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

So I had my second daughter in October. I am white British and my husband is 50:50 mixed African and white. Our first daughter is very dark and our second is very pale. My husband is worrying that everyone will think either she is adopted or I cheated! I tried to explain the genetics but he won’t listen! Any advice?...

Those who don’t have kids who say they could never have only one child need to stfu 🫢 Have one and then come back to me. OR EVEN BETTER have one by accident, low income, traumatic birth/pregnancy and THEN come back to me 🥰

I am 35 years old and had my eggs retrieved today. Initially I had 13 eggs but according to the doctor only 6 are good quality. Would 6 be a good number?

My son is 17 months old and my husband is ready for a second one. I’m a little nervous. I love my son so much but becoming a mother has been one of the hardest transitions for me. It was hard on me mentally and physically. I would like to have a second kid so that my first born can have a friend and sibling. That is...

This is the most I've gotten in one session so far. I'm feeling pretty proud!! Has anyone else started collecting?

Just wanted to see different views about this question. We live very far from family and have done all the parenting on our own. It has been exhausting and childcare so unaffordable that we know we can never have another child. We do dream about "oh wouldn't it be wonderful if we had some help, even if it was just o...

Had my first FET on the 12th, Anyone else currently in the 2ww. X

Seeing a few posts about Baby number 2, anyone else in the one and done club? The idea of going through it all again fills me with anxiety and dread rather than excitement so while I mourn the idea of a sibling for my baby, I would rather be a halfway decent mum to one than a substandard mum to two. I have been luck...

Hi, would love to hear others experience. I had buserilin injection due to risk of OHSS and had to freeze all following egg collection. I was advised there would be a withdrawal bleed - can anyone tell me how heavy this is from experience? How long after the egg collection did you have a normal period and how lon...

I personally have so much respect for people who know themselves well enough to know that they do not want to have kids for whatever reason, especially in a society that places so much emphasis on having kids. (Btw I’m not talking about the people who don’t have kids but are actively TTC)

My son has been taken into care because of his dad n ive been told its about 6 months before i can possibly have him back has anyone gone through this before

Like what would a child have to do for you to use the term spoilt ?

Are we still Christening our babies or leaving them to choose their faith?

Seriously, why can't we just respect the fact that we are all out here doing our best. We are doing what we believe is best for our kids.

With Christmas approaching does anyone else hate the idea of family members you don’t really get on with holding your little one? I know people can be firm about others holding their baby but he’s not a newborn anymore and some are quite close family so I feel there’s an expectation.

Does your partner make comments about how messy (not dirty) your car looks? Does your partner understand how difficult it is to keep a car spotless when having kids? Thank you

when parents say “i didn’t do this with my first baby, so i’m not doing it with my second.” example A - “my first baby didn’t have the vaccines because they’ve changed them since he was born so my second baby won’t have them either” example B - “i know of someone who gave their baby cows milk at 6 months so i will t...

I keep seeing on comment sections on FB & IG (especially from child-less people) that it is super irresponsible bringing children into the world with the way the world is? Idk I have 4 babies and want more...

I don’t know how to deal when yes I’m not trying to replace bio mom but I’m still expected to love step child as if they were my own . How ? I can’t when I’m so restricted which is fine out of respect but then also how do I face the struggles with continuing on with my life and my daughters when by default step chil...

Anyone else find it frustrating that grandparents (our parents) always talk about how much help they had when their children were younger and how they couldn’t have continued to work, earn good money and build a good life for their family etc without the help of their parent’s childcare - and yet are not offering to...