To continue my LGBTQ-friendly books list, I will be writing this post about LGBTQ-friendly books for middle school-aged children. These...

While we were coming up with our baby registry, we knew one of the most important things we needed were LGBTQ-friendly children's books....

In honor of pride month, I wanted to include a post about how to support a loved one who identifies as LGBTQ+. In my previous post, I...

Every person who identifies as LGBTQ has a coming out story. Some are more tragic than other's, but no coming out story was easy. I have...

Learn more about postpartum care for vaginal and c-section deliveries.

The most common quote we've had shared with us as parents has been, "parenting doesn't come with an instruction manual." In those first...

Many women will experience a miscarriage in their lifetime. Approximately 10-20% of pregnancies result in a miscarriage. Experiencing a...

Urinary tract infections (UTI) can be especially difficult to identify in infants and toddlers. As I mentioned in Friday's post, my wife...

You are probably wondering why I am writing this post about duplex kidneys and how that even relates to an LGBTQ parenting blog. As I had...

As I portrayed in my earlier post, "A Year in Review: Our First Year as Parents," parenthood is not easy. Your sent home that magical and...

You have probably heard about another common type of assisted reproductive technology (ART) called in vitro fertilization or IVF. In a...

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a term you hear frequently when going through a pregnancy. You will read a lot about it in pregnancy and...

Throughout my first year as a parent, I have experienced a wide range of emotions. Excitement for new milestones, fear for every illness,...

Have you ever sat in your car after a doctor's appointment and just stared out your windshield wondering what the heck they just said and...

When we walk into a medical facility, we want to think that we are in good capable hands. We assume that the doctors and staff are doing...

10 Questions to ask at your fertility consultation

After we decided which fertility clinic was best for us it was time to reach out and make an appointment. When we went to schedule our...

Once we decided that IUI was our option for conception, the next questions were: Where do we go to start the process? What are some...

“Actually we are referring to our donor as ‘the donor’ not (insert inappropriate name here);” This was one of the many uncomfortable...

In light of my daughter’s first birthday last week, we are going to fast forward a bit. I want to take a moment and reflect on this past...