by Casey Goldstein | Jan 9, 2020 | Infertility, parenthood
By Lisa Hand Eleven years ago, I stepped into the infertility club with a dream on my heart and innocence that would never be returned to me. The nights were long, the weeks were filled with ups and downs and the months felt like I was watching a clock literally...
by Candace Wohl | Oct 1, 2019 | Fatherhood, Fertility, Infertility, Lifestyle, parenthood
By Brian Ring John is a gunnery sergeant in the Marines. Having just spent two years stationed in Okinawa, he’s now back in New York with his wife, Jane, where he’s the Staff Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (SNCOIC) of a recruiting station. They have one young...
by Candace Wohl | Oct 1, 2019 | Cancer, Fertility, Infertility, Lifestyle, parenthood
By Alice Crisci My dear Dante, I first published this open letter to you exactly three years ago. Since then, we have travelled the world together building a company to help others have healthy babies, moved into our first real home (finally), added so many pets to...
by Gloria Tesch | Sep 22, 2019 | Advocacy, Infertility, Lifestyle, parenthood
Believe it or not, child welfare agencies are currently, legally allowed to discriminate against potential foster and adoptive parents, and kids in the foster care system on the basis of their gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and religion. Today....
by Gloria Tesch | Sep 18, 2019 | Fatherhood, Holidays, Lifestyle, parenthood
By Brad Wilson, PhD I was a third-year medical student at the beginning of the OB/GYN rotation when I first had the idea of delivering my son. I told my wife about the idea, then we talked about it with our OB/GYN. Our doctor was very supportive of the idea as many...
by Gloria Tesch | Sep 15, 2019 | Infertility, Lifestyle, parenthood
By Brian Ring At times it is necessary for me to remind my older sister that I was the planned child. This is usually in response to her remembering a parental birthday or some other surprising feat of filial devotion. Anyone with a brother or sister will acknowledge...
