How We Decided to Have a Baby (and Who Would Carry)

How We Got Pregnant & The Surprising Moment We Found Out

Welcome back to Lez Have a Baby, a podcast about two moms, one turkey baster, and all the questions you thought were too rude to ask—answered right here. We’re spillin’ the ferili-tea ☕️ on our queer conception and pregnancy journey. In episode 3, we dive into the real experience of the insemination process, which is equal parts clinical, emotional, and somewhat unpredictable. We chat about: * How this journey feels like a living science project * Learning so much about the female body, despite being two women ourselves * What the insemination process really entails * The physical and mental toll of several insemination attempts * Processing unsuccessful attempts * The completely unexpected moment we found out Sam was pregnant * Why it mattered to us to make a deeply clinical process feel more meaningful and turn it into a bit of a date Podcast Hosts: Anne-Marije Rook & Sam Nakata Contact: lezhaveababypod@gmail.com Intro/Outro Music: Music from #Uppbeat. License code: ZSXBEAXLUIB97PNE

How We Picked Our Sperm Donor

Welcome back to Lez Have a Baby, a podcast about two moms, one turkey baster, and all the questions you thought were too rude to ask—answered right here. We’re spillin’ the ferili-tea ☕️ on our queer conception and pregnancy journey. In this episode, we chat about: * ICI vs IUI vs IVF * Why we chose IUI * Using the Oura ring to dial Sam’s ovulation schedule * Our decision to only do three insemination attempts * Sperm bank vs a known donor * The criteria for choosing our donor * What an Open ID donor means for our future child Podcast Hosts: Anne-Marije Rook & Sam Nakata Contact: lezhaveababypod@gmail.com Intro/Outro Music: Music from #Uppbeat. License code: KXVPZSIKFB4DTYKB

How We Decided to Have a Baby (and Who Would Carry)

Welcome to the very first episode of Lez Have a Baby, a podcast about two moms, one turkey baster, and all the questions you thought were too rude to ask—answered right here. We’re spillin’ the ferili-tea ☕️ on our queer conception and pregnancy journey. In this kickoff episode, we chat about: * why we started this pod in the first place * who we are * our meet-cute story 🥰 * what it’s like when one partner’s baby fever hits hard but the other isn’t so sure about children * our bodies’ unforgiving ticking clock ⏰ * how we decided who would carry the baby * and more! Join us as we kick off this wild ride to parenthood. Podcast Hosts: Anne-Marije Rook & Sam Nakata Contact: lezhaveababypod@gmail.com Intro/Outro Music: Music from #Uppbeat. License code: KXVPZSIKFB4DTYKB