The Loneliness of Being an Awaiting Parent by Surrogacy

As you probably know, I’m expecting, but I’m not pregnant.  I’m not adopting, either.  I’m having a baby through surrogacy and I’ve found it to be very lonely at times.  Many people don’t seem to understand the concept (I mean,… Continue Reading

Check Your ‘Birth Parent Privilege,’ Please!

pregnancy, maternity, parents

By now, you probably know that we are having a baby via surrogate.  We decided long ago that we will be very open about how our son or daughter came into our lives, but it’s been very difficult to find… Continue Reading

Fertility and Starting a Family ‘Non-Traditionally’ as a Child of Immigrants

When my husband and I were looking into adoption, my dad asked me whether we would be telling our child.  I rolled my eyes and told him that of course we would be doing so!  The adoption class we took… Continue Reading

Celebrities, Infertility and Being Out in the Open

I am, for one incredibly glad that many celebrities (Kim Kardashian, Chrissy Teigen and Sarah Jessica Parker, for example) have come out about their infertility/fertility issues recently.  It allows those of us who are NOT famous to be more comfortable… Continue Reading

Infertility, IVF and ‘How to Buy a Baby’

I don’t normally binge-watch anything, but last weekend, I watched the ENTIRE FIRST SEASON of How to Buy a Baby, a Canadian comedy web series on infertility available on cbc.ca.  This wasn’t a “hopping on the bandwagon” kind of thing… Continue Reading