When I was little, I had a book entitled, “The Girl with Two Birthdays.” I had a lot of books, but this is one I remember clearly. It was smaller than most, so I couldn’t use it when I built my Little Golden Books towers – structures built like card houses that I would try (unsuccessfully) to reach to the ceiling of my living room before they would collapse. It was worn and pretty ratty-looking. The pictures were old-timey. Maybe it was a hand me down? Nothing about it was aesthetically or structurally pleasing, but I can visualize almost …read more

So, I was pretty upset by the Tyra Banks Show last week. But I wasn’t the only one. Melissa includes a link to Fertility Notes (thanks!) and several other blogs in her Thursday article for BlogHer entitled Wolves in Duck’s Clothing. And these are just a few of the posts that I have seen in response to the show. If you want to see some angry and mobilized women supporting each other, you should see visit some of the TTC (trying to conceive) and IF (infertility) message boards out there. Many have copied and shared their letters to the show …read more

You already know that there is a legion of blogs that discuss fertility, infertility, and various (sometimes unconventional) paths towards creating a family. While we share a common theme, each blogger brings to the table his or her (sometimes his and her) unique circumstances and perspectives.
If you are looking to learn more about personal experiences with assisted reproduction techniques, adoption, surrogacy, in vitro fertilization, third party reproduction, pregnancy or living with infertility, I can’t think of a better cheat sheet than Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters’ Creme de la Creme of 2007.
Each year, Melissa invites bloggers to nominate their …read more