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

I need some help and advice because I really feel like I'm struggling as a parent ATM 😭

So I have been thinking about getting my baby christened but when mentioned to my partner he is so against it, i was christened as a baby and all my family was too and I think it would be a good thing to continue the tradition by Christening my baby however my partner wasn’t christened and neither are his family so ...

Anybody else already getting colostrum? And is this the time that it usually occurs?

Chicken pox advice please!!! We’re on day 2 of spots and meant to be going abroad in 2 weeks. What are people thoughts??

We had an awful upbringing with alcohol abuse and them hitting each other and us. Social services were always involved and they almost lost custody of me and my siblings so many times. When I was pregnant I really tried to mend the relationship more with them for my child’s sake but since having her I just feel so...

Good luck everyone. I’m no longer in the wait as AF made her arrival 😭😭😭

My husband and I have a 2 year old son. I’m 14 weeks pregnant with our second. Which he was excited about at first. Now he’s telling me to get rid of it. To give it up for adoption. I can’t go through with that. I would never be able to give my baby up for adoption

Anyone else having an FET over the next week or so? I'm just waiting for my LH peak and would love to get in touch with anyone at a similar point to me. This is my first transfer so currently feeling all of the feels!

Does anyone struggle with their partner (the bio parent) making you the default parent? Currently a childless SM and while I love my SD4 to death, it's exhausting and my partner doesn't seem to understand that they need to be present the same, if not more than me. Anyone else struggled or currently struggling with t...

There has been a kind of hot topic surrounding the word no. And all I've heard is some parents refuse to tell their children no. And there isn't a reason I've heard as to why. I believe in balance. If a child is doing something dangerous, I think it's ok to say no and move them to something else to get their attenti...

I’ve just found out I’m having a boy after a girl and i am partly excited and partly apprehensive. I don’t have any males in my family and with my first baby girl it felt so natural. This time round I don’t know what to expect! I think I wanted to replicate what I had with my first baby girl but now I know this expe...

I'm getting more worried every day about helping my daughter get used to having a sibling. She will be 20 months old when #2 arrives. She's quite the needy sensitive baby and I'm feeling really overwhelmed. Except for acknowledging her feelings I don't have a whole lot of ideas to ease the transition. What are you a...

What would be your biggest advice or tips? I’m nervous for my first born. I feel like he’s going to be upset w me when I bring home his baby brother.

I went for a pedicure this afternoon, thought it would take my mind off the strong likelihood that our transfer has failed (line much paler today than Monday🙁). What/who sits down next to me? A lady with a lovely cute baby, which didn’t do much to take my mind off things 🤦🏻‍♀️

Can father file birth certificate without mother ? Me and her dad are separating after only 5 weeks of her being in this world so we didn’t file the certificate yet and now he took it , I’m terrified

Ok so this is like an hours collection- anyone else struggling?

I do want to start this off with I'm not apart of this community and I am not any kind of phobic but I would like to hear the opinions from this community. (I will share my opinion as well) So the question is "Do you think it's okay for a minor to fully transition?" I say no because I think it's our job as parents...

I’m taking my son away with my mum next month and was planning on taking his birth certificate with me as we don’t have the same surname. Would it also be worth getting my ex to write a letter of consent to say he’s allowed the holiday to happen or would the certificate be enough? One of my colleagues took her da...

We are not getting our son Christened but I would like to honour 2 friends who I would choose as Godparents if I did. Does anybody have any ideas of how I can do this? Like a nice little gift and a poem maybe

My husband and I have been together since 2018, just got married earlier this year. I have a 9 year old that hasn't seen her dad since she was 1. My husband and I have talked about him adopting her. Her bio dad is on the certificate. Has anyone gone through this? I don't know if it varies by county or just state. Do...