You have to kiss a lot of toads…
August 2010, still reeling from the loss of the baby girl we’d hoped to adopt, it was time to regroup and focus in a new direction. In our meetings discussing surrogacy, we had heard some horror...
View ArticleWhat we learned from our visits to the fertility clinic
After meeting with a lot of agencies and health care professionals, we ultimately chose the fertility clinic that had both the highest success rates, based on a large enough number of transfers to have...
View Article“The Chair”—A story of the fathers’ donation process
We knew this day would come. So far, we had only been coordinating the other people who were involved in the baby-making process. Now it was our turn. Anyone considering this process should know...
View Article53 Kids and Counting, the good and bad of PGD
Once we found out we had 53 viable eggs from the egg donor, we were ecstatic! Our minds reeled with thoughts of an army of children and huge holiday dinners. We obviously knew that we wouldn’t end up...
View ArticleJoy and Pain, the Pregnancy Test
Following the transfer of my girl and Matt’s boy to the surrogate (April), we anxiously waited for any news about whether she was pregnant or not. We have lots of friends, gay and straight, who have...
View ArticleMy Heart Breaks…Dealing with Only Having One Baby
[Yesterday was Michael’s perspective about finding out we were pregnant, and today is my perspective.] Michael and I had discussed before we even did the transfer whether we wanted April to take a home...
View ArticleWe Receive Word from the Doctor, First Trimester Bleeding (cont.)
Time seemed to stand still as we waited for news from our surrogate April about her bleeding. Finally, we received another text, “There’s just a blood pocket in my uterus, but the placenta isn’t near...
View ArticleDo You Make House Calls? Interviewing for Our Pediatrician
Up until this point we had been feeling pretty good about navigating the turbulent waters of the expectant parent. We quickly learned that as soon as you feel like you’re on top of things, something...
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