lesbian pregnancy?

Question

I'm doing a short presentation on lesbian health issues, and I'm specifically looking into lesbian pregnancy. If you are a lesbian who has had a child, have a partner that has had a child, or know someone who fits the criteria, I would love to hear from you. What was it like at the OB/GYN, did you feel discriminated against? Did you find experience discrimination when recieving invitro fertilization (if that's the method you used)? What was it like walking around being obviously pregnant while at the same time being obviously a lesbian? What did you experience while giving birth? (Besides a lot of pain, I assume). Anything else you'd like to share, I'd really love to hear your story, thank you so much. Also, if you are reading this and becoming outraged about the discussion of homosexuality etc...please don't bother leaving an angry note, I'll just report it, and it will get taken off. We've heard it all, you aren't going to change any minds here.

Answer 1

A couple that I know had a baby and when the one partner was pregnant, and they were out in public together people gave them evil looks. They would hold hands. One person had the gall to come up to them and tell them that they had no right to bring a child into the world because they were not "Normal". My friends didn't want to cause a scene, but I got right in the person's face and told them that THEY had no right to bring a child into the world because they were too small-minded to teach their children to be tolerant of others. They had the same doctor that my husband and I used when I was pregnant with our son and he was wonderful with them as was everyone in his office. He never made them feel like they should not be having a baby together. I know several people that were raised by same-sex parents and they are very well adjusted, and very tolerant of others. The person below that said it was sad because the children don't have a father obviously doesn't know anyone that has been raised by same sex parents. All of the ones that I know are all very caring individuals, and upstanding members of the community. I know a lot of kids that have a mom and dad and they have more problems.

Answer 2

I work in a hospital and (I know it's bad) but I overhead a patient in postpardom talking to her girlfriend about what happened when she came out of c-section.

She said that after she had been reunited with the baby, the social worker came in to verify some facts for the birth certificate. She was asking the mom about the baby's father and the mom said that there was none. The social worker asked if there was a stepdad or a boyfriend, the mom said "no but my girlfriend has a huge role in both our lives-I was artificially inseminated and this is what we've always wanted".

She continued to explain that the social worker left, came back minutes later while mom was grabbing some tissue for baby. Social worker takes the baby away back into the nursery.

Mom comes back out furious and afraid, asks her nurse about the situation and the only respone the nurse could say was that "the social worker doesn't feel that the baby will be raised in an ideal environment".

Well....in the end, mom got the baby back with no questions asked.

I overheard mom telling this to her girlfriend and I thought it was sooooo jacked up! It's ok to be concerned about the baby and everything, but this was doing too much. Let people live their lives and don't interfere unless someone is getting hurt.

That was just annoying.

Answer 3

i just went to a baby shower for a lesbian. well shes a lesbian now. she got preg by a man.
a lot of ppl were weirded out by the other guests (most were girls dressed like dudes)
i was a bit surprised i didnt know she was a lesbian but when a bunch of women get together especially over a good thing like being pregnant, its all love. no matter ur orientation.

Answer 4

The regulations right here in Wisconsin state that while you're married the husband is seen the father and is ordered to pay up whether the child isn't his. I dont understand approximately regulations for different states yet i'd think of that in the event that they have been legally married then the different woman could be in charge. i think undesirable for each man or woman in that subject fantastically the single donning the twins and the different determine purely walked out on her.

Answer 5

i don't know anything about lesbian health and all that but i am really against it either but i did watch a show about a gay couple who got a surrogate mother that was a lesbian and her spouse was trying to get pregnant too but never succeeded but i thought it was very interesting. Good luck on your adventure

Answer 6

I won't leave "an angry note" I just think it's sad. Babies need fathers, you cannot argue that.

Answer 7

lesbian pregnancy?????


is this a joke?????