So I heard from another blog that it's International Delurking Month in the blogosphere.
OK. I get it--people read blogs and don't comment. It's really no big deal.
However.
Sometimes it is nice to know who's reading. I can watch my little Live Feed and see that the blog gets hits all the time from all over the world, which is strangely reassuring. I mean, I'd write regardless of who was reading but there's clearly a reason I'm doing it here, and not in some little diary with a lock and key. I'm doing it here because I 1) hope my story means something to someone else out there struggling, although damn, what a letdown it would be if someone came for some hope and 2) I like to see what other people have to say (most of the time, I'm only human ya'll) and 3) sometimes I really really need advice and I've found blog support is really quite amazing.
So...you know a ton about me and I'm not asking for you to tell me anything about you unless you feel compelled to do so...just say hello.
It's not hard. Really.
De-lurk already!
PS If I get a ton of de-lurkers I promise my next post will be the video I've been mentionining...you know, that one that chronicles ALL OF OUR IVFs? Ummm, yeah. You don't want to miss that. Or maybe you do, but still.... (edited to add: the video is a funny montage in true Mr. and Mrs. LC style, set to music, natch. I realize those of you who didn't follow my old blog don't know about our wicked-awesome videos. OK, now I'm really just being silly.)
10 years ago
Hey, that video sounds like lots of work! Oops, did I just de-lurk and increase my chances of 'getting' to do lots of video editing? Ha!
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Mr. LC...we already made that video. Remember? Even with the BFP ending involving our furbabies? Yeah. So I guess we'll have to edit the ending...
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Hello hello . I am one of the infamous lurkers . I am actually hope2008 from the other website( you know which one ).I confess to secretly reading your blog . I so love your blog . I feel your ups and downs . I feel sad when you feel down , and the other day when your father was doing better , I heaved a sigh of relief . The reason I lurk is , I am somewhat shy and afraid of being insensitive or hurting someone unintentionally . Hope you understand . I may post more often now that I am outed .
ReplyDeleteDe-Lurking! I'm am truely inspired by families that have to deal with infertility. I don't struggle with infertility, but I had multiple miscarriages leading up to my first pregnancy, so I know some of the heartache. You are so strong and that is why I read your blog. I was so excited for you when you got your + and so crushed for you when it ended. So.....that is why I come to read!
ReplyDeleteNot a lurker... More like stalker. LOL. You already know everything about me. (-;
ReplyDeleteThanks for your latest comment. Made me cry in a really weird way...like a painful relief. I love and hate that you get what I'm saying so well. Many hugs.
I'm not sure if I'm a true lurker, but I sure would like to see the video!
ReplyDeleteI guess I am a lurker. I found your page from a friend of a friend. I have a friend who has struggled to have a child for years, and since she doesn't talk about it very much; I enjoy your insight.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a registered user here, but I often use the name melodiousQ.
Not a lurker - just trying to up the comment count so we can win access to that video!
ReplyDeleteLong time lurker outing myself.....I have followed your blog since the beginning. We are currently on a break awaiting out "last ditch cycle" in March. My heart breaks for you and Mr. LC. Here's to hoping that finding a peace in your life, comes with as little heartache as possible.
ReplyDeleteI follow your story here. I think you are amazing. I can't remember my login so I usually post as anonymous and sign my name (like this one). You know me from another site, too! Lara
ReplyDeleteNot a lurker, but dropping by to say hello and boost the comments high enough for the video!
ReplyDeleteI'm a very infrequent commenter but I always read your blog and am really rooting for you and cheering for you every day! I hope this is a year that surpasses all of your wishes and expectations. thanks for writing and letting us share your journey. Christina
ReplyDeleteHelloooooooooo lady! Like some of the others, I aint no lurker (but I've been a dismal commenter as of late).
ReplyDeleteCan I just say how thrilled I was to read about your dad's second chance at going home??? Fantastic! Thank God for the caregiver willing to work with your family.
Oh! And bring on that video. You and Mr. LC are quite talented. =)
I'm a lurker on your blog but I do sometimes comment to you over on the IVF boards. I love your writing and hearing everything you have to say. You've been through so much and I really wish the best ending for you and Mr Lc. - OCGAL (aka Lynn)
ReplyDeleteA bit of a lurker here since my computer never likes to let me leave a comment, BUT I usually leave you comments on another site we are both on (I'm LA17). So, in a way I lurk but only b/c I hate my computer. Let's see if this works today!
ReplyDeleteHoping for the best for you this year. Really really hoping...
I've wanted to post so many times, but the network at work won't allow me to comment. Not that I spend all my work time reading blogs because, surely, IF does not completely consume me at all times ;o Embarking on IVF #4 after 7 IUIs, 3 miscarriages, 2 chemicals, surgeries, blah, blah, blah. I pray we all find peace out of all this craziness! Libby
ReplyDeleteOK - I'm a lurker, delurking! Much sympathy with your January 1st post, as we enter our 7th year of trying to conceive alongside job curtailment, house difficulties, my own health issues and my father's cancer. Like you, at New Year in the past I've thought "this year's got to be better", now I'm not that daft and I'm getting to the stage of wanting to slap anyone who wishes me "better things" for the year ahead!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a lurker but I DO want to see the video!
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI am a new reader of your blog. I have been struggling with infertility for the past 5 years. After 3 failed IUI's and 1 failed IVF, I conceived in my 2nd IVF..but only to miscarry at the 20th week and diagnosed with Incompetent cervix. I have been looking for hope and support on the blogosphere. Hope to find strength and help each other in these hard times of our lives.
I started reading your posts so as to be a better friend to a good friend who is trying to conceive. Then I got very caught up with your story. I have been silently willing you all the best up to this. And today I send every good wish for 2010 for you yourself, your hubbie, your Dad and your Mum from Ireland.
ReplyDeleteNot so much a lurker, but here's my HELLOOOOOO too! I would love to see your video! :)
ReplyDeleteYet another non-lurker who really wants to see this video :)
ReplyDeleteDelurking ;-). I'm a bad commenter! I recently found your blog and I look forward to reading more.
ReplyDeleteI read and follow!
ReplyDeleteHello!
De-Lurking....I can't remember how I came across your blog a few months ago but I read one post and couldn't stop! I'm one of those that has been here on the sidelines, silently cheering you on. I love videos so I decided to "come out" in hopes you would post it :)
ReplyDeleteI lurk... but I don't mean to... Most of what I want to say is said by others before I can get there... But I do hope that 2010 will be a little nicer to you... My thoughts are with you!
ReplyDeletei'm still cheering for you since we both went through our first IVF a few years back (9/07). i asked you if you wanted to be my cycle buddy (on DS) somehow i got the BFP and have since wished it so much for you. i think i will probably "lurk" until you reach your dreams. i know it will happen and i can't wait to be there when it does. hugs and well wishes always. sofia (ds)
ReplyDeletebtw, if you ever need a getaway your welcome to stay with us in DC- it's a cool city too- and not too far from nyc (your seemingly favorite;)
Used to be a lurker, but recently delurked. Looking forward to that video too.
ReplyDelete:-) I'm not a lurker...but I'm a big fan of delurking. So...hi!
ReplyDeleteI've commented a couple of times (the friend who worked for Discovery; the horrifying hysterectomy). I read you because you are so real. I realize that a blog is a conceived "voice" but for whatever reason yours is most genuine. I identify with so much of your posts. Lately, the ones about your mom and dad and his health. I like your rawness. Your vulnerability makes me feel less anxious about my own. I don't have a blog, but my name is Rebecca.
ReplyDeleteNot a lurker, but who doesn't love a bunch of comments. I want to see the video!!
ReplyDeleteAnother lurker delurking! What a lot of comments you have gotten so far - obviously lots of people want to see this video.
ReplyDeleteI used to read your old blog but stopped when it went password protected, I think. I also follow you on the boards, where I post as Cassie545. I have been following your story for a while now and I don't really know why I haven't commented. I really do feel all your pain and have been cheering you on. I've had 3 failed IVFs locally and 1 failed at your infamous last clinic, where I am currently trying once more (I'm out there now...). If this doesn't work, it will be time to re-weigh our options. Your posts do give me the strength to think about what our next steps might be. Thanks for being so honest.
"although damn, what a letdown it would be if someone came for some hope" - I had to LOL at that, because I feel the same way about my blog.
ReplyDeleteLook at it this way - there are lots of blogs providing hope, so we're doing the much more underappreciated (but still very important service) of providing company for those of us who are still stuck in the "misery loves company" boat. I don't know about you, but there are many days when hope is just far more than I can handle... :-)
hi.
ReplyDeleteNot delurking but saying hi anyway. I did love those music videos of yours on the old blog...
ReplyDeleteWow, I love seeing all the new de-lurkers! Mrs. LC, you have really touched so many people, including me, with your writing.
ReplyDeletehi! love your blog!
ReplyDeletewhat a huge fan base! (no surprise.) I'm not quite delurking, I'm simple reconnecting. work is sucking the life out of me these days.
ReplyDeletelove to see the video! :)
I think you know who I am but being new the actual blog world, your the one who turned me onto it, I'm not sure if you do. I know you from DS. I love to read your blog but don't always comment because most of the time people already have said it far better than I could have and they beat me to it! Other times I don't comment because I just don't know what to say & when going through infertility sometimes you get sick of all the positive comments people have for you.
ReplyDeleteI find you to be such an incredibly strong person and such an inspiration. You are very honest and you say exactly what you feel, a quality I very much admire.
I would also LOVE to see your video. Sending you & Mr LC all the very best.
Not a lurker, but an avid reader. Although I'm an infrequent commenter, you are never far from my thoughts. Hoping we can eventually cross the finish line together. Much love and hugs! Can't wait to see the video - you and Mr. LC are so talented! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm delurking too. I came from Life and Love in the Petri Dish. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. As someone who is settling into life without any children, ever, it helps me understand how real my own emotions are.
ReplyDeleteI've been following your blog for a while now and wish you better things for 2010.
ReplyDeleteHi Hi!!
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Mo
Ok, out I come...Ahhh...the light...she burns...
ReplyDelete2010 is already going to be a rollercoaster. The twins (IVF-generated) will be a year old in 40 days.
And my father died this evening.
I wish you every joy, and that I could shield you from every heartache.
But sometimes the pain just helps to accentuate the wonderful warmth of the joy.
I look forward to delurking frequently and sharing more of your astonishingly honest lifestory.
Just recently found your new blog by way of someone else's comments. We live in the same city and have a mutual friend (the "mythical" Kinko's SLP). I've been hoping and hoping that you will find peace on your path. And soon. Seems your last few months have brought more struggle than anyone should be expected to handle. I hope it will swing the other way soon.
ReplyDeleteYou have a lovely and honest way of writing.
Ok, let's see the video! I just love 'em! I remember those days when I was feeling hopeless (which were pretty often btw), I would read your old blog and see a video that you had posted and instantly, for a fleeting moment, I forget about all my troubles (well, as much as one could when going through this ride from hell) and had a smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteI am de-lurking myself. You are an amazing woman. I cannot believe the heartache that you have endured, I hope you receive the blessings that you and Mr. LC so deserve.
ReplyDeleteSo glad that I have found you again! And yes please, video!!!
ReplyDeleteHello there, Mrs. LC! I've been following you for a long time now. I know it has been over a year because I remember your Christmas tree pics from '08 on the other place where you used to post. We have traveled similar paths over the past few years. I hope that 2010 brings us the happiness that we deserve after all we've been through.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that your Dad is doing better now. My MIL suffered a bought of several TIAs a few years ago due to a change in meds and It was so scary. What a relief it was to have her come back to us after removing the one that was causing the problem. I wish for you lots of strength to help your parents through this tough time.
Thanks so much for sharing so much of yourself here! It is nice to know that I have company.
Cameron
PS - This is just my opinion, but I feel like this is YOUR blog so you can say whatever the f you want to on it without getting chastised (or whatever term you want to use) for it. So please just keep your true thoughts and feelings coming!
OK, I want to see your video, so I'd better comment on this post.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see that your Dad's doing a little better and might be able to get home. That would be a big accomplishment, and probably would help with the depression. Wishing him the best!
Hi! Just de-lurking...catching up on posts from this week...sorry I'm late! :) I've posted before but I think it's been awhile.
ReplyDeletejust found your blog today and have been reading up...im so sorry you have been through the ringer with IF and IVF. is it really last chance at 5? you can't keep trying? (not a judgement, just a question) i dont know where you live but my RE is amazing. he takes women out of menopause and get them pregnant. not saying that will work for all of us, and not trying to ruin your day if the answer is no, you cant do anymore. i have stage 4 endo and only have 1 ovary and tube which are battered and twisted. i did get pregnant after IVF but my twin girls came way too early at 20 weeks. anyway i have faith in them, check them out if you like www.ccivf.com. and ill be thinking of you and the Mr.
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