Category: Family Building

My First Year as a Dad

by Gunnar Esiason | Feb 14, 2023 | Family Building, In My Experience

My first year as a dad was a whirlwind. There’s no other way to say it. I graduated with my second...

I am a Dad!

by Gunnar Esiason | Dec 28, 2021 | Family Building, In My Experience

What a surreal couple of days! Darcy safely delivered our baby boy, Kaspar Fitzwilliam Esiason,...

A Thank You To CF Parents, Especially Mine

by Gunnar Esiason | Dec 13, 2021 | Family Building, In My Experience

I am about the same age today as when my parents welcomed me into the world. Though, as I am told,...

Thoughts on Fatherhood: The Single Most Important Goal in my Life

by Gunnar Esiason | Sep 24, 2021 | Family Building, In My Experience

With each day that goes by, it feels like we are heading straight towards the next chapter of our...

Darcy’s Blog: Everything I Did to Improve Our Chances of IVF Success

by Gunnar Esiason | Aug 18, 2021 | Family Building, Guest Column

In 2019, the New York Times published an article about how the pineapple is the unofficial symbol...

The COVID-19 Vaccine Did Not Harm My Fertility

by Gunnar Esiason | Aug 10, 2021 | Coronavirus, Family Building

Fertility is often cited as a reason for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Misinformation is permeating...

Darcy’s Blog: Our IVF Process – Timeline, Cost, and All the Nitty Gritty

by Gunnar Esiason | Jul 15, 2021 | Family Building, Guest Column

I still can’t believe I’m lucky enough to be writing a blog about how our IVF worked. I wrote a...

The Internet Taught Me About Infertility in CF; It Wasn’t a Doctor

by Gunnar Esiason | Jul 8, 2021 | Family Building, In My Experience

Darcy and I really appreciate all the kind comments and messages we have received after sharing...

A Search and Rescue Mission into my Nuts – the Male Side of IVF with CF

by Gunnar Esiason | Jul 5, 2021 | Family Building, In My Experience

I never thought I’d be writing about my nuts on the blog, but here we are. If you want to stop...

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