LGBT Parenting

Future moms need advice!

Hi everyone! Im Ashley! New to The Bump! My partner, Lindsay, and I plan to start our family soon and welcome our first born within a years time. Any advice? We currently live in a small town in Georgia. Not many lesbian couples around; especially ones with kids... any and all advice is appreciated. Google has been our guide so far and is overwhelming. Thanks!

Re: Future moms need advice!

  • I'm confused...are you pregnant yet?  Trying to get pregnant?  There is a newbie link at the top of the board that could be helpful.  There are some books on conception and pregnancy that can be very helpful; the two main ones that are g

    Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
    9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
    IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
    ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
    FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
    Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
    FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
    EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
    *Everyone welcome*

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  • Thanks! And to clarify the confusion, im not pregnant yet. Nor trying at this very moment. We are trying to figure out which path to take.
  • Hi and welcome! There are many paths to take, and you will find people on this board with all different experiences. TTC can be quite a journey for some and can happen easily for others. And when I say easily it is relative, all TTC for gay couples takes
    M&K met 8/2002 married 6/2012
    TTC with RE since March 2012
    3 missed O's, 6 IUIs = 1 BFP then 8 w M/C, 5 BFNs
    (2 unmedicated IUIs, 2 clomid IUI, 2 femara IUI)
    Shared maternity/partner IVF, transfer #1 BFP!
    EDD 11/28/13
  • I meant GOOD LUCK!!! smiley bumping from phone...
    M&K met 8/2002 married 6/2012
    TTC with RE since March 2012
    3 missed O's, 6 IUIs = 1 BFP then 8 w M/C, 5 BFNs
    (2 unmedicated IUIs, 2 clomid IUI, 2 femara IUI)
    Shared maternity/partner IVF, transfer #1 BFP!
    EDD 11/28/13
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    Thanks! And to clarify the confusion, im not pregnant yet. Nor trying at this very moment. We are trying to fi
    Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
    9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
    IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
    ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
    FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
    Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
    FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
    EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
    *Everyone welcome*

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  • Welcome! You will greatly enjoy this board, I know I have :) Before my wife and I started TTC we read quite a few fertility/pregnancy books, and I researched online quite a bit as well.I cut caffiene out of my diet a month before TTC becaus
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  • Welcome!  The first step is figuring out how you wish to conceive, like at home, with the help of an RE, IUI, IVF etc.  Like previous posters (pp) have said, you will find a bunch of different ways here on this board.  Some got pregnant

    M & M
    06/12 - BFP!!!!
    Beta #1 15dpo - 256
    Beta #2 18dpo - 1097
    6wk U/S on 07/02 ~ TWINS!!!
    EDD 02/21/13
    09/10/12 Found out it's two Boys!!!! Sam and Jake
    Jacob and Samuel born 1/29/13 at 36 weeks. photo F489900B-BB44-4C44-ACD1-ABB73509E3B2-9032-000005E7AE7EF53E.jpg Lilypie Premature Baby tickers
  • Thanks to everyone for the replies the advise! We are exciited to know theres a site like this to get to know more about people the baby process!
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