One of the most important decisions you will make as a family is choosing a surrogate. Surrogates are charged with a very high level of responsibility and care. So there are many factors to consider when making this choice. Ultimately, who you choose is truly a personal decision that you should make as a family….
Surrogacy is a wonderful option to grow your family. It is usually considered after multiple rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) have failed to produce a viable fetus. Surrogacy is a common practice, but many people still don’t know how it works. If you are considering surrogacy, here are the basics of what you need…
Most people that decide to start a new family will do so the conventional way. One of the couples will allow herself to get pregnant, and then nine months later, gives birth to a child, and a new family begins their life together. Unfortunately, this traditional approach is either too risky or no longer possible…
For many people, the dream of starting a family is a simple next step in the relationship process. A woman in a relationship allows herself to become pregnant, and nine months later, a baby is born, and a new life together as a family begins. Unfortunately, for some, this journey isn’t so simple and straightforward….
While many couples decide to start a family by simply allowing the woman to become pregnant, this is not an easy or straightforward path for others. Due to health risks, such as a heart condition, or medical procedures, like a life-saving hysterectomy that removes the womb to prevent cancer, others are not advised or cannot…
People who decide to start a family through traditional childbirth have certain choices “locked in” that they can’t really do anything about. The gender of the baby and whatever hereditary conditions the child may inherit are all part of a genetic “roll of the dice” that parents must accept. In exchange, however, traditional pregnancies are…
It’s natural for people who come together to decide to take the next step in a relationship and start a family. However, for some couples, having a child is an incredibly challenging prospect. Some women may have illnesses, such as a heart condition, that put themselves and a baby at risk during pregnancy. Others may…
For couples deciding to go the route of surrogate pregnancy, there’s already an awareness that many challenges are ahead. This is a choice typically made when the traditional pregnancy of the mother in the couple is unfeasible. Usually, that’s due to medical circumstances, such as a heart condition that would endanger both mother and child…
Any couple that decides to go the route of surrogate pregnancy knows they are about to embark on a lengthy, challenging undertaking. While many people have the choice of a traditional pregnancy between the couple, with a newborn baby nine months later, for others, this method may be difficult or even impossible. Medical considerations, such…
There’s one thing that is unavoidable when it comes to the decision to start a family. This requires a massive investment of time and money. When a child is born, money will be needed in the years of food, clothing, health, and dental care the child may need. Beyond that, of course, is also the…
