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Article: Project: conception: think it's easy for two lesbians with a sperm donor to get pregnant? Mom-to-be Sue Rochman says, "Think again". (Gay Parenting).
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2003
- Author:
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In November 2001 my partner, Robin, and I agreed it was time: We were going to have a baby. I was so sure I'd instantly get pregnant that I figured out the baby's due date the day after we inseminated. And when this turned out to be my mother's birthday, I knew it had to be a sign. We had our names picked out: Ruby for a girl, Max for a boy. My sister had given me her old maternity clothes. We had stacks of onesies we'd bought on sale at Baby Gap. All we needed was the baby.
So imagine our surprise when months of "signs" went by and we still weren't pregnant. Gradually, without our realizing it, we had joined the ranks of the fertility-challenged who are ...