How to Make a Baby by Allie Conway

How to Make a Baby by Allie Conway

Allie and Sam are two moms. Mommy and Other Mommy.

One carried the couple's twin boys, who are genetically related to the other--a cute little story of teamwork with a happy ending. But it was so much more than that. When they decided to grow their family, they naively went into things thinking they'd have a baby nine months later. Easy.

Their conception journey began with nothing but hope. Planning pregnancy announcements. Picking names. (Picking sperm ) Soon, that turned into the harsh realization that it would take several years, thousands of dollars, and so much heartbreak to even get close to a baby.

As a same-sex couple, Allie and Sam faced barriers from day one. If it wasn't constant heteronormativity, it was a couple of thousand dollars in the trash, next to another negative pregnancy test--just to rub it in a little more. It was jealousy of friends who were on baby one, then baby two, before they could even get in for another try at the fertility clinic. Who had sperm readily available at home. Who had babies for free.

It took three years, three IUIs, one home insemination, one round of IVF, two losses, four embryo transfers, $50,000, and ultimately, a whole lot of teamwork. And now they get to watch their twins grow and learn, as Mommy and Other Mommy.

With two moms, their family looks a little different to a lot of people. That's why it's important to share Sam and Allie's journey: to help normalize all types of families, and to hopefully make people think twice before they ask>Who's the mom?

“How to Make a Baby is a warm, honest, and empowering guide for LGBTQ+ families navigating the fertility journeyAllie and Sam share their personal experience with humor, heart, and clarity, making space for anyone who has ever felt like they didn’t quite belong in the fertility world. This book is the supportive friend and trusted resource we all need.”

—Dr. Aimee D. Eyvazzadeh, MPH, reproductive endocrinologist and host of The Egg Whisperer Show

“Allie and Sam not only share their beautiful path to becoming parents, but do so in a way that is equal parts informative and moving. A must-read for families trying to conceive and for those that want to see parts of their own story represented and reflected.”

—Rachael Lippincott, New York Times bestselling author of She Gets the Girl

“Open, frank, touching, and informative… Allie and Sam Conway are the perfect couple to write this groundbreaking book. Their journey is remarkable. I wish I’d had it when we went through IVF.”

—J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of It’s One of Us

We’re Allie and Sam, a same-sex couple who has been together for nearly a decade and our story starts on a dating app, like any modern love story. We started sharing our life online as a way to keep our families updated on our adventures around the globe together, but it quickly became a way to share much-needed queer representation; to showcase that a happy, full life is possible as an out and proud LGBTQ+ person. We have been blessed with an amazing, engaged online community over our more than six years of sharing our lives on the internet. We have also done public speaking engagements about various LGBTQ+ issues in schools, for non-profits, and for major brands. We live in Nova Scotia.

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ISBN 13	9781684817627
ISBN 10	1684817625
Title	How to Make a Baby
Author	Allie Conway
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Mango Media
Year published	2025-07-10
Number of pages	212
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