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Countdown to Baby T. Rex: Pregnant Adoptee Feelings and Dino Decal Decisions (29 Weeks)

Being an adoptee has made being pregnant all that much more strange and interesting.

KaeLyn —

Jun 6, 2016

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Countdown to Baby T. Rex: Sipping My Way Into the Third Trimester (27 Weeks)

“Sometimes I turn to Waffle and randomly exclaim, ‘This is happening!’ I should probably stop doing that as we get closer to, like, the possibility of me going into actual…

KaeLyn —

May 23, 2016

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Countdown to Baby T. Rex: “Mommy” Feelings and Dinosaur Mobiles (25 Weeks)

There is no chance I’m going to evade the Cult of Mommy-ness. My undercut can’t save me.

KaeLyn —

May 9, 2016

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Countdown to Baby T. Rex: Crying Over MasterChef Junior and Halfway There (23 Weeks)

I’m not a crier. I really resist the idea that hormones affect me, but pregnancy hormones affect me. OMG.

KaeLyn —

Apr 25, 2016

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FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Ooo Baby Baby (Ahh Push It)

I’m knocked up! I loved Zootopia! I bought a waffle maker! What’s good with you? Come on in here and tell me about it!

KaeLyn —

Mar 18, 2016

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gay moms

parenting & family

I Thought Getting Pregnant Was Hard; Then I Had a Toddler

“It’s funny. We have legal documents declaring our marriage valid in two different states. We’ve been together and in love for years. But it was the birth of our daughter…

Candice —

Feb 16, 2016

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Gayby Maybe? The Epic Queer Parenting Roundtable!

Our panel answers your questions about getting knocked up, adopting, the challenges and rewards of queer mom life, and so much more!

KaeLyn —

Dec 7, 2015

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greatest hits

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Donor Siblings: The Happy Unexpected Bonus of Lesbian Parenthood

“Suddenly I was looking at all these little boxes online, little question marks where the faces would be, each one representing another human that shared half of my daughter’s DNA.”

Donna Rizham —

Nov 11, 2015

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first person

Missing Someone Gone While Raising Someone New

They call a child born after a loss a rainbow baby. The storm left a devastating aftermath, but this rainbow is bringing us daily joy.

Caitlin Zinsser —

Oct 7, 2015

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The End, The Beginning: Notes from the Last Weeks of Pregnancy

We’re almost there! The interminable countdown to actually having a real, live baby is almost over!

Caitlin Zinsser —

Sep 14, 2015

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VIDEO: Queer Mama for Autostraddle Episode Ten — Third Trimester

“Y’all, I managed not to cry in this third trimester video, but here I am now, writing, tears rolling down my face at my desk, just a few feet away…

haley —

Aug 20, 2015

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12 Big Baby-Making Questions This Queer Couple Asked Before Taking The Plunge

Questions I never thought I’d have to consider, but here we are. Get an exclusive peek into my over-processing journey towards queer parenthood.

KaeLyn —

Aug 3, 2015