In the weeks since our son's birth, I've been reflecting on my pregnancy - and on how strange it is not to be pregnant anymore. On the...

The advice pregnant people get is often contradictory, and rarely has clear science to back it up. “It’s best to completely abstain from...

In a conversation that feels like a lifetime ago, I told my Dad that my spouse and I were planning on having kids “sometime soon.” One of th

Well, it's official. I'm pregnant! The nausea and exhaustion have made it pretty difficult to keep the good news hidden from the people I...

Ultimately, our decision to pursue EDA was an easy one - but before we reached that point, there were some fears we had to address.

There is no one way to go about it, but I believe that Queer family-building always has the potential to be a radical, intentional act.

My relationship to my body is a difficult one. Now I have to find a way to trust it with the most important thing I have ever done.

I know what’s best for my body - less alcohol, sugar, and caffeine. And yet, I'm relying on creature comforts more than ever.

I had intended to post an entirely different blog update today. However, a significant update in our fertility journey has taken precedence.

This can be an upsetting day when you're trying to conceive. I’m not upset, but my feelings are more complicated than in years past.

Want to match with donors? There’s a group for that. Want to get advice from someone who's been through the process? There’s a group.

Sheltering in place is like driving a car. Hear me out. A few years back, I had a job in a city almost 2 hours away from where I lived.

"Loving a child and endeavoring to raise them into a good person seems like the ultimate act of hope. This is our act of hope."

Another day, another pregnancy announcement on Facebook, another “are you expecting?” postcard from my insurance provider in the mail....

Hi there! I’ve written before that TTC (especially for a researcher and planner like me) can turn into an all-consuming task. I am so...

I am a problem solver. A planner. If there is a question that needs to be answered, I want to address it immediately, usually by doing...

Our journey to parenthood wasn’t undertaken on a whim. But moral superiority is a cold comfort when all I really want is to be a mom.

It's March 27th, 2020, and my spouse and I are getting ready to celebrate our 5th anniversary. It's Friday, and the much-needed end to a...

Sometime in the late Spring of 2018, my spouse Sami and I started talking more seriously about having children. Like most couples, it was...