IPF Blog
7 Festive Baby Food Recipes for Thanksgiving
Baby's First Thanksgiving Menu We've put a baby-friendly spin on everyone's favorite traditional holiday foods, many of which are probably already on your grocery list. From Turkey and Cranberry Puree to simple Mashed Sweet Potatoes, pick a few of your...
What It’s Really Like to Adopt a Baby
An inside look at a mom who adopted a baby from China, and the struggles and joys she experienced when she became a mom Bob and Karen tried for years to have a child. After six emotional miscarriages, they finally agreed to adopt. "I brought up adopting...
What to Expect When You’re (Gay and) Expecting
So you’re going to be a gay parent? Congratulations! No doubt you’ve been through a lot to get to this point, whether you’ve traveled the path of adoption, IVF, artificial insemination, surrogacy, fostering or whatever. Now, you have a lot to do to get...
6 No-Fail Tips to Get Kids Out the Door on Time (Every Time!)
Your weekdays can be calmer—even before coffee—with these six tips. The hours before school can feel a little more zoo than Zen. Lucky for us, Laura Vanderkam wrote the book on time management, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of...
Is Your Child Acting Out—or Just Acting His Age?
If your child melts down, talks back, or ignores you, it could be because he’s still a little kid! Consider this a reality check. As a work-at-home mom of 4-year-old twins, let me tell you: This past year was rough. Was it as “terrible” as the twos?...
Surrogacy Books for Children
The Kangaroo Pouch The Kangaroo Pouch introduces young children, ages 2-to-8, to the concept of surrogacy. The story is narrated by a young kangaroo named Oliver whose mother has decided to help another family have a baby. The Kangaroo Pouch gently guides...
The Best Time to Have Baby #2 (or #3!)
Should you wait or have another baby now? Been-there moms spill on the pros and cons of having kids close in age or farther apart. Not long after the babies in my daughter Mirabel's playgroup turned 1, several moms stopped losing their baby weight...
No, Moms: It’s Not Selfish to Make Yourself a Priority
With two children under the age of 3, a loving husband, and a work-from-home job she adored, Nessa Myers had the life she'd always dreamed of. Yet she found herself feeling increasingly frustrated and resentful and couldn't figure out why. Eventually, she...
The Top 7 Fears Adoptive Parents Have
It took me a long time to come around to the idea of adopting. I was told I would likely never conceive while still young and single, so I grew really tired of people telling me I could “just adopt.” My heart was broken, and I needed to...
The Benefits of Being an Egg Donor
Whether you’ve heard about egg donation online or through a friend who positively experienced the IVF or IUI success, you may have wondered if becoming an egg donor is the right move for you. While you may have some reservations about donating your eggs,...