LGBT Families FAQ

[waffles]

I am going to start a series of FAQ related to TTC. I will compile all of links into this post and eventually have it pinned to board as soon as we have a good start.

Selecting a Sperm Donor

[sdfonz619]

When we first start TTC the information online was limited so I think this is an excellent idea.

[lilzeezee]

Love it!! We also had a hard time finding answers to basic questions about TTC. This is great!

[Stringy]

Just some suggestions for other things that I know I was searching for when getting started TTC:

Ways to get pregnant - at home turkey baster/ICI, IUI, IVF, partner IVF - pro's/cons/ease of each - I guess, without going into super detail about IVF cycles, etc. But really, I was clueless. Using a MW or an RE or neither or what.

Things like the donor sibling registry - and I keep seeing people mention in the other thread, the Known Donor Registry. Which I have never heard of until today.

Legal issues - it might vary too much by state - but what you need to do to cover your family if you aren't legally married, or if you are and need to do a second parent adoption, or if that's not needed anymore cuz they repealed DOMA (I don't know the answer to that question).

You may already have lots of that planned - just my 2C

thanks for wokring on this!

[waffles]

Jan 29, 2015 12:24:32 GMT -5 Stringy said:

Just some suggestions for other things that I know I was searching for when getting started TTC:

Ways to get pregnant - at home turkey baster/ICI, IUI, IVF, partner IVF - pro's/cons/ease of each - I guess, without going into super detail about IVF cycles, etc. But really, I was clueless. Using a MW or an RE or neither or what.

Things like the donor sibling registry - and I keep seeing people mention in the other thread, the Known Donor Registry. Which I have never heard of until today.

Legal issues - it might vary too much by state - but what you need to do to cover your family if you aren't legally married, or if you are and need to do a second parent adoption, or if that's not needed anymore cuz they repealed DOMA (I don't know the answer to that question).

You may already have lots of that planned - just my 2C

thanks for wokring on this!

Thank you for the feedback! These are great! I'm so far out from TTC I forget some of this stuff. haha

I'll try to post 2 topics a week. Hopefully that won't overwhelm everyone.

I hope this helps bring in traffic, too.

[healz413]

Also, a fairly common question on the other board is about reciprocal IVF or partner IVF.

It might also be cool to have one on induced lactation.