Monday, October 12th, 2009
My husband and I have been riding the infertility roller coaster for almost 3 years now. The ups and downs have included invasive diagnostic testing, four failed intrauterine inseminations (IUIs) [...]
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Steve and I met and fell in love in our twenties. We both thought we would want children “some day.” Eleven years later we realized “some day” had finally arrived. [...]
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Being a single gay dad certainly suggests that I didn’t get pregnant accidentally; my journey into parenting has been a long and deliberate one. Having my 6 month old son [...]
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
As a lesbian couple, we were aware that getting pregnant might be a challenge and might require medical intervention, but decided to try at home anyway. Since Jean is older [...]
Friday, February 16th, 2007
I had been trying to get pregnant for six months and didn’t want to wait any longer. In the past, my husband had gone through chemotherapy, but when [...]
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Our journey to parenthood is one we’ll never forget. Just a few years ago, we were both working professionals during the hey-day of the Silicon Valley. [...]
Thursday, July 20th, 2006
For my husband Matthew and me, hard work had always paid off. We had led successful professional careers, thanks to our diligence and work ethic. We [...]
Saturday, June 17th, 2006
I can remember the day I decided to make the phone call to PFC to inquire about becoming an Egg Donor. I was so excited at the [...]
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006
So often I hear or read about what a mistake it is to postpone having children. As if for all of us this is a conscious choice. I [...]
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
I was a culinary student looking on the Internet for a part time job to help pay for tuition when I stumbled on the possibility of donating my [...]