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

Why is it parents have to always be right, have to cause arguments about how you are raising your children, saying things like you would of never have done that with me and your mum etc, what's the point in such tension and arguments?

Fellow co-sleepers/contact nappers/on-demand feeders - how are we dealing with unwanted advice and comments about “a rod for your own back”? My (kind and well meaning) MIL keeps offering unsolicited advice even though I’ve explained that I’ve done research on attachment parenting and that I’m doing what feels right...

I have two boys, youngest is 5 months. We decided we’ll wait a bit (maybe until youngest is 2?) until deciding whether or not to have a third. I think about it a lot whether it makes sense for our family. I definitely have room in my heart for a third, but I think from a practicality standpoint, we should stop at 2....

This baby is being adopted due to financial reasons and I cannot afford to keep her. I already have 3 kids and I know the best choice for my family financially would be to not add another one. I was not mentally able to go through with an abortion so I found an amazing couple to adopt instead. They have been there...

I'm mixed race. My partner is white and often makes insensitive comments (I feel anyway) Recently we were having a discussion and I related the topic I was talking about to "whites making blacks slaves back in the old days" and he responded "blacks made other blacks slaves first in Africa. They started it." I g...

I’m genuinely curious about this approach to parenting. Can someone who does it please give me more info like: What do you do if you’re in a rush and need to get out of the house? What do you do if your child wants another chocolate bar or wants cake instead of actual meals? What do you do if your child refuses...

We would love to give our LG a sibling, but I find it so hard already with just one. How do people who don't have family nearby manage?? I am nearing 40 so we don't have time to wait for LG to be much older, but I'm worried about how I would cope with the demands of caring for 2 young children on our own.

So my partner(married) wants to adopt my child, the biological father doesn't know the child exists, when reading up it says the biological father has to except and agree, can my partner adopt if I don't know who the father is? Or can they find out themselves who the father is threw DNA ? And ask him.

I’m tired of hearing the constant nagging from grandparents on how I take care of my baby. Shit is annoying! Sorry venting 😡🤬

Hi everyone. Tomorrow I go back to work and it’s the first day my parents have my son (age 1) for the full day. They raised me and I “turned out fine”. They were good parents, but things have obviously changed a lot in the last 3 decades. Things that you would think are common sense about looking after a baby so...

Hi random question has anyone helped a step parent with getting parental rights in order to help their partner with their step child? We are thinking about this for the long run . But the step parent does above & beyond for the child, even attending appointments etc . Can anything like this be arranged?

Am I unreasonable for not wanting my 3 month old passed around family members to be held, at a party? Being made to feel as though I am paranoid and too anxious?

I’m going in tomorrow for my retrieval and am quite anxious about the health of my eggs at 43. How soon do you find out what they are graded at? And any success stories with more mature eggs?

Before my baby was born, my partner and I shared rules with immediate family for being around our newborn, at least for the first 21 days of his life. I'm usually a bit of a people-pleaser so setting these boundaries was actually kinda difficult for me. My baby is now 11 days old, and some family friends are wantin...

Just wondered what people's experiences were? Successful or not? How many did you have? Any other info / advice? Thanks :) x

Hi! I’m not sure if this is allowed but I need help! I am mixed (puerto rican, black, Native American, and Irish) and my husband is a 1 generation ABC. His mom doesn’t like me. My husband said she told him it’s because of my race; she was raised very old school and taught to hate us. I know China is getting to be ...

Is anyone else a one and done family? I always said I wanted two but then I had my daughter (she is wonderful), but I know for a fact I don’t want to go through the aftermath of labor again. Anyway, how do you feel about this with your family? I have a sense of guilt and I am not sure exactly why. We have made this ...

What to expect from my sweep tomorrow? I am 39 + 5 have my first EVER sweep tomorrow? Can anyone who has had one give me an insight of what to expect during or/and after?

Can I have your opinions and experiences please. I have 1 child, a toddler who is being assessed for autism. I always thought I'd have at least 2 kids but I feel I need to focus on my son and honestly I think he'd feel neglected if I had another child as he's so attached to me. What are your experiences of having 1...

I’m due to have my second baby this week and already have a toddler who turned 2 in October. I’m wondering if anyone is planning to have their older one stay with family for a while to have time to bond with the baby. I’m torn as I’m worried I’ll miss him and don’t want him to feel like we’ve sent him away. But also...