X, Y, and Me – IVF Books for Children

The Purpose of X, Y, and Me Books

The X, Y, and Me Book Series was written to empower parents who wish to disclose sensitive information about genetic origin to their child from the beginning.
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Thoughtfully Illustrated Stories

It was our intent to make the "parent" and "child" bears as gender and ethnically ambiguous as possible to help as many parents as we can.
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Available in Hard Copy

Purchase a printed version to hold in your hands while reading to your child.
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Disclosing Genetic Origin to your Child

This delicate issue of disclosure needs to be decided by parents; especially as science and medicine continue to delve into the genetic inheritance of disease.
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Book Descriptions

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Genetic Origin

Disclosure to Children

Colorful Illustrations

Fun and inclusive

Book Descriptions

View a sample book

Genetic Origin

Disclosure to Children

Colorful Illustrations

Fun and inclusive

About the Author

Janice Grimes has been a Registered Nurse for over thirty years, with the majority of her nursing career spent in the Emergency Department and Recovery Room. She also spent years working in an IVF clinic in Iowa, and was in fact an IVF patient herself. Read More

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