BOOKS

My Lifebook

$18.99

See what people are saying about My Lifebook → Beginning your Lifebook can feel rewarding and enjoyable.  My Lifebook is a pre-baby book.  If a third party participated in creating your family, information about that process and your unique story will be included. If you used your genetics and the assistance of reproductive medicine, a story that mentions the people who helped you become a parent can be included as well.

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My Lifebook will tell the story of how your child was born in your heart and finally arrived in your home. Children love hearing about how they came into the world and My Lifebook can help them feel connected to their beginnings. Over the years, we have seen children use their Lifebooks to help them tell their friends and teachers about their personal stories and we see adolescents treasure their Lifebooks during times when they are exploring their identities and trying to understand who they are in the world. Some children, just like adults, are private and others are very open. Regardless of your child’s temperament, they will treasure their Lifebooks as it chronicles their unique and personal story. Young children understand information in concrete terms and will understand more nuanced and abstract information as they grow. Since My Lifebook is an important object for your child to hold on to and cherish through the years, it needs to be appealing to children of all ages.  Fortunately, My Lifebook is interactive, colorful and uses concepts that work for kids of every age. It is never too late to start your Lifebook.  If your child is already in your home, creating My Lifebook can be a wonderful experience to share with your child or your partner. My Lifebook is self-explanatory but if you need suggestions please contact us, we are always here to help. Warm wishes on your journey.

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FAMILY BUILDING U.

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Lisa’s Amazon Recommendation List

Below are a few of my favorite books and products, click on the titles to order. Please feel free to contact us for updates.

 

Lifebook

Schuman, Lisa (2017) My Lifebook: A Pre-Baby book
For families built with donor eggs, donor sperm, surrogacy or through adoption

 

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Baby-Bump Headphones Premium Baby Bump Speaker System Including bebon Tunes APP

Pearhead Triple Sonogram Keepsake Frame, The Perfect Gift for Expecting Parents

 

Very Early Childhood/ Diversity Training (baby+)

Parr, Todd (2001) THE FAMILY BOOK

Parr, Todd (2009) IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT

 

Early Childhood(18 months +)

Silverberg, Cory (2013) WHAT MAKES A BABY

Gordon, Elaine (1992) MOMMY, DID I GROW IN YOUR TUMMY? WHERE SOME BABIES COME FROM
Includes information about the gifts of egg donation, sperm donation, and adoption

Celcer, Irene (2007) HOPE AND WILL HAVE A BABY
Includes the gifts of egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy

Margolis, Amy (2006) BUTTERFLIES AND MAGICAL WINGS
Includes the gift of egg donation

Kluger-Bell (2012) THE PEA THAT WAS ME

This book is available in donor egg, donor sperm, two mom, IVF versions

Phillips, Sarah (2007) THE KANGAROO POUCH: A STORY ABOUT SURROGACY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

Kluger-Bell, Kimberly (2013) THE VERY KIND KOALA: A SURROGACY STORY FOR CHILDREN

Nadel, Carolina (2007) DADDY, WAS MOMMY’S TUMMY BIG?
Explains the donor insemination process

Eichberg, Carrie (2017) BUILDING MY FAMILY: A STORY OF EGG DONATION AND SURROGACY
Early to pre-teen

Bergman, Kim YOU BEGAN AS A WISH

Beer, Sophie LOVE MAKES A FAMILY

 

Specific to Gay Couples or Single Men

Richardson, Justin (2015) AND TANGO MAKES THREE

De Haan, Linda (2003) KING AND KING
(early)

Greenberg, Keith (1996) ZACK’S STORY: GROWING UP WITH SAME-SEX PARENTS
(pre-teen)

Valentine, Johnny (2004) ONE DAD, TWO DADS, BROWN DAD, BLUE DADS
(early)

Parr, Todd (2015) THE DADDY BOOK
(very early-early)

Pinkas, Shosh (2013) GAL AND NOA’S DADDIES
(early)

 

Specific to Lesbian Couples or Single Women

Garden, Nancy (2000) HOLLY'S SECRET
(pre-teen)

Newman, Leslea & Souza, Diane (2000) HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES
(early)

Newman, Leslea (2009) MOMMY, MAMA AND ME
(very early)

Clay, George Anne (2008) WHY DON’T I HAVE A DADDY: A STORY ABOUT DONOR CONCEPTION
(early)

Erin DeVore (2017) MAKING VIOLET: A SPERM DONOR STORY
(early)

 

For Parents and Parents To Be

Bergman, Kim YOUR FUTURE FAMILY: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTION

Kelton, Jaimie and Hopkins, Robin IF THESE OVARIES COULD TALK: THE THINGS WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT MAKING AN LGBTQ FAMILY

Fischer, Lindsay THE TWO WEEK WAIT CHALLENGE: A SASSY GIRL'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE TWW

Morrissette, Mikki CHOOSING SINGLE MOTHERHOOD: THE THINKING WOMAN'S GUIDE

Moalem, Sharon INHERITANCE: HOW OUR GENES CHANGE OUR LIVES AND OUR LIVES CHANGE OUR GENES

Cooper, S. and Glazer, E. (1999) CHOOSING ASSISTED REPRODUCTION: SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Ehrensaft, Diane (2005) MOMMIES, DADDIES, DONORS, SURROGATES: ANSWERING TOUGH QUESTIONS AND BUILDING STRONG FAMILIES

Glazer, Ellen (1998) THE LONG-AWAITED STORK: A GUIDE TO PARENTING AFTER INFERTILITY

Mattes, J (1997) SINGLE MOTHERS BY CHOICE: A GUIDE FOR SINGLE WOMEN WHO ARE CONSIDERING OR HAVE CHOSEN MOTHERHOOD

Melina, Lois Ruskai (1998) RAISING ADOPTED CHILDREN: PRACTICAL REASSURING ADVICE FOR EVERY ADOPTIVE PARENT

Lamb, Sheila (2019) THIS IS TRYING TO CONCEIVE; REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES DEALING WITH INFERTILITY

Lamb, Sheila (2020) THIS IS IVF AND OTHER FERTILITY TREATMENTS; REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES OF GOING THROUGH FERTILITY TREATMENTS

Lamb, Sheila (2019) THIS IS THE TWO WEEK WAIT; REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES OF THE DREADED TWO-WEEK WAIT

Lamb, Sheila (2020) THIS IS PREGNANCY AND BABY LOSS; REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES FROM THE BABY LOSS COMMUNITY

Lamb, Sheila (2018) MY FERTILITY BOOK: ALL THE FERTILITY AND INFERTILITY EXPLANATIONS YOU WILL EVER NEED, FROM A TO Z

 

Adoption

Kotb, Hoda (2018) I'VE LOVED YOU SINCE FOREVER
(early)

Curtis, Jamie Lee (2000) TELL ME AGAIN ABOUT THE NIGHT I WAS BORN
(early)

Parr, Todd (2007) WE BELONG TOGETHER: A BOOK ABOUT ADOPTION AND FAMILIES
(early)

Kasza, Keiko (1996) A MOTHER FOR CHOCO
(very early-early)

Parnell, Peter (2015) AND TANGO MAKES THREE
(early-two dads)

Katz, Karen (2001) OVER THE MOON: AN ADOPTION TALE
(early)

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