Baby Making for Everybody: Family Building and Fertility for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents
This inclusive, straightforward guide to fertility is What to Expect Before You’re Expecting for families outside the heterosexual nuclear family model—perfect for LGBTQ+ and solo parents who want to have kids but don’t know where to start.
In Baby Making for Everybody, queer millennial midwives Ray Rachlin and Marea Goodman use their professional expertise to demystify the dizzying process of pursuing parenthood as queer and solo people, offering detailed, gender-affirming, body-positive advice on topics including:
* Fertility tracking for people with uteruses
* Choosing a sperm donor, egg donor, or surrogate
* Legal considerations for LGBTQ+ families
* Navigating pregnancy and gender identity
* IUI, ICI, and IVF procedures
* Foster parenting and adoption
* Miscarriage and infertility
The result is a much-needed compassionate step-by-step guide for every aspect of the complicated, messy, and glorious process of building a family. Combining practical information with personal narratives and first-person community wisdom, this book provides prospective parents with the information they need to grow their families.
Book At A Glance
# of Pages: 352
Book Binding: Paperback
Year of Publication: 2023
Publisher: Balance
Language: en
ISBN: 9781538725863
Creator Bio
Marea Goodman LM CPM and Ray Rachlin LM CPM are both highly experienced and respected Certified Professional Midwives with a passion for family building and fertility for LGBTQ+ and solo parents. Marea has been practicing midwifery for over 20 years and has attended hundreds of births. She is also a certified lactation counselor and has a special interest in supporting LGBTQ+ families. Ray has been practicing for over 10 years and has a background in social work, providing her with a unique perspective on the emotional and psychological aspects of fertility and family building. Together, they have combined their expertise and knowledge to create a comprehensive guide for those who may not fit into the traditional family building model. Their goal is to provide inclusive and compassionate care for all individuals and families on their journey to parenthood.
