My husband and I are parents to three wonderful young humans. My husband and I are parents to three wonderful young humans. We are both cisgender, heterosexual people who had never really spent much time wondering about the sex of our children and how we would go on this wild…
I’m pregnant! And I also happen to be a man. I’m pregnant! And I also happen to be a man. People seem to find this interesting, so I thought I would share a little bit about my journey, which in some ways has been very unique and in others…
Induction of lactation has always piqued my interest Something that has always piqued my interest is induction of lactation. Over the years, I had looked at the information available and what I have found is confusing at best and frightening at worst. There are many purported galactagogues available – both…
My wife and I had chatted extensively about creating our family. We were both going to do reciprocal IVF. What that means is that one of my eggs would be removed from my body, fertilised and put into my wife’s uterus and vice versa. We had done lots of research…
I always knew I wanted to be a mumma I am J, living in South West England with my wife N and our 2 beautiful girls. I always knew I wanted to be a mumma, we began our fertility journey in 2015 with a visit to our local fertility clinic’s…
I didn't intend on being a pregnant trans man. There are a lot of false narratives out there about trans folk and our fertility or lack thereof. When I started testosterone, I was told by my doctor that I would be infertile after the first dose.
I’d like to share my story, as I think the more LGBTQ+ voices that are heard, the less alone I hope people feel if they go through the more difficult times of a gay parenting journey. I am a non-resident parent to my son who is almost 3 and it…
My wife and I were high school sweethearts. We were both educated under the thumb of Section 28 and we both endured homophobic abuse. We knew that we wanted to get married and have children but we couldn’t see a future where that would be possible. We fought through so…
TW: Discussion of CSA, miscarriage, “corrective surgery”, adoption I didn’t know I was born intersex until after I had my first child My first pregnancy was when I was 14, to a 25 year old, which ended in a miscarriage. From then until I was 17, let’s just say I…
TW: Discussion of childhood sexual abuse As a young teen, I was groomed and sexually abused. I don’t want to go into too much detail but the man who abused me would talk about my “budding breasts” as he grabbed and twisted at my barely there chest. He would graphically…
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