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Choosing a sperm donor
K actually requested this post, so I wanted to oblige! We get this question a lot from well-meaning friends (many of whom are also going through the same process), so it does help to have it written down here for … Continue reading
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Tagged #artificial insemination, #donor, #ici, #iui, #ivf, #sperm, #sperm donor
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Location privilege
I recently alluded to my location privilege, as I called it, in a post where I detail how many other same-sex couples we know have had or are having babies. But to briefly expound on the issue: seriously, I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged #birth, #chicago, #clomid, #cwhc, #fertility, #ici, #iui, #ivf, #lgbt, #pregnancy
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An early Thanksgiving
Since yesterday afternoon, pretty much everything that could go wrong, has. Yet for some reason, while I was all teary about it yesterday, I truly woke up in a better frame of mind today. I’m not sure why, but I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged #blanket, #bus, #chicago, #chicagoland, #cold, #cycle, #fire, #fourseasons, #furnace, #heat, #hvac, #iui, #period, #thanksgiving, #winter
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This time around, or, now
Before: I tried to rein in my hopes. When we were first trying to conceive Ander, I was the killjoy, the “remember our odds are only 25% each time,” the “we’ll see.” For the first ten weeks, I was the … Continue reading
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Tagged #babyloss, #captureyourgrief, #grief, #iui, #pregnancy, #ttc
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baby boy blue 