Community Posts, Tips & Support on Adoption, Fostering & Surrogacy

I hope it’s okay to post on here. I’m not black, I’m white but my daughter is mixed race, half Caribbean and half British. Unfortunately her dad did not want to be in her life so she does not know her dad or his side of the family. Tonight broke my heart, I caught her looking in the mirror crying and when I asked wh...

What are the safe guarding policy while parents are in the nursery? Are you separated from other children? Context in comments

Hands up those mums who feel like everything is made into a competition. 🤦🏾‍♀️ I just feel like it's everywhere, in this group as much as out there in public. You get family or friends or even mums in baby groups giving unsolicited advice to get your baby moving or saying "haha she's so cute she just lays there…

I am scheduled for my egg collection tomorrow - eeek! It’s early (cycle day 11) partly due to my estrogen levels being almost 10,000 yesterday morning, has anyone had a collection that early and have positive stories? (I have polycystic ovaries so have a lot of folicles, and one was already 24mm yesterday so they h...

Finally made it to viability week! Can’t believe there is less than 16 weeks to go at this point 🥹. Is there anyone else praying for a Vbac this go around? I’m hopeful & holding out hope for a better experience the second time around! 🤞🏾🤞🏾

Does anyone struggle with guilt for having their babies in older ages ? I didn’t have my first two until I was 31 and sometimes struggle with guilt

Me and my partner want to try for my second child but I have pure mum guilt! Did anyone else have this?

So I have a FET on Monday. On Wednesday I have a funeral to attend that is 2 hours away. Will it negatively impact implantation if I go on a long drive so soon after my transfer? I will probably be in the car for around 4hrs in 1 day.

Anyone question if they have it in them to be a parent... after already having your child? If yes, what do you do about that?

When are you all starting to collect colostrum? I'm so impatient and really wanna start!! I'm 35 weeks on Saturday

We just had our first FET and the day before the clinic asked if we wanted to transfer the strongest one or do we have any other preference and it’s been bugging me what they mean by that? What would the other choice have been? Has anyone experienced this?

The United States as I understood it as a child is gone. All the safeguards for humanity I took for granted are being shaken loose from their foundation at the hands of uneducated, angry people who are incapable of compassion. How are you working to raise emotionally intelligent children in this climate? 🤔

I hate that my kids are growing up without a dad. Will this get better? Am I a bad mom? Can I do this? What’s the next step? I’ve got so many questions and no one has answers…. I’m trying so hard for my babies but idk.

I’m having another little boy! Who else has their results? 😊

Getting my embryo transfer this thursday and looking for any buddies to ride out the 2ww with🤞🏼😅

Several of my partners family members have come round and said they only come over to see our baby. How would you take this?

My twins are about to turn 1 and there dad has only met them a couple times( he has been on drugs and in and out of jail and rehab)he doesn’t help with anything but I was on pregnancy medicaid and now dws is wanting me to call ors. I don’t want him on there birth certificate or to have any access to them. I’ve thoug...

Anyone else feel like you get ingored when it comes to your way of parenting by your parents and even your partner?

But…why doesn’t society do a better job of warning parents to be and people in consideration, of the reality of parenthood BEFORE getting into it. It’s always swooning over over the top maternity photos, dramatic announcements and gender reveals for the attention (I know bc I did it) everybody says congrats and is f...

Hiii I’m Cornell in my two week wait I had a 3 day transfer , 7 cells and graded 2 anyone else do this and have success going out my mind 😭 only 1 egg fertilized unfortunately so I’m really hoping this one is the little fighter ! Xxxx