Our very own Nathan Chan had the honor of putting his knowledge as a doula and surrogacy supporter to work for BIrth Issues Magazine. Birth Issues is a quarterly publication filled with beautiful birth stories and informative articles about pregnancy, birth, and parenting.
Nathan’s article This Time Will Be Different was published in Spring 2018.
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6 Ways to Improve Your Sperm Quality in your Egg Donation and Surrogacy Journey
Like most of you, I’ve been spending more time indoors, which forces me to be alone with my thoughts (Yikes!) which leads me to think, ponder and overshare some things. Like, sperm! Gross, I know. But get your mind out of the gutter for a quick sec. I was thinking...
Age Does Not Define You – My reasons for choosing to be a gestational surrogate at 46
At first mention, the idea of an older woman giving birth may seem like a medical challenge, but age isn’t always the best indicator of maternal suitability. We’ve all read the headlines “Labor of Love: Woman carries Her Daughter’s Baby”, or, “A 51-year-old woman...
Infertility doesn’t discriminate: Three different perspectives on people struggling to conceive
Trying to have a baby is a process. Even though you may see friends posting their “Happy surprises” or expected delivery dates on social media, there is a lot of hard work that goes into having a child-we don’t just mean the “under the covers hard work”. Whether you...
Five Ways to Boost Your Sperm Quality and Increase Fertility
It’s a tough subject to bring up. You’ve been trying to have a child for a while now, but nothing is happening. Whether it’s a result of male infertility, sperm quality, or being sterile, men can also struggle with feelings of inadequacy for not being able to...
On Father’s Day: Parental struggles with infertility that have resonated with me the most.
As I take a moment to reflect on Father’s Day, I’m reminded of all the struggles, the highs and lows, the losses, and the sacrifices I have been through over the past 10 years. This is my third Father’s Day with Nanette, but it’s also over a decade in which I decided...
Les remarques désobligeantes des gens sur la GPA
De temps à autre, Proud Fertility reçoit des commentaires négatifs au sujet de la GPA, du don d’ovocytes ou sur les parents qui ont recours à la gestation pour autrui pour fonder leur famille. D’habitude, on efface directement les messages. Cette fois-ci, on a décidé...