Posts by lexbeach

Quote: Originally Posted by FtMPapa It's bittersweet - the pragmatic, practical, realistic part of me is saying "Thank the fertility deities there is only one! What would I do with TWO?" and yet another part...

Quote: Originally Posted by FtMPapa I am completely biased, but go to Boston if you can. I know it's further, but I have been treated so poorly by S'field, I can't in good conscience encourage anyone to go...

Depending on the five-year-old, you may just be able to get a dedicated belt-positioning booster at this point. If your five-year-old is short and would be able to RF in the radian, then that would be the safest option. But if your...

Some of our very best friends have created their family through adoption (they have four kids too, just like us). It is not a dividing factor in our friendship at all. That said, I think the issue is more about finding families with whom...

Moving to Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy since this is more of a breastfeeding issue than a Queer Parenting issue. Good luck! Lex

I'm looking into seeing if I can switch the group to a weekend morning since I've gotten a lot of feedback from people who would like to come but can't due to work. I will keep you updated! Lex

Our three older boys share about 100 square feet. They have a bunk bed and a loft bed. Underneath the bunk bed are three drawers: one for our twins' pants, one for the twins' shirts, and one for our 3-year-old (shirts and pants). Under...

Welcome to MDC! I'm glad you found us, there are lots of very knowledgeable queer parents and parents-to-be who frequent this board. Another book rec: The Infertility Cure My cycles were much like yours (averaging 42 days) when we...

It's never too late to start babywearing. If your baby doesn't like a particular carrier, chances are great that there's a different one or a different position that he/she will like. Ring slings are very versatile. Also, the Kanoe...

Congrats on the arrival of your twins, and I'm sorry that the breastfeeding part is not going as smoothly as possible. How many ounces of formula are you supplementing with in a 24-hour period? What is your babies' weight gain...