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IComLeavWe: January 2011

by Mel

Welcome back to IComLeavWe. It stands for International Comment Leaving Week, but if you say it aloud, doesn’t it sounds like “I come; [but] leave [as a] we”? And that’s sort of the point. Blogging is a conversation and comments should be honoured and encouraged. I like to say that comments are the new hug–a way of saying hello, giving comfort, leaving congratulations.

Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
Add yourself to the list by filling out this form: the January list is now closed. The February list will open on 1/31.
Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). You need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

The January 2011 List

Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
Aisha Iqbal (parenting, motherhood, life)
Find Joy Now (parenting, life, joy)
Our New Normal (domestic adoption, cancer, living again after pregnancy loss)
Mommy Musings (parenting, kids, motherhood)
Yolk: A blog about eggs and sperm (ttc, infertility, humour)
Ambivalent Womb (mfi, ivf#3, icsi)
Bio Girl (family, parenting, infertility)
Inconceivable! (IVF on hold, getting healthy)
Banking On It (ivf, immunology/mthfr, mfi)
Someday (IUI, donor sperm, excitement)
For All the Things We Hope For (infertility, miscarriage, nursing school)
Failed Genetics (infertility, adoption, marriage)
The 2 Week Wait (infertility, ttc, humor)
Knocked up by Another Man (DE-IVF, parenting, alaska)
As Good As It Gets (parenting after infertility)
A Second Line (IVF, stillbirth, pregnancy)
This Non-American Life (travel, expat life, Europe)
Flogging the Muse (art, painting, creativity)
Just us and the Cat (fet, loss, life)
Your Great Life (fertility coaching, emotional support, family-building)
Infertility And Me (azoospermia male parent)
Adventures in Infertility Land (infertility, IVF, baby loss)
Exploring Chaos (ttc #2, tww, parenting after IF)
Here We Go Again (parenting, life after, humor)
As Fast As My Baby Can (ivf, ttc#1, donor eggs)
For We Are Bound by Symmetry (ttc#1, unexplained infertility, IUI)
Wistfulgirl’s World (ttc, pcos, life)
Matching My Mind (HCG protocol, weight loss, life)
Snarky Momma (parenting, preschoolers, babies)
The Unfair Struggle (mfi, speedskating, life)
Roller Coaster Life (decorating, revamping, DIY)
The Rocky Road to Motherhood (pregnancy, infertility, life)
Cooked Heads (such sweet silliness)
All Aboard the Pity Boat (infertility, running, life)
Team Baby (infertility, IUI, ovulation)
Diary of taking small steps towards baby steps… (ttc, pcos, ivf)
Infertile in a Fertile World (infertility, G-d, husband)
Almost All The Truth (green, parenting, change)
Try, Try Again (infant loss, ttc, ivf #1)
Uncommon Nonsense (infertility, pcos, hypothyroidism)
Chasing Rainbows (single, miscarriage, pregnancy)
Eggs in a Baskecase (ivf, depression v. hope, relationships)
On The Outside Looking In (infertility, baby, pregnant)
The Road Less Traveled (embryo adoption, infant loss, pregnancy)
Our New Plan A (ivf#5, dor, sarcasm)
Family Organic (parenting, food, green)
Musings of a Hormonal Egg Basket (pregnancy after IVF)
The Pursuit of Pregnancy (IVF, recurrent losses, DOR)
Trying to Conceive (ivf, icsi, support)
Baby Bump Wanted (ttc #1, endo, mfi)
Woman Anyone? (pregnant, baby #1, unexplained infertility)
Miracle in the Making..A Great Joy is Coming (pregnancy after recurrent miscarriages/infertility, immune issue)
Digital-Damita.net (frugal, green, ttc)
Getting There (adoption, waiting, life)
Cloudy With A Chance of Hope (infertility, child loss, grief)
Hannah Wept, Sarah Laughed (infertility, foodie, waiting)
Almost There (secondary infertility, iui, family)
Dragondreamer’s Lair (my family, my crazy life, crafts)
Empty Oven (infertility, high FSH, donor sperm)
Too Many Fish to Fry (joy, infertility, twins)
Blawnde’s Blawg (new beginnings, acupuncture, infertility)
Bella Creative (weddings, style, design)
Feeling Beachie (life, humor, cat)
Adventures of a Dam Engineer (adoption, infertility)
My Infertile Confessions (newly pregnant, IVF, faith)
Mission: Fertile Soul (fertility, living presently, humor)
Storm in My Teacup (greyhound, FET, happy)
Lifeslurper (over 45, donor eggs, IVF)
Waiting For Our Miracle (infertility, IVF, pregnancy)
infertile myrtle (ttc number two)
A Page In My Book (IF grad, everyday life, parenting)
My Vegas (IVF, early pregnancy, TCM)
The Panda Diaries (new mom, life, art)
Enchilada Sunrise (fibrecrafts, bipolar, life)
AnxiousMummy (pregnancy, IVF, life)
Life Under a Blue Roof (green, gardening, family)
wanna bee (adoption, loss, craftiness)
The Journey to Baby G (iui, miscarriage, hope)
Whole Heartedly (ivf, pregnancy, phd)
The Port of Indecision (RPL, IVF, DOR)
Savor the Moment (pcos, humor, life)
One Day and One Pound at A Time (weight loss, infertility, marriage)
Two Pieces of My Heart (loss, grief, art)
The Misadventures of Missohkay (adoption, pregnancy loss)
In The Middle (infertility, adoption, random thoughts)
Mommy In Waiting (ivf#3, mfi, ttc)
The Second Act (parenting, miscarriage, over 40)
The Barren Chemist (chemistry, living childfree after IF, college)
Whitney & Erick (miscarriage, IVF, infertility)
Trying for a baby (IVF, endometriosis, acupuncture)
It’s Definitely Possible (smc, iui, ttc)
Creating Our Miracle (failed IVF, MFI, TTC #1)
The Inadequate Conception (infertility, humor, new book)
The Journal Keeper (journaling, motherhood, novel writing)
Help! S-O-S for Parents (“invisible” special needs)
Party of Five (parenthood, toddlers, infertility)
On Tap for Today (life, humor, boston)
Body Diaries by Lucy (parenting, pcos, infertility)
Lauren Vs. The World (injectables, unexplained, anovulation)
Dreaming of Quiet Places (life after divorce, my cute dog, ponderings)
Stumbling Gracefully (working mom, photos, mindfulness and acceptance)
The Miss Ruby (longterm-ttc, living childree)
Rhyme Schemes and Daydreams (DVDs, books, culture)
Survive and Thrive (infertility, EFT, hope)
His & Her Infertility (Just Like The Matching Towels) (PCOS, azoo, international adoption)
Project Baby (MFI, taking a break, where do I go now)
Unglamorous (toddler, parenting, marriage)
The Deep Breath Before the Plunge (infertility/ttc, adoption consideration, weight loss)
Redwheelbarrow (kids, america, sewing)
The Barreness’s Blog (parenting after infertility)
ThatGirlWithEndo (infertility, chronic pain, endometriosis)
Colours Of Cattiz (fertility treatment, ivf, emotions)
Musings of a Cul-de-sac Mom (motherhood, sewing, baking)
Blitzed Blogging (drinking, kids, vitriol)
To infertility and beyond (infertility, IVF, hope)
Plans Change (parenting, adoption, infertility)
OnTheLanai (infertility, marriage, miscarriage)
Mama T’s Madcap Misadventures in Life and Babymaking (PCOS, MFI, sass)
Paradykes (life, love, surrogacy)
Transplanted Thoughts (liver transplants, special needs, life)
Our Journey (babygirl, motherhood, no #2)
Swimming Against the Tide (parenting after adoption)
Joyous Birdie (de ivf, 49-years-old)
A Field of Dreams (parenting after IF, random musings)
Raising Cain (someday) (IVF, infertility, waiting for #1)
Mom-Mom-Mom (humor, parenting, marriage)
Red Market Creative (exploring, happiness, art)
Life In the Detours (miscarriages, endometriosis, IVF #1)
Chasing Mommyhood (single, endo, ttc)
My Rotten Eggs (miscarriage, sewing, idiots)
Makingbabygiraffes (ivf, male infertility, general infertility)
believing in june (marriage, infertility, pregnancy)
Removing Roadblocks (faith, infertility, adoption)
Waiting for a baby bump (IVF, infertility, MF)
My Hopeful Journey (hope, support, advocate)
The Acorn Chronicles (pregnancy after if, randomness, hypnobirthing)
Trying Again (acupuncture, hope, perseverance)
A Woman My Age (adoption, infertility, parenting after 40)
Cradles and Graves (recurrent cord-related loss, pg after ivf and hoping)
Lily in the Valley (IVF, marriage, stepparenting)
Not Again! (RPL, IUI, grief)
Searching for the Missing Piece (adoption, life, infertility)
Thoughts from A Blonde (adoption, infertility, life)
Heeeeere Storkey, Storkey! (twins, life, pregnancy)
One Wheeler’s World (life, love, parenting after if)
The Deep Silence of a Long-Suffering Heart (family, friends, infertility)
Tribal Times (family, design, environment)
I am NOT Martha Stewart! (IVF, domestic bliss, total randomness)
Attempting to love life… (infant loss, grief, foster to adopt)
Time Well Wasted (infertility, laparoscopy, life)
My Scarlet Baby (starting adoption, infertility)
all i ever wished for… (infertility, life, hope)
Infertility Unexplained (unexplained infertility, IUI, coping with infertility)
Not a Fertile Myrtle (life, male factor, endo)
The Bex Files (adoption, special needs, humor)
I Spy A Family (adoption, motherhood)
A Blog of Joy & (Dis)quiet (spirituality, inquiry, life)
Love, Life, and Infertility (infertility, trying to conceive, ivf)
The C’s Baby Dance (IVF, mock cycle, maybe donor egg)
Momicon (cooking, memory keeping, photography)
To Those Who Wait (IUI, impatience, emotions)
The (In)Fertility Diaries (adoption, pregnancy, life)
Betty Tuesdays: The Twenty Tiny Toes Edition (twins, pregnancy, dog)
Walking An Unknown Path (infertility, stress therapy, life)
The Infertility Therapist (psychological aspects infertility)
Invisible Mother (miscarriage, pre-TTC, emotions)
Donor Eggs Journey (donor egg baby, parenting)
Our Uphill Battle (infertility, PCOS, pregnancy loss)
When ‘WE’ Becomes 3 (beginning infertility, ttc)
A Greater Yes (embryo adoption, infertility, parenting)
The Journey to a Little One to Call Our Own (infertility, pregnancy)
The Lost Stork (ivf, infertility, injections)
The Denver Autism Wheel (autism, community, optimism)
My Little Science Experiment (IVF, 3rd trimester, 1st pregnancy)
Razing Mayhem (parenting four children, marriage, geekery)
The Truth Is Out There (parenting after IF, life)
One day at a time (pain of infertility)
Maternal Hope (ttc#1, ivf, family)
Bakery Closed Until Further Notice (relationships, miscarriage, non-ttc)
No Baby Ruth (2nd trimester, IUI, PCOS)
Pink In The Sheets (lesbian lifestyle advice)
Waiting for that Positive (infertility, male factor, life)
reach in, reach out, reach up (infertility, adoption, christ)
The Bushey Life (pregnancy after IF)
Sheepishly Ambitious (knitting, baby-birthing, dc)
Baby Quest (IVF, infertility, 2ww)
Tutus and Converse (motherhood, parenting, life)
Pollination Chronicles (IVF abroad, ectopic, IVF#2)
What’s Cooking on the Mommy Porch? (family dinner, recipes, southern culture)
Inspired Ima (triplets, jewish, knitting)
Ready For My Bundle (infertility, adoption, job loss/search)
Bodega Bliss (miscarriage, fear, recovering from loss)
My Dusty Uterus (humor, stubborn eggs)
Trying Not to Scream (infertility, loss, on hold post-lap)
You Call Me a Bitch Like It’s a Bad Thing (ivf, pgd, pregnant after losses)
Being Brulliott (infertility, weight, marriage)
We Wait in Joyful Hope (adoption, waiting, life)
Hope is a Four Letter Word (anovulatory, unexplained, first IVF)
Hearts Joined, Hands Fast (iui, mfi, ttc#1)
Pontifications of a Twin Mom (parenting twins, breastfeeding, making babyfood)
Full Circle (adoption foster care)
Semi-fertile (loss, transition, grief)
A Virtual Hobby Store and Coffee Shop (news, music, food)
The Infertility Overachievers (secondary IF, IVF, son)
Babies, Balanced Translocations, and Being in my 30s (infertility, balanced translocation)
Tales of My Follies (pregnancy, day to day, food)
Hobbit-ish Thoughts & Ramblings (parenting after losses, cooking, weightloss)
Mommy Odyssey (miscarriage, healing, humor)
InfertiliTEE (secondary infertility challenges)
the January list is now closed. The February list will open on 1/31

You have questions…I have answers:

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

Q: What is an Iron Commenter?

A: Not for the faint-of-heart. People who wish to be an Iron Commenter and be entered on the Iron Commenter honour roll need to leave a comment on every blog on the participants list (exceptions are blogs that require you to have a special log-in, such as some LiveJournal accounts or other similar situations). You can spread out this commenting any way you wish over the whole week, but the final comment needs to be left by midnight on the 28th (EST). Reaching Iron Commenter status is done on an honour system. Please email me if you earn Iron Commenter status so I can add you to the wall of honour.

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?

A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is silvery-blue, the next month it will be green, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins and better ensures that you’ll use it. Too many times, people sign up and forget to actually do IComLeavWe and this icon gives you a daily reminder (with the dates on it) every time you open your own blog. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?

A: Because IComLeavWe happens every month, once the list is closed, it’s closed. If you’re finding out about this on the 23rd, you can’t join the current month. But leave yourself a note to check back in a week on the 1st and you can sign up for the next month.

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?

A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?

A: Well, that really doesn’t happen for the most part, but in that case, simply choose another blog and add an additional comment. The goal is to hit 6 comments daily as a minimum. Going over that is fantastic and encouraged.

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?

A: Email me; I’m quite friendly. It helps to place “IComLeavWe” in the subject line. You could also check this post which contains the history of IComLeavWe and see if you can glean anything there.

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

December 28, 2010 Comments Off on IComLeavWe: January 2011

IComLeavWe: December 2010

by Mel

Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
Add yourself to the list by filling out this form: the December list is now closed. The January list will open on 12/30.
Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). You need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

The December 2010 List

Stirrup Queens ( twins, books, writing )
Scrambled Eggs — A Journey from IVF to Baby-Maybe ( ivf, ttc, pregnancy )
Getting Inside My Head ( kids, tech, weight loss )
Me Plus One ( SMC, pregnancy after loss )
Ambivalent Womb ( mfi, ivf #3 )
My Infertility Journey ( parenting/ infertility /ttc#2 )
A Half Baked Life ( food/baking, pregnancy after loss )
Bio Girl ( parenting, infertility, TTC#2 )
Write Mind Open Heart ( open adoption, mindfulness, perfect moments )
It’s Always Raining ( infertility, fostering, life )
Banking On It ( 1st ivf, mfi, immunology )
Blawnde’s Blawg ( infertility, acupuncture, new to TCM )
Diary of taking small steps towards baby steps ( ivf, pcos, ttc )
The Miss Ruby ( living childless, longtermttc )
Fervently Wishing ( smc, health, ttc )
My Ordinary Miracles ( success after infertility, toddler, twins )
Yolk ( infertility, ttc, humour )
Too Many Fish to Fry ( twins, if, miscarriage )
Baby Magnesi ( infertility, mfi, depression )
Searching for the Missing Piece ( miscarriage, adoption, decisions )
Here We Go Again ( parenting, life after, humor )
Aisha Iqbal ( motherhood, writing, life )
One Cycle at a Time ( infertility thyroid pups )
Infertility Unexplained ( unexplained infertility, iui, acupuncture )
No Suzy Homemaker ( IVF, RPL, stillbirth )
The Unfair Struggle ( mfi, speedskating, life )
amoment2think ( parenting, society, food )
Dragondreamer’s Lair ( parenting, secondary infertility, crafts )
My Cheap Violin ( single, ttc, iui )
Woman Anyone? ( third trimester, baby #1, unexplained infertility )
A Second Line ( IVF, stillbirth, incompetent cervix )
Stumbling Gracefully ( working mom, photos, letting go )
The Road Less Traveled ( infant loss, embryo adoption, IVF )
Paradykes ( emma, life, surrogacy )
Kate the Poet ( writing, parenting, college )
A Page In My Book ( everyday chaos, special needs, if grad )
ThatGirlWithEndo ( infertility, endometriosis, pain )
Not Just an Army Wife ( military, infertility, loss )
Not Again! ( rpl, autoimmune, iui )
Workin’ on a full house! ( PCOS, life, TTC )
This non-American Life ( travel, expat life, Europe )
Flogging the Muse ( art, painting, creativity )
Alex’s Adventures ( IVF, NK cells, MTHFR )
Life In A Glass House ( transracial adoption, multicultural family, G-d)
For We Are Bound by Symmetry ( ttc#1, unexplained infertility )
The Infertility Overachievers ( success after IVF, toddler, IVF #2 )
On Tap for Today ( life, humor, Boston )
Magnolia Queen ( wedding, miscarriage, family )
Rocky Road to Motherhood ( pregnant, IVF, life )
The 2 Week Wait ( infertility, humor, TTC )
The Port of Indecision ( recurrent pregnancy loss )
The Inadequate Conception ( infertility, humor, book )
Walking An Unknown Path ( failed ivf, god )
Find Joy Now ( joy, life, parenting )
Sparkles and Fairy Tales: Waiting on my Fertile Godmother ( PCOS, infertility, marriage )
Creating Our Miracle ( ivf, ttc, infertility )
A Woman My Age ( adoption, infertility, parenting after 40 )
Digital-Damita.net ( frugal, green, ttc )
Enchilada Sunrise ( fibrecrafts, bipolar, life )
My Hopeful Journey ( support, support, support )
Removing Roadblocks ( unexplained infertility, faith, food )
A PGD BLOG ( pgd, ivf, myotonic dystophy )
The Journey to Baby G ( iui, miscarriage, pcos )
The Pursuit of Pregnancy ( ivf, recurrent losses, DOR )
The Misadventures of Missohkay ( adoption, pregnancy loss )
My Infertile Confessions ( IVF #1, PCOS, septate uterus )
Cradles and Graves ( recurrent cord-related loss, maybe a baby? )
From TTC to Mommy, thanks to IVF ( ivf, parenting after IF, embryo adoption )
A Miracle In the Making…A Great Joy Is Coming ( pregnant afer IF/recurrent miscarriage, nk cells, mthfr )
Whitney & Erick – Our Home on the Web ( IVF, miscarriage, RPL )
The Infertility Therapist ( psychological aspects of infertility )
Carney Exploits ( life, infertility, home )
Your Great Life ( fertility coaching, emotional support, family-building )
Eggs in a Basketcase ( infertility, relationships, failure )
Project Baby ( infertility, iui, my story )
Infertility And Me ( azoospermia, father, MFI )
The C’s Baby Dance ( PCOS TTC #2, IVF-ED, IUI )
Lifeslurper ( donor eggs, infertility, depression )
To Those Who Wait ( IUI , TTC 3+ years, life )
Raising Cain (someday) ( IVF, infertility, waiting for #1 )
Mission: Fertile Soul ( fertility, creativity, humor )
Teddy Lifeslurper ( infertility, humour, teddy )
Exploring Chaos ( ttc #2, tww, parenting after IF )
Little Bird ( donor egg ivf )
Surviving the Secondary Infertility Madness ( pregnant, pcos, parenting )
College & Endo ( endo & IF, TTC in college )
Our Stork isn’t Great with Directions ( new baby, PCOS, MFI )
Infertility Musings ( miscarriage after IVF #1, sadness, hope )
Lily in the Valley ( IVF, marriage, stepparenting )
Reach In, Reach Out, Reach Up ( adoption, christ, infertility )
Wistfulgirl’s World ( infertility, pcos, life )
Stork Stalking ( SMC, recurrent pregnancy loss )
Inconceivable! ( infertility, family, struggles )
Plans Change ( adoption, infertility, teaching )
Lauren Vs. The World ( injectables, unexplained, anovulation )
Making Baby Giraffes ( infertility ivf icsi )
The Barren Chemist ( childfree after loss, chemistry, life )
Riding the IVF Roller Coaster ( fear, early pregnancy )
As Fast As My Baby Can ( ivf, ttc#1, donor eggs )
Tales from the Rat Race ( pregnant after ivf, 3rd trimester )
Born From My Heart ( toddlerhood, infertility, adoption )
Ready For My Bundle ( adoption/infertility, job loss, home improvement )
All Grown Up ( adoption, parenting, life )
Hearts Joined, Hands Fast ( mfi, iui, ttc #1 )
My Dusty Uterus ( exercise, humor, eggs )
Loving, Living, Loving ( stillbirth, family, childbirth )
It’s Definitely Possible ( smc, ttc, life )
Try, Try Again ( baby loss, ttc, ivf )
for all the things we hope for ( infertility, miscarriage, nursing school )
Buzz Off Infertility ( infertility, pregnancy loss, pregnancy )
In a Nutshell ( donor IVF, fertile-venting, surviving )
Waiting For Our Miracle ( FET, IVF, early pregnancy )
Junebugs Musings ( if, moving, soul-searching )
Trying to Conceive ( ivf, infertility, emotions )
Motherhood Meets Me ( adoption infertility motherhood )
Getting There ( adoption, waiting, life )
Baby Dreams ( pregnant with #2 after IF/recurrent miscarriage, my son, life )
Infertile Follies ( infertility, IVF, ectopic pregnancy )
Grief, Interrupted ( grief, acceptance, special needs )
Watering Faith’s Seed ( infertility, faith, ivf )
On The Lanai ( infertility, emotions, marriage )
All Aboard the Pity Boat ( infertility, running, life )
Trying not to scream ( infertility, loss, trying again )
Hope Is A Four Letter Word ( annovulation, iui, ivf )
Heeeeere Storkey, Storkey! ( twins, life, pregnancy )
Calmly Chaotic ( pregnancy, 1st trimester, design )
The Infertility Doula ( support, information, general IF )
The Road Less Traveled ( unexplained if, life )
InDueTime ( life, infertility, pcos )
wanna bee ( adoption, loss, craftiness )
The Ros’ Bowl ( parenting after infertility )
High Heels to Hunting Boots ( dog, photography, cooking )
Uncommon Nonsene ( infertilty, pcos, hypothyroidism )
Journey to Baby Belgard ( unexplained, infertility, ivf )
MissConception ( infertility, pcos, ttc #1 )
the December list is now closed. The January list will open on 12/30.

You have questions…I have answers:

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

Q: What is an Iron Commenter?

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?

A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is navy blue, the next month it will be green, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins and better ensures that you’ll use it. Too many times, people sign up and forget to actually do IComLeavWe and this icon gives you a daily reminder (with the dates on it) every time you open your own blog. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?

A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

November 30, 2010 Comments Off on IComLeavWe: December 2010

IComLeavWe: November 2010

by Mel

Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
Add yourself to the list by filling out this form: The list is now closed (the new list will open 12/1).
Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). You need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

The November 2010 List

Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
Three Cats and a Baby (new baby, adoption, infertility)
Infertility And Me (azoospermia, mfi, pregnant)
Here We Go Again (parenting, life after, humor)
InDueTime (life, infertility, pcos)
Our New Normal (adoption, pregnancy loss, learning to heal)
Baby Magnesi (infertility, mfi, depression)
A Half Baked Life (pregnancy after loss, food, yoga)
Maybe Baby . . . (or maybe the loony bin?) (pregnancy after ivf)
Write, Baby, Repeat (adoption, donor eggs, parenting)
Our Someday Family (new baby, mfi, random)
The 2 Week Wait (ttc, infertility, humor)
Being Joyful Always (weight loss, faith, infertility)
Lifeslurper (over 40, donor eggs, pregnancy loss)
Whitterer On Autism (humor, family, autism)
Planting a Pumpkin Patch (ttc, loss, pumpkins)
The Road Less Traveled (infant loss, IVF, embryo adoption)
Dragondreamer’s Lair (parenting, secondary infertility, crafts)
Aisha Iqbal (motherhood, writing, life)
Our Miracle in the Making A Great Joy is Coming (pregnancy after IF or loss, immune issues)
Someday (dIUI, birthday, family)
Savor the Moment (pcos, love, hope)
Woman Anyone? (unexplained infertility, surprise pregnancy, third trimester)
The Miss Ruby (living childless, longtermttc)
We got hitched. We bought the 4 bedroom house. We had twins. Now what??? (parenting after infertlity/loss, twins, life)
Trying for a baby (TTC, IVF, endometriosis)
Digital-Damita.net (frugal, green, ttc)
Flogging the Muse (art, painting, creativity)
This non-American Life (travel, expat life, Germany)
Your Great Life (fertility coaching, emotional support, family-building)
My Hopeful Journey (hope, coping, support)
My Ordinary Miracles (success after infertility, toddler, twins)
The Infertility Overachievers (secondary IF, IVF, son)
The Pursuit of Pregnancy (infertility ttc ivf)
Waiting for a baby bump (IVF, infertility, male factor)
Blawnde’s Blawg (infertility, pcos, IUI)
Waiting for that Positive (TTC, life, positivity)
..Sam’s Town.. (twins, after infertility, photography)
Grief, Interrupted (grief, acceptance, special needs)
I Blog Because of Peer Pressure (twins after IF, miscarriage, life)
Heeeeere Storkey, Storkey! (twins, life, pregnancy)
Biz Mommy (inspiration, blogging, working from home)
Plans Change (adoption, infertility, teaching)
Getting There (adoption, waiting, life)
MyTTCstory (TTC, IVF, infertility randomness)
The Infertility Therapist (psychological aspects, infertility)
Three Little Birds (grief, son, photos)
NOT so Fertile Mertile (ivf, infertility, hope)
Riding the IVF Roller Coaster (1st egg donor cycle)
My Infertility Journey (parenting, infertility, ttc#2)
All In One Basket (hypothalamic amenorrhea, egg donation, owls)
Walking and Unknown Path (infertility, ivf, god)
Life In A Glass House (transracial adoption, god, parenthood)
The Inadequate Conception (infertility, adoption, humor)
Lil Family Blog (lesbian, toddlers, photography)
As Fast As My Baby Can (ttc#1, unexplained infertility)
Fervently Wishing (smc, health, ttc)
Sharee’s Stolen Angels Blog (faith, healing after loss, encouragement)
Mommy In Waiting (ttc, failed IVF, finding hope)
Musings of an Everyday Weight Loss Guru (weight loss, life, emotions)
His & Her Infertility (Just Like The Matching Towels) (PCOS, azoo, international adoption)
CD1 Again (infertility, sadness, on break)
Raising Cain (someday) (infertility, IVF, waiting)
For We Are Bound By Symmetry (ttc #1, unexplained infertility)
Bio Girl (parenting, infertility, endometriosis)
Banking On It (ivf, immunology/mthfr, mfi)
Write Mind Open Heart (open adoption, mindfulness, perfect moments)
A Woman My Age (adoption, infertility, parenting after 40)
Lily in the Valley (infertility, marriage, stepparenting)
Storm in My Teacup (IVF, TTC, happy)
Mommies Here! (adoption, infertility, life)
Ready For My Bundle (infertility, adoption, job loss/search)
Hannah Wept, Sarah Laughed (infertility, POF, NaBloPoMo)
Not a Fertile Myrtle (male factor, endo, life)
Semi-fertile (loss, perspective, break)
The Infertility Doula (support, news, social commentary)
Flucky Mom (motherhood, opinion, life)
I’m Just Being Honest (IVF, deployment, life)
Half Baked Banana Bread (parenting after infertility, premies, life and love)
Project Baby (infertility, donor sperm, IUI)
Inspired Ima (triplets, jewish, food)
Find Joy Now (joy, adoption, parenting)
Are We There Yet (post-fibroid removal, high risk pregnancy, anxiety)
Cradles and Graves (2nd tri losses, IVF #2 – our very last chance)
The Panda Diaries (pregnancy, life, depression/anxiety)
Cloudy With A Chance of Hope (infertility, child loss, grief)
Rocky Road to Motherhood (IVF, infertility, life)
Autistic Child’s Parent (educating autistic children)
Musings of a Wannabe Mommy (humor, donor eggs, endometriosis)
Venting Vagina (ivf#2, embryo testing, unexplained)
Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
Stumbling Gracefully (motherhood (after loss), photos, freebies)
My Infertile Confessions (IVF #1, G-d’s will, life)
Québécoise et bilingue, a Bilingual Quebecker’s Blog (Montreal, life, love)
Parenthood for Me (infertility, adoption, coping)
ErnieGirl (pregnant infertile birthmother)
If Life weren’t so IFfy (life, adoption, infertility)
Autism Mom Rising (autism, spirituality, overcoming adversity)
The Denver Autism Wheel (children, autism, optimism)
On Tap for Today (life, humor, Boston)
Enchilada Sunrise (fibrecrafts, bipolar, life)
The Suburban Princess Diaries (babies, parenting, pregnancy)
We Met on Match.com (IVF, TTC, infertility)
Just us and the Cat (ectopic, miscarriage, IVF)
Unglamorous (parenting, marriage, life)
MissyMom in Madrid (life in Europe, family, in the kitchen)
Musings of a Hormonal Egg Basket (pregnancy after IVF)
Mama Bear (adoption, infertility, pregnancy)
Ambivalent Womb (ivf #3, mfi)
Hearts Joined, Hands Fast (infertility, mfi, ttc#1)
A Page In My Book (parenting, preemies, special needs)
My Lovely Lady Bump (pregnancy, first time parents)
The King and Eye (autism, family, parenting)
Not Just an Army Wife (military, infertility, loss)
To Those Who Wait (infertility, IUI, life)
Life: Chats and Rants (pcos, ttc, life)
Artificially Fertile Myrtle (parenting after infertility, twins, humor)
Still Working on that Due Date (endometriosis, secondary infertility, IVF)
Cold Cups of Tea (autism, parenting, yoga)
The Barreness (infertility, dreams, reflections)
All I Ever Wished For (infertility, ivf, life)
The Journey to a Little One to Call Our Own (infertility, ttc)
Believing in June (pregnancy after infertility)
A Virtual Hobby Store and Coffee Shop (food, news, prayer)
My So-Called Life (humor, awkward, life)
Cape Girl’s Journey (pregnancy, IVF, stillbirth)
The Cortes Baby Dance (IVF, egg donor, PCOS)
Looking for my Keys (infertility, foster adoption, special needs)
Light Of Aquarius (aquarius, age of aquarius)
Our Little Family’s Journey (IVF#3, TTC#2, family)
Too Beautiful for Earth (miscarriage, grief, healing)
Adoption Journey (adoption, motherhood, adoption support)
A Greater Yes (embryo adoption, infertility, parenting)
Just Beginning (pcos, injectibles, iui)
The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow (I Hope) (multiple losses, childfree-living?)
Body Diaries by Lucy (parenting, infertility, pcos)
Whole Heartedly (loss, ivf, life)
Whitney & Erick – Our Home on the Web (infertility, miscarriage, IVF)
Yolk (infertility, ttc, life)
Scrambled Eggs-A Journey from IVF to Baby-Maybe (ivf, fertility, ttc)
I Spy A Family (adoption, motherhood)
My Beautiful, Messy Life (grief, parenting, spirituality)
Valentina in the Sky (stillbirth, dark humor, growth)
My Journey with Endometriosis (endometriosis, fet#1, pregnancy loss)
Trying Not to Scream (infertility, loss, trying again)
A little blog about the big infertility (recurrent loss, crappy eggs, IVFs)
Romancing the Stone (IVF, new baby, miracles)
All in G-d’s Time (adoption, embryo adoption, infertility)
Rammi.glomp.me (rants, whatever comes into my head at 11PM, randomness)
Wanna Bee (adoption, loss, craftiness)
ThatGirlWithEndo (endometriosis, pain, infertility)
Mommy In Waiting (infertility, waiting, IVF failure)
No Baby Ruth (PCOS, IUI, pregnancy)
Kate the Poet (writing, parenting, college)
Teresa’s Pieces (infertility, multiple ivfs, egg quality issues)
Infertility Unexplained (unexplained infertility, acupuncture, IUI)
In a Nutshell (severe mfi, ivf, anguish )
The Barreness’s Blog (parenting after infertility)
Finding Me After IF (3rd trimester, infertility, family)
Waiting For Our Miracle (FET, IVF, IF)
Searching for the Missing Piece (miscarriage, adoption, life)
The Eternal Guestroom (ttc #1, infertility, thoughts)
Transplanted Thoughts (life, boys, humor)
Surely Goodness and Mercy (RPL, IUI, hope)
Calmly Chaotic (ivf#1, injections, design)
Air Force Mummy (miscarriage, parenting, loss)
That’s My Answer (question of the day, life, fun)
The Road Less Traveled (unexplained infertility, life)
Survive and Thrive (infertility, eft, movies)
Ginger and Lime (infertility, mfi, confusion)
Discovering Joy In The Storm (MFI, faith, family)
The (In)fertility Diaries (new baby, adoption, life)
Circus Children (messages, moments, miracles)
A Little Bit of Life (pregnancy after infertility, marriage, life)
Infertile Follies (infertility, IVF, ectopic pregnancy)
Life with Endometriosis and PCOS (pcos, endo, trying again)
Misfit Mrs. (recurrent miscarriage, infertility, crazy family)
It’s Always Raining (infertility, life, foster parenting)
No Suzy Homemaker (IVF, RPL, stillbirth)
Chasing Mommyhood (single, ttc, iui#4)
Our TTC Journey (infertility, ivf #2, ttc)
My Little Science Experiment (success through ivf)
Salvageable (pregnancy, life, work)
Mission: Fertile Soul (fertility, coping, happiness)
Mydustyuterus (infertility, exercise, humor)
Removing Roadblocks (infertility, faith, food)
Carpe Diem (grief, infertility, relationships)
Random Thoughts from Angie (IVF, life, humor)
Jen’s Seven From Heaven (open adoption, support for birthmom)
Life in the White House (donor sperm, daughter, crafting)
Stork Stalking (SMC, pregnancy after loss)
The Bushey Life (pregnancy after infertility)
The list is now closed (the new list will open 12/1)

You have questions…I have answers:

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

Q: What is an Iron Commenter?

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?

A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

October 30, 2010 Comments Off on IComLeavWe: November 2010

IComLeavWe: October 2010

by Mel

Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
Add yourself to the list by filling out this form: the list is now closed. The November list will open on 10/31.
Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). You need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

The October 2010 List

Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
Born From My Heart (motherhood, adoption, PCOS)
Aisha Iqbal (parenting, writing, life)
Musings of a Hormonal Egg Basket (pregnancy after IVF)
Maybe Baby . . . (or maybe the loony bin?) (IVF, infertility, life)
Riding the IVF Roller Coaster (IVF, ICSI, infertility)
Banking On It (on a break, ivf in 2011)
The Road Less Traveled (IVF, infant loss, embryo adoption)
Bio Girl (parenting, family, infertility)
A Half Baked Life (pregnancy after loss, cooking (mostly vegetarian)
Ready For My Bundle…. (infertility, adoption, family)
ErnieGirl (pregnant infertile birthmother)
First and Only IVF? (first ivf, 2 week wait, infertility)
Dragondreamer’s Lair (parenting, secondary infertility, crafts)
Grief, Interrupted (grief, acceptance, special needs)
The New Life of Nancy (life, schnarkiness, opinions)
The Other Life of Nancy (children, life after IF, parenting)
All in One Basket (hypothalamic amennorhea, egg donation)
Alex’s Adventures (iui, infertility, fear)
Whole Heartedly (ivf, hypothyroid, mfi)
College & Endo–AKA The Crazy See-Saw I Call My Life (college, saving for ART, relationships)
Not a Fertile Myrtle (azoo, endo, pcos)
Planting a Pumpkin Patch (loss, ttc, yummies)
Little Steps to Baby Steps (IVF #3, miscarriage, god)
Do I Have to Be a D.I.N.K.? (ttc, ivf, miscarriage)
Plans Change (adoption, infertility, teaching)
My Lovely Lady Bump (pregnancy, family, life)
Stolen fertility (infertility, emotions, thoughts)
Waiting for a baby bump (TTC, IVF, male factor)
Romancing the Stone (IVF, new baby, miracles)
As Fast As My Baby Can (infertility, ivf, unexplained)
Just Beginning (pcos, clomid, anovulation)
The Journey To 40 And Beyond (foster care adoption)
Storm in My Teacup (IVF, TTC, happy)
Life in the Waiting Womb (misadventures with infertility)
The 2 Week Wait (TTC, infertility, humor)
Cherish This Baby (PCOS, infertility, baby #2)
Ponderings on Infertility, IVF and Miscarriage (infertility ,ivf, miscarriage)
Musings of an Everyday Weight Loss Guru (weight loss, life, emotions)
Woman Anyone? (surprise pregnancy, unexplained infertility, baby#1)
Digital-Damita (frugal, green, technology)
The Infertility Therapist (psychological aspects, infertility)
Eggs out of Time (ivf, pregnancy, loss)
Find Joy Now (joy, adoption, life)
CD1 Again (infertility, life, appointments)
Our New Normal (preeclampsia, pregnancy loss, adoption)
Cradles and Graves (recurrent cord-related loss, IVF, freak of nature)
Can I Walk With You… (infertility, loss, Christian)
Someday (azoospermia, DI, anxiety)
Child Bearing Hip (loss, toddler, babies)
Keep Calm and Blog On (adoption, infertility, parenting)
SaM’s Town (twins, after infertility, photography)
Lil Family Blog (motherhood, lesbian, giveaways)
Are We There Yet (pregnancy, high-risk, anxiety)
More Room in my Heart (secondary infertility, male factor infertility, formerly athletic person)
My Hopeful Journey (positive support, advocacy)
On Tap for Today (life, humor, Boston)
Calmly Chaotic (ivf, icsi, design)
Flucky Mom (parenting, life, art)
Infertility And Me (MFI, azoospermia, pregnant)
Waiting Lisa (adoption, new baby, infertility)
Lifeslurper (donor eggs, over 40, IVF)
Your Great Life (fertility, family-building, support)
The Unfair Struggle (mfi, speedskating, life)
Searching for the Missing Piece (loss, fear, life)
Our Miracle In the Making…A Great Joy is Coming (pregnancy after multiple losses, immune issues, pregnancy after IVF)
Hearts Joined, Hands Fast (infertility, cycles, waiting)
I Blog Because of Peer Pressure (twins, toddlers, photos)
The Busey Life (pregnancy after infertility)
PrayingForPregnancy (hope and rpl)
Autism Mom Rising (autism, spirituality, overcoming adversity)
Finding Her Way (infertility, male factor infertility, life)
Enchilada Sunrise (knitting & spinning, bipolar, life)
Countering… (autism, community building, parenting)
Mommy In Waiting (ivf, ttc, mfi)
Chois-R-Us (adoption, waiting, life)
The Deep Breath Before the Plunge (infertility, options, ttc 4 yrs)
Walking An Unknown Path (ttc, infertility, G-d)
Baby Magnesi (MFI, TTC, depression)
The Panda Diaries (prepartum depression, art, life)
Infertility Doula (support, advice, news)
Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
Life in the House That Asperger Built (autism, family, kids)
The King and Eye (autism, family, parenting)
Acting Balanced (family, life, reviews)
A Blog of Joy & (Dis)quiet (spirituality, life, G-d)
Biz Mommy (inspiration, blogging, working at home)
Project Baby (donor sperm, infertility, IUI)
Raising Cain (someday) (waiting, IVF, infertility)
Sharee’s Stolen Angels Blog (infant loss, hope, spirituality)
Whitterer On Autism (humor, family, autism)
The Rocky Road To Motherhood (IVF, infertility, life)
Autism Herd (autism, family, humor)
The (In)fertility Diaries (TTC, adoption, life)
Hobbit-ish Thoughts & Ramblings (pregnant after losses, life, cooking)
Silk Road Visions (shamanism, spirituality, dreamtime)
Laughing Through Tears (autism, twins, life)
The Birds and the Bees (ivf, unexplained, life)
Change of Plan (formerly Relaxing Doesn’t Get You Pregnant) (pregnant after bs, cynicism, sarcasm)
Sarah Q (infertility, pcos, marriage)
Here We Go Again (parenting, life after, humor)
All I ever wished for…. (infertility, IVF, life)
Venting Vagina (ivf#2, unexplained, testing)
Growing As They Grow (adoption, kids, life)
My Ordinary Miracles (success after infertility, toddler, twins)
Eating Myself to Life (2nd trimester, diabetic, crazy life)
NOT so Fertile Mertile (ivf, infertility, hope)
Time Well Wasted (infertility, IUI, positivity)
A journey of needles & herbs to the fertile land (infertility, traditional chinese medicine)
Wanna Bee (adoption, loss, craftiness)
Life by the Day (infertility, pregnancy, life)
I Spy A Family (motherhood, adoption)
Blawnde’s Blawg (multiple IUIs, PCOS, support)
Waiting for that Positive (TTC, emotions, life)
Outside My Head (family, photos, running)
That’s My Answer (question of the day, life, fun)
Quebecker’s Bilingual Blog (Quebec, life, pictures)
Waiting For Our Miracle (FET, IVF, PCOS)
Chasing Mommyhood (IUI#3, endo, ttc)
Inconceivable! (ttc, step-parenting, life)
For We Are Bound by Symmetry (ttc, infertility)
A Little Blog about the Big Infertility (IVFs, loss, bad eggs)
Out of the Fog (autism, parenting, acceptance)
Flogging the Muse (art, painting, creativity)
Barefoot and… (parenting, secondary infertility)
My Infertility Journey (motherhood, infertility, TTC#2)
We Wait in Joyful Hope (adoption, waiting, life)
The Denver Autism Wheel (sons, autism, optimism)
Write, Baby, Repeat (adoption, donor eggs, infertility)
Circus Children (life, love, miracles)
A Greater Yes (embryo adoption, pregnancy, faith)
A Woman My Age (adoption, infertility, parenting after 40)
My Infertility Woes (infertility, staying positive, adoption research)
Lily in the Valley (infertility, marriage, stepparenting)
Arizona Mamma (pregnancy, secondary infertility, pcos)
Infertility Unexplained (unexplained infertility, acupuncture, iui)
The Gist Fam (PCOS, faith, daily life)
My Infertile Confessions (pcos, gods will, infertility)
Getting There (adoption, waiting, life)
Life With Endo (endo, emotions, gi issues)
Hannah Wept, Sarah Laughed (infertility, life, foodie)
Salvageable (pregnancy, work, family)
Because Of Match.com (PCOS, infertility, IVF)
Tales of My Follies (injectables, waiting, day to day)
Trying Not to Scream (infertility, loss, trying again)
Going For It (preparing for IVF #2)
Attempting to Love Life Without Her (infant loss, foster/adoption, faith)
Random Thoughs from Angie (IVF, life, humor)
Junebug’s Musings (PCOS, moving, traveling)
The Infertility Overachievers (secondary IF, IVF, son)
The Fertilely-Challenged Black Sheep (ttc, infertility, life)
The Inadequate Conception (infertility, adoption, humor)
Infertile Follies (infertility, IVF, ectopic pregnancy)
Hello Goodbye (loss, ttc, parenting)
No Suzy Homemaker (IVF, RPL, stillbirth)
A Virtual Hobby Store and Coffee Shop (news, music, food)
Life and Love in the Petri Dish (pregnancy #6, recurrent miscarriage, hope)
A Nuttier Life (TTC, PCOS, randomness)
InDueTime (infertility, pcos, life)
Reach In, Reach Out, Reach Up (adoption, christ, infertility)
For The Love Of Harper (angel, daughter, grief)
Cloudy With A Chance of Hope (infertility, child loss, grief)
If Life Weren’t So IFfy (infertility, life, kids)
My Sweet Kenny (stillbirth & infertility)
the list is now closed. The November list will open on 10/31

You have questions…I have answers:

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

Q: What is an Iron Commenter?

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?

A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is orange, the next month it will be green, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins and better ensures that you’ll use it. Too many times, people sign up and forget to actually do IComLeavWe and this icon gives you a daily reminder (with the dates on it) every time you open your own blog. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?

A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

September 29, 2010 Comments Off on IComLeavWe: October 2010

IComLeavWe: September 2010

by Mel

Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
Add yourself to the list by filling out this form: the list is now closed. The list for October will open on 9/30.
Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). You need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

The September 2010 List

Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
Find Joy Now (adoption, joy, life)
Anla Knits, no really she does. (infertility, feeling lost, life)
Mommie Heaven (toddler, diapers, academia)
Weebles Wobblog (open adoption, mindfulness, perfect moments)
Musings of a Hormonal Egg Basket (pregnancy after IVF)
Bee In The Bonnet (twins, babies, advice)
ErnieGirl (pregnant infertile birthmother)
Infertility Musings (ivf, thyroid, change)
His & Her Infertility (Just Like The Matching Towels) (PCOS, azoo, international adoption)
Certainly Not Cool Enought to Blog (childlessness, survival, life)
Maybe Baby . . . (or maybe the loony bin?) (infertility, IVF, life)
Just Two Lines Away (high fsh, endo)
Someday (azoospermia, grief, decisions)
Can I Get Some Sugar with These Lemons? (Korean adoption, endo, infertility)
In The Middle With You (adoption, infertility, random thoughts)
Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
Dragondreamer’s Lair (parenting, secondary infertility, crafts)
The Miss Ruby (living childless longtermttc)
The Maniacal Mommy (motherhood, infertility, pregnancy)
Making Me Mom (ivf, faith, emotions)
The Road Less Traveled (infant loss, IVF, embryo adoption)
The Inadequate Conception (infertility, humor, adoption)
No Suzy Homemaker (RPL, IVF, stillbirth)
CD1 Again (infertility, life, tests)
Planting a Pumpkin Patch (loss, humor, puppies)
The 2 Week Wait (humor, TTC, infertility)
Baby On Mind (IVF, ttc#1, unexplained)
Cradles and Graves (recurrent cord-related loss, IVF #2)
Baby Dreams (ttc#2 w/pcos after loss, my son, love dare)
Lil Family Blog (motherhood, lesbians, giveaways)
Care to Try (pcos, cycles, life)
The Infertility Overachievers (IVF success, son, TTC again)
Infertile Revolution (infertility, politics, feminism)
Somekindofride (adoption, foster care, parenting)
On Tap for Today (life, humor, Boston)
Are We There Yet (pregnancy, high risk, post-fibroid removal)
Infertility And Me (azoospermia, mfi, pregnant)
Wistfulgirl’s World (ttc, hyperplasia, life)
Baybee Luv (giveaways, reviews, motherhood)
Barrenista (barren, adoption, 3-year-old)
Random Thoughts From Angie (challenge, ttc, life)
believing in june (early pregnancy, marriage, hope)
The Bushey Life (pregnancy after infertility)
Rotten Eggs? (Ivf, unexplained fertility, coping)
Iscrapandco (scrapbooking, travel, randomness)
Trying for Two (miscarriage pregnancy ttc)
Reproductive Jeans (parenting, photos, next-steps)
Our Journey, but Not Our Plan (adoption, infertility, teacher)
Accepting the Unexpected (loss, irregular cycles, infertility)
Getting There (adoption, infertility, waiting)
Stolen Fertility (infertility, emotions, technical)
Funny Little Pollywogs (embryo adoption, food, photography)
Inconceivable! (unexplained infertility, ivf#1)
Chois-R-Us (adoption, life, waiting)
Lifeslurper (miscarriage, donor eggs, 40+)
The Journey to Our Three Little Kilos (infertility, ttc, miscarriage)
Life in the Last Frontier (open adoption, infertility, life)
Fearlessly Infertile (IVF #2, military, random)
Melissa’s Thoughts and Realizations (ivf, hypothyroid, miscarriage)
My Ordinary Miracles (IVF survivor, twins, toddler)
Flogging the Muse (art, painting, creativity)
Jen’s Seven From Heaven (embryo adoption, children, family)
3 Babies, 2 Jens, 1 Cause- Embryo Adoption (embryo adoption, our adopted blessings)
Savor the Moment (infertility, the beginning, humor)
An Unexpected Life (infertility, adoption, sadness)
Chasing Mommyhood (IUI, single, endo)
Through The Eyes of a Stranger (infertility, life, general)
Among the Blossoms (infertility, mfi, randomness)
Lily in the Valley (infertility, marriage, stepparenting)
Trying not to scream (infertility, loss, trying again)
You Call Me a Bitch Like It’s a Bad Thing (ivf, pgd, fibroid/myomectomy)
Blawnde’s Blawg (first IUI, 2WW, infertile but hopeful)
First & Only IVF (ivf, infertility, loneliness)
Carney Exploits (fertilty school unemployment)
My Path to Insanity & Beyond (IVF, FET, life)
Days Of Our Lives (life, daily events, and adventures)
Project Baby (infertility, donor sperm, hope)
Dreaming of Quiet Places (ponderings, emotional abuse recovery, my cute dog)
Mommy in Waiting (ivf, mfi, hope)
The (In)fertility Diaries (adoption, life, ttc)
Autism Mom Rising (autism, spirituality, overcoming adversity)
ChicknChicken (infertility, miscarriage, trying to conceive)
Going For It (IVF #2, MFI, low reserve)
Your Great Life (fertility health, infertility support, happiness within)
Inconceivable! (ttc, step-parenting, life)
DearFutureBaby (infertility, adoption, judaism)
Peace, Love, and Starbucks (life, school, TTC)
Spermination Station (first trimester, life)
Confessions Of A College Angel (random, life, family)
wanna bee (adoption, loss, craftiness)
A Greater Yes (embryo adoption, infertility)
Mama Bear (adoption, infertility, pregnancy)
Stumbling Gracefully (motherhood, acceptance, letting go)
The Big Green Easy (gardening green cleaning)
A Little Bit of Life (pregnancy after clomid, marriage, life)
Jamie and us now and forever (foster-care adoption, 4 yr old daughter)
Ambivalent Womb (mfi, ivf #3)
The Rocky Road to Motherhood (ivf, infertility, life)
A Little Blog About the Big Infertility (IVF #4, loss, bad eggs)
The Barreness (infertility, sadness, hope)
An Infertile Blog (infertility, diet, life)
Missing Baby Carriage (pcos, iui, bfp)
Keeping my eyes on Jesus (IVF, faith, miscarriage)
Quebecoise et bilingue : a Quebecker’s Bilingual Blog (Quebec, life, happiness)
Hannah Wept, Sarah Laughed (life, infertility, Judaism)
It Is Tuesday, Right?? (frozen cycle, motherhood, general insanity)
I Spy A Family (adoption, motherhood)
The Deep Breath Before the Plunge (infertility, ttc 4yrs)
The Panda Diaries (pregnancy, home birth, depression/anxiety)
Knocked up by Another Man (DE-IVF, bedrest, Alaska)
Musings of an Everyday Weightloss Guru (weight loss, life, fitness)
Baby Magnesi (MFI, TTC, IVF)
My Lovely Lady Bump (pregnancy after loss, pregnancy)
The Barreness’s Blog (parenting after infertility)
Life in the White House (donor sperm, life, crafting)
SaM’s Town (twins after IF, photography, life)
It’s Always Raining (ttc, life, marriage)
As Fast As My Baby Can (ttc#1 unexplained infertility)
Are You Listening (toddlerhood, life, photography)
The Pitter-Patter (IF,TTC, miscarriage)
Invisible Mother (miscarriage, recovery, ttc plans)
Life: Chats and Rants (life, pcos, ttc)
A Virtual Hobby Store and Coffee Shop (news, music, food)
Born From My Heart (motherhood, PCOS, adoption)
Flucky Mom (parenting after IF, life, tips)
Waiting Lisa (adoption, long wait, infertility)
Maybe Momma Someday (IVF, early pregnancy, faith)
The Infertility Doula (infertility, support, guidance)
My Herbal Salve-vation (ivf, infertility, natural remedies)
In Pursuit of Parenthood (faith, iui, pregnancy loss)
Riding the IVF Roller Coaster (IVF, fail, repeat)
While I’m Waiting (MFI, loss, christianity)
Adventures of a Dam Engineer (adoption, infertility)
Cape Girl’s Journey (pregnancy, IVF, stillbirth)
Magnolia Queen (wedding, catholic, family)
The Encouraged Egg (IVF, humor, FET)
Infertile Follies (infertility, IVF, ectopic pregnancy)
That’s My Answer (question of the day, fun, life)
Bio Girl (parenting, family, infertility)
Waiting For That Positive (ttc, waiting, life)
Our New Normal (pregnancy loss, adoption)
Cheese Curds and Kimchi (adoption, korea, photography)
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