783rd 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

• Book Giveaway: Been wanting to read Lori Holden's newly released adoption guide, The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption? (Also appropriate for those in adoptions without contact, such as foster and international situations, and those who went the donor gamete route). Head over to LavenderLuz.com for a giveaway of this hardback book you'll refer to for years to come.
• New Therapy/Fundraising: a scientist sent me a link to this indigogo campaign to raise funds for their infertility/loss research.  The scientist used her own experience with recurrent loss as a focus for treating infertility.

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 ON THE BLOGROLL

• The Daily Dose (general IF)
• Sweetest in the Gale (in the beginning)
• Room for an Ickle One (in the beginning)

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)

• Tigger at Life's Little Reflections is celebrating her birthday on Wednesday.  Go sing her a little song.
• A Woman My Age is also celebrating her birthday on Wednesday.  Go have a slice of cake with her.
• Mama Said Knock You Out is celebrating her anniversary on Thursday.  Go wish them congratulations.
• The Smartness is celebrating her anniversary on Saturday.  Go wish them congratulations.
• The Stars Apart is celebrating her blogoversary on Saturday.  Go wish her congratulations.

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

• Annalee is celebrating the first birthday and first angelversary of her precious daughter, Maya on Sunday, June 16th.

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)

• None Today.

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

• None Today.

BIRTH AND ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Cayenne has arrived! Ginger and Lime is celebrating the safe arrival of her baby boy after a tough birth experience.
  

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