When Lindsay Harris was trying to get pregnant, she turned to her own mother for advice — and discovered a family secret.
After two unsuccessful attempts at intrauterine insemination , Harris, who works as a licensed clinical social worker, turned to her own mother for advice."I was curious about her journey," she told TODAY Parents."I wanted to know if it was hard for her to get pregnant and all kinds of stuff about her pregnancies."
Kathy Harris told TODAY that after learning her husband was sterile in the '80s, her OB-GYN referred her to a specialist for artificial insemination. Today, she still has the specialist's business card, which lists the procedure as"AIDS ." Lindsay Harris became pregnant with her son, Callahan, now 4, a few months later. Eight months ago, her wife gave birth to their second child, Jameson. Because it was important to them that their children have a biological link to each other, they used the same sperm donor both times.Lindsay Harris
The couple reads books about different families and ways of being conceived with their oldest son, Callahan. Kathy Harris says she's been glad to see her secret come into the light and to see her daughter's way of handling her own story.
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