becoming babyREADY with Sam Leeson - All About Queer Family Planning & Creation

Too often when we hear people speaking about massage, we think of a spa-like setting, and us having an opportunity to relax and spend some time doing something for ourselves. That isn’t to say that therapeutic massage can’t be that but it is also (and more importantly), a health practice to ensure that our body is functioning, as well as it possibly can.  Today I have the opportunity to introduce...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ Today I have the opportunity to speak with Jaimie, the host of “The Queer Family Podcast.“  Jaimie delved deep into the story of the creation of her family, who carried, who birthed, who str...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ Today I have the chance to speak with and introduce you to Dr. Donald Littlewood, DC. Dr. Donald is a Chiropractor who sees and treats patients in Toronto with a primary focus on working wit...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ Early on, Tom and his husband knew that they wanted to be parents; they just weren’t sure when they wanted to start that journey, and what that process might look like for them. Today he and...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ Today I have the chance to chat with and learn from Christine Lafazanos, Celebrant and Officiant.  From the outside it may look unusual that this interview would be included for people who a...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ Patricia and I have an honest and raw conversation about the fertility journey she and her wife have been on. Both parents to a school-aged child, they have been trying to expand their famil...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ The conversation today flows freely as Lucie and Alyson talk about their journey to family creation using the assistance of IVF and as their child, Indigo, moves about around them. Their can...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ Today I have the honour of speaking with David Marshall. David is a father living in Maryland and he is the dad to Josiah. We spend time talking about the adoption process. He went through a...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ If there are any times in our lives when we need to establish boundaries in order to respect ourselves, our relationships and the people around us, it’s through the family creation process....

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ From Canada to Dubai, Italy, India, Kenya the conversation I have with Joseph about his family creation process is one that traverses that globe.  One thing is certain throughout it all, no...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ When you have a part of your body you know you will not use and you know that there are people out there who deeply wish they had access to it, what do you do?  Well, most of us wouldn’t do...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ There are various paths that 2SLGBTQIA+ people can take to create their respective families. When there are two people with uteruses instead of two without, it may seem as though the journey...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ As if being a Certified Financial Planner with Edward Jones wasn’t busy enough, Morgan also coparents twin girls with his ex husband. Together, he and I talk about some of the costs associat...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ Today I am speaking with Kristin and Alexis, a couple from Chicago, who used a known donor to conceive their twin babies. Born well ahead of their due dates, for the safety of both babies an...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ As soon as you begin, listening to my conversation today, with Finn, Schubert, you will understand what a gifted Speaker he is. He knows what he’s talking about. He pulls no punches and he d...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ I am very confident you know Morgan & Ale from their presence on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube.  We speak candidly today about the vulnerability associated with putting their lives on...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ Midwifery care is very different from country to country and even within the various provinces in Canada. Today I have the pleasure of sharing my conversation with Cora Beitel, RM in British...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ When it comes to talking about intentional family creation, there is no one better than Troy who is one of four co-parents to his eldest child and a co-parent with his ex-husband to three mo...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ On today’s episode, I am proud to be speaking with Dr. Dustin Costescu, OB/GYN in Hamilton Ontario.  Dr. Dustin speaks frankly about potential obstacles that 2SLGBTQIA+ people may face when...

I am SO excited to bring you the “becoming babyREADY” podcast! Listen in as I talk about starting or growing a family with parents and professionals alike. All of the people I speak with identify as 2SLGTBQIA+ Co-parenting can and does look as vastly different from household to household as family creation does in the 2SLGBTQIA+ world.  Today I am talking with my friend Jessie and they are the fir...

Often, when we think of an IBCLC (international board certified lactation consultant) we think about feeding babies exclusively from our bodies. While it is true, that that is one of the roles that a lactation consultant may play, their priority, above all else is that your baby is fed. They also specialize in induced lactation, over supply, under supply, understanding baby’s needs, and so much mo...

We already know that deciding to start a family that you are biologically connected to is a hurdle that becomes that much more challenging to navigate when neither partner (if you have one) has a uterus.  Add to this the laws that make surrogacy illegal in your country of residence and you have a whole other mountain to climb. Where do you find funding? Where do you look for a donor? Where do you...

One of the understandings about becoming a parent as a 2SLGBTQIA+ person/couple is that there will be legal considerations, moving forward. Whether it is related to second parent adoption, or surrogacy, adoption, donors or more, the ramifications (as we have recently witnessed in the US) are not to be ignored. Today I am chatting with Surrogacy, Fertility and Reproductive law Lawyer, Marc Kemerer...

The journey to becoming parents is only that requires a lot of open and honest communication.  Today we are chatting with my friends, Jen & Christine; parents of a young son and younger daughter.  We discuss the costs and the decisions and what parts of the process made them feel as though they were “the other.” **This conversation was originally recorded in Summer 2022 and is available to wat...

The majority of 2SLGBTQIA+ people looking to become parents and who choose to utilize the services of a fertility clinic, will be expected to spend time speaking with a Registered Social Worker. Elisa Gores joins us today to explain why this appointment is necessary, in terms of what the government orders, as well as why it may be beneficial to people who are still in the planning phase of intenti...