734th 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

• Healing Salon: the summaries from last week's healing salon are going up, and they're being collected here in a single post. As more summaries come in, they will be added to that post.
• Missing Blogger: A reader asks, "Has anyone heard from Dee? She last posted in March of 2011 and had been going through a tough time. I checked her new blog as well, and no posts. I've been thinking about her a lot... her Boxer girl turned 3 in January and wanted to make sure she was okay."
  

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 February or March 2012)

• Only Older Blogs Added This Week.
  

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)

• Uppercase Woman is celebrating her umpteenth blogoversary on Thursday (seriously, is this year 8? More?). Go wish her congratulations.
• Journeywoman's birthday is on Friday. Go sing her a little song.
• Future Expectations is celebrating her birthday next Saturday. Have a slice of cake with her.
  

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

• Baby Smiling in the Back Seat is remembering the loss of her mother a year ago.
• Jen is remembering her son Luke, who she lost last year on March 20th. Please hold her in your heart 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)

• An Adopted Life attended her last Resolve Infertility Support Group meeting. They now have an adopted son. Hop over to send them some love as the move into a new chapter of their lives and to read their touching letter they read to the group at their last meeting.
• Mrs. T just learned that one of her tubes is completely blocked from a previous ectopic removal. She could use some 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

• The Wife got a BFP after four BFNs. While technically she's 9 weeks, she's concerned about the BFP not showing up till so late. Also she took provera to start the next cycle after the fourth BFN and is worried about possible birth defects. Please share your stories with her and give her comfort with your congratulations.
  

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Abracadabra Baby welcomed a healthy baby boy last month -- unaffected by adrenoleukodystrophy thanks to IVF with PGD.

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