Taryn & Kat

Taryn and Kat (Taryn Cumming and Kat Buchanan) are a New Zealand same-sex couple who went viral for both becoming pregnant and giving birth to their children just days apart, using at-home artificial insemination with the same donor. They documented their journey as @2bumps_samelove on social media, sharing their story of overcoming fertility challenges to become mothers to a son (Ryan) and daughter (Piper).

OUR JOURNEY - Now your Guide...

Step 1

Prepare your body

Hop in — let’s take you on the same journey Kat and I (Taryn) took to conception.

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Step 2

Track Ovulation

Well, we started with tracking our ovulation…

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Step 3

Timed Insemination

Okay, so we’d tracked our cycles...

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Step 4

Monitor Early Signs

At this stage, we were basically...

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Step 5

Seek Support if Needed

While we were incredibly lucky...

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