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

So I have a daughter who was adopted at 2yrs old due to dv. Iv had face to face contact with her all her life with her adoptive parents who live in the same town as me. Recently her adoptive parents placed her in foster care as she was asking to come back home to me etc etc long story. But she's currently in a Fos...

Oh boy. Just told my mum that I won’t be having visitors if I end up giving birth at the hospital. She already knew she’s not allowed to the birth centre I’ve chose (convinced her only one birthing partner allowed which is my husband) but if I get moved to the hospital I still want no visitors. I’m temporarily livin...

Hey all has anybody experienced something similar to me? Egg retrieval I got 6 eggs and 5 of them fertilised. Got a phone call today to say that they are growing very slowly and they would phone me on day 5 to tell me if I’ve to go in or not for egg transfer? I’m devastated and wondering if anyone has been in simi...

This is the hallway leading to my toddler's new bedroom. He will be moving in soon. Just wondering how I can set up a baby gate in case he opens the door? (door will be babyproofed inside) Do you think its necessary?

I’ve got my second transfer on Friday. I’ve just started cyclogest 3 times a day. I’m wondering how people have managed to do this in the middle of the day while working as I can’t just lie down for 20 mins then. I did it rectally the last time but it gave me terrible diarrhoea so I don’t want to risk that again 😐

Any only children out there, how did you find it? Me and my husband both thought we wanted 2 children. However, due to finances, mental health and how hard it will be we are thinking of stopping at 1. We are both struggling to give up the idea of a second mainly as we wanted my boy to have a sibling (though I am al...

Is my baby’s father allowed to have a copy of my MATB1 form for paternity? For context we aren’t together and he lives in a different city but wants to come down daily to see our child on his paternity he doesn’t contribute towards anything financially or anything but it’s civil for the baby so I gave him a copy of...

Hey ladies! I need some advice. My fiancé just got orders to pcs to Japan a few weeks ago. We’ll be getting married in May and officially moving this summer. The thing is I have 2 children from a previous long term relationship. Their dad has gone ghost on us completely. He hasn’t visited them, called them, nor sent...

Has anyone on here thought they’d have more children but as times gone on changed their mind and are sticking with 1? What helped you make the decision? I’m feeling really torn between trying for baby no 2 or stopping at 1. I love our son beyond words, will life be harder for him as an only child? I’m so torn 😢

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?