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Baby making for everybody : family building and fertility for LGBTQ+ and solo parents / Ray Rachlin, LM, CPM, Marea Goodman, LM, CPM.

Rachlin, Ray, (author.). Goodman, Marea, (author.).

Summary:

"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 concrete, gender-affirming advice on topics like tracking fertility, choosing a sperm donor, legal considerations, IVF, IUI, adoption, navigating gender and pregnancy, and more. The result is a much-needed how-to guide for every aspect of the complicated, messy, and glorious process of building a family as an LGBTQ+ or solo parent. 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 outside of a traditional heterosexual nuclear family model"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781538725863
Physical Description: xvii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Balance, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: who we are and why we midwife -- Why do you want to be a parent, anyway? -- Sperm, eggs, and uteruses--where to get 'em when you need 'em -- Timing is everything: how to figure out your fertility -- Getting pregnant: from turkey baster to test tube and everything in between -- Trans people have babies too -- Fostering and adoption: raising children without babymaking -- You're pregnant! Now what? -- Miscarriage and infertility: when things don't go as planned -- Protecting our families--legal considerations and building community resilience -- Conclusion: saying goodbye (for now)