Community Posts, Tips & Support on Adoption, Fostering & Surrogacy
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Travel abroad with baby
I am planning to travel with baby abroad without my husband. Could you advise how to get a consent form and if needs to be signed in front of or by a notary/solicitor and by my husband? Any idea of the cost of this? Thank you
Easier to look after LO without partner
Just a bit of rant... I find if much easier without my baby's father. I can manage the house and baby but with him I'm running around doing everything even though he helps with baby. It's so much easier to take care of it all alone. Probably sounds super harsh but we definitely are not a team and I've no interest be...
Kids themselves are never the problem. The lack of community and support is.
I’m tired of culture blaming kids, telling us kids are universally a burden, not worth it, dream killers. Kids don’t have any choice. They’re born helpless and completely innocent. You’re not overwhelmed bc of your kid, you’re overwhelmed bc your mama heart needs better support from other adults ❤️🥲
WHO LOOKS AFTER YOUR CHILD
Who do you trust most to watch your child when you need to step away? Is it family, friends, or a professional caregiver? Share your thoughts and experiences!
How much should I wait to have my second ?
I know the perfect answer will be whenever I’m ready lol but the ones who have more than one what has been your experiences ? I think I’m a little scared and mine is almost 2
Wanting 2 under 2
I was wondering if any single parent wanted to have 2 under 2, and if so, was it hard?
God parents
Can anyone be godparents or do the people you choose how to be christened?
Parking in parents spaces
Never gave it a second thought before I had a baby but is anyone else noticing just how many people park in parent spaces without a child? I just wouldn’t dream of doing that if I didn’t have my child in the car.
What’s your view of parenting?
Parenting is hard but can be fun and so rewarding. What do you think?
So excited and nervous
3 weeks and 1 day until egg retrieval (if everything goes to plan). Will be a 5 day fresh transfer which falls on my Mam's birthday! I feel like this is a good sign 🤞🏻 it's my first round but I'm staying super positive about it ✨
Race
Not a racist post I just need clarification. My husband is Mexican and I’m Jamaican. On forms he put Hispanic and then white. For me it’s none Hispanic and black. In this case what would I put for our daughter. I usually put Hispanic and black. But honestly she doesn’t look like she has an ounce of black in her. ...
What do you tell people?
I find that as I am pregnant, people assume there’s a father (there’s a biological one, but he’s not involved at all - it was complicated). After much deliberation at the beginning, when I went public with my pregnancy I decided to set some boundaries and tell people ‘the fathers not involved, and that’s all I’m g...
Egg collection cycle day
Which cycle day did your egg collection fall on. I know CD14 is ideal but I think that will be on a Saturday for me and they don’t do collections on a weekend. I’m trying to work out if they’ll be likely to do it on CD13 or delay until CD16
First FET 2/11/25
Anyone else transferring on 2/11 or around that time?
My partner wants another baby to be a brother for our first kid
My partner wants another kid. I just gave birth December 8th, 2024. I want to focus on him. If I have one more child , I don't want to risk neglecting my first one. J get overwhelmed easily from screaming and crying. Also, it was scary being pregnant I had to be induced and cut open s the end. I had an epidural whic...
Were you raised by both parents?
Just wondering if anyone else was raised by foster parents or adopted parents.
Has toddler stayed a night without you?
For NYE my husband wants to take me out and let his parents look after my little one. She's very close to grandparents and they look after her really well. However, I've never spent a night without her. She's 2.5 years old now so I feel like it's ok but I'm anxious. How was your experience and how was little one?
Restricting visitation
Do you think any parent (male/female) has a right to restrict visitation if the one parent doesn’t pay child support?
Do you think it’s unethical to have more kids if you can’t afford it?
I made another post on here and the responses were a nice new perspective but it made me curious as to what people think about this. Do you think it’s unethical for people to plan to have kids when they can’t afford it? (Not including accidental pregnancies) For example: I know someone who just had her son via ac...
PARENTING!
Is it better to be a strict parent to instill discipline, or should parents focus more on being understanding and supportive to nurture their children's emotional well-being?" What do you think about this topic?
