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

I'll try to make this short. I'm 10w2d pregnant. I live in the UK and my parents live in France. My mum got diagnosed with cancer about 3 months ago. She finished radiotherapy and chemo last week. Due to the effects of radiotherapy and the type of cancer, she can't barely eat anymore and can't speak very well for no...

Maybe I just need to rant, but I'm quite clear with my boundaries, and my mum is just the generation who isn't. My partner and I have agreed that once the baby is born, for at least 6-8 weeks, we don't want visitors staying over. I want to recover and bond with my baby without people expecting anything from me, and ...

We’re due for our second baby in October (a boy). Our girl will be 15 months old. Any suggestions for positive ways to introduce the new baby to his big sister, from day one and onwards? Especially with the age of big sister in mind. One person told me they gifted their daughter a toy baby and pram. I think we’ll ...

My baby doesn’t like to be held by anyone else but me or Daddy. It’s so sad 😢 he just cries and cries until he’s back on our laps. Does anyone else have this issue? It’s really upsetting my baby’s grandparents as well.

My step child Often makes up fake stories about what her mother used to do for her father . For instance if i cook, step child would say things such as, “my dad loved when my mom made that it was his favorite.” We were having cookies and milk and she said “ oh my dad love when my mom makes him cookies . He would eat...

Hey! Recently i’ve been thinking alot about baby number 2 and i’ve had brief conversations about it with my partner. What i’ve gathered from the conversations we’ve had is that he is not on board with the idea of another baby. This really upsets be coming from a big family as I loved growing up with my siblings an...

Hi, I’m a Christian and grew up Catholic basically. Both my parents are immigrants and grew up in boys only or girls only Catholic schools. Now I am not a die hard Catholic but I grew up with Catholic teachings. I want to christen my baby that is 3 months by a priest that my parents used to bless their house as I li...

Hi all had my egg collection yesterday and got two eggs and both were mature, looking for success stories please as feeling hopeful but a bit defeated at such low numbers

I’m struggling with how to manage this but would like us to function like a normal family. Anyone else?

Hey when did you return to cardio and weights after an egg retrieval ? I’m feeling pretty gelatinous and am going on vacation at the end of the month …. I’m on letrozole to help get my estrogen down but wondering when it’s safe to return to jogs and cycles without fear of twisting an ovary.

Hello! Does anyone have any tips on how to prepare for transfer? It’s my first one so not sure what to expect. Anything I should be doing in the lead up? Thanks :)

I’m about to start treatment in next months and wondered is it common to have egg collection and embryo transfer in the same cycle. Or do you normally have a break? What would be the scenarios to mean there’s a break in between? Thank you ❤️

Hi ladies, I am just wondering other girls that had their transfer done on June 14th or similar dates, I am feeling very anxious about the beta wait. What tips do you have ? Have you tested yet ? When do you have your blood test. Do you feel pregnant? Or just what symptoms do you have ? I just want to connect with s...

I’m a single mom wanting to move out of state with my family, however, my son’s dad is what holds me back. I worry about how angry he’ll be when I tell him. I know that eventually we’ll get the hang of it all and have a regular visitation schedule but it’s still so so difficult. Has anyone else moved states and can ...

The Fact My Child Father Can’t Even Send Me Money For Pampers For Our Child Knowing I Don’t Have It At The Moment Is Just Sad 😔

Anyone else’s little one refuse to settle for dad? She won’t even take a bottle off him. It’s really getting me down as I feel like I can’t do anything at all

I have my first egg collection on Friday - very excited but also nervous. Any advice/tips of what to do pre and post egg collection? Anything specific I should take along with me?

One and done Moms. What are your thoughts on having just one child? Do you have any regret? Does it seem like your child is just as happy as someone who has a sibling?

Our friends know and we have a good support network but neither myself nor my partner have shared with our parents that we’re due to start our IVF journey in July. For me, it’s about managing their anticipation and their emotional investment if it doesn’t work out. Although very close, I don’t often share emotions w...

Does anyone know how the process goes for getting sole custody of their own child of the dad has been an absentee parent? My husband wants to adopt my daughter as his and I’m pretty sure I have to obtain sole custody first. Right now there is no custody arrangement and never has been. I’ve been the primary caregiver...