Archives for Fertility and Finances
Why Is Donor Sperm So Expensive?
In my last post, I lamented the fact that my wife and I are temporarily postponing starting our family due to the recession and the cost of sperm. If you…
Why A Home Birth? It’s All in the Numbers
Freedom of Choice: For those who believe in women's freedom of choice about pregnancy, it's time to think about women's freedom of choice in birth. Though there are more birthing…
Penny-Pinching Pregnancy: Saying No To Expensive Tests
We didn't have much cash to start with, but we just couldn't wait. And then it happened on the first try. I'm 6 weeks pregnant but I didn't get a…
Happy ending to Fertility & Finances category
Multiple fertility treatments: $15,600 Sperm donor and other fees: $5,000 Three IVF procedures: $34,400 Deciding to Adopt: $30,000 Becoming a parent: Priceless Since many of you followed our story (fertility…
Fending off the Consumer Economy: Expecting a Newborn Baby
'œYou will always be your child's favorite toy.' '“ Vicki Lansky I had a meltdown last weekend at Babies R Us. We were there doing research on the things needed…
Funds to Form a Family: Adoption process begins. And so does the check writing.
'œHowever motherhood comes to you, it's a miracle.' '“ Valerie Harper, adoptive parent There's a saying that, 'œLove makes a family.' Money sometimes makes a family on top of all…
Stepping Off Infertility Treadmill: Lesbians Consider Adoption
'œWe go through what we go through to help others go through what we went through.' '“ Emily Perl Kingsley Jeanine and I found out last week that our third…
Lesbian baby-making and expense of donor eggs
'œLove and eggs are best when they are fresh' '“ Russian Proverb Yesterday, the FedEx driver and recognizable sistah, dropped off the latest batch of medication flown in from the…
Lesbians and IVF: Coping with the Cost of Infertility
"The decision to have a child is to accept that your heart will forever walk about outside your body." -- Katherine Hadley Jeanine and I have been trying to make…
Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Making Babies
"The family is one of nature's masterpieces." -- George Santayana Today is the second annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day, where the LGBT community and allies come together in support…