When you are a queer couple with two uterus and you’re talking about starting a family, but one of you works within the realm of adoption services then really, what pathway will you take to create this family?  I’m excited to introduce you to Cait. She and her wife “Wanda,” live in Virginia and today our conversation dives into politics, procreation, adoption, and more.  To learn more about Cait and her family you can find them on Instagram and TikTok...

Creating a family using reproductive technology and support in a state that is predominantly red can be isolating and emotionally challenging. Today I chat with Liz and Tabitha about their family creation journey. Liz carried their first child using IUI and Tabitha is getting geared up to carry baby number two. We chat about the ups and downs of conceiving a baby and growing our families, as well as the challenges we face with the existence of current legislation and how laws differ...

When a used to be lawyer and a paediatrician get together and decide they want to create a family and need sperm to do it then logically they would end up creating their own business to accommodate their specific needs in a known Donor. Today I get to introduce you to Danielle, reformed lawyer (her words) and Dr. Paige to hear their family creations story and how that led to starting their own business. Additionally, you will hear us speak about a Queer physician database, and the...

What do lesbian relationships, PCOS, cross-country moves, fertility treatments, trans spouses and polyamory have in common? The answer is obvious, Dr. Jeni Wahlig.  Today Dr. Jeni shares her story about her struggle to family creation, as well as the evolution of discovering who she is, in her soul. Additionally we have the opportunity to learn more about what Dr. Jeni and her partner, Cal, do in their work together. They empower couples and individuals with strategies to live their...

Many people in the Queer community assume that they will not struggle with conceiving as long as they have the gametes needed to create a foetus. The reality of the situation is that Queer individuals are no more exempt from fertility challenges than their cisgender, heterosexual peers. Today I have the opportunity to speak with Katherine Kent about the entire journey she and her wife have been on to create the family they have. We talk about insurance and cost and benefits and...

When we decide to create a family with a partner many of us assume that we are with our forever love and that our relationship will last forever. Statistics and reality often remind us that that may not be the case. Today I have the gift of speaking with Ali Hendry of www.alihendry.co.uk about the 4 year journey she and her ex-wife embarked upon to create their family, the ending of that relationship and the value of having a respectful and open co-parenting relationship moving...

Unfortunately, the reality of life is that for some people creating a family isn’t easy.  Today the conversation I have with Ginny Gane is very different than other episodes I have recorded so far. For them, when they started to discuss family creation, there were two uteruses in the relationship however, only Ginny wanted to carry.  So what if that doesn't work? What if IUI, IVF, etc don’t work and adoption or surrogacy is the only alternative? How do we navigate our feelings and...

We hear people talk about the ways that pregnancy, labour and birth can be different for everyone but one of the most fun ways to talk about that is when there are two people, each with a uterus, from the same family telling their stories. Today I am speaking with Mariah and Solicia about how each of them were able to carry and birth a child - with the help of a friend who was their known donor, giving them the family they have today. To learn more about Mariah’s doula work, please find...

The reasons we decide to create our families the way that we do is as varied as the people making these families. Today I have the chance to introduce you to a new mom (names and locations are being withheld to maintain safety for my guests) who chats about how she and her husband, a tradesman, made the choices they did. They navigated PCOS, a private donor and a challenging pregnancy to become the family of three that they are today. To learn more about this family, you can follow them on...

With almost 2 years under the "becoming babyREADY," belt, it felt right to pause for a moment, and just highlight exactly how the show got started and some of the kinds of stories we've celebrated.  On the show today, I take a few minutes to talk not only about all of this but also about the in person event that will be happening next June 2025. I know I am lucky to be able to do the work that I do and connect with the people that I connect with. Each and every conversation I have had...

One of the biggest challenges for Queer parents is finding a network and community of Queer peers who have families that look like yours. Chandra didn’t have that  network so she created it. Today I have the chance to introduce you to Chandra Claybon, the founder of the Lesbian Mom’s Club.  We talk about the founding of this organization, but we also talked about all three of her children and how she came to be their parent, as well as the book that she and her four-year-old collaborated...

Throughout my conversation with Julia and Ali, there were moments of laughter and levity, as well as moments of true seriousness as they share their story of family creation.  We talked about rules and laws in various parts of the world. We talked about midwifery care and doula support. We talked about homebirth and hospital birth. And more than anything we discussed that every human has the right to do what works best for them, their body and their family as they navigate the journey to...

When you set out on your journey to create a family, you don't always immediately take into consideration where it is that you live. What are the rules and regulations in the part of the country where you live? What are the expectations? Today I have the chance to introduce you to JaneiJackson and we talk about the journey that she and her wife (Takiya) embarked upon; using IUI for the first pregnancy and RVF for the second. Sometimes you will hear their sweet son(Blake’s) voice in the...

Sometimes when you come out later in life, you have already experienced things like having a family that potentially your new partner hasn’t had the opportunity to enjoy. So what do you do?  If you are David Miller, then you start the journey with your new love, and you plot out, of course, to create a new life through surrogacy. Today I have the opportunity to share and Dave’s story with you about how their son Miller came to them. Learn more about David and Dave follow them on...

All of us know that when you’re creating a Queer family, there are many decisions that need to be made.  Dan Emerson is my guest today and we will talk about the choices he and his husband, Steve, made when navigating their path to start their family.  You will light up because you will hear the smile on Dan‘s face as we talk about their journey to becoming the dads of Andy. You can see more of Dan’s parenthood pathway by checking him out on IG and Threads @danemers

My conversation today contains conversation about the role religion can play in the dynamics of a relationship, especially when it comes to creating a family.  I have the distinct honour of introducing you to Mario and Monte and they may not be new to you. You may have seen them on their Instagram @marioandmonte. You may have seen them on the Ellen show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-yoa7e7Qfo) in the Spring of 2021. You may also have seen them on the Hulu series, “We Live Here: The...

Today's episode is a little bit different. Let me introduce you to Emmalie. Emmalie and Hansof co-writers who are working collaboratively to create a short film that depicts a lesbian couple hoping to start a family.  At the moment, they are process of trying to get together resources to put this production together. Their hope is that this will become a feature film which highlights, in an entertaining fashion, at least one of the ways that Queer couples can create a family.  So as I...

There are many people in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community who think that Queer trans individuals have it “easy” when it comes to creating a family. After all, both parties have the potential to have the necessary reproductive organs to create and carry a child. What gets completely disregarded and ignored is the dysphoria and hormone dysregulation that can come with needing to alter the hormone treatments and therapies that have been part of someone's life for (potentially) many years. Today I...

Today I’m excited to introduce you to Stevy and Michelle from Adelaide, Australia. We had a chance to talk about both of them navigating endometriosis, then egg retrieval, RIVF, searching for a donor, finding a clinic that makes you feel welcome and safe and so much more.  In the background, you will hear a sweet little voice from their three month old as the conversation unfolds. 

I am excited to introduce you to Yanica and Leah Faustin, a “Multicultural Two Mom Family.” Our conversation went so many different places. One of the key elements we discussed was how, with an interracial family, you need to constantly advocate for your children while at the same time, important it is to teach children feel confident advocating for themselves. We also talked about something that straight couples & many Canadian lesbian couples don’t need to take into consideration...

Well, of course I’m going to launch this episode when it’s the week of “Stanton family day!”  You know that the story is going to be good when the snippet that you get to know about is that they legally adopted three of their children the same day that they legally got married because the laws changed to allow that to happen. The conversation I have with Bryan and Kevin Stanton is one you don’t want to miss. We talk about adoption and Foster to adopt. We talk about some of the emotional...

Sometimes the only thing that you know for certain is that you want to become a parent. When you first start thinking about it, you aren't necessarily certain whether or not you want to be biologically related to the child or if just simply being someone's parent is enough. Today I have the distinct honour of being able to introduce you to Graham and Shaun from Perfectly Muddled. After much soul-searching, they chose to adopt a child from the foster care system. They educated themselves in...

Having a mixed race child is one decision that parents may make. Having a child with Irish parents born outside of Ireland is another. Having a mixed race child with an Irish parent who is ALSO is in a same-sex relationship is yet one more. Today I have the opportunity to introduce you to Mark O'Looney-Cannon, one half of @twomenandasurrogacy. We have an in-depth conversation about all of these topics and more; not the least of which is the discriminatory legislation that all members of...

Many people with a uterus dream of birthing a baby some day. Lauren took that dream to the next level when, as a child, she remembers having a literal dream wherein she felt the baby move. Dreams were kind of a theme of the conversation I have today with one half of @thetwomom_browns, Lauren. Lauren is the parent who birthed their two children with the eggs of her wife.  We talked about Reciprocal IVF, donor sperm, surrogacy (because Lauren wanted to do what she could to help two men by...