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

Has anyone got any tips or tricks. This was my first time and it went ok I think not sure what’s normal to get but found it took ages to get anything and was a bit fiddly.

Has anyone else hit the nesting stage and making sure everything is right for arrival? Due in 4 weeks and this project has given me energy. FTM!

My husband and I have been debating on having another child. I for sure wanna have another one he’s not sure. Now all of our family lives either far or never want to hangout. So all the holidays are always lonely. I want have a bigger family so we can have our own traditions as they grow older and that they have a s...

My baby daddy and I call parents but he’s not on the bus certificate. Does he still need to pay child support even though he’s not on the birth certificate?

my parents really want to ‘wait’ whilst I’m in labour at the hospital. I’ve tried to explain that I don’t want anyone there but I know as soon as I go into labour they will get ready to come and wait. ( I think they also think I’ll be in hospital for a few days when it theory if all goes well, most people are out sa...

If you changed your mind after having kids? Why?

I am devastated by what i've learned about my family in the last week through Thanksgiving interactions. How are you all navigating the dynamics of keeping a toddler or young child safe around a family with a messy history? Everyone in my family has been abused or is an abuser and I refuse to let my child be exposed...

Had my egg retrieval on Friday and retrieved 12 eggs. Got my fertilization report and 5 are mature and fertilized. I wasn’t expecting such an extreme drop off so early on. Am I out of the race?

Has anyone done an egg allergy ladder that wouldn’t mind sharing? My GP told me this wasn’t a thing, but I friend of a friend’s baby has been put on it by her GP.

Anybody eaten hardboiled eggs that were accidentally left out overnight and been fine?… still in their shells if that makes any difference

I’m really struggling with visitors wanting their ‘newborn cuddle’. I feel like so many of these visitors, mean well but are only coming to hold the baby and wouldn’t normally be seeing us outside of bigger gatherings. I also am struggling with the expectation that we just hand our baby over for multiple people. I...

I only aim to have one or two childre in my lifetime but I am curious as to some of the reasons why women would want 3, 4,5 or more children. It is just a question to put out there as I'm curious

Hey looking for anyone on the wait to test day after treatment?

My husband and I are both Christian’s and will be raising our child in a Christ like home. A lot of my husband’s family are Hindu and prior to our son being born have said they want to take him to the temple. My MIL called my husband the other day and told him when I was in labour (which ended in emergency c-section...

For more context, the father was a phlebotomist, so he had access to collecting and illegal keeping the blood of patients who have AIDs. When the child was in the hospital for unrelated reasons the father came to “visit” his 11 month old. He told his ex he would watch their child so she could have a quick break. Wh...

Hello Looking for some help and advice, Hoping to have my first FET next week and just wondering any best advice for pre and post transfer ?

Hey ladies, going for my first FET tomorrow any recommendations to do before or after? I have acupuncture booked which I have being doing for a good while now which I love and helps me relax. Anyone else going in tomorrow we can be transfer buddies

Hi all. I am preparing for a first frozen embryo transfer in January and would be really interested to hear how you prepared, lifestyle, diet or supplements wise. I’m particularly interested in whether you used probiotics and if so what. Would be very grateful for any advice. Thank you.

Am I allowed to request a sweep? 40wks tomorrow. And low risk. But I’m feeling the aches, restless nights, and fed up. Is this something I can request?

I’m having my second in January and I don’t really have family nearby but a very hands on supporting husband. We found 0-1 pretty difficult…