Adoption, Fostering & Surrogacy

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UK Passport

We’re getting our passports and it has asked us for my maternal parents details, but I don’t know my “real” dad would you just leave it in blank or fill out my step dads?

L
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Do you think more kids means being happier?

Debating whether to have another baby or stick with my one and only :)

Incognito
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FET worries

So I have my 3rd FET on Monday, and I’m worried more so bc I work Tuesday and Wednesday and due to meetings and other things I cannot take those days off… long story short with all my other transfers I always rested a few days after but this time I can’t and I’m worried it would effect my results. My current fertil...

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elevated progesterone levels day before trigger?

hi all. i am wondering whether anyone has any experience of this at all please? my progesterone levels were tested yesterday and were 3.7nmol/L (equivalent to 1.16ng/L which I think are the units used in the US and in lots of the stuff i’ve been reading). I am due to trigger tonight. My clinic don’t seem concerned b...

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Have you fostered children while having little ones of your own?

If you have, I'd like to know your experiences. Hubby and I have two little ones (in January they will turn 1 and 3). We've talked about fostering children for years now, but he wants to wait till our kids are big enough to talk really well. I'd like to know all the pros and cons you can give me!

J
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Help.

I'm trying to help my friend. She left a bad relationship. He about best beat her to death. She moved from a different state to the state i live in now. How do we get her kids adopted for Christmas privately. We don't want to risk him finding her. He's found her once before

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Booking bloods😫

I got my results back from my booking bloods I had on the 1st of November and I’ve got an iron deficiency so I’ve got to start on iron tablets:( didn’t have this issue with my first…anyone else experienced this🫶🏻

L
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Was your sweep successful or not?

Have one booked for Wednesday and have heard they don’t have the highest success rates! Bonus points for sharing your story so I know what to expect, thanks in advance!

Incognito
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Visit or not visit

My brothers have been absent from my son’s life for almost 1.5 years. They havent checked on me at all during my pregnancy. I am thinking I wont even share when my second baby is born (atleast not right away). Is it bad if they just find out through social media? I dont even think I will invite them to meet baby rig...

Incognito
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Do you feel that parents are attempting to buy childhood memories?

My supervisor discussed an interesting topic of manufacturing child hood magic . In short term that basically so many parents are attempting to buy childhood memories in extravagant ways and what type of adults we will see in the future. Do you feel that there is a way to preserve “childhood magic” without over...

Incognito
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Just wondering if it’s just my parents?

Do you get help from your parents with looking after your little ones or do you just depend on your partner to help out once there home from work etc?

L
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IMAGINE IF WE HAD TO SEND AN APPLICATION TO BECOME PARENTS 🙂.

I’m just thinking out loud .I’m not sure where we would be sending these applications ,that wouldn’t be corrupt . I only had coffee ,I’m not high y’all 😭. I’m also thinking the requirements would be ,emotional ,financial and spiritual safety for a child or more ,and as you have more,you have to update your resume 😅.

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Are you pregnant with/already have second kid?

Please comment: How do you feel about another kid, now that your kid is only 18 months old and you loved them the most till now? Do you feel you won’t be able to give same attention to the first kid once the baby comes?

Incognito
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Unhelpful

Anyone else realise AFTER having a baby how unhelpful the dad is? Even when he’s got kids of his own and ‘seems’ or told you he was really hands on?

Incognito
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MatB1

When can I get my MatB1 and from where? Work keep asking for it! Thanks

J
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BLW / EGGS 🥚

Hey, has anyone offered eggs yet? I’m going to offer my little one eggs but not sure if to give scrambled or slices? Internet says one thing then another? If you’ve offered eggs how did you present them? Tia

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