6 Ways to Improve Your Sperm Quality in your Egg Donation and Surrogacy Journey
Like most of you, I’ve been spending more time indoors, which forces me to be alone with my thoughts (Yikes!) which leads me to think, ponder and overshare some things. Like, sperm! Gross, I know. But get your mind out of the gutter for a quick sec. I was thinking...
Age Does Not Define You – My reasons for choosing to be a gestational surrogate at 46
At first mention, the idea of an older woman giving birth may seem like a medical challenge, but age isn’t always the best indicator of maternal suitability. We’ve all read the headlines “Labor of Love: Woman carries Her Daughter’s Baby”, or, “A 51-year-old woman...
Infertility doesn’t discriminate: Three different perspectives on people struggling to conceive
Trying to have a baby is a process. Even though you may see friends posting their “Happy surprises” or expected delivery dates on social media, there is a lot of hard work that goes into having a child-we don’t just mean the “under the covers hard work”. Whether you...
Five Ways to Boost Your Sperm Quality and Increase Fertility
It’s a tough subject to bring up. You’ve been trying to have a child for a while now, but nothing is happening. Whether it’s a result of male infertility, sperm quality, or being sterile, men can also struggle with feelings of inadequacy for not being able to...
On Father’s Day: Parental struggles with infertility that have resonated with me the most.
As I take a moment to reflect on Father’s Day, I’m reminded of all the struggles, the highs and lows, the losses, and the sacrifices I have been through over the past 10 years. This is my third Father’s Day with Nanette, but it’s also over a decade in which I decided...
The Best Things About Being a Single Dad (By Choice)
I’ll admit it: I had no idea what I was getting into back in 2009, when I decided to stop looking for the perfect partner to build a family with and start pursuing the possibility of parenthood on my own as a single dad. I had no idea how long it was going...
5 Things I Didn’t Know About IVF When I Became an Egg Donor
It’s Not as Easy as Giving Up Your Eggs The first steps include finding an egg donor agency, filling out a profile, multiple and varied medical testing, the collection of genetic history, paperwork and a psycho-social evaluation. These first...
Things You Should Never Say to an Egg Donor
Being an egg donor in Canada or elsewhere often comes with family, friends and complete strangers having preconceived ideas, notions, and stigmas around what an egg donor and egg donation is. As sensitive as some of these people may try to be, there are many who seem...
Best Books for Introducing Your Child to Egg Donation
We already know how reading books to your child can set them up for success; exercising their brains, developing language skills, creating a bond, building concentration, loving learning, and many more benefits. It just makes sense to use the opportunity...
Becoming a Surrogate: Am I Qualified?
Curious About Becoming A Surrogate? There are many varied and valid reasons to choose to become a gestational surrogate. Your reason or reasons will be just as unique as you are. While it would be amazing to be able to accept every kind-hearted and...
6 Ways to Improve Your Sperm Quality in your Egg Donation and Surrogacy Journey
Like most of you, I’ve been spending more time indoors, which forces me to be alone with my thoughts (Yikes!) which leads me to think, ponder and overshare some things. Like, sperm! Gross, I know. But get your mind out of the gutter for a quick sec. I was thinking...
Age Does Not Define You – My reasons for choosing to be a gestational surrogate at 46
At first mention, the idea of an older woman giving birth may seem like a medical challenge, but age isn’t always the best indicator of maternal suitability. We’ve all read the headlines “Labor of Love: Woman carries Her Daughter’s Baby”, or, “A 51-year-old woman...
Infertility doesn’t discriminate: Three different perspectives on people struggling to conceive
Trying to have a baby is a process. Even though you may see friends posting their “Happy surprises” or expected delivery dates on social media, there is a lot of hard work that goes into having a child-we don’t just mean the “under the covers hard work”. Whether you...
Five Ways to Boost Your Sperm Quality and Increase Fertility
It’s a tough subject to bring up. You’ve been trying to have a child for a while now, but nothing is happening. Whether it’s a result of male infertility, sperm quality, or being sterile, men can also struggle with feelings of inadequacy for not being able to...
On Father’s Day: Parental struggles with infertility that have resonated with me the most.
As I take a moment to reflect on Father’s Day, I’m reminded of all the struggles, the highs and lows, the losses, and the sacrifices I have been through over the past 10 years. This is my third Father’s Day with Nanette, but it’s also over a decade in which I decided...
The Best Things About Being a Single Dad (By Choice)
I’ll admit it: I had no idea what I was getting into back in 2009, when I decided to stop looking for the perfect partner to build a family with and start pursuing the possibility of parenthood on my own as a single dad. I had no idea how long it was going...
5 Things I Didn’t Know About IVF When I Became an Egg Donor
It’s Not as Easy as Giving Up Your Eggs The first steps include finding an egg donor agency, filling out a profile, multiple and varied medical testing, the collection of genetic history, paperwork and a psycho-social evaluation. These first...
Things You Should Never Say to an Egg Donor
Being an egg donor in Canada or elsewhere often comes with family, friends and complete strangers having preconceived ideas, notions, and stigmas around what an egg donor and egg donation is. As sensitive as some of these people may try to be, there are many who seem...
Best Books for Introducing Your Child to Egg Donation
We already know how reading books to your child can set them up for success; exercising their brains, developing language skills, creating a bond, building concentration, loving learning, and many more benefits. It just makes sense to use the opportunity...
Becoming a Surrogate: Am I Qualified?
Curious About Becoming A Surrogate? There are many varied and valid reasons to choose to become a gestational surrogate. Your reason or reasons will be just as unique as you are. While it would be amazing to be able to accept every kind-hearted and...