Category — IComLeavWe

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 after adding the icon below:  The July list is now closed.  The August list will open on 7/28.
  
• 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.

1. Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
2. The 2 Week Wait (infertility, humor, TTC)
3. Breathe Gently (new-mum, IVF, PCOS)
4. The Destiny Manifest (stillbirth loss, family, life)
5. The Noona Musings (IVF, university, crap)
6. My Lady of the Lantern (neonatal loss, parenting rainbow baby, thinking TTC again)
7. Mommy-At-Last (ivf toddler twins)
8. Emma in Mommyland (sahm pregnancy, life)
9. Feeling Beachie (life, humor, cats)
10. Dangled Carat (marriage, relationships, love)
11. My Violet Thoughts (ivf#2, toddler, infertility)
12. Stupid Broken Eggs (infertility, life, marriage )
13. Ready for My Bundle (new mom after ivf, smc, family)
14. Baby On Mind (infertility, adoption, embryo adoption)
15. Waiting for Baby (PCOS, thyroid, vasectomy reversal)
16. Team Harries Beats Infertility (faith, hope, holistic)
17. Who Shot Down My Stork? (IVF, life, unexplained IF)
18. It Is What It Is (Or Is It?) (parenting post ART, infertility, navigating life)
19. Life Of An Army Wife (army, infertility, crafting)
20. the infertile chemist (IVF, diminished ovarian reserve, chemistry)
21. The Stars Apart (neonatal loss, grief, waiting to ttc)
22. In Quest of a Binky Moongee (first IVF, infertility, faith)
23. Premature Ovarian Failure… oops premature ovarian insufficiency (premature ovarian failure, infertility)
24. Thought Provoking Moments (IVF, parenting after losses, multiples pregnancy)
25. torthúil (fertility, reflections, goals)
26. My journey through infertility, pregnancy & loss (infertility, loss, IVF)
27. Searching for our silver lining (pregnancy after IF/loss, twins, healing)
28. His & Her Infertility (azoo, PCOS, adoption)
29. A Bliss Filled Life (open adoption after UI, acceptance, parenting)
30. Recurrent Loss and Moving Forward (recurrent miscarriage, surrogacy, grief)
31. Rasta Less Traveled (infant loss, surrogacy in India, donor eggs)
32. Our Journey to Cameroon (pregnant after loss, faith, ministry)
33. Comatised (love, life, happiness)
34. Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
35. TTC Baby E3 (IVF #2, baby #3, high-risk pregnancy)
36. Non Sequitur Chica (pregnancy, IVF, life)
37. One Step at a Time (baby after infertility)
38. The Second Bedroom (infertility weight)
39. Just Another Infertility Blog (infertilty IVF life)
40. Hidden Infertility (Infertility, TTC, loss)
41. Recipes for Lemons (infertility, loss, adoption)
42. Life As I Know It (twins, toddler, life)
43. A little blog about the big infertility (PCOS, TTC, RPL)
44. It’s Just a Box of Rain (parenting post-adoption/ IF, TTC again, self-acceptance)
45. Stepping Stones (step-parenting while infertile)
46. InfertilityLand Is Not Like Disneyland (IVF, loss, life)
47. Baby Makin’ (pcos, ttc baby #1)
48. No Good Eggs (donor eggs, IVF, frozen cycle)
49. Forgetting to remember to forget (adoption, mastiffs, infertility)
50. Learning To Let Go (#2 after IVF, infertility, hope)
51. Fearlessly Infertile (domestic adoption, losing weight, parenting)
52. Faire Faire (pcos, iui, randomness)
53. Journey For My Baby (ivf, infertility, pregnancy)
54. How I Spend My Dash (twins, parenting, life)
55. Child of the Universe (ivf, loss, medicine)
56. The July list is now closed.  The August list will open on 7/28.

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 blue, the next month it will be purple, 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.

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 after adding the icon below: The June list is now closed.  The July list will open on 6/27.
  
• 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.

1. Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
2. Ready For My Bundle (new mom after ivf, family, smc)
3. Comatised (cancer, motherhood, married life)
4. Beloved Burnt Toast (IVF, hope, humor)
5. Feeling Beachie (life, humor, family)
6. The 2 Week Wait (infertility motherhood humor)
7. The Infertile Chemist (IVF, chemistry, ovarian reserve)
8. Baby-Making Merry-Go-Round (parenting, micropreemie, IVF)
9. Baby Baby…Please! (trying to conceive)
10. One uponce a time, things were a little wonky (faith, ttc, life)
11. Team Harries Beats Infertility (faith, hope, natural-approach)
12. Life Of An Army Wife (donor gametes, army, crafting)
13. A Bliss Filled Life (open adoption, infertility, parenting)
14. Waiting For Baby (adoption, PCOS, weight loss)
15. The Write Mama (advocate for IVF, motherhood, lifestyle)
16. Breathe Gently (new-mum, IVF, PCOS)
17. My Lady of the Lantern (neonatal loss, parenting rainbow baby, maybe another)
18. My journey through infertility, pregnancy & loss (infertility, loss, grief)
19. In My Garden Grow (IVF, fertility, research )
20. Frozen OJ (endo, health, embryo donation)
21. Unconceivably Blessed (infertility, TTC, life)
22. From Gutter to Stars (infertility, mental health, therapist)
23. the misadventures of missohkay (adoption, parenting, loss)
24. The Barreness (infertility art reflection)
25. Life As I Know It (twins, toddler, life)
26. Who Shot Down My Stork? (IVF, humor, life)
27. The Destiny Manifest (stillbirth loss, family, life)
28. Baby On Mind (infertility, adoption, embryo adoption)
29. Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
30. Punch Today In The Face (pcos, preg after loss, 3rd due in june)
31. Mommy Loves Martinis (2-mommy family, twins, IVF)
32. Baby Makin’ (pcos, baby #1)
33. Jenn & Tommy: Life’s A Bitch (infertility, life phases, decisions)
34. In Quest of a Binky Moongee (diminished ovarian reserve, IVF, faith)
35. Dangled Carat (relationships, commitment-phobia, dating)
36. InfertilityLand Is Not Like Disneyland (infertility, loss, life)
37. Wishing on a Snowflake (embryo adoption, infertility, loss)
38. Confessions of an Infertile (IVF, FET, adoption)
39. Sweet Dreams are Made of This (adoption, life)
40. Arete Aspiration (praying, prepping, parenting)
41. Looking For That One (fet, gastric bypass, life)
42. It Is What It Is (Or Is It?) (post ART, parenting, navigating life)
43. InDueTime (life, infertility, loss)
44. Our Grisworld (pregnant, IVF2, twins)
45. Journey For My Baby (infertility, pregnancy, ivf)
46. Dogs Aren’t Kids (infertility MFI marriage)
47. R. Sativus (depression, parenting, infidelity)
48. The June list is now closed.  The July list will open on 6/27.

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 orangey-red, the next month it will be purple, 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.

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 after adding the icon below: the May list is now closed.  The June list will open on 5/27.
  
• 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.

1. Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
2. Where the bleep is our stork (ttc #1, pcos, infertility)
3. One step at a time (baby after infertility)
4. Feeling Beachie (life, humor, family)
5. Unconceivably Blessed (infertility, TTC, life)
6. Thought Provoking Moments (IVF, loss & pregnancy, life lessons)
7. Life of an Army Wife (donor eggs, army wife)
8. The 2 Week Wait (infertility, humor, ttc)
9. When is it my turn? (iui unexplained hopeful)
10. Our Little Family (infertility, diet, life)
11. It Is What It Is (Or Is It?) (adult adoptee, parenting 2 thru ART, infertility)
12. Waiting for Baby (adoption, IUI, PCOS)
13. Who Shot Down My Stork? (iui, unexplained IF, humor)
14. Breathe Gently (new-mum, IVF, PCOS)
15. Two Adults, One Child (loss, family, moving on)
16. Team Harries Beats Infertility (faith, acupuncture, holistic)
17. Baby On Mind (embryo adoption, infertility, 40+)
18. From Gutter to Stars (infertility, adoption, therapist)
19. My journey through infertility, pregnancy & loss (infertility, loss, grief)
20. On Fecund Thought (miscarriage, grief, mindfulness)
21. Always My 3 Boys (neonatal loss parenting )
22. A Little Blog About the Big Infertility (RPL, infertility, feeling lost)
23. Just A Box of Rain (parenting post-IF, adoption,balance)
24. Ready For My Bundle (pregnant/parenting after ivf, family, smc)
25. In My Garden Grow (IVF, infertility, loss)
26. The Egg Timer Is About To Ring (infertility, older mom, ttc)
27. Waiting, Wishing, Hoping (pregnancy, infertility, parenting)
28. Riding the Roller Coaster- Trying for our Together Baby (secondary infertility, loss, depression)
29. Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
30. Dragondreamer’s Lair (parenting, secondary infertility, crafts)
31. The Great Big IF (egg donor, parenting, IVF)
32. How I Spend My Dash (twins, parenting, life)
33. Punch Today In The Face (pcos, preg after loss, 3rd due in june)
34. Beloved burnt toast (IVF, loss, hope)
35. Rainbow Making 101 (twins, IVF, miscarriage)
36. Comatised (love, life, cancer)
37. Infertile Chemist (infertility, IUI, chemistry)
38. Our Journey Through This Lovely Life (ttc iui adventures)
39. Life is Simple, It’s Just Not Easy (twins, after IF, life)
40. Frozen OJ (endo, health, embryo donation)
41. Our journey to fill the nest (infertility, relationships, IVF)
42. Baby Baby…Please! (trying to conceive)
43. A Life of Choice (divorce, life, infertile)
44. My Journey to Motherhood (break, photography, love)
45. One uponce a time, things were a little wonky (infertility, life, treatments)
46. Recipes for Lemons (ivf, newly pregnant, loss)
47. Mommy Loves Martinis (twins, humor, two-mommy family)
48. An Engineer Becomes a Mom (adoption, infertility, rants)
49. The Barreness (art, infertility, reflection)
50. Jenn & Tommy: Life’s A Bitch (decisions, infertility, marriage)
51. Sweet Dreams are Made of This (adoption, life)
52. The Write Mama (advocate for IVF coverage, motherhood, life)
53. From IF to When (infertility, adoption, family)
54. Hobbit-ish Thoughts & Ramblings (parenting after IF/RPL, diabetes, life)
55. Mine to Command (IUI, DYI, sports)
56. Old Lady and No Baby (fet, donor eggs, softball)
57. Wonder Woman’s Infertility: The Infertility Battle of Two Non-Superheroes (god feelings reactions)
58. InDueTime (life, infertility, loss)
59. The May list is now closed.  The June list will open on 5/27

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 yellow, the next month it will be purple, 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.

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 after adding the icon below: The April list is now closed.  The May list will open on 4/27.
  
• 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.

1. Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
2. A Bliss Filled Life (open adoption, infertility, parenting)
3. Breathe Gently (1st-pregnancy, IVF, PCOS)
4. Life Of An Army Wife (donor eggs, army, crafting)
5. Yet Another Bitter Infertile (infertility, miscarriage, TTC)
6. Elana’s Musings (pregnancy, parenting, randomness)
7. My Journey To Motherhood (unicornuate uterus, ttc)
8. With Just a Little Help (parenting, IVF, life)
9. Donating Hope (donor gametes, IUI, faith)
10. Comatised (life, love, cancer)
11. Waiting for baby (adoption, pcos, ivf)
12. Dear Finley (neonatal death, life after loss, new normal)
13. The Empty Uterus (FET, IVF, Life)
14. Feeling Beachie (life, humor, family)
15. Two Adults, One Child (infertility, loss. moving on)
16. Ready For My Bundle (pregnant after ivf, family, smc)
17. A Crack In Everything (loss, acceptance, TTC while single)
18. The 2 Week Wait (infertility motherhood humor)
19. Old Lady and No Baby (fet, softball, family)
20. Who Shot Down My Stork? (IUI, unexplained IF, life)
21. Rhody Life (wedding recap, home design, diy)
22. Our Pathway to Parenthood (1st pregnancy, infertility, faith)
23. Just T (recurrent miscarriage, unexplained infertility)
24. Just Another Infertility Blog (ivf, ttc, loss)
25. Waiting to Expand (pregnancy, infertility, loss)
26. Team Harries Beats Infertility (faith, holistic, health)
27. Where the bleep is our stork (TTC #1, infertility, struggles)
28. How I Spend My Dash (twins, parenting, life)
29. Thought Provoking Moments (IVF, pregnancy & loss, life lessons)
30. As Good As It Gets (infertility, parenting, life)
31. Punch Today In The Face (PCOS, overcoming IF, #3)
32. Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
33. No Good Eggs (POF, donor egg IVF)
34. From Gutter to Stars (therapist, infertility, adoption)
35. When Is It My Turn? (unexplained IF, IUI)
36. Baby On Mind (infertility, embryo adoption, over 40)
37. Following My Sun (neonatal loss, ttc after loss, gay rights)
38. Living Our Miracle (embryo adoption, premature ovarian failure, motherhood)
39. Infertility Unexplained (pregnancy after IVF)
40. I Should B… (random, infertility, new)
41. Frozen OJ (endo, infertility, taking a break)
42. My journey through infertility, pregnancy & loss (infertility, pregnancy, loss)
43. Poemfish (adoption, parenting, lesbian family)
44. Putter Pie (marriage, pregnancy, humor)
45. Patience is Not My Virtue (waiting for iui)
46. Jenn & Tommy: Figuring It Out (marriage, endometriosis, decisions, love)
47. Wishing on a Snowflake (infertility, loss, seeking donor embryos)
48. Unglamorous (second child, work-life balance, family)
49. The Barreness (art, infertility, musings)
50. Hidden Infertility (infertility, growing, daily life)
51. From Tracie (life, books, parenting)
52. Just T (loss, secondary infertility, quilts.)
53. MissConception (parenting after IF, twin loss, PCOS)
54. Baby Makin’ (pcos, baby #1, infertility)
55. Riding the Rollercoaster – Trying for our Together Baby (infertility, loss, depression)
56. A Greater Yes (embryo adoption donation, parenting)
57. Recipes for Lemons (ttc#1 struggles optimism)
58. TTC Baby E3 (IVF#2, secondary infertility)
59. The Egg Timer Is About To Ring (infertility, older mom, ttc)
60. Sweet Dreams are Made of This (adoption, life)
61. Emma in Mommyland (new sahm, life, new home)
62. One Step at a Time (baby after infertility)
63. In My Garden Grow (ivf infertility research)
64. Journey to the Finish Line (pregnancy after infertility, twins, humor)
65. One day at a time (IUI, adoption, life)
66. Dragondreamer’s Lair (parenting, secondary infertility, life)
67. Whitney & Erick (surrogacy, RPL, advocacy)
68. Life As I Know It (twins, toddler, life)
69. The April list is now closed.  The May list will open on 4/27

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 blue, the next month it will be purple, 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.

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 March list is closed.  The April list will open on 3/27.
  
• 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.

1. Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
2. Team Harries Beats Infertility (faith, acupuncture, all-natural)
3. Non Sequitur Chica (IVF #1, infertility, misc.)
4. Lil Family Blog (parenting, lesbian, babies)
5. Beloved Burnt Toast (IVF, hope, humor)
6. Dancing My Way Through Life, Loss, and Books (life and pregnancy after loss, books, ballroom)
7. The 2 Week Wait (infertility motherhood humor)
8. Elana’s Musings (pregnancy, parenting, randomness)
9. Waiting for Baby (IUI, pcos, weight loss)
10. Breathe Gently (IVF, PCOS, 1st-pregnancy)
11. The Write Mama (motherhood after infertility, IVF, advocate for IVF medical coverage))
12. A Bliss Filled Life (open adoption after UI, acceptance, parenting)
13. Who Shot Down My Stork? (iui, unexplained IF, humor)
14. Comatised (love, family, caring)
15. How I Spend My Dash (twins, parenting, life)
16. An Expat’s Journal (decision-making, uk, babyloss)
17. Feeling Beachie (life, family, humor)
18. Wycliffe Pitneys (Wycliffe, faith, pregnant after loss)
19. Where the Bleep is Our Stork? (TTC, PCOS, life)
20. Ready For My Bundle (pregnant after ivf, family, smc)
21. My journey through infertility, pregnancy & loss (pregnancy, infertility, loss)
22. Life of an Army Wife (donor eggs, army)
23. Just Another Inferrtility Blog (Infertility, loss, life)
24. TTC Baby E3 (ttc, secondary infertility)
25. Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
26. TTCwithUU (infertility, unicornuate uterus, emotions)
27. Putter Pie (marriage, pregnancy, baby)
28. Unexplained Rantings (infertility, foster-adoption, early pregnancy)
29. A Crack In Everything (loss, acceptance, TTC while single)
30. Old Lady and No Baby (egg donation, miscarriage, softball)
31. Wishing on a Snowflake (infertility, embryo adoption, pregnancy)
32. The Buggy List (pregnant after loss, humor, animal parent)
33. Our Journey Through This Lovely Life (ttc, loss, upcoming iui)
34. Punch Today In The Face (pcos, motherhood, #3 on the way)
35. Baby On Mind (infertility, adoption, embryo adoption)
36. Sweet Dreams are Made of This (adoption, life, recipes)
37. Thought Provoking Moments (IVF, pregnancy & loss, life lessons)
38. Three Quarters Full (infertility, parenting after IF, life)
39. A Place Where I Can Be Me (parenting, infertility, writing)
40. From Gutter to Stars (therapist, infertility, adoption)
41. Baby-Making Merry-go-Round (pregnant,  micro-preemie, IVF)
42. On Day at a Time (IUI, adoption, life)
43. A Greater Yes (embryo adoption donation, parenting)
44. The Barreness (art, infertility, reflection)
45. Gypsy Mama’s Misconceptions (ivf #2, infertility, cancun)
46. Two Steps Forward, and One Step Back (infertility, pregnancy, random)
47. Patience is Not My Virtue (ttc, iui, letrozole)
48. Reese’s Rants and Raves (pregnancy after loss)
49. Donating Hope (donor gametes, IUI, faith)
50. Frozen OJ (infertility, childlessness, endo)
51. Closet Infertile (IVF, infertility, waiting)
52. Life As I Know It (twins, toddler, life)
53. Baby Makin’ (pcos, 1st baby, infertility )
54. Midwest Pillowtalk (pregnancy, ttc, sahw)
55. Gypsy Mama’s Misconceptions (ivf #2, cancun, infertility)
56. How Babies Are Really Made (parenting, fet, infertility)
57. No Good Eggs (donor egg, IVF, POF)
58. The March list is closed.  The April list will open on 3/27.

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 green, the next month it will be blue, 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.