If you can locate when "Men Having Babies: Beyond Conception" repeats on The Discovery Health Network then you should Tivo it. It's a special that documents the process of surrogacy and egg donation. It is pretty much the same thing Papi and I went through for Oliver. It's educational and informational and it starts from the beginning of the process through the birth of the baby. The diagrams and chyrons in the show are fabulously funny.

The surrogacy agency we used is featured in the show, and the cameras go to the same clinic we went to for the transfer sessions. Watching the entire process play out on the screen brought back memories for Papi and I. I was glad to see that the magazines/videos in the “donation” office were updated. (That’s code for something I won’t print here because children are reading.)

The show really tracked our story quite well. It tracked our story so closely that they even show some of the same nurses and mad scientists who created Oliver. It’s just like our story except our story was less gay. (Hard to imagine, right?) I should also mention that Papi and I were much better to Beth than the couple in the show were to their surrogate. (OK, maybe Beth will want to weigh in on that part!) Seriously though, the couple in the show are kind of annoying—however, I do commend them for putting it all out there.

You can view the trailer on the Persistent Visions website.