by Proud Fertility | Sep 7, 2017 | Intended Parents
Heartbreak. Hopelessness. No matter how long you’ve been pursuing parenthood, how many methods you’ve tried, a failed embryo transfer can be devastating. You’ve invested a small fortune, monetarily and in hope. In an instant, it’s all gone. You knew that failure was a...
by Proud Fertility | Jun 16, 2017 | Intended Parents, Surrogate Mothers
You have decided to give one of the most monumental gifts that anyone can give another; the gift of parenthood. Once the intended parents, or parent, embark on their lives with their new little one, you may be left wondering about this ability for your body to...
by Proud Fertility | Jun 16, 2017 | Intended Parents
Support doesn’t always look the same for every person, or even every birth. Surrogacy adds another dimension to the birth experience for everyone involved. As a doula, I have supported births of every kind, from home births to planned caesareans and every shade of...
by Proud Fertility | May 12, 2017 | Intended Parents
If you’re a planner, you started researching infant care long before you began your surrogacy journey. Attachment parenting, scheduled parenting, to sleep train or not to sleep train, breast milk or formula, cloth or disposable diapers… You’ll find a...
by Proud Fertility | May 9, 2017 | Intended Parents, Surrogate Mothers
After years of struggle with infertility, they finally found the perfect surrogate, IVF is a success, and their family dream is finally a reality. Nine long months of pregnancy, the happy couple arrive at the hospital to meet their new baby only to be shut out of the...
by Proud Fertility | May 3, 2017 | Egg Donation, Intended Parents, Surrogate Mothers
You are not alone. For over 20 years, I’ve lived with the reality that my body is incapable of creating life. When initially telling others about my former husband’s and my inability to have children, I spoke about being ‘infertile’. Many assumed that with the...
