Heather Wilhelm-Routenberg said she would only have kids with her wife Robin (Robbie) Routenberg-Wilhelm if they could have girls.
Heather Wilhelm-Routenberg said she would only have kids with her wife Robin Routenberg-Wilhelm if they could have girls — because Heather was still traumatized from being sexually assaulted on two different occasions after college. Heather and Robbie say that CNY fertility clinic in Latham, NY, assured the Buffalo couple it would not be a problem: The lab could determine the sex of any embryo, created using an egg from Robbie and donor sperm, before it was transferred into Heather.
There was a brief time post college we weren’t together and during that period of time two different male acquaintances assaulted me. When we retrieved both of our eggs for IVF, we were 35 and considered advanced maternal age. We wanted to minimize the risk of anything going wrong, so the clinic recommended genetic testing of the embryos. We selected CNY because they agreedWe didn’t want to have a boy because of the assaults and because of the socialization
Recalling her pregnancy with her son, Heather said, “I used to bring him into the garden when he was in my belly and tell him what I was planting, and now we both love trees and both love dogs.”Our son was born in December 2020 and placed in NICU. We went to see him every single day for 19 days. At home, I was trying to breastfeed him but it was really hard. I had wanted skin-to-skin connection but I ended up wearing things so he wouldn’t touch my chest.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Highland Park Couple Anxiously Awaits Twins Born Via Surrogate From War-Torn Ukraine“We’re terrified. Because things seem to change moment to moment and there’s a time zone difference on top of that, we’re up all hours of the day and night,” said Lilac Epstein.
Read more »
Dragon Ball Z Cosplay Captures The Perfect CoupleOne of the most unlikely pairings in the history of anime is Vegeta and Bulma, with the Prince of [...]
Read more »
‘Leave our neighborhood’: Couple charged with harassing Russian neighborInvestigators said that the couple has repeatedly targeted the Russian native at his home since late February, with some of the incidents captured in photos and videos.
Read more »
Katie Price films without her engagement ring as Carl Woods deletes couple picsKatie Price popped on her Instagram Stories on Friday night, seemingly without her engagement ring from fiancé Carl Woods on her left hand for some posts. As the glamour model plugged some products online, former Love Island contestant Carl appeared to be enjoying a night out with a pal
Read more »
Dog abandoned for being ‘gay’ gets forever home with same-sex couple“We’ve been together for 33 years, and in 33 years, we’ve faced the same ignorance, bigotry, but we talked about it, and we thought, ‘This time we’re going to do something about it.’”
Read more »
Couple Relieved to Have Escaped Ukraine, Now Living in Morgan HillA Ukrainian couple fled their homeland and are now living with their daughter in the South Bay.
Read more »