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Shared parenting

A family divided

by Gail January 11, 2009

Even before Lyn became pregnant, we were concerned about the impact that a new child, genetically and physically connected to Lyn, would have on the unity of our entire family. In switching to another birth mother, would we run the risk of splitting our family in two, each of us having our “own” child? Physically, [...]

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Decisions around nursing the first time

by Lyn January 5, 2009

Giggleblue left the following question about our decisions to try to both lactate with this pregnancy vs. with the first pregnancy (when I would have been doing the pill-popping). “It’s interesting to hear how this situation plays out in both the first pregnancy as compared to the second. so i have a question. was co-nursing [...]

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What we did right without knowing it, Part II (aka Accidental Economic Advantages)

by Lyn October 3, 2008

Along with putting the slightly more communicative of us on the less traveled parenting path (i.e. me as the non-bio-mom, see Part I), another thing we did right without knowing it, was to have the mom with the most economic power bear the child. In a straight family in which mom gives birth, mom is [...]

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