Posts by lexbeach

The issue is not the breastfeeding. I feel like I can say this definitively, as a breastfeeding, non-gestational mother. My youngest is 14 months old as well, and my wife gave birth to him. As I type this, he is snuggled asleep beside me...

We didn't use a KD (though I wish we could have), but of our friends who did, the majority do have contact with the donor's parents, and it is a largely positive thing. I think that when your baby is first born, it can feel important...

I never introduced bottles to my twins. Before they were born, I was pretty set on exclusive at-the-breast feeding, and after they were born, I just couldn't imagine when I would ever have time to pump! The babies nursed ALL THE TIME. I...

My marriage has been in crisis for several months now, and I, too, have grappled with this question. I think it would be easier for me to jump to the divorce conclusion if there were a lot of fighting going on. The tension comes and...

Quote: Originally Posted by quasar Maybe that's quackery, but for us, the only donor we used two months in a row got us pregnant with DS1, and then the first time we tried for the second child, we used the same donor...

I guess I'll be the voice of dissent, not that it necessarily matters to the OP at this point (congrats on buying sperm!). I think it makes more sense to just go month to month in the beginning rather than buy a few months' worth all at...

I mostly liked it. Being in the midst of a marital drama myself, I could relate to a lot of the issues and found the film to be affirming and real in many ways. I especially appreciated Jules' speech at the end about how hard marriage...

We just decided last-minute to head to the cape for a few days this week. I've never been to P-town during family week before, and while the main draw for us really is the ocean, i'm excited about the idea of being surrounded by queer...

In my experience, wearing two Ergos doesn't work well: too much padding on the shoulders. But one Ergo (or Beco) and one mei tai (mei tai carriers have less padding) works well (still not as well as two mei tais, IMO). The difference...

Someone gifted us with one: it was awful. Definitely avoid. I had great success wearing my twins in two mei tai carriers (one on front, one on back), which you could do from birth (or soon after if they're super itty bitty). The beco...