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Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Adoption, Fostering & Surrogacy

Nesting 101: How to Prep for Baby (Without Losing Your Mind)

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Phoebe Corcoran

What is a Surrogate? All You Need to Know

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Cassidy Parker

What is Gotcha Day in Adoption?

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Team Peanut

From the community

Selfish to have a child

I have a friend whose mom had her when she was 40. When my friend was 20, her mom was 60 and her health had deteriorated. My friend held a lot of resentment towards her mom as she had to take care of her and felt she couldn’t enjoy her youth due to this.

Is it selfish to have a child after a certain age?

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Colostrum collecting

Is anyone else struggling to get colostrum? I’ve been trying for a few days and nothing.

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Have you ever suspected a relative or close friend as being a child predator?

What were the red flags/signs that led you to feel that way? What did you do?

I have a relative who I have never left alone with my child even for a minute as I don't trust him due to his odd behaviour and constant need to try and get my child alone (have never allowed it) and a need for various forms of physical touch - all "innocent" but it is relentless and I feel exhausted after he visits from monitoring the situation the whole time. Anyone else gone through this?

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If you know your child committed a terrible crime that took a life, would you protect them from the law? (Not give info you know, lie, defend them, cover it up, etc)

Whether you are actively lying for them or covering it up vs cooperating with law enforcement or turning them in, what ya doing?

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do you gentle parent?

gentle parenting ≠ permissive parenting!

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How do you….

Deal with the stress and anxiety of raising boys? I mean, these little dudes are going to be grown men, out in the world and will statistically date women. How do you handle the constant worry of “am I raising a good man? Am I showing him and teaching him how he should treat others and especially how to make sure he is an obvious safe person for women?”? I’m constantly second guessing myself and don’t want to harp on the kids but also need to make sure it sticks in their heads. Something as simple but critical as consent. I HAVE to make sure they have no questions when it comes to consent, that they understand it backwards and forwards. But what if I miss something or fail?

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