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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Sep 12

🏳️‍🌈 How do you find other gay dads? 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Where’s the sense of community? 👶🏻 And why does it often feel like nothing in the parenting world was designed with you in mind?
That’s where David Morgenstern comes in.
Check out heygaddies.com & follow on IG @heygaddies.

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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Sep 5

Your child is going to blossom before your very eyes! With that growth often comes the desire to make decisions for themselves. Sometimes it is easier on all of you if you give them two options from which to choose (clothes, snacks, books, bath toys . . .)
#babyREADY
#babyREADYlgbtq

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Aug 29

As a Family Wellness Specialist, I bring together over 25 years of experience in fertility support, childbirth education, doula care, infant feeding, and parenting coaching to guide families with compassion, knowledge, and practical tools.
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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Aug 27

I have been seeing some really negative posts and ad campaigns and I am here to remind you . . . it isn’t even September yet!!
Stand down my Pumpkin Spice loving friends. Your cold weather is already here. Isn’t that enough??
#notreadyforfall
#itsstillaugust
#standdown

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Aug 16

🤯 Donor egg or sperm in your fertility plan? You’ll need Implications Counselling — but it’s NOT a test you can “fail.”
In 1 hr, Dara Roth Edney + I spill the truth: what it is, why it’s required, and how it can actually empower your family-building journey.
🎥 Watch now — your questions, answered.

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Aug 8

It can be so hard to feel confident, as a Queer person seeking healthcare support, when walking into a new space and understanding that you will need to be vulnerable to achieve your goals. You deserve better. The system needs to evolve and grow.
#babyREADY
#babyREADYlgbtq
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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jul 19

I have watched this trend & loved seeing the evolution of the couples I follow. I decided to give it a go for myself. What it reminds me is a) my wife truly is the love of my life b) we have weathered some truly difficult times and c) wow! we were just babies when we got together. LOL
#wifeandwife

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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jul 13

“Siblings Without Rivalry” is an out-of-print book that offered me the opportunity to learn more about myself so that I could both parent my own children and offer coaching to parents reaching out for support & guidance.
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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 29

Happy Pride!! It was fun to see the vendors and attendees who DID show up this year. There were some glaring omissions too. Instead of letting it bring me down, I celebrate the support that IS there!
#happypride
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#babyREADY
#2SLGBTQIA

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 26

Over the past 100 episodes, I’ve had the privilege of connecting with some remarkable Queer Professionals & Parents. Each conversation has opened my mind, challenged my assumptions, and left me inspired in ways I never could have imagined.
I’m honoured!
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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 19

Cyndel and Kendra have navigated nearly every challenge a Queer couple can face in the early stages of building a family — including living in a tiny house in a deeply conservative area.

Today, we dive into their experiences.

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 19

This year, of all years, it feels incredibly important to take the time to reflect and celebrate emancipation. As we see history being re-written and erased, it is especially critical for voices to ring loud and share the truth.
Happy Juneteenth!
#HappyJuneteenth
#Juneteenth2025
#FreedomDay

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 16

Too many people live in constant fear, looking over their shoulder, just because of who they are and how they love. That needs to stop. Today!
#HappyPrideMonth
#becomingbabyREADY
#babyREADY
#2SLGBTQIA
#transparenting
#queerparenting
#queerparents
#inclusiveparenting
#samesexfamilies

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 13

Are these not the cutest onesies ever?
Can’t wait to see you at Family Pride tomorrow, at @the519earlyon
Come see babyREADY by the splash pad!!
#becomingbabyREADY
#babyREADY
#2SLGBTQIA
#transparenting
#queerparenting
#queerparents
#inclusiveparenting
#samesexfamilies

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Dr. Jen M @awesomebiota.bsky.social · Jun 12

NEW REQUEST OF PARENTS: if you have a child that is nearing the age of going off to university and either living in a dorm or in an apartment for the 1st time, *please* teach them cooking safety, I beg you.

If you microwave popcorn, do not leave it unattended. Also BBQs do not belong in bedrooms?!

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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 12

Take a moment today to think about and remember those lost at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016. 49 killed. 53 wounded.
#neverforget
#pulsenightclub
#rememberingthoselost
#nevergiveup
#thisiswhy
#prideisaprotest

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 12

So excited! I have everything packaged up and ready to go. Only two more sleeps until Family Pride at @the519earlyon
Hope to see you there!
#becomingbabyREADY
#babyREADY
#2SLGBTQIA
#transparenting
#queerparenting
#queerparents
#inclusiveparenting
#samesexfamilies

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 12

Relationships end. Dynamics shift. And you're left wondering: What now?
Today on the show, I’m speaking with a parent who is navigating this complex terrain. To protect their privacy—and that of their former partner—pseudonyms are being used.

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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 9

This month I urge you to call people out when they are using language that shows disrespect and a lack of empathy for the bigotry that is showered on the 2SLGBTQIA+ community every, single day! It's not cool. It's not funny, and it certainly isn't a joke.
#Pride2025
#becomingbabyREADY

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Jun 8

I'm 100% behind protestors everywhere against ICE, and so should you be and so should your elected officials and you should tell them that.

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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 8

Queer parents often ask where they can meet other families that look like theirs. One amazing space is the EarlyON Centre at The 519.
Register for Family Pride, taking place Saturday, June 14th 11:00-2:30 @the519earlyon
Can’t wait to see you there!
#becomingbabyREADY
#babyREADY
#2SLGBTQIA

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 6

Too many people live in constant fear, looking over their shoulder, just because of who they are and how they love. That needs to stop. Today!
#HappyPrideMonth
#becomingbabyREADY
#babyREADY
#2SLGBTQIA

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 5

Today on the podcast, Tanner shares the journey he and his husband took to build their family through surrogacy. You can follow their story on IG @our.missing.piece and also check out Tanner’s amazing baking business @bakewithtanner

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Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 3

Family Pride is coming soon and you don’t want to miss the chance to come and hang out with other Queer parents. For more information, connect with the Glitterbug program in the EarlyON centre at @the519 @the519earlyon
#becomingbabyREADY
#babyREADY
#2SLGBTQIA

Sam @ babyREADY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♥️ @babyreadylgbtq.bsky.social · Jun 1

Love this!!