Blog posts from October 2013

Deciding upon Donor Conception: The Future of the Child

31 October, 2013

The decision to have a child is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. Having a child is a strong desire for most individuals, although some are unfortunately unable to do so on their own. If that is the case for you, then donor c...

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LGBT families and children can benefit from picture books designed for them

30 October, 2013

LGBT families and children can benefit from picture books that are designed to cater for them.I once asked a lesbian I know who is raising children with her wife what her favourite LGBTQ picture books were. She told me she didn’t have any. I...

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Women age 35-45 feel judged for leaving it too late to have children

28 October, 2013

More than 60 per cent of women aged 35 to 45 who do not have children but want them feel judged for ‘leaving it too late’, a poll has found.The survey of 500 women who wanted children – including those undergoing treatment or sti...

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Support National Infertility Awareness Week 28th Oct - 3rd Nov

26 October, 2013

“Join us and get behind National Infertility Awareness Week! With 1 in 6 people struggling to conceive we need to raise awareness of this misunderstood illness.”We want to make this a HUGE annual event and see everyone involved in fert...

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Twins on the way for babyless couple who raised fertility funds online

24 October, 2013

After years of struggles with infertility issues, the babyless couple who turned to the Internet to raise funds for in vitro fertilization has some good news.Brittany Barry is finally pregnant. With twins.She and Chris Barry, who both attended Rar...

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Six ways to improve fertility through diet and nutrition

22 October, 2013

For women hoping to conceive, experts advise watching your weight and following a Mediterranean-style diet to boost your odds of having a baby.As fertility experts shared their research at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Boston t...

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Pride Angel Journey - Birth Training in Adverse Weather Conditions

20 October, 2013

It was a sunny Sunday morning at the end of March. While we waited for our NCT instructor to arrive at our house (the block of sessions we had booked months previously had been cancelled due to lack of interest so we were having an intensive priva...

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Fertility app Glow teams up with MyFitnessPal

18 October, 2013

Fertility app 'Glow' introduced earlier this year by PayPay co-founder Max Levchin, just announced its first partner. On Thursday, the startup said it was teaming up with top health and wellness app MyFitnessPal to enable users to connect ...

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Pride Angel Journey | Fluid and frustation

16 October, 2013

It was the middle of March and, thirty-four weeks pregnant, I was lying on a fluffy purple rug with my head under a table, on the floor of a tiny room in the local Surestart centre – the only way the dimensions of the room allowed me to stre...

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Vote for your lesbian of the year with the Ultimate Planet Awards

14 October, 2013

Launched in 2013, these awards are deeply rooted in the community. Unlike many of the other awards available, these are grass roots based. What makes these awards different is that they warmly welcome input from the community and they celebrate Le...

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