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

We are transferring our third and final frozen embryo this upcoming week! I am so excited and so hopeful 🤞🏼🌈✨ Any transfer buddies???

Have you started harvesting colostrum? If so, how are you getting on? Did you manage to get some from the first attempt or did it take some time? I’ve tried to for the first time yesterday (by hand expressing) but nothing came out - I’m 37+2. Any advice would be much appreciated 💕 xx

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Hiya everyone, is anyone having any luck or difficulty collecting colostrum? I’m 37 weeks and have been leaking previously so I thought it would be quite straightforward. I haven’t had any luck in collecting any yet, when I try nothing happens… Any suggestions welcome

Today was my egg retrieval and I had 12 eggs retrieved (from about 28 follicles). It’s my second ER. The first time we retrieved 13 eggs, but none made it past day 3. I can’t help but feel like it might not work this time around again. Can you all share some success stories with numbers similar to mine? I’m trying ...

Is that controlling or is it actually a good approach so that they could keep course correcting their kids. I'm all for having a great relationship with your kids where they feel like they can tell you anything and turn to you all the time

I’m really struggling at the moment, I don’t have parents in my life (passed away) I left my daughter’s abusive father, so him & his family are not involved (thank god). My little girl is 3. All of a sudden it hits me that she has no grandparents. No dad. I don’t have much support. I love her with my whole heart and...

Had my FET today 12th March. Going for my pregnancy test 24th March. Any transfer buddies?

Can my child’s father (we are separated) enrol my 3 year old at a new nursery without my consent? She is down as living with me but we will be sharing 50/50 from April NOT through a court order or anything like that though.

Are your kid(s) godparents committed to their “responsibility”? My first borns son godfather is involved, but the godmother just seems to not give a crap…. Anyone on the same boat as me?

Authoritative: This style involves warm, loving, and responsive parenting while setting clear expectations and providing guidance. Authoritarian: This style focuses on strict rules and demands obedience, with less emphasis on the child's perspective or needs. Permissive: This style is characterized by a lack of ru...

First time mom, due in a couple months. Advice on how to set boundaries with MIL who wants to be extra involved in babies life? Father of the baby doesn’t mind, but it’s too much for me. I need some more privacy and to be asked before helping / doing things for us and the baby.

Anyone else have problems with their kids always wanting to be held and not a single moment for yourself

Does anyone in Scotland that has went private for an FET how long it takes for the transfer after the first consultation! I have my consultation on Friday 28th March. I have been told there is a 4-5 month wait does that seem about right? I’m hoping that’s worse case scenario. Just desperate to get started. Thanks 😀

I was out and about with my son yesterday. We walked around and wandered into a few stores but I felt as if I was being judged for having my baby boy (6 months old, in his stroller, behaving nicely) with me. The first store, was not greeted at all but the people that came in after me were. The second store just kept...

Hi all, I’m looking for some advice. Does any other mums feel very uneasy about letting their baby go anywhere with dads side of the family? They have asked to have baby for some hours within the next few days. I feel so uneasy at the thought of this. I’m so scared that she doesn’t settle or incase anything goes wro...

Just found out I’m pregnant with my 3rd child. All my kids will be spaced 2 years apart. I am freaking out because I already felt complete and ready to get on with my life again… but I’m scared of what this will do to our family dynamic. With 2 kids I have the time and energy to give everyone the attention and love ...

Has anyone had experience with social services and courts etc. being biased towards the mother and never getting anything sorted, despite the mother having the damaging lifestyle around the kids? We don’t know what else to do in terms of sorting court orders and having social see our perspective on things. It’s lik...

I know many people say they will be great, involved, helpful parents then immediately drop all of that once the child/children are born 🙃

Hi Ladies, So my husband has been verbally abusive from time to time since I got pregnant from time to time. I already know this is a toxic environment for both me & my baby but I have been having a dilemma as to when to leave. So instead of now, I decided it’d be best after baby is born. I’m not a British Citize...