Adoption, Fostering & Surrogacy

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...

Okay I’ve just read a post on here about a mother who doesn’t want any male to change her baby unless it is the dad and only her mum or grandma. On the chat it also said about going to a private place to change them. I have never done that. I am fine with in laws and my parents change her and I’ll do it in the livi...

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...

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...

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.

I recently found out I was pregnant and I am deciding to keep it a secret but a lot of my family is mad that I will not allow them to share my news on to social media. I only told close family (mom , sisters brother, 3-4 aunts and uncles ) but they want to talk and tell others . Am I wrong for telling them they will...

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

The United States as I understood it as a child is gone. All the safeguards for humanity I took for granted are being shaken loose from their foundation at the hands of uneducated, angry people who are incapable of compassion. How are you working to raise emotionally intelligent children in this climate? 🤔

I hate that my kids are growing up without a dad. Will this get better? Am I a bad mom? Can I do this? What’s the next step? I’ve got so many questions and no one has answers…. I’m trying so hard for my babies but idk.