“So you see how the two balls of Play-Doh got mixed up together and shared the colours and glitter and smells? Well, those are like Play-Doh stories. And that’s kind of what happens when eggs and sperms meet—they share all sorts of stories and they become one NEW thing: You, and brother, and sister!
I made a video of me talking to V about her—and her siblings’—conception + birth story. For the first time, I sat down with a pen and paper to illustrate the story.
It’s National Infertility Awareness Week, and this year’s theme is #FlipTheScript. Why Am I So Open About Egg Donation? I’m…
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V. is almost 2½ and I’ve been telling her how she was conceived since I was pregnant. I had a…
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To make a baby you need three things: oocyte eggs, sperms, and a uterus. Mummy and Daddy wanted you very much, but the doctor said that Mummy doesn’t have any oocyte eggs but she does have a uterus
Before I cycled, I was sort of freaking out on Twitter about how to tell my (hopefully) future kid that…
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