tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50572677550037930572024-03-18T22:03:36.887-07:00The EmoblopediaThe Emotional Blog Encyclopedia: an interactive archive that provides thought-provoking entriesLollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-64660738322454063852007-04-02T15:17:00.000-07:002007-07-02T11:01:31.750-07:00The Emoblopedia--An Interactive Anthology<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQFObDwtYi7cwN6_Co3wSkFKeuYZqhr2fUkbNkLH8tRPIywK3BqX43uB7n0TQTzKrOFA_QbXwTz93q9N-c6wjnNx7FGLgYfIzFmvLkWeK0AjmSEfkn6rAGIxuyOpciSKQsHFtpxBOJbNO/s1600-h/Emo3.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQFObDwtYi7cwN6_Co3wSkFKeuYZqhr2fUkbNkLH8tRPIywK3BqX43uB7n0TQTzKrOFA_QbXwTz93q9N-c6wjnNx7FGLgYfIzFmvLkWeK0AjmSEfkn6rAGIxuyOpciSKQsHFtpxBOJbNO/s320/Emo3.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042639931484043762" border="0" /></a>Welcome to the emoblopedia, <span>an <span style="font-style: italic;">emo</span>tional <span style="font-style: italic;">blo</span>g encyclo<span style="font-style: italic;">pedia</span> that archives thought-provoking entries</span>. It is organized both by larger umbrella <span style="font-weight: bold;">topics</span> such as "treatments" or "adoption" as well as by smaller <span style="font-weight: bold;">subcategories</span> such as "deciding to proceed with IVF" or "getting through the homestudy." <span>An emoblopedia is an archive of the emotional journey--a series of posts that a person can read when they feel alone and want their emotions confirmed (<a href="http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/2007/03/hey-guys-ive-got-idea.html">click here for the original post kicking off the creation of the emoblopedia</a>).<br /><br />Even though the entry you may be reading was written weeks or years ago, the information can still help you emotionally on your journey. <span style="font-weight: bold;">And since all posts come from the blogs of men and women</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> experiencing infertility or pregnancy loss, please leave them compliments or questions in the comments section of their entry</span>. Blogs are an interactive communication form.<br /><br />In addition, if you have used the emoblopedia and have a blog that touches on the emotional side of infertility, pregnancy loss, or related topics (such as adoption or a GLBT experience with conception), <span style="font-weight: bold;">please consider contributing links to entries from your own blog</span>. There is no limit to the amount of entries a person can have in the emoblopedia. There is also no time limit--entries that were written four years ago are just as desired as entries that were written this week. You can submit an entry for a category that already exists, or you can start a new category. You can submit each entry that you write or choose only your favourites to pass along.<br /><ul><li>To submit <span style="font-weight: bold;">category titles</span>, send an email with the new category name to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /></li></ul><ul><li>To submit <span style="font-weight: bold;">an entry for an existing category</span>, send an email with the url address of the post as well as the url address for the main page of your blog to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">All other questions about the emoblopedia</span> can also be sent to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.</li></ul>Scan the index below and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">click on the hyperlinked topic headings</span> in order to jump to the topic page containing the entries you wish to read.<br /><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-general-infertility.html"><br /></a><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-general-infertility.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">General Infertility</span></a><br />Receiving a diagnosis<br />Family relations<br />Coming out about infertility<br />Being outed as infertile by another person<br />Taking a break<br />Marriage difficulties while trying to conceive<br />Marriage strengthening while conquering infertility<br />Depression and infertility<br />Friendships and infertility<br />Need a good laugh?<br />Need a good cry?<br />Emotions after a BFN (big fat negative)<br />Acceptance and peace during infertility<br />Hope and infertility<br />Infertility: a dirty little secret<br />Thinking about changing paths to parenthood<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Pregnancy announcements and baby showers<br />Thinking through choices<br />A day in the life of an infertile woman<br />How infertility changes you<br />Anger and infertility<br />Time and infertility<br />Finances and infertility<br />Lifestyle changes for infertility<br />The ups and downs of the two week wait<br /></div>Thoughtless comments and other assvice<br /><br /><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-fertility-treatments.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Treatments</span></a><br />The first time you took Clomid<br />The dreaded HSG<br />Laparoscopy<br />Deciding to proceed with IUI<br />Deciding to proceed with IVF<br />Choosing a new RE<br />Injection classes<br />The first injection<br />GBLT experiences with clinics<br />Fears about starting fertility treatments<br />Excitement about starting fertility treatments<br />A mix of emotions about starting fertility treatments<br />Emotions after a first failed cycle after starting treatments<br />Emotions after a first failed IVF cycle<br />Good interactions with the RE or clinic<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Terrible interactions with the RE or clinic<br />Coming to terms with treatment not working<br />When enough is enough<br />Deciding to move on from treatment<br />Hope management during a cycle<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Going into another cycle after a failed cycle<br />OHSS<br />Becoming a treatment veteran<br />Waiting to start treatments<br />Glucophage/Metformin<br />Treatment stories<br />Progesterone<br />Emotions of cancelled cycles<br />Injection Fun!<br />Learning from cycles<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></div><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-adoption.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Adoption</span></a><br />Deciding to proceed with a domestic adoption<br />Deciding to proceed with foster-to-adopt<br />Deciding to proceed with international adoption<br />Getting through the homestudy<br />Matching with an expectant mother<br />Birthmothers and children<br />When adoption plans change (terminating a match)<br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>The emotions of a broken match<br />The first day feeling at peace again after a broken match<br />Long periods of waiting<br /><div style="text-align: left;">The first time meeting your child<br />Expecting<br /></div><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-third-party-reproduction.html"><br /></a><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-third-party-reproduction.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Third Party Reproduction</span></a><br />Deciding to proceed with a donor or surrogate<br />Emotions surrounding the donor or surrogate experience<br /><br /><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-living-child-free.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Living Child-Free</span></a><br />Deciding to proceed with living child-free<br />Navigating life cycle events after deciding to live child-free<br />Emotions over stopping treatments<br />Snappy answers to intrusive questions<br />The moment you stopped feeling childless and started feeling child-free<br />Stopping treatments doesn't stop infertility<br />Child-free in poetry and literature<br /><br /><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-pregnancy-loss-stillbirth.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Pregnancy Loss, Stillbirth, and Neonatal Death</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Coming to a place of peace with loss<br /></div>Learning that a pregnancy may not be viable<br />Learning you are having a miscarriage<br />Remembering terraversaries<br />The first day you felt good after a loss<br />Loss and the affect on family<br />Coming out about loss(es)<br />When is enough enough?<br />Coming to terms with recurrent loss<br />Making the decision to proceed with multifetal pregnancy reduction<br />Making the decision to proceed with a medical termination<br />Discovering that you have an ectopic pregnancy<br />Discovering that you have a molar pregnancy<br />The roller coaster of emotions<br />Going back to work after a miscarriage<br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Receiving pathology results<br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Pregnancy loss without infertility<br />Grieving<br />Losing a pregnancy<br />Not wanting to be pregnant again after a loss<br /><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-pregnancy-after-infertility.html"><br /></a><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-pregnancy-after-infertility.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Pregnancy After Infertility or Loss</span></a><br />Seeing a heartbeat<br />Being released from the RE<br />Fears during pregnancy<br />Doubts about being pregnant<br />Discovering that you're carrying multiples<br />Communicating with the OB after being accustomed to the RE<br />Moving to a high-risk specialist<br />Ambivalence about impeding parenthood<br />A child resolves childlessness, but it doesn't resolve infertility<br /><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-parenting-after-infertility.html"><br /></a><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-parenting-after-infertility.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Parenting After Infertility or Loss</span></a><br />Ambivalence about milestones<br />Postpartum depression<br />NICU experiences<br />Joy over holding your child for the first time<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Feeling like a mother or a father for the first time<br /></div><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-secondary-infertility.html"><br /></a><a href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emoblopedia-secondary-infertility.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Secondary Infertility</span></a><br />How to come to terms with your new-found fertility-status<br />What to tell existing children<br />How to balance secondary infertility with parenting<br />Friendships and secondary infertility<br />Emotions and secondary infertility<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://emoblopedia.blogspot.com/2007/04/emobloictionary-glossary-of-made-up.html">The Emobloictionary</a><br />A glossary of made-up wordsLollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-90105323782504923622007-04-02T15:16:00.000-07:002007-05-25T16:24:25.669-07:00Emobloictionary: A Glossary of Made-up Words<span style="font-weight: bold;">Infertourettes</span>: the inability to stop yourself from blurting out information about your own infertility when speaking with others (from this post on <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://viciouscycleofcycles.blogspot.com/2007/04/missionary-position.html">The Vicious Cycle of Cycles</a>).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Parent Poseur</span>: those couples who take unecessary actions to remind everyone of their parenthood whenever possible, like ordering a babyccino for their nine-month-old son (from this post on <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2007/03/all-good-whinge-amnesties-must-come-to.html">Infertile Fantasies</a>).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">P-Bomb</span>: the pregnancy announcement that falls out of the clear blue sky and blows you away (from this post on <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://thisisnotwhatiordered.blogspot.com/2006/08/ugly-and-perpetually-crouching.html#links">This is NOT What I Ordered</a> and from Elizabeth at <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://projectprogeny.blogspot.com/">The I Word</a>).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Preganoid</span>: the feeling that everyone around you is pregnant or about to become pregnant (or has impregnated someone or is about to, if male) (from Elizabeth at <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://projectprogeny.blogspot.com/">The I Word</a>).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PregnaDonna</span>: a pregnant woman who keeps reminding you she's pregnant so you can arrange for the universe to revolve around her unecessarily (from this post on <a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2006/04/pregna-donna.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Infertility Fantasies</span></a>).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">That Friend</span>: the opposite of a STAR--Someone who has only the best of good intentions, but nevertheless makes you want to tell them to go to hell (from this post on <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2007/01/stigma-and-friends.html">Infertile Fantasies</a>).Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-23485946081401900862007-04-02T12:29:00.001-07:002007-04-02T12:29:31.679-07:00Emoblopedia: Secondary InfertilityWelcome to the secondary infertility page of the emoblopedia. Some of the entries below are written by men and women who experienced primary infertility and are now going back to complete their family with more fertility treatments. Other entries are written by those who conceived their first child with relative ease but have since been diagnosed with infertility. We hope that you find reading these blog entries helpful and they bring you a modicum of emotional comfort. They may help you find words to express how you are feeling or show you the light at the end of the tunnel. If you have your own blog and would like to contribute to the emoblopedia, submit all links to entries to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to come to terms with your new-found fertility-status<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/2007/03/rant.html">Rant</a> (from <em><a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/index.html">Max's Mommy</a></em>)</li><li><a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/2006/12/secondary-infertility.html">Secondary Infertility</a> (from <a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/index.html"><em>Max's Mommy</em></a>)<br /></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What to tell existing children<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to balance secondary infertility with parenting<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-big-is-your-baggage.html">How Big Is Your Baggage</a> (from <a href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">My Many Blessings</span></a>)</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;" align="left"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friendships and secondary infertility</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://artblog06.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/and-it-rears-its-ugly-head-again/">And It Rears Its Ugly Head Again</a> (from <a href="http://artblog06.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Healing Arts</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emotions and secondary infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/2007/02/fever.html">Fever</a> (from <a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/index.html"><em>Max's Mommy</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/2007/01/chatter-of-fertiles.html">Chatter of the Fertiles</a> (from <a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/index.html"><em>Max's Mommy</em></a>)</li></ul></div></div><p><br /></p>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-84598862575853265502007-04-02T12:27:00.000-07:002007-04-02T12:28:16.195-07:00Emoblopedia: Parenting After Infertility or LossCongratulations and welcome to the parenting after infertility or loss page of the emoblopedia. If you are reading these entries, you've probably finally achieved parenthood. And, if you're anything like the other stirrup queens and sperm palace jesters in the universe, you are probably terrified and excited at the same time. You may have a touch of ambivalence about being a parent--especially during those early days. You may have been so focused on the adoption or the pregnancy that you never truly resolved your feelings about using your specific path to parenthood. We hope that you find reading these blog entries helpful and they bring you a modicum of emotional comfort. They may help you find words to express how you are feeling or show you the light at the end of the tunnel. If you have your own blog and would like to contribute to the emoblopedia, submit all links to entries to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ambivalence about milestones</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Postpartum depression</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NICU experiences</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joy over holding your child for the first time</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Feeling like a mother or a father for the first time</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://andbabybmakesthree.blogspot.com/2007/03/when-i-look-into-my-daughters-eyes.html">When I Look Into My Daughter's Eyes</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://andbabybmakesthree.blogspot.com/">And Baby B Makes Three</a>)<br /></li></ul>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-74755570581641063822007-04-02T12:26:00.001-07:002007-07-23T12:17:10.826-07:00Emoblopedia: Pregnancy After Infertility or LossCongratulations and welcome to the pregnancy after infertility or loss page of the emoblopedia. If you are reading these entries, you've probably finally achieved a long-awaited pregnancy. And, if you're anything like the other stirrup queens and sperm palace jesters in the universe, you are probably terrified and excited at the same time. You may have a touch of ambivalence about impeding parenthood. We hope that you find reading these blog entries helpful and they bring you a modicum of emotional comfort. They may help you find words to express how you are feeling or show you the light at the end of the tunnel. If you have your own blog and would like to contribute to the emoblopedia, submit all links to entries to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seeing a heartbeat</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://daysfivethroughnine.blogspot.com/2006/10/wait-dont-touch-that-dial.html">Wait, Don't Touch That Dial</a> (from <a href="http://daysfivethroughnine.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Well, Now That We're Here...</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/2007/02/unchartered-territory.html">Uncharted Territory</a> (from <a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Cop, A Nurse, 3 Dogs, and Maybe Baby</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/2007/01/on-you-guessed-it.html">On: You Guessed It</a> (from <a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mission: Impossible</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Being released from the RE</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/2007/03/comedic-relief.html">Comedic Relief</a> (from <a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Cop, A Nurse, 3 Dogs, and Maybe Baby</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fears during pregnancy</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://williamstriplets.blogspot.com/2006/12/aspens-story.html">Aspen's Story</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://williamstriplets.blogspot.com/">The Williams Triplets</a>)</li><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/02/joy-and-fear.html">Joy and Fear</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/index.html">Princess Smartypants</a>)</li><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/03/fear-shmear.html">Fear, Shmear</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/index.html">Princess Smartypants</a>)</li><li><a href="http://fortheflavor.blogspot.com/2007/04/life-and-loss.html">Life and Loss</a> (from <a href="http://fortheflavor.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">For the Flavour</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/2007/01/on-freakout.html">On: Freakout</a> (from <a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mission: Impossible</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/2007/02/on-ob-fun.html">On: OB Fun</a> (from <a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mission: Impossible</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/2007/02/on-not-much-to-say.html">On: Not Much to Say</a> (from <a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mission: Impossible</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Doubts about being pregnant</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Discovering that you're carrying multiples</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Communicating with the OB after being accustomed to the RE</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/2007/03/nuchal-schmucal.html">Nuchal Schmucal</a> (from <a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Cop, A Nurse, 3 Dogs, and Maybe Baby</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Moving to a high-risk specialist</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ambivalence about impeding parenthood</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A child resolves childlessness, but it doesn't resolve infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://withfeeling.blogspot.com/2007/03/one-with-mixed-emotions.html">The One With the Mixed Emotions</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://withfeeling.blogspot.com/">Once More, With Feeling</a>)<br /></li></ul>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-91380449813964482752007-04-02T12:25:00.001-07:002007-10-04T18:17:40.223-07:00Emoblopedia: Pregnancy Loss, Stillbirth, and Neonatal DeathWe want to start out by expressing our sympathies--you are possibly searching this section of the emoblopedia because you fear that you are miscarrying or you have already suffered a loss. We hope that you find reading these blog entries helpful and they bring you a modicum of emotional comfort. They may help you find words to express how you are feeling or show you the light at the end of the tunnel. If you have your own blog and would like to contribute to the emoblopedia, submit all links to entries to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coming to a place of peace with loss</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/2007/03/upcoming-terraversary-next-week.html">Upcoming Terraversary Next Week</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/">My Many Blessings</a>)</li><li><a href="http://artblog06.wordpress.com/2007/03/11/acceptance/">Acceptance</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://artblog06.wordpress.com/">Healing Arts</a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Learning that a pregnancy may not be viable</span><br /></div><ul><li><span><a href="http://daysfivethroughnine.blogspot.com/2006/09/emotionally-shipwrecked.html">Emotionally Shipwrecked</a> (from <a href="http://daysfivethroughnine.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Well, Now That We're Here...</span></a>)</span></li><li><span><a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/2006/06/welcome-back-to-limbo-land-or-is-it.html">Welcome Back to Limbo Land...</a> (</span>from <a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Cop, A Nurse, 3 Dogs, and Maybe Baby</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/2006/06/seven-is-definitely-not-my-lucky.html">Seven is Definitely Not My Lucky Number</a> (from <a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Cop, A Nurse, 3 Dogs, and Maybe Baby</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/2007/03/grief.html">Grief</a> (from <a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mission: Impossible</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Learning that you are having a miscarriage</span><br /></div><ul><li><span><a href="http://klemdolyn.spaces.live.com/blog/cns%21DD9AE7CB28C1336B%21329.entry">Candle in the Hurricane</a> (from </span><a href="http://klemdolyn.spaces.live.com/"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">To Be Determined</span></span></a><span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></li><li><span><a href="http://elevatedumbrella.blogspot.com/2006/09/untitled.html"><span><span>Untitled</span></span></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> (</span></span><span><span>from </span></span></span> <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://elevatedumbrella.blogspot.com/">Elevated Umbrella</a>)<span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Remembering Terraversaries</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/2006/06/i-made-it-through-my-edd-and-im-really.html">I Made It Through My EDD - And I'm Really Okay</a> (from <a href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">My Many Blessings</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://daysfivethroughnine.blogspot.com/2006/12/happy-birthday_15.html">Happy Birthday</a> (from <a href="http://daysfivethroughnine.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Well, Now That We're Here...</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://uterinegrail.blogspot.com/2007/03/my-terraversary.html">My Terraversary</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://uterinegrail.blogspot.com/">The Uterine Grail</a>)<br /></li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The first day you felt good after a loss<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/2006/04/new-version-of-old-me.html">A New Version of the Old Me</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/">My Many Blessings</a>)</li></ul></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Loss and the affect on family<br /></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://artblog06.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/daddy/">Daddy</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://artblog06.wordpress.com/">Healing Arts</a>)</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coming out about loss(es)<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/2007/03/publically-acknowledging-my-pregnancy.html">Publicly Acknowledging My Pregnancy Losses</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/">My Many Blessings</a>)</li></ul></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">When is enough enough?<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://artblog06.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/beginnings-and-endings/">Beginnings and Endings</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://artblog06.wordpress.com/">Healing Arts</a>)<br /></li></ul></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coming to terms with recurrent loss<br /></span></div><ul><li><a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/2006/07/am-i-too-cynical-hope-mentioned.html">Am I Too Cynical...</a> (from <a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Cop, A Nurse, 3 Dogs, and Maybe Baby</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Making the decision to proceed with multifetal pregnancy reduction</span><br /></div><ul><li><span>No entries yet</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Making the decision to proceed with a medical termination<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/2006/11/untitled.html">Untitled</a> (from <a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Max's Mommy</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Discovering that you have an ectopic pregnancy</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/2006/05/it-just-keeps-getting-betteredited.html">It Just Keeps Getting Better</a> (from <a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Waiting Womb</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/broken/">Broken</a> (from <a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gypsyhick</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://journeyofacceptance.blogspot.com/2007/09/hardest-post-i-may-ever-write.html">The Hardest Post I May Ever Write</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://journeyofacceptance.blogspot.com/">Journey of Acceptance</a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Discovering that you have a molar pregnancy</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The roller coaster of emotions</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://gracehopeandfaith.blogspot.com/2006/10/memories.html">Memories</a> (from <a href="http://gracehopeandfaith.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">My Journey Towards My Little Miracle</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2006/06/better-than-nothing.html">Better Than Nothing</a> (from <a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Infertile Fantasies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/ocd/">OCD</a> (from <a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gypsyhick</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/mondays-are-no-good-for-anyone/">Mondays Are No Good For Anyone</a> (from <a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gypsyhick</span></a>)</li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Going back to work after a miscarriage</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://elevatedumbrella.blogspot.com/2006/09/motions-of-working.html">The Motions of Working</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://elevatedumbrella.blogspot.com/">Elevated Umbrella</a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Receiving pathology results</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://elevatedumbrella.blogspot.com/2006/10/closure.html">Closure</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://elevatedumbrella.blogspot.com/">Elevated Umbrella</a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pregnancy loss without infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://elevatedumbrella.blogspot.com/2006/10/apples-and-oranges.html">Apples and Oranges</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://elevatedumbrella.blogspot.com/">Elevated Umbrella</a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grieving</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://nomatterhowsmall.blogspot.com/2007/04/those-of-us-whove-been-down-in-that.html">Those of Us Who've Been Down in That Hole</a> (from <a href="http://nomatterhowsmall.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">No Matter How Small</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/2007/04/day-twenty-two.html">Day Twenty-Two</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://maxsmommy.blogspot.com/index.html">Max's Mommy</a>)</li><li><a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/2007/01/05/removing-the-darkness/">Removing the Darkness</a> (from <a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gypsyhick</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/broken-continued/">Broken Continued</a> (from <a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gypsyhick</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/101-in-1001-11-complete/">#11 Complete</a> (from <a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gypsyhick</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/2007/03/my-re-has-some-good-crack.html">My RE Has Some Good Crack</a> (from <a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mission: Impossible</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Losing a pregnancy</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://unexplainthis.blogspot.com/2006/01/pregnancy-after-infertility.html">Pregnancy After Infertility</a> (from <a href="http://unexplainthis.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Unexplain This</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://unexplainthis.blogspot.com/2006/01/miscarriage.html">The Miscarriage</a> (from <a href="http://unexplainthis.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Unexplain This</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not wanting to be pregnant again after a loss</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/bfn-relief-aka-no-life-after-the-amazing-tectonic-baby/">BFN=Relief</a> (from <a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gypsyhick</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-79431872278454214362007-04-02T12:17:00.000-07:002007-10-12T18:16:27.674-07:00Emoblopedia: Living Child-FreeWelcome to the choosing to live child-free page of the emoblopedia. While some people make the choice to live child-free prior to knowing their fertility status, the entries below are from men and women who chose living child-free as their path to resolving their infertility. In the interest of space and the fact that the emoblopedia is housed on an infertility and pregnancy loss blog, we only have entries representing this aspect of the child-free movement. We hope that you find reading these blog entries helpful and they bring you a modicum of emotional comfort. They may help you find words to express how you are feeling or show you the light at the end of the tunnel. If you have your own blog and would like to contribute to the emoblopedia, submit all links to entries to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deciding to proceed with living child-free<br /></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/07/08/how-did-we-know-we-were-done.aspx">How Did We Know We Were Done?</a> (from <a href="http://www.coming2terms.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Coming2Terms</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://lifeasididntplanit.blogspot.com/2007/07/one-thing-at-time.html">One Thing at a Time</a> (from <a href="http://lifeasididntplanit.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Plan B: Life as I Didn't Plan It</span></a>)<br /></li></ul></div><span></span><span><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/07/08/how-did-we-know-we-were-done.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Navigating life cycle events after deciding to live child-free</span></div><ul><li>No entries yet </li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emotions over stopping treatments or adoption</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2006/11/the_good_stuff.html">The Good Stuff</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2007/01/thanks_again_to.html">Some More Musings</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2007/01/first_comes_lov.html">First Comes Love...</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snappy answers to intrusive questions</span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The moment you stopped feeling childless and started feeling child-free</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/10/11/a-new-chlidfree-chapter--guilt-not-included.aspx">A New (Childfree) Chapter: Guilt Not Included</a> (from <a href="http://coming2terms.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Coming2Terms</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stopping treatments doesn't stop infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/02/24/.aspx">What Does It Feel Like to Be Someone's Worst Nightmare?</a> (from <a href="http://coming2terms.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Coming2Terms</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/04/03/hes-not-here.aspx">He's (Not) Here</a> (from <a href="http://coming2terms.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Coming2Terms</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://lifeasididntplanit.blogspot.com/2007/07/complicated-and-simple.html">Complicated and Simple</a> (from <a href="http://lifeasididntplanit.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Plan B: Life As I Didn't Plan It</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/09/08/on-the-couch.aspx">On the Couch</a> (from <a href="http://coming2terms.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Coming2Terms</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Child-free in poetry and literature</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2006/09/a_poem.html">A Poem</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)<br /></li><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2006/07/little_infertil.html">Little Infertile House</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)</li></ul>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-86117127499339596032007-04-02T12:16:00.001-07:002007-07-02T11:07:53.229-07:00Emoblopedia: Third Party ReproductionWelcome to the third party reproduction page of the emoblopedia. This section is written by men and women who have chosen donor egg/insemination or surrogacy as their path to parenthood. Some are also the product of third party reproduction themselves, but in the interest of space and the fact that the emoblopedia is housed on a blog about infertility and pregnancy loss, we have chosen to include only entries written from either those contemplating or actively utilizing this aspect of assisted conception as well as people who are parents after utilizing donor egg/insemination or surrogacy. We hope that you find reading these blog entries helpful and they bring you a modicum of emotional comfort. They may help you find words to express how you are feeling or show you the light at the end of the tunnel. If you have your own blog and would like to contribute to the emoblopedia, submit all links to entries to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deciding to proceed with a donor or surrogate<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emotions surrounding the donor or surrogate experience<br /></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://infertilityadventure.blogspot.com/2007/06/views-from-this-side-of-using-donor.html">Views From This Side of Using Donor Eggs</a> (from <a href="http://infertilityadventure.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Are We There Yet?</span></a>)<br /></li></ul></div>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-90723477893337453302007-04-02T12:14:00.000-07:002007-04-02T12:15:21.759-07:00Emoblopedia: AdoptionWelcome to the adoption page of the emoblopedia. This section is written by men and women who have chosen adoption as their path to parenthood. Some are also adoptees themselves, but in the interest of space and the fact that the emoblopedia is housed on a blog about infertility and pregnancy loss, we have chosen to include only entries written from either those contemplating or actively adopting as well as adoptive parents. We hope that you find reading these blog entries helpful and they bring you a modicum of emotional comfort. They may help you find words to express how you are feeling or show you the light at the end of the tunnel. If you have your own blog and would like to contribute to the emoblopedia, submit all links to entries to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deciding to proceed with a domestic adoption<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deciding to proceed with foster-to-adopt</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://worldofwinks.wordpress.com/2007/02/08/tears-and-fears/">Tears and Fears</a> (from <a href="http://worldofwinks.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Are We There Yet?</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deciding to proceed with international adoption</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Getting through the homestudy<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matching with an expectant mother<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Birthmothers and children<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">When adoption plans change (terminating a match)</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://theygrowinyourheart.blogspot.com/2007/02/d-day.html">D Day</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.theygrowinyourheart.blogspot.com/">They Grow in Your Heart</a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The emotions of a broken match</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://theygrowinyourheart.blogspot.com/2007/02/feeling-good.html">Feeling Good</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.theygrowinyourheart.blogspot.com/">They Grow in Your Heart</a>) </li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The first day feeling at peace again after a broken match</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://theygrowinyourheart.blogspot.com/2007/02/im-happy-girl.html">I'm a Happy Girl</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.theygrowinyourheart.blogspot.com/">They Grow in Your Heart</a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Long periods of waiting</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://theygrowinyourheart.blogspot.com/2007/01/homesick.html">Homesick</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.theygrowinyourheart.blogspot.com/">They Grow in Your Heart</a>)</li><li><a href="http://journeywoman71.livejournal.com/9314.html">Becoming Real</a> (from <a href="http://journeywoman.typepad.com/">Journeywoman</a>)</li><li><a href="http://goingtobeparents.blogspot.com/2006/11/oh-well.html">Oh Well</a> (from <em><a href="http://goingtobeparents.blogspot.com/">Hell and High Water</a></em>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/2006/11/adoption-reflections.html">Adoption Reflections</a> (from <a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stranded on Infertility Island</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The first time meeting your child<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Expecting</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/2006/05/expecting.html">Expecting</a> (from <a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stranded on Infertility Island</span></a>)<br /></li></ul></div></div>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-49809849415096940242007-04-02T12:13:00.001-07:002008-09-02T12:14:36.103-07:00Emoblopedia: Fertility TreatmentsWelcome to the fertility treatments page of the emoblopedia, a catch-all category for all medications and forms of assisted conception--from Clomid to IVF with ICSI. Some of the entries below are written by men and women who have just started fertility treatments. Other entries are written by those who are into their seventh IVF cycle. We hope that you find reading these blog entries helpful and they bring you a modicum of emotional comfort. They may help you find words to express how you are feeling or show you the light at the end of the tunnel. If you have your own blog and would like to contribute to the emoblopedia, submit all links to entries to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The first time you took Clomid</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://fertilitychallengedfla.blogspot.com/2007/09/my-story.html">My Story</a> (from <a href="http://fertilitychallengedfla.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fertility Challenged in Florida</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The dreaded HSG</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://southerncomfortable.typepad.com/southern_comfortable/2006/07/new_kid_with_th.html">New Kid With the Block</a> (from <a href="http://southerncomfortable.typepad.com/southern_comfortable/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Comfortable</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=412">The HSG</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/2006/02/is-this-sign.html">Is This a Sign?</a> (from <a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Cop, A Nurse, 3 Dogs, and Maybe Baby</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Laparoscopy</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://southerncomfortable.typepad.com/southern_comfortable/2006/10/the_onetubed_wo.html">One-Tube Wonder</a> (from <a href="http://southerncomfortable.typepad.com/southern_comfortable/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Comfortable</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=557">Hello Diagnosis...</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fears about starting fertility treatments</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/03/road-to-uncertainty.html">The Road to Uncertainty</a> (from <a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Infertility</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Excitement about starting fertility treatments</span><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/2005/08/optimism.html">Optimism</a> (from <a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Waiting Womb</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A mix of emotions about starting fertility treatments</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/03/expectations-hopes-fears.html">Expectations, Hopes, Fears</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html">Southern Infertility</a>)</li><li><a href="http://fortheflavor.blogspot.com/2007/02/yesterday-we-handed-over-big-honkin.html">Expensive Ambivalence</a> (from <a href="http://fortheflavor.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">For the Flavor</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://fortheflavor.blogspot.com/2007/02/fashionably-late.html">Fashionably Late</a> (from <a href="http://fortheflavor.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">For the Flavor</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deciding to proceed with IUI</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=397">Feeling Better</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deciding to proceed with IVF</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://entrustedsoul.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-should-add-ivf-to-my-spellcheck.html">I Should Add IVF to My Spellcheck</a> (from <a href="http://entrustedsoul.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Entrusted</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://sticky-bun.blogspot.com/2007/04/under-pressure.html">Under Pressure</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://sticky-bun.blogspot.com/index.html">Sticky Bun</a>)</li><li><a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/2007/07/looking-forward-is-easier-than-looking.html">Looking Forward Is Easier Than Looking Back</a> (from <a href="http://missionimpossibleinfertile.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mission: Impossible</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Choosing a new RE</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Injection classes</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/insert-straight-into-skin-until-needle.html">Insert Straight Into Skin Until Needle Disappears</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/index.html">TTC with DH through IVF with AMA and a MF for a BFP</a>)</li><li><a href="http://subfertilesadness.blogspot.com/2007/04/orientation-class.html">The Orientation Class</a> (from <a href="http://subfertilesadness.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Subfertile Sadness</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The first injection</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/2007/01/what-is-fear.html">What Is Fear?</a> (from <a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Looking for 2 Lines</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emotions after a first failed cycle after starting treatments</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2006/05/classroom-of-infertility-school-of.html">The Classroom of Infertility, School of Life</a> (from <a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Infertile Fantasies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=457">I Think It's Over</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://gracehopeandfaith.blogspot.com/2007/04/pour-me-glass-of-wine.html">Pour Me a Glass of Wine</a> (from <a href="http://gracehopeandfaith.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">My Journey Towards My Little Miracle</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emotions after a first failed IVF cycle<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=689">Not Pregnant</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=691">The Process of Mourning</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li></ul></div></div><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=691" target="_blank"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">GBLT experiences with clinics</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Good interactions with the RE or clinic</span><br /></div><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Terrible interactions with the RE or clinic</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/02/bad-patient.html">The Bad Patient</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www2.blogger.com/www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com">Princess Smartypants</a>)</li><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/01/presto-youre-not-pregnant.html">Presto! You're (not) Pregnant!</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www2.blogger.com/www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com">Princess Smartypants</a>)</li><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/03/why-my-clinic-irritates-me.html">Why My Clinic Irritates Me</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html">Southern Infertility</a>)</li><li><a href="http://saras-p.blogspot.com/2007/02/cd-4-debaucle.html">CD4 Debaucle</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://saras-p.blogspot.com/">The Island</a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coming to terms with treatment not working</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://luckbeababy.blogspot.com/2007/04/bye-bye-bio-baby.html">Bye Bye Bio Baby</a> (from <a href="http://luckbeababy.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fortune Cookie Follies</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">When enough is enough</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2006/08/a_decision.html">A Decision</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deciding to move on from treatment</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/2005/10/trying-to-let-go.html">Trying to Let Go</a> (from <a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/index.html"><em>Stranded on Infertility Island</em></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hope management during a cycle</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2007/03/more-on-hope-management.html">More on Hope Management</a> (from <a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Serenity Now!</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Going into another cycle after a failed cycle</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">FET Musings</a> (from <a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Serenity Now!</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/07/being-positive-is-tough.html">Being Positive is Tough</a> (from <a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Serenity Now!</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/2007/02/groundhog-day.html">Groundhog Day</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/index.html">Somewhat Lower</a>)</li><li><a href="http://bbrsbaby.blogspot.com/2006/08/another-failed-cycle.html">Another Failed Cycle</a> (from <a href="http://bbrsbaby.blogspot.com/"><em>Sean and Mary's Family</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://ourowncreation.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/the-review/">The Review</a> (from <a href="http://ourowncreation.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Our Own Creation</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">OHSS</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/02/if-chronicles-ohss-1.html">The IF Chronicles: OHSS #1</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html">Southern Infertility</a>)</li><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/04/no-transfer-for-me.html">No Transfer for Me</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html">Southern Infertility</a>)</li><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/04/emerging-to-world-of-living.html">Emerging to the World of the Living</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html">Southern Infertility</a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Becoming a treatment veteran</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://whensitgonnabemyturn.blogspot.com/2007/02/why.html">Why</a> (from <a href="http://whensitgonnabemyturn.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">When's It Gonna Be My Turn?</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Waiting to start treatments</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://ams-update.blogspot.com/2006/11/halfway-there.html">Halfway There</a> (from <a href="http://ams-update.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Our Own Creation</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Glucophage/Metformin</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://ourowncreation.wordpress.com/2007/02/15/not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-delicate-of-stomach-2/">Not For the Faint of Heart or Delicate of Stomach</a> (from <a href="http://ourowncreation.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Our Own Creation</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Treatment stories</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://entrustedsoul.blogspot.com/2006/07/it-could-have-been-movie-scene.html">It Could Have Been a Movie Scene</a> [<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">IUI</span>] (from <a href="http://entrustedsoul.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Entrusted</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://reproductivejeans.blogspot.com/2007/03/my-ras-hurts.html">My "Ras" Hurts</a> [IUI] (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://reproductivejeans.blogspot.com/">Reproductive Jeans</a>)</li><li><a href="http://worldofwinks.wordpress.com/2007/01/05/you-asked-so-i-will-answer-thanks-for-the-e-mails/">You Asked, So I Will Answer</a> [Multiple Treatments] (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://worldofwinks.wordpress.com/">Are We There Yet?</a>)</li><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=672">Miracles</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Progesterone</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/02/oh-how-i-hate-progesterone.html">My G-d, I Hate Progesterone</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www2.blogger.com/www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com">Princess Smartypants</a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emotions of cancelled cycles</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/2007/04/add-insult-to-injury.html">Insult to Injury</a> (from <a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">TTC with DH Through IVF...</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/2007/04/reality.html">The Reality</a> (from <a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">TTC with DH Through IVF...</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/2007/04/junkie-pain.html">The Junkie. The Pain</a> (from <a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">TTC with DH Through IVF...</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Injection Fun!</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/04/big-dipper.html">The Big Dipper</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html">Southern Infertility</a>)</li><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/05/torture-part-one.html">Torture, Part One</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html">Southern Infertility</a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Learning from cycles</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=668">From Up to Down in the Blink of an Eye</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li></ul></div></div></div></div>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-59663179524845613002007-04-02T12:11:00.000-07:002008-01-13T20:34:27.524-08:00Emoblopedia: General InfertilityWelcome to the general infertility page of the emoblopedia, a catch-all category for the emotional journey of infertility. Some of the entries below are written by men and women who are already doing fertility treatments. Other entries are written by those who are newly diagnosed with infertility. We hope that you find reading these blog entries helpful and they bring you a modicum of emotional comfort. They may help you find words to express how you are feeling or show you the light at the end of the tunnel. If you have your own blog and would like to contribute to the emoblopedia, submit all links to entries to Melissa at <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Receiving a diagnosis</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/2007/04/diagnosis-blilt.html">The Diagnostic Blilt</a> (an all-blog compilation on <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/">Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters</a>)</li><li><a href="http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/2007/04/diagnostic-blilt-unraveled.html">The Diagnostic Blilt Unraveled</a> (an all-blog compilation on <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/">Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters</a>)</li><li><a href="http://asomewhatordinarylife.blogspot.com/2006/11/zip-zero-zilch.html">Zip, Zero, Zilch!</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://asomewhatordinarylife.blogspot.com/index.html">A Somewhat Ordinary Life</a>)</li><li><a href="http://lutcass.blogspot.com/2006/11/zero.html">Zero</a> and <a href="http://lutcass.blogspot.com/2006/11/clothes-on-consult.html">Clothes-On Consult</a> (from <a href="http://lutcass.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Things Get IF'fy</span></a>)<br /></li></ul></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Family relations<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/2007/02/stealthy-blogging.html">Stealthy Blogging</a> (from <a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Looking for 2 Lines</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/03/15/more-pc-no-thanks.aspx">More Political Correctness? No Thanks...</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://coming2terms.com/">Coming2Terms</a>)</li><li><a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/2005/11/mothers-and-daughters.html">Mothers and Daughters</a> (from <a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Waiting Womb</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/2005/12/fathers-daughters-and-tmi.html">Fathers, Daughters, and TMI</a> (from <a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Waiting Womb</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2006/11/open_season.html">Open Season</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/01/i-know-there-are-lot-of-great-dads-out.html">Ode to My Dad</a> (from <a href="http://www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/"><em>Princess Smartypants</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/untitled-post.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Donor</span></a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/index.html">TTC with DH through IVF with AMA and a MF for a BFP</a>)</li><li><a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/3-march-07.html">3 March 2007</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/index.html">TTC with DH through IVF with AMA and a MF for a BFP</a>)</li><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/05/waterworks-weekend.html">Waterworks Weekend</a> (from <a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Infertility</span></a>)</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coming out about infertility</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/09/on-issues-of-coming-out-with-my.html">On the Issues of Coming Out with My Parents</a> (from <a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Serenity Now!</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/2007/01/coming-out.html">Coming Out</a> (from <a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Waiting Womb</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2006/10/grandma-wisdom.html">Grandma Wisdom</a> (from <a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Infertile Fantasies</span></a>)</li></ul></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Being outed as infertile by another person<br /></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2007/02/he-knew-me-when-and-launch-of-our-faq.html">He Knew Me When...</a> (from <a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Infertile Fantasies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://whatifthis.blogspot.com/2007/03/missed-milestone-and-other-updates-11.html">Missed Milestone</a> (from <a href="http://whatifthis.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">...As Good As It Gets?</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taking a break<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/2006/12/you-think-you-know-me.html">You Think You Know Me</a> (from <a href="http://my-many-blessings.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">My Many Blessings</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/11/big-break.html">The Big Break</a> (from <a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Serenity Now!</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/02/time-off-is-good.html">Time Off is Good</a> (from <a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Infertility</span></a>) </li><li><a href="http://me-thebumblebee.blogspot.com/2007/02/faking-break.html">Faking a Break</a> (from <a href="http://me-thebumblebee.blogspot.com/index.html"><em>Me the Bumblebee</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://worldofwinks.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/the-big-break/">The Big Break</a> (from <a href="http://worldofwinks.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Are We There Yet?</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://worldofwinks.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/thoughts-from-a-tornado/">Thoughts From a Tornado</a> (from <a href="http://worldofwinks.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Are We There Yet?</span></a>)</li></ul></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marriage difficulties while trying to conceive<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>No entries yet</li></ul></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marriage strengthening while conquering infertility<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/10/infertility-as-marriage-strengthener.html">Infertility as a Marriage Strengthener</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">Serenity Now!</a>)</li><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/11/being-thankful.html">Being Thankful</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">Serenity Now!</a>)</li><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/01/in-my-dreams.html">In My Dreams</a> (from <a href="http://www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/"><em>Princess Smartypants</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/2005_06_01_archive.html">Marriage Is...</a> (from <a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Cop, A Nurse, 3 Dogs, and Maybe Baby</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Depression and infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/06/passing-through-darkness.html">Passing Through Darkness</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">Serenity Now!</a>)</li><li><a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/2007/01/confessions-of-lurker.html">Confessions of a Lurker</a> (from <a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Somewhat Lower</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/2007/01/on-other-peoples-lives.html">On Other People's Lives</a> (from <a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Looking for 2 Lines</span></a>)</li><li><div><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/02/what-kind-of-person-am-i.html">What Kind of Person Am I?</a> (from <a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Infertility</span></a>) </div></li><li><div><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/03/sharing-secrets.html">Sharing Secrets</a> (from <a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Infertility</span></a>)</div></li><li><a href="http://whensitgonnabemyturn.blogspot.com/2006/11/how-im-feeling.html">How I'm Feeling</a> (from <a href="http://whensitgonnabemyturn.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">When's It Gonna Be My Turn?</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://ams-update.blogspot.com/2006/08/hauling-myself-out-of-this-hole.html">Hauling Myself Out of This Hole</a> (from <a href="http://ams-update.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Our Own Creation</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/tuesdays-9-pm_09.html">Tuesdays 9 P.M.</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/index.html">TTC with DH through IVF with AMA and a MF for a BFP</a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friendships and infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/03/11/a-confession-about--newborns.aspx">A Confession About Newborns</a> (from <a href="http://www.coming2terms.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Coming2Terms</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/2006/12/last-woman-standing.html">The Last Woman Standing</a> (from <a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Somewhat Lower</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/2007/01/elephant-in-room.html">The Elephant in the Room</a> (from <a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Somewhat Lower</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/02/24/the-thing-is.aspx">Conversation Etiquette for Fertile Myrtles</a> (from <a href="http://coming2terms.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Coming2Terms</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://entrustedsoul.blogspot.com/2007/01/barrenness-and-its-discontents.html">Barrenness and Its Discontents</a> (from <a href="http://entrustedsoul.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Entrusted</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://goingtobeparents.blogspot.com/2006/05/caution-long-post-ahead.html">Caution, Long Post Ahead</a> (from <a href="http://goingtobeparents.blogspot.com/"><em>Hell and High Water</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/2007/01/more-high-anxiety.html">More High Anxiety</a> (from <a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/index.html"><em>Stranded on Infertility Island</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/2006/04/varying-degrees.html">Varying Degrees</a> (from <a href="http://3dogsandmaybebaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Cop, A Nurse, 3 Dogs, and Maybe Baby</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Need a good laugh?</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/2007/02/and-again-ugh.html">The Question, Revisited</a> (from <a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Somewhat Lower</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://fortheflavor.blogspot.com/2007/03/shuffling-through-wait.html">Shuffling Through the Wait</a> (from <a href="http://fortheflavor.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">For the Flavor</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://ams-update.blogspot.com/2006/07/somewhere-interior-decorator-is_25.html">Somewhere, An Interior Decorator Is Laughing Really Hard</a> (from <a href="http://ams-update.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Our Own Creation</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://entrustedsoul.blogspot.com/2006/07/mutiny.html">Mutiny</a> (from <a href="http://entrustedsoul.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Entrusted</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/02/reduce-reuse-recycle.html">Reduce, Reuse, Recycle</a> (from <a href="http://www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/"><em>Princess Smartypants</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/02/im-too-sexy-for-this-infertility.html">I'm Too Sexy For This Infertility</a> (from <a href="http://www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/"><em>Princess Smartypants</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/02/evolution-of-infertile.html">Evolution of an Infertile</a> (from <a href="http://www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/"><em>Princess Smartypants</em></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Need a good cry?</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://journeywoman71.livejournal.com/16231.html">It's My Cave</a> (from <a href="http://journeywoman.typepad.com/"><em>Journeywoman</em></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emotions after a BFN (big fat negative)</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/08/trying-and-not-succeeding.html">Trying...and Not Succeeding</a> (from <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">Serenity Now!</a></span>)</li><li><a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/2007/02/it-is-definitively-not-warm-out.html">It is Definitely NOT Warm Out</a> (from <a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Looking for 2 Lines</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/02/gloomy-tuesday.html">Gloomy Tuesday</a> (from <a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Infertility</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/2006/07/yesterday.html">Yesterday</a> (from <a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Flutter of Hope</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/2007/02/hate-loath-etc-yet-not-strong-enough.html">Hate, Loathe, etc.</a> (from <a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Flutter of Hope</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/2007/03/all-too-familiar-sight.html">All Too Familiar Sight</a> (from <a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Waiting Womb</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2006/08/ivfm.html">IVF&M</a> (from <a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Infertile Fantasies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://piccinigirlcorner.blogspot.com/2007/01/i-wonder-what-its-like.html">I Wonder What It's Like</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://piccinigirlcorner.blogspot.com/">Kir's Corner</a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Acceptance and peace during infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/09/im-feeling-good-and-ready-really.html">I'm Feeling Good. And Ready. Really</a> (from <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">Serenity Now!</a></span>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hope and infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/11/on-changes.html">On Changes</a> (from <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">Serenity Now!</a></span>)</li><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2007/01/taking-stock.html">Taking Stock</a> (from <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">Serenity Now!</a></span>)</li><li><a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/2006/12/other-side-effects.html">The Other Side Effects</a> (from <a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Somewhat Lower</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/2006/12/transfer.html">Transfer</a> (from <a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Somewhat Lower</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/2007/01/cautious-optimism.html">Cautious Optimism</a> (from <a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Flutter of Hope</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/2007/01/cautious-optimism-part-2.html">Cautious Optimism--Part Two</a> (from <a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Flutter of Hope</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://me-thebumblebee.blogspot.com/2007/02/listen-now-to-gentle-whispers-of-hope.html">Listen Now, to the Gentle Whispers of Hope</a> (from <a href="http://me-thebumblebee.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Me the Bumblebee</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://3rdtimelucky.blogspot.com/2007/02/feeling-optimistic.html">Feeling Optimistic</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://3rdtimelucky.blogspot.com/index.html">Third Time Lucky?</a>)</li><li><a href="http://gracehopeandfaith.blogspot.com/2007/03/huge-hope.html">Huge Hope</a> (from <a href="http://gracehopeandfaith.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">My Journey Towards My Little Miracle</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2006/06/kazakhstan.html">Kazakhstan</a> (from <a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Infertile Fantasies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2006/08/better-than-good.html">Better Than Good</a> (from <a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Infertile Fantasies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://seeddispersal.blogspot.com/2006/09/hope.html">Hope</a> (from <a href="http://seeddispersal.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Seed Dispersal Mechanisms</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/05/hope-management.html">Hope Management</a> (from <a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Infertility</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Infertility: a dirty little secret</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/12/my-secret.html">My Secret</a> (from <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">Serenity Now!</a></span>)</li><li><a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/2007/02/question.html">The Question</a> (from <a href="http://somewhatlower.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Somewhat Lower</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2006/10/girl-next-to-me.html">The Girl Next to Me</a> (from <a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Infertile Fantasies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/03/reminders-everywhere.html">Reminders Everywhere</a> (from <a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Infertility</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thinking about changing paths to parenthood</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2006/12/and-now-for-flip-side.html">On Quitting: Part Two</a> (from <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">Serenity Now!</a></span>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pregnancy announcements and baby showers</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/2007/01/surviving-intact-probably-not-so-much.html">Surviving...Intact?</a> (from <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://big2journey.blogspot.com/index.html">Serenity Now!</a></span>)</li><li><a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-never-was-jealous-type.html">I Was Never the Jealous Type</a> (from <a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Looking for 2 Lines</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/2007/02/green-monster.html">Green Monster</a> (from <a href="http://jausshaus.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Looking for 2 Lines</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/2006/06/envious.html">Envious</a> (from <a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Flutter of Hope</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/2005/07/pity-party-for-one.html">Pity Party For One</a> (from <a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Waiting Womb</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2007/01/new_arrival.html">New Arrival</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2007/02/new_arrival_par.html">New Arrival, Part Two</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://fortheflavor.blogspot.com/2007/02/you-down-with-opb-yeah-you-know-me.html">You Down With OPP?</a> (from <a href="http://fortheflavor.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">For the Flavor</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://3rdtimelucky.blogspot.com/2007/03/other-peoples-pregnancies.html">Other Peoples' Pregnancies</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://3rdtimelucky.blogspot.com/index.html">Third Time Lucky</a>) </li><li><a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/2006/01/co-ed-baby-shower-extravaganza.html">The Co-ed Baby Shower Extravaganza</a> (from <a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/index.html"><em>Stranded on Infertility Island</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/2006/12/sock-it-to-me.html">Sock It To Me</a> (from <a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/index.html"><em>Stranded on Infertility Island</em></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thinking through choices</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/2006/08/20-questions.html">20 Questions</a> (from <a href="http://flutterofhope.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Flutter of Hope</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2006/07/gambling.html">Gambling</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2006/08/the_land_of_inb.html">Letting Go</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://seeddispersal.blogspot.com/2007/02/horoscopes.html">Horoscopes</a> (from <a href="http://seeddispersal.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Seed Dispersal Mechanisms</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://worldofwinks.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/panel-night/">Panel Night</a> (from <a href="http://worldofwinks.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Are We There Yet?</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A day in the life of an infertile woman</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://whensitgonnabemyturn.blogspot.com/2006/10/hello-to-everyone-ive-missed.html">Hello to Everyone I Missed</a> (from <a href="http://whensitgonnabemyturn.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">When's It Gonna Be My Turn?</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/2005/12/anatomy-of-cycle.html">Anatomy of a Cycle</a> (from <a href="http://waitingwomb.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Waiting Womb</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2006/09/strike_that_las.html">Strike That Last Post</a> (from <a href="http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Miss E's Musings</span></a>) </li><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/01/day-in-life.html">A Day in the Life</a> (from <a href="http://www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/"><em>Princess Smartypants</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://piccinigirlcorner.blogspot.com/2006/11/writing-from-where-im-at.html">Writing From Where I'm At</a> (from <a href="http://piccinigirlcorner.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Kir's Corner</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://refundontheseovaries.blogspot.com/2007/03/put-me-in-coach.html">Put Me in Coach</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://refundontheseovaries.blogspot.com/index.html">Excuse Me...I'd Like a Refund on These Ovaries</a>)</li><li><a href="http://lianne-soul-quest.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-happened-to-all-my-plans.html">What Happened to All My Plans</a> (from <a href="http://lianne-soul-quest.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">My Soul Quest</span></a>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How infertility changes you</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=536">Little By Little...</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/01/me-myself-and-infertility.html">My, Myself and I(nfertility)</a> (from <a href="http://www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/"><em>Princess Smartypants</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://piccinigirlcorner.blogspot.com/2007/02/careful-that-infertility-stuff-could.html">Careful, That Infertility Stuff Can Kill Ya</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://piccinigirlcorner.blogspot.com/">Kir's Corner</a>)</li><li><a href="http://curvatude.blogspot.com/2007/03/test-me.html">Test Me</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://curvatude.blogspot.com/">Curves With Attitude</a>) </li><li><a href="http://me-thebumblebee.blogspot.com/2007/02/step-away-from-bee.html">Step Away From the Bee</a> (from <a href="http://me-thebumblebee.blogspot.com/index.html"><em>Me the Bumblebee</em></a>) </li><li><a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/2005/10/will-real-me-please-step-forward.html">Will the Real Me Please Step Forward</a> (from <em><a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/index.html">Stranded on Infertility Island</a></em>)<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anger and infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=418">Frustration and Undirected Anger</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Time and infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://3rdtimelucky.blogspot.com/2007/03/timing.html">Timing</a> (from <a href="http://3rdtimelucky.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Third Time Lucky?</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/2007/02/woe-fullness.html">Woe-fullness</a> (from <em><a href="http://infertilityisland.blogspot.com/index.html">Stranded on Infertility Island</a></em>)</li><li><a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/13-degrees-and-windy.html">13 Degrees and Windy</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/index.html">TTC with DH through IVF with AMA and a MF for a BFP</a>)</li><li><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/04/08/tapping-into-a-vein--a-new-thesis-arises.aspx">Tapping Into a New Vein</a> (from <a href="http://www2.blogger.com/www.Coming2Terms.com"><span style="font-style: italic;">Coming2Terms</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/2007/04/waiting-blilt.html">The Waiting Blilt</a> (an all-blog compilation on <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/">Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters</a>)</li><li><a href="http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/2007/04/waiting-blilt-unraveled.html">The Waiting Blilt Unraveled</a> (an all-blog compilation on <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/">Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters</a>)</li><li><a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/2007/05/infertiles-dilemma.html">The Infertile's Dilemma</a> (from <a href="http://southern-infertility.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Southern Infertility</span></a>)</li></ul><span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finances and infertility</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://ams-update.blogspot.com/2006/08/and-thats-that.html">And That's That</a> (from <a href="http://ams-update.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Our Own Creation</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/2007/02/introductory-0-fixed-apr-no-annual-fee.html">Introductory 0% Fixed APR. No Annual Fee</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tryingin2007.blogspot.com/index.html">TTC with DH through IVF with AMA and a MF for a BFP</a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lifestyle changes for infertility<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><a href="http://projectprogeny.blogspot.com/2007/03/food-and-family.html">Food and Family</a> (from <a href="http://www2.blogger.com/www.projectprogeny.blogspot.com"><span style="font-style: italic;">The I Word</span></a>)</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The ups and downs of the two week wait</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/2007/02/counting-down-and-cracking-up.html">Counting Down and Cracking Up</a> (from <a href="http://www.princesssmartypantswrites.blogspot.com/"><em>Princess Smartypants</em></a>)</li><li><a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/2006/07/two-weeks-wait.html">Two Weeks' Wait</a> (from <a href="http://infertilefantasies.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Infertile Fantasies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=683T-1">T-2 Days</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://lunardreams.net/ttc/?p=685">T-1 Day: Stress and Panic</a> (from <a href="http://www.lunardreams.net/ttc/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies</span></a>)</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thoughtless comments and other assvice</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://projectprogeny.blogspot.com/2007/03/so-when-are-you-going-to-have-kids.html">So When Are You Going to Have Kids</a> (from <a href="http://projectprogeny.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">The I Word</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://coming2terms.com/2007/03/25/the-selfish-route-please.aspx">The Selfish Route? Are you Serious?!</a> (from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www2.blogger.com/www.Coming2Terms.com">Coming2Terms</a>)</li><li><a href="http://subfertilesadness.blogspot.com/2007/02/helpful-hints.html">Helpful Hints</a> (from <a href="http://subfertilesadness.blogspot.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Subfertile Sadness</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/dear-ass-face/">Dear Ass-Face</a> (from <a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gypsyhick</span></a>)</li><li><a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/in-which-i-return-to-ranting/">In Which I Return to Ranting</a> (from <a href="http://gypsyhick.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gypsyhick</span></a>)</li></ul></div></div></div></div>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-17530514298980691652007-04-02T07:45:00.000-07:002007-04-02T13:20:23.184-07:00Submission FormatIn order to ensure quality and deter Internet abuse, the emoblopedia is entered by hand. It usually takes a few days for links to be entered in the emoblopedia. I always send back a note when the links have been added. You can help speed up the process by using the format below when sending your links.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Topic Name<br />Category Name<br />Title (URL)<br />Name of Blog (URL)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Obviously, it also helps greatly if you group together all of the links that are to be placed under the same topic (for example, all adoption links together or all general infertility links together). It also helps if you place a star next to any <span style="font-style: italic;">new </span>category name (for instance, if you are creating a new category and sending a first link for the category, place an asterik next to the category name).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SAMPLE SUBMISSION</span><br /><br />General Infertility<br />Friendships and Infertility<br />Sensitivity Chips and Salsa (http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/2007/03/sensitivity-chips-and-salsa.html)<br />Stirrup Queens (http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/)<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">If you have any questions about the emoblopedia or submitting links, please send them to <a href="mailto:thetowncriers@gmail.com">thetowncriers@gmail.com</a>.<br /></div></div></div></div>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057267755003793057.post-38349069985866268532005-12-19T19:14:00.000-08:002007-12-19T19:15:23.092-08:00Photos for the Sidebar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwl5tmFxErh4xXo7JmDDxlG6cyLN6d872qmgWJntDRu5dAM0X9RbQo3_eQDgXQKnMfwbhCGTnCUrvuIQPHvrF0bQr9ONkCfqYA-g3Gjfi2IU1TbeVeWmZeZCBuuK0D-kRvibmX6UhOnVU/s1600-h/Mel+Backup.PNG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwl5tmFxErh4xXo7JmDDxlG6cyLN6d872qmgWJntDRu5dAM0X9RbQo3_eQDgXQKnMfwbhCGTnCUrvuIQPHvrF0bQr9ONkCfqYA-g3Gjfi2IU1TbeVeWmZeZCBuuK0D-kRvibmX6UhOnVU/s200/Mel+Backup.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145888354254751986" border="0" /></a>Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com0