Queer Pregnancy

Information and resources on lesbian pregnancy, LGBTQ+ people trying to conceive, dealing with miscarriage, IUI, IVF and more.

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Should I Cut My Maternity Leave Short To Help My Coworkers?

Your wife thinks your maternity leave plan is “crazy.” Also, how to navigate potential imbalances in a slightly open relationship.

the team

Jul 25, 2025

a specimen jar of sperm floats over a blue background where two women sit uncomfortably

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I’m Scared About My Wife Using Her Ex-Boyfriend as Our Sperm Donor

Sperm is expensive and you don’t know many “good” men — but you do know one…your wife’s ex. Plus advice on discussing money and mis-matched incomes with friends.

the team

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May 21, 2024

Brittney and Cherelle Griner as well as images of an ultrasound of their future baby

sports

Brittney and Cherelle Griner Are Having a Baby!

CUTENESS ALERT! Baby Griner is due in July.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 13, 2024

You’re Queer, You Want to Be a Parent, Now What? Meet PregnantTogether

PregnantTogether is the queer family building community you’ve been waiting for.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Mar 28, 2024

Two queer moms with their son, collaged together with solid color pink elements.

queer pregnancy

Queer Mom Chronicles: Blending Our Family

Even though I often refer to him as my son, my wife is just as much of a parent to him as I am, and he considers her his mom.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Feb 12, 2024

abstract hands interlocked and colored in swirly tie-dye patterns

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I’m Queer, Single, Uncertain About Kids, and Freezing My Eggs

We can’t have it all at the same time. Feeling grief doesn’t mean you made a wrong decision. It means you made a decision.

Julia Smith-Eppsteiner

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Sep 7, 2023

book features

EXCERPT: In “Thin Skin,” Jenn Shapland Considers What It Means to Live a Childfree Queer Life

In an excerpt from her new essay collection Thin Skin, Jenn Shapland examines childfreedom.

Jenn Shapland

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Aug 15, 2023

Three photos of Da Brat being pregnant, showing off her baby belly with her wife Jesseca Dupart. They are both wearing colors of red, black, and white. They are in front of a shiny red garage background. Da Brat has on a backwards cap.

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Da Brat Is Pregnant!!!

There’s so much happiness to be had! The Grammy-nominated rapper has surprised herself, “Everything makes me cry. If someone wins American Idol, I cry. I’m like, I’m tougher than that!”

Carmen Phillips

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Feb 21, 2023

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Needing To Abort Due To a Life-Limiting Fetal Diagnosis Was Heartbreaking Enough Already

Getting a life-limiting fetal diagnosis like trisomy 18 is devastating to expectant parents, who usually choose to abort rather than wait for an inevitable miscarriage, stillbirth, or a painful brief…

Riese

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Aug 3, 2022

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