There is nothing cheap about the decision to start a family. In fact, over the decades, rearing a newborn from infancy to young adulthood—and sometimes beyond—is often one of the most expensive undertakings a couple will ever engage in. But for most couples, the investment in a child starts after childbirth, with food, clothing, the…
In normal circumstances, there isn’t much in the way of an ethical discussion when it comes to starting a family and bringing a new life into the world. For many couples, childbirth is simply the next natural step in the progression of a relationship after marriage, and there’s little to debate about whether it’s the…
Surrogacy can be a difficult decision for any hopeful family to make, and it will often require more planning, time and especially investment, on the part of a family that wants to bring a newborn into the world. For some, especially for couples with serious medical hurdles, it may be the only way to safely…
People who want to start a family already know that even when everything goes according to plan, this is far from an easy wish to bring to life. Conceiving a child can take time, and ensuring a safe pregnancy means taking much care, reducing risks, and living a healthy lifestyle for the mother. And even…
In one sense, there is always a high cost to having a child. Things like a hospital supervised birth, or even an experienced midwife is not free. And once the child is born, there is a lifelong commitment for ensuring the medical and financial welfare of that child, including saving up for something as significant…
Many people follow a traditional path in life of meeting someone else, deciding to spend the rest of their lives with that someone, and ultimately starting a family. However, the process of bringing a new child into the world, while as old as love itself, is not always the best idea for some couples. Some…
For the majority of couples thinking of starting a family around the world, having a baby is just a matter of investing some money in the future, and planning for the pregnancy. The pregnancy itself is usually just a process of no longer using birth control and letting nature take its course. However, for other…
It’s quite natural for people to meet, fall in love, and then decide to spend the rest of their lives together. Once that life-long partnership has been achieved, it’s very common for these couples to decide to take things a step further and enlarge the group into a family, having children and bringing a new…
Some couples may find themselves in the difficult situation of having the emotional commitment, and financial means to give birth to and support a child. However, they may have obstacles in the way of naturally becoming pregnant and giving birth to a child. Women who are older, for example, or those with heart conditions or…
For some people, the dream of starting a family and bringing a new baby into the world stops before it can even properly start. There may be medical issues at play, such as life-saving surgery that removed a uterus, or a medical condition like heart disease that make natural pregnancy either not medically possible, or…
