offer nutritional, health and wellness tips, info on acupuncture and reproductive health, as well as fertility yoga and mind/body meditation. The event is to offer wellness support to those on their path to motherhood.
  To register or for more information, please email Jes at fertileblissnyc@gmail.com.
• Giveaway: A Field of Dreams is having an awesome book giveaway for the IF community. The Infertility Handbook by Angela Hutchins. This is the essential reference book for couples diagnosed with infertility. It covers everything from understanding your reproductive cycle to what your options are if a biological child is not possible. The causes of infertility — both male and female — are examined, treatment options are explained, and a wide range of support services are included.
  
• Advice: Kathy at Four of a Kind's sister and brother-in-law are preparing to celebrate the first anniversary of their daughter's Homecoming Day next week! They are looking for ideas and suggestions (from fellow adoptive parents, family members, friends of and/or adoptees) in regards to developing annual traditions for this special day. They are also looking for recommendations for age appropriate board books about adoption to read with their toddler. Please share your thoughts and recommendations in the comment section of this post. Thank you!
• Project: Sunnydaytodaymama is hosting Sharing Hope, a weekly link collection to share images and words of hope with IF friends and anyone who has some hope to share or is needing hope. Sunnymama would love others to join in and add their links or just call by with support as she tries to find hope again after another failed IVF cycle.
• Conversation: Interesting conversation going on over at Baby for 1 in response the recent British Columbia courts decision to overturn sperm donor anonymity.
• Organization: Lisas Stars is an organisation providing knitted blankets and hats to babies born sleeping between 16-23 weeks gestation due to the lack of these items being available at hospitals throughout the UK. Lisas Stars are continually looking for donations of wool as well as small teddies, candles as well as knitted blankets and hats. If you would like to knit or donate, please contact lucy@lisasstars.org.uk.
  
• Daily Creme Update: There are currently 306 participants on the Creme de la Creme list (and 370 total currently in the queue to get on the list). The list is now closed. Make sure to check back often as new posts will go up daily.

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• 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 April or May 2011)

• Slowmamma (parenting after 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)

• One Wheeler's World is celebrating their anniversary on Friday. Go wish them congratulations.
• A Longing Fulfilled is celebrating her blogoversary on Friday. Go wish her congratulations.
• OnceAMother is celebrating her two year blogoversary with a week of giveaways. Be sure to pop over and check them out.
  

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

• None Today.
  

LOSS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Ali is having her 3rd miscarriage after her second fresh IVF cycle. Please surround her with support and love!

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)

• Lynn is going to need a lot of support over the coming months as she endeavours to lose 30 lbs. Her RE has stated that they can start talking treatment options once she has lost this weight. After 7 1/2 years TTC without any luck, she and The Hubs are eager to start the next leg of the journey!
• After having an uterine septum resection on 4/28, Bring on the Babies... is going back on 5/24 (Tuesday) to see if it is fully gone. If it is, she will continue BCP and anticipate starting IVF the middle of June. If it is not gone, she will need more surgery and will have another 2 month wait. Prayers needed!
• Being Barren is feeling very alone right now and could use some extra love.
• Surly Mama is having quite the TWW! First her car was stolen and then she got into a minor car accident while borrowing a friend's truck. She could use any spare positive energy you have as she waits to find out if her latest IUI was successful.

BEDREST BABES: on bedrest following infertility or loss and needing support. Drop in on them and keep them company. Blurbs running underneath the "new" line are from this week, and the ones above that line will disappear on Sunday. Please do not re-list bedrest blurbs.

• Hillary would appreciate thoughts, prayers, and especially any advice for bedrest following a cerclage. She is concerned and confused as this is her first time for both.
• New Bedrest Babes:
• My (hopeful) Journey to Motherhood is 32 weeks along and her doctor has put her on bedrest for the remainder of her pregnancy. This single mama to be could use some company so stop on over and show her some support.
  

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• After 2 unsuccessful fresh IVF cycles, and moving onto FET #1, Jacksmom is pregnant with number 2 (maybe 3 as well)! The first two betas look great!
• Wahna Bea Mama got her first ever BFP from DE IVF and recently found out it's twins! Stop by and congratulate her.

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Hope has given birth to baby Quinn. Go wish her congratulations.
• Manda and her husband just finalized the adoption of their son Xavier on 5/17/2011. Go celebrate this huge event with her!
• Anxious Mummy gave birth to Kelly on May 11. Congratulations!
• Selkie's baby Foxie arrived on May 9th and he's a little cutie pie!
• Shannon's precious little Chiquitito finally made his appearance on May 12.
  

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701st 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

• Daily Creme Update: There are currently 306 participants on the Creme de la Creme list (and 370 total currently in the queue to get on the list). The list is now closed. Make sure to check back often as new posts will go up daily.

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 April or May 2011)

• Rainbow Making 101 (pg loss)
• Connecting the Dots (parenting after IF)
• Forgetting to Remember to Forget (domestic adoption)
  

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)

• On Monday, It's Either Sadness or Euphoria will be celebrating her anniversary. Go wish them congratulations.
• Wednesday is Reproductive Jeans' birthday. Go sing her a little song.
  

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

• So Dear and Yet So Far is remembering Jacob and Joshua on their unfulfilled due date this Thursday.
• Monday is the birthdate of B's daughter, Maya, whose death date anniversary is this Saturday. Please give her a lot of love and support this week.
  

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)

• After getting their marriage back on track, Finding her Way and her hubby have finally contacted their local IVF clinic. Advice, support or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
• Beth is finally having hsg done tomorrow.
• My Reality's husband has been offered a transfer to an office three hours away. If they move, they would be much further away from their extended families, but with the increased salary would be able to try to build their family through IVF or adoption and give their daughter a sibling. She's looking for thoughts and advice.
• Elana from Elana's Musings has been having some trouble with her in-laws not liking her day care provider - who happens to be one of her best friends. She's really distraught and could use some support and comfort.
• The Childless Mom is supposed to undergo egg retrieval this week, but it keeps getting pushed back because her follicles are just not responding well enough to Bravelle. Keep her in your prayers and visit her blog to give her some love, encouragement, and support this week.
• After infertility, miscarriage, babyloss, and finally bringing home premature twins Bobby and Maya from the hospital in 2009, Michele and Peter are adopting a baby boy at the end of June!

BEDREST BABES: on bedrest following infertility or loss and needing support. Drop in on them and keep them company. Blurbs running underneath the "new" line are from this week, and the ones above that line will disappear on Sunday. Please do not re-list bedrest blurbs.

• Do I Have to Be a Dink had a bleeding scare and spent the weekend on bedrest after a trip to the ER. On Monday she found out that the placenta tore. The specialist is concerned the baby might not get enough nutrients. She's on bedrest and a 2ww for an ultrasound to monitor the baby's progress.
• New Bedrest Babes:
  
• Hillary would appreciate thoughts, prayers, and especially any advice for bedrest following a cerclage. She is concerned and confused as this is her first time for both.

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• It's a BFP for China Doll after her first IVF!

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Catherine W gave birth to Reuben on Wednesday 4th of May - Star Wars Day. Wish her congratulations.
  

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700th 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

• Happy 700th LFCA.
• Advice: Lynn is looking for RE recommendations from anyone in Georgia or North Florida. Please stop by and give her your thoughts!
• Project: A Field of Dreams is hosting a Virtual Baby Shower for Haidee from http://maybebabyormaybetheloonybin.blogspot.com/. If you would like to join in please head on over to Athena's blog and read the details on how to participate. Haidee is currently 31 week pregnant after her 3rd round or IVF and 3 years of infertility.
• Book Club: The Ladies in Waiting Book Club writes, "The LiWBC's book selections this month are Good Eggs by Phoebe Potts and Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Phoebe Potts will be joining us for the month of May to participate in discussions and answer reader's questions. Join us to meet friends, read books, and have interesting conversation."
• Walk of Hope: The Ladies in Waiting Book Club writes, "Atlanta Walk of Hope: On Saturday, May 14th, The Ladies in Waiting team will be walking in the Atlanta Walk of Hope. Our team and I would like to collect names from you (first, or last, or even just your screen name - doesn't matter to us!). On the day of the Walk, we'll take this list of names and write them on our t-shirts before the walk begins. We'd love to represent you no matter where you are on your journey. We hope to have our t-shirts completely covered in the names of the many infertile families we wish to represent. Visit our post and add your name to the comments."
• Daily Creme Update: There are currently 306 participants on the Creme de la Creme list (and 370 total currently in the queue to get on the list). The list is now closed. Make sure to check back often as new posts will go up daily.

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 April or May 2011)

• Mum's Mutterings (parenting after IF)
• Babylicious Tales (parenting after IF)
• The Bunless Oven (IVF)
  

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)

• Lori Lavender Luz could have gotten a college degree or served a presidential term. Instead, Lori Lavender Luz decided to start blogging 4 years ago Wednesday. Stop by to say Happy Blogoversary and lament the lost opportunity that was Air Force One.
• So Dear and Yet So Far will be celebrating her anniversary on Thursday. Go wish them congratulations.
  

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

• Dreaming with a Broken Heart will be remember Aiden on Tuesday on his unfulfilled due date.
  

LOSS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Angie is experiencing a heart-breaking miscarriage after an FET- after 2 normal ultrasounds no heartbeat was seen on the 3rd. Please surround this wonderful woman with love and support!
• Teejay at Inconceivable! had a first beta of 38 and a second beta of 30.5. She could use lots of hugs and support over the next while.

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)

• Yoka is hurting after a failed donor egg cycle (her 5th IVF attempt) and could use some support.
• Sunnymama and Sunnyboy said goodbye to their little embryos this week after the two week wait ended early with AF. Sunnymama would appreciate support as she deals with own and Sunnyboy's sadness at the end of this IVF.
• Jen has been getting some unpleasant comments recently. She could use some extra love.
• Sass just had a tumor removed from her uterus that has come back pre-cancerous. She is 27 and now possibly facing having to have a hysterectomy and is heartbroken.
  

BEDREST BABES: on bedrest following infertility or loss and needing support. Drop in on them and keep them company. Blurbs running underneath the "new" line are from this week, and the ones above that line will disappear on Sunday. Please do not re-list bedrest blurbs.

• Do I Have to Be a Dink had a bleeding scare and spent the weekend on bedrest after a trip to the ER. On Monday she found out that the placenta tore. The specialist is concerned the baby might not get enough nutrients. She's on bedrest and a 2ww for an ultrasound to monitor the baby's progress.

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• Baby Making Fully Exposed just finished second IVF and is pregnant with twins. Please go congratulate her.
• Chasing a Child is pregnant after her donor embryo cycle!
• After a worrying u/s earlier in the week, Holly found out that her baby is free of Trisomy 13, 18, & 21!

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Doc Grumbles welcomed Banana Slug on Apr. 29th. Please go and congratulate her!

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699th 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

• Apologies for the lack of LFCA last week. I went out of town and it was the thing that got away. I've removed any blurbs older than April 25th from the list.
• IComLeavWe: The May IComLeavWe list is now open.
  
• Cyclesista: It's that time again! The latest cyclesista post is up. Visit to support bloggers who are actively cycling this month, or to add your own blog to the list.
  
• Questions: Has anyone had a pregnancy where the gestational sac was too small for the embryo? Gwinne's looking for successful outcomes. Thanks.
• Advice: Here We Go Again is looking for advice about what kind of specialist to see.
• Project: The Miscarriage Diaries writes, "I am currently working on a photo series on recurrent pregnancy loss, "The Miscarriage Diaries" and am actively looking for participants in the New York, Tri-State area. I am also looking for participants living in France as I will be there next year. Please contact me at miscarriagediaries at gmail dot com if you are interested in participating. You can see some of the photos from the series here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12780671@N03/5000024942/in/set-72157623500532210/. You can also read about the project here: http://www.mjoplinphotography.com/the%20miscarriage%20diaries.htm"
• Book: Fran has written a book called The Truth Behind the Secret "Infertility." Click over to read more about it.
  
• Daily Creme Update: There are currently 306 participants on the Creme de la Creme list (and 370 total currently in the queue to get on the list). The list is now closed. Make sure to check back often as new posts will go up daily.

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 March or April 2011)

• Hope to Be a Daddy (elusive male point-of-view)
• Joy and Sorrow, Intertwined (stillbirth)
• The Little Tube Who (Hopefully) Can (female factor)
• About My Uterus (secondary IF)
• Always Plus One (Pregnancy) (infant death)
• My Ticking Ovaries (hypothalamic amenorrhea) (female factor)
• Pendiente (unexplained IF)
• The Tick Tock Girl (IVF)
• This Woman's Work (IVF)
• This is For You, Boy (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)

• Saturday 4/30 was Gracie's birthday, and she celebrated with an IVF transfer. Go share come cake with her and wish her well.
• Sunday is BB's birthday. Sing her a little song!
  

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

• It has been one year from the day that Annette found out that her daughter Valentina had passed away. April 27th is one year from the day that Valentina was born. Please stop by her blog and let her know you are thinking about her.
  

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)

• Sunnymama had her embryo transfer on Saturday so please call by to visit during the two week wait. She'd also love others to share images and words of hope at her weekly link collection Sharing Hope.
• Geo-chick is in the dumps emotionally with a wait that is more than twice what she expected. Please go abide with her and support her in this out-of-control part of the process.
• The Princess and The Pee Stick is waiting now headed into the egg retrieval and beyond portion of her first donor egg cycle. She could really use some extra support and encouragement.
  

BEDREST BABES: on bedrest following infertility or loss and needing support. Drop in on them and keep them company. Blurbs running underneath the "new" line are from this week, and the ones above that line will disappear on Sunday. Please do not re-list bedrest blurbs.

• None Today.
  

PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

• Tara recently started a blog to document her pregnancy - she is carrying a baby who will not live unless a huge miracle happens. She could use a lot of support.
• Hillary would like prayers of support for her current pregnancy. After the loss at 21 weeks of her previous baby, her family is now dealing with a scary diagnosis. The newest baby was found to have calcifications on his/her heart. Combined with Hillary's age this could be a 2nd marker for a chromosomal defect.

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Amanda gave girth to Aedan a few days before his scheduled arrival on Thursday 4/21. Both mom and baby are doing great!
  

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