Routes for same-sex couples

Where the law helps, where it does not, and which decisions to settle before conceiving rather than after.

Choosing to parent alone

What the route asks of you when there is no second parent by design — practically, financially, and legally.

What co-parenting actually means

Raising a child with someone you are not in a relationship with. The largest of the three commitments, and the most underestimated.

Three ways to find a donor, and how they differ

Known donor, clinic donor or co-parent — three routes that look similar from the outside and commit you to very different things.