Thanks for the reply -- my luck did change of course, a few turns later, after I got some AI cities through diplomacy and the game decided my family members could start making kids again.

Think I'm going to look into the patch, as I'm seeing some cool-looking ancillaries that I've never had before your fix, and I'm curious about their descriptions. I can handle a 30-60 minute download; it's the 5-6 hour ones that I'm not so crazy about .