Resources

All Kinds of Families. by Suzanne Lang. Random House Studio, 2019.

Families Can. by Dan Saks. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2021.

For Mommy So Loved You. by Leigh James. Leigh James, 2017.

Happy Together. by Julie Marie. Happy Together Children’s Books, 2020.

Mommy and Me, How I Came to Be. by Elizabeth Weiss. Brave Bold Mamas, 2020.

You Began as a Wish. by Kim Bergman. Independently published, 2019.

You Were Meant for Me. by Sheri Sturiniolo. Made For Me, 2020.

The invisible String. by Patice Karst. Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2000.

The Heart and the Bottle, by Oliver Jeffers, Penguid Young Readers Group, 2010

The Goodbye Book, by Todd Parr, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015

Living the Life Unexpected: 12 Weeks to Your Plan B for a Meaningful and Fulfilling Future Without Children. by Jody Day October 2016.

Beyond Motherhood: Choosing a Life Without Children. by Jeanne Safer. Pocket Books, 1996.

Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decision of Their Lives. Ed by Lori Liebovich. HarperCollins, 2006.

Never to Be a Mother: A Guide for All Women Who Didn’t, or Couldn’t Have Children. by Linda Hunt, 1992.

Silent Sorority: A (Barren) Woman Gets Busy, Angry, Lost and Found. by Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos, 2010.

Sweet Grapes: How to Stop Being Infertile and Start Living Again. by Jean W. Carter and Michael Cater. Perspectives Press, 1998.

Taking Charge of Infertility (chapters 6 and 7). by Patricia Irwin Johnston. Perspectives Press, 1994.

The Infertility Survival Guide: Everything You Need To Know to Cope with the Challenges while Maintaining your Sanity, Dignity and Relationships (chapter 6, 7, and 8). by Judith C. Daniluk. New Harbinger Publications, 2001.

When You’re Not Expecting: An Infertility Guide (chapters 10, 11 and epilogue). by Constance Hoenk Shapiro. Wiley, 2010.

1, 2, 3: A Family Counting Book. by B. Combs. Two Lives Publishing, 2000.

ABC: A Family Alphabet Book. by B. Combs. Two Lives Publishing, 2001.

And Tango Makes Three. by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing, 2005.

Daddy, Papa and Me. by Lesléa Newman and Carol Thompson. Tricycle Press, 2009.

Heather has Two Mommies. By Lesléa Newman and Diane Souza. Alyson Books, 2009.

Ryan’s Mom is Tall. by Heather Jopling. Nickname Press, 2006.

The Baby Kangaroo Treasure Hunt. by Carmen Martinez Jover, 2011.

Why I’m So Special: A Book about Surrogacy with Two Daddies. by Carla Lewis-Long. Authorhouse, 2011.

All Kinds of Families. by Suzanne Lang. Random House Studio, 2019.

Families Can. by Dan Saks. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2021.

My Family and Other Families. by Richard and Lewish Edwards-Middleton. DK Children, 2022.

My Two Dads and Me. by Michael Joosten. Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2019.

My Two Moms and Me. by Michael Joosten. Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2019.

Kangaroo Pouch: A Story about Surrogacy for Young Children. by Sarah Phillips Pellet. Trafford Publishing, 2006.

One More Giraffe. by Kim Noble. 48HrBooks, 2009.

Why I’m So Special: A Book about Surrogacy. by Carl Lewis-Long. Authorhouse, 2010.

The Twin Diaries: Stella and Mia Meet Papa. by Joseph Tito and Kevin Cerqueira. Dad Diaries, 2023.

A Tiny Itsy Bitsy Gift of Life: An Egg Donor Story. by Carmen Martinez Jover, 2005.

Butterflies and Magical Wings. by Amy Margolis. Amy Margolis Publishing, 2006.

Mommy was Your Tummy Big? by Carolina Nadel. Mookind Press, 2007.

One More Giraffe. by Kim Noble. 48HrBooks, 2009.

Our Story (3-book collection, including stories about sperm donation in heterosexual-led family, lesbian-led family, and single mother-led family). Donor Conception Network, 2002. Available through: www.donor-conception-network.org

Let Me Explain: A Story About Egg Donation Insemination. by Jane T. Schnitter and Joanne Bowring. Perspectives Press, 1995.

Phoebe’s Family: A Story About Egg Donation. by Linda Stamm. Graphite Press, 2010.

Sometimes It Takes Three to Make a Baby. by Kate Bourne. Available through: www.mivf.com.au

All kinds of families. by Suzanne Lang. Random House Studio, 2019.

A Special Egg. by Sally Baldwin. JJPM Publishers, 2022.

Families Can. by Dan Saks. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2021.

I Dreamed of You. by Lori Metz. Outskirts Press, 2020.

Lilly’s Blueprints. by Sharon Leya. Orange Puffin Playgrounds, 2022.

You Began as a Wish. by Kim Bergman. Independently Published, 2019.

Before You Were Born: Our Wish for a Child series/My Wish for a Child (16-book collection includes stories about IVF, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, surrogacy, heterosexual, LGBTQ, dual parent and single parent led families). by Janice Grimes. X, Y, and Me Books, 2004-2005.

Hope and Will Have a Baby (4-book collection includes stories about egg donation, sperm donation, surrogacy and embryo donation). by Irene Celcer. Graphite Press, 2007.

How Babies and Families are Made: There is More than One Way! by Patricia Shaffer. Tabor Sarah Books, 1988.

I loVe my Family: A book about assisted conception for young children. (Volume 1). by Tammy Troute-Wood. Tammy Troute-Wood, 2011.

Mommy, Did I Grow In Your Tummy? Where Some Babies Come From. by Elaine Gordon. EM Greenburg Press, 1992.

Monday is One Day. by Arthur Levine. Scholastic Press, 2011.

My Beginnings: A Very Special Story. by Tim Appleton. IFC Resource Centre, UK. Available through: www.mybeginnings.org

My Family and Me/Mi Familia y Yo. by Jose Martinez Juarez. Palibrio, 2011.

Recipes of How Babies are Made. by Carmen Martinez Jover, 2007.

What Makes a Baby. by Cory Silverberg. Seven Stories Press, 2013.

The Family Book. by Todd Parr. Little Brown, 2003.

The Great Big Book of Families. by Mary Hoffman. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 2010.

The Not-So-Only Child. by Heather Jopling. Nickname Press, 2008.

What are Parents? by Kyme Fox-lee and Susan Fox-Lee. StoryTyme Publishing, 2005.

What Matters Most: A Children’s Book of Families. by Kristin Carter. BookSurge Publishing, 2008.

Who’s in a Family? by Robert Skutch. Tricycle Press, 1995.

All Kinds of Families. by Suzanne Lang. Random House Studio, 2019.

Families Can. by Dan Saks. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2021.

Love Makes a Family. by Sophie Beer. Hardie Grant Publishing, 2018.

My Family and Other Families. by Richard and Lewish Edwards-Middleton. DK Children, 2022.

You Began as a Wish. by Kim Bergman. Independently published, 2019.

A Time to Decide a Time to Heal: For Parents Making Difficult Decisions About Babies They Love 4th Edition. by Molly A. Minnick . Pineapple Pr; 4th edition (January 1, 1992)

A Guide For Fathers: When A Baby Dies. by Tim Nelson. Tim Nelson; Revised 2007 edition (November 30, 2004)

Couple Communication After a Baby Dies: Differing Perspectives. by Sherokee Ilse. Wintergreen Press, Inc.; First edition (October 1, 2008)

Empty Arms: Coping With Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death. by Sherokee Ilse. Wintergreen Press, Inc.; 20th, Revised & enlarged edition (January 10, 2015)

Journeys: Stories of Pregnancy After Loss. by Amy Abbey. WovenWord Press; 1st edition (March 10, 2006)

Our Heartbreaking Choices: Forty-Six Women Share Their Stories of Interrupting a Much-Wanted Pregnancy. by Christie Brooks. iUniverse; 1st edition (October 24, 2008)

Pregnancy After a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy After a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death. by Carol Cirulli Lanham. Berkley; 1st edition (October 1, 1999)

Surviving Pregnancy Loss: A Complete Sourcebook for Women and Their Families. by Rochelle Friedman. Citadel; Revised, Updated edition (January 1, 1996)

Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother. Edited by Alexa Bigwarfe. Kat Biggie Press (October 15, 2013)

When Pregnancy Fails: Families Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death. by Judith Lasker. Beacon Press (April 1, 1981)

Life, Almost: Miscarriage, Misconceptions and a Search for Answers from the Brink of Motherhood. by Jennie Agg. Torva, 2023.

And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families. Edited by Susan Goldberg and Chloe Brushwood Rose. Insomniac Press, 2010.

Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell All. Edited by Harlyn Aizley. Beacon Press, 2006.

A Gay Couple’s Journey through Surrogacy: Intended Fathers. by Michael Menichiello. Haworth Press, 2006.

Gay Dads: A Celebration of Fatherhood. by David Strah, with Susanna Margolis. Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 2003.

Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children: Research on the Family Life Cycle. by Abbie Goldberg. American Psychological Assoc; 1 edition, 2009.

The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy and Birth. by Stephanie Brill and Preston Sacks. Alyson Publications, 2006.

The Queer Parent’s Primer: A Lesbian and Gay Families’ Guide to Navigating through a Straight World. by Stephanie Brill. New Harbinger Press, 2001.

The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians: How to Stay Sane and care for Yourself from preconception through Birth. by Rachel Pepper. Cleis Press, 2005.

Who’s Your Daddy? And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. Edited by Rachel Epstein. Sumach Press, 2009.

Baby making for everybody: Family building and Fertility for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents. by Marea Goodmand and Ray Rachlin. Grand Central Publishing, 2023.

Conceivable: A Guide to Making 2SLGBTQ+ Family. by Laine Halpern Zisman. Fernwood Publishing, 2024.

LGBTQ Family building, A guide for prospective parents. by Abbie E Goldberg. American Psychological Association, Apa LifeTools, 2022.

Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-to-be. by Kristin Liam Kali. Sasquatch Books, 2022.

She Looks Just Like You: A Memoir of (Non-biological, Lesbian) Motherhood. by Amie Klempnauer Miller. Beacon Press, 2011.

Supporting Queer Birth: A book for birth professionals and parents. by A.J. Silver. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2022.

The Queer Parent: Everything you need to know from Gay to Ze. by Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley. Cleis Press, 2024.

We’re here! A practical guide to becoming an LGBTQ+ Parent. by B.J. Woodstein. Praeclarus Press, 2022.

You’ll be a Wonderful Parent: Advise and encouragement for Rainbow families of all kinds. by Jasper Peach. Hardie Grant – Chronicle Books, 2023.

A Matter of Trust: The Guide to Gestational Surrogacy. by Gail Dutton. Clouds Publishing, 1997.

Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates: Answering Tough Questions and Building Strong Families. by Diane Ehrensaft. The Guilford Press, 2005.

Surrogacy was the Way: Twenty Intended Mothers Tell their Stories. by Ed. Zara Griswold. Nightengale Press, 2006.

Surrogacy stories: Twenty extraordinary journeys to parenthood. by Sam Everingham and Kerry Duncan. Stethoscope Research Pty Ltd., 2022.

Building a Family with the Assistance of Donor Insemination. by Kenneth Raymond Daniels. Dunmore Press, 2004.

Choosing to be Open about Donor Conception: The Experiences of Parents. by Sharon Penttle and Jan Burns. Published by the Donor Conception Network, 2002. Available through: http://www.donor-conception-network.org/secrecybks.htm

Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman’s Guide. by Mikki Morrissette. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

Experiences of Donor Conception: Parents, Offspring and Donors Through the Years. by Caroline Lorbach. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Having your Baby Through Egg Donation. by Ellen Glazer and Evelina Weidman Sterling. Perspectives Press, Inc. 2005

Helping the Stork: The Choices and Challenges of Donor Insemination. by Carol Frost Vercollone et al. Wiley, 1997.

The Insider’s Guide to Egg Donation: A Compassionate and Comprehensive Guide for All Parents-to-Be. by Wendie Wilson-Miller and Erika Napoletano. Demos Health, 2012.

All that you deserve. by Jacqueline Whitney. Thought Catalog Books, 2021.

Baby making for everybody: Family building and Fertility for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents. by
Marea Goodmand and Ray Rachlin. Grand Central Publishing, 2023.

Beautiful Chaos: On motherhood, overwhelming love and finding yourself. by Jessica Urlichs.
Penguin UK, 2024.

Choosing Single Parenthood: Stories From Solo Parents by Choice. By Mali Bain. Nextgen Story:
Custom Publishing, 2021.

Inducing Lactation (breastfeeding): https://www.asklenore.info/

Multiple Births Toronto Parents of Multiple Births Association, Multiple Births Canada

Bird&Be (supplements specifically designed to support post-partum well-being. Use
code InformedFertility10 for 10% off any order.) https://birdandbe.com/

General Fertility/Infertility Information and Online Support: http://www.ivf.ca

Fertility Matters Canada: http://fertilitymatters.ca

Men’s Fertility Web Site: http://www.mensfe.net

Resolve (American National Infertility Association): https://resolve.org/

Sunnybrook Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network: https://pailnetwork.sunnybrook.ca

The Pink Elephants Support Network (Termination or Selective Reduction in a Wanted Pregnancy): https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/page/141/a-heartbreaking-decision

Ending Wanted Pregnancy: https://endingawantedpregnancy.com/

Bird&Be (inclusive pre-conception and pregnancy supplements specifically designed to support female and male fertility health. Use code InformedFertility10 for 10% off any order.) https://birdandbe.com/

Donor Conception Canada: https://dccanada.org

Donor Conceived Alliance of Canada: https://www.donorconceivedalliance.ca/faq/

Parents via Egg Donation: http://www.pved.org

Building Your Family: The Complete Guide to Donor Conception. by Lisa Schuman and Mark Leondires. St Martin’s Essentials, 2023.

Donors: Curious Connections in Donor Conception. by Petra Nordqvist and Leah Gilman. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.

Triple Helix: My Donor-Conceived Story. by Lauren Burns. University of Queensland Press, 2022.

Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-to-be. by Kristin Liam Kali. Sasquatch Books, 2022.

Choice Moms: https://www.facebook.com/pg/choicemoms.toronto

A Child After 40 (formally Flower Power): https://drnancyirwin.com/flower-power-mom-informed-choices-for-later-mothers/

Motherhood later than sooner: https://motherhoodlater.com/

2SLGBTQ Parenting and Family Resources Program at Sherbourne Health: https://sherbourne.on.ca/primary-and-family-health-care/2slgbtq-health/

519 Community Centre http://www.the519.org

Babies Come True: https://babiescometrue.com

Men having babies: https://menhavingbabies.org/

Endometriosis Association https://www.endometriosisassn.org

Mother Risk at the Hospital for Sick Children http://www.motherisk.org

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) https://www.pcosaa.org

Termination or Selective Reduction in a Wanted Pregnancy http://www.aheartbreakingchoice.com

Experiencing Infertility: An Essential Resource. by Debby Peoples and Harriette Rovner Ferguson. Norton, 2000

Fight of the Stork: What Children Think (and when) about Sex and Family Building. by Anne Bernstein. Perspectives Press, 1994

Love and Infertility: Survival Strategies for Balancing Infertility, Marriage and Life. by Kristen Magnacca. Lifeline Press. 2004

Telling and Talking Booklets. Available through: http://www.donor-conception-network.org/dcn_booklists.htm

The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labour Companies. by Penny Simkin. The Harvard Common Press, 2008.

The Complete Guide to Female Fertility. by Kate Brian. Piatkus, 2007

The Empty Picture Frame: An inconceivable Journey through Infertility. by Jenna Currier Nadeau and Mike Nadeau. Outskirts Press, Inc., 2007.

The Infertility Survival Guide: Everything You Need To Know to Cope with the Challenges while Maintaining your Sanity, Dignity and Relationships. by Judith C. Daniluk. New Harbinger Publications, 2001.

The Long Awaited Stork: A Guide to Parenting After Infertitlity. by Ellen Glazer. Jossey Bass Press, 1998

Wanting Another Child: Coping with Secondary Infertility. by Harriet F. Simons. Jossey-Bass, 1995

A Woman's Right to Know: Pregnancy Testing in Twentieth-Century Britain. by Jesse Olszynko-Gryn. MIT Press, 2023.

Big Fat Negative: The Essential Guide to Infertility, IVF and the Trials of Trying for a Baby. by Emma Haslett and Gabriella Griffith. Piatkus, 2022.

Bleed: Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis Care. by Tracey Lindeman. ECW Press, 2023.

Case Studies in the Ethics of Assisted Reproduction. by Louise King and Isabelle Bank. Springer Nature, 2023.

Contraception and Modern Ireland: A Social History. by Laura Kelly. Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Fertility: 40 Years of Change. by Maureen McTeer. Irwin Law, 2022.

Infreakingfertility. by Melanie Dale. Unexpected Media, 2018.

It Starts with the Egg. by Rebecca Fett. Franklin Fox Publishing, 2023.

Kin: Family in the 21st Century. by Marina Kamenev. UNSW Press Limited, 2024.

Motherhood on Ice: The Mating Gap and Why Women Freeze Their Eggs. by Marcia Inhorn. NYU Press, 2023.

M(other)Land: What I've Learnt about Parenthood, Race and Identity. by Priya Joi. Penguin Life, 2024.

"My Eugenics Project" in Transient and Strange: Notes on the Science of Life. by Nell Greenfieldboyce. W.W. Norton and Company Incorporated, 2024.

Period Power. by Maisie Hill. Green Tree, 2019.

Pregnancy Test. by Karen Weingarten. Bloomsbury, 2023.

Reconceptions: Modern Relationships, Reproductive Science, and the Unfolding Future of Family. by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt. BenBella Books, 2023.

The Beautiful Unwanted: Down Syndrome in Myth, Memoir and Bioethics. by Chris Kaposy. McGill-Queens University Press, 2023.

The Fifth Vital Sign. By Lisa Hendrickson-Jack. Fertility Friday Publishing, 2019. The IVF Dad. by Keegan E. Prue. Moving Forward Press, 2022.

The Transition to Parenthood after IVF: An Introduction for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. by Helen Allan and Ginny Mounce. Routledge, 2023.

Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began. by Leah Hazard. Harper Collins, 2023.

American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) http://www.asrm.org

British Fertility Society (BFS) https://www.britishfertilitysociety.org.uk

Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS) https://www.cfas.ca

European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) https://www.eshre.eu

Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) http://www.sart.org

Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority: https://www.varta.org.au

Endometriosis Association https://www.endometriosisassn.org

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) https://www.pcosaa.org

Fertile Future (fertility preservation program for people experiencing cancer): https://fertilefuture.ca

Bird&Be (inclusive fertility support and supplements. Use code InformedFertility10 for 10% off any order.) https://birdandbe.com

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