Genetic Testing: Is Safe Always Better Than Sorry?
I am present in many online forums for hopeful parents through IVF and/or surrogacy. I am often the first person clients and friends connect with to talk out any decisions they need to make on their surrogacy journey. One of the biggest decisions Intended Parents need...
The Waiting Game: Surviving the Two-Week Wait
The two-week wait, or 2WW as it’s often referred to in online forums for people TTC (TTC = Trying to Conceive), is a torturous time between an embryo transfer and the first beta test to confirm pregnancy. Following each embryo transfer, hopeful Parents and...
Birth Centers are a Great Option for Surrogates
I was recently invited on a tour of Arbour Birth Center in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Arbour Birth Center is specifically designed to be a safe and comfortable place for people to give birth. The center was designed based on the belief that pregnancy and birth...
Music for Your Womb
I have to say I was a little star struck when Matthew Olshefski, agreed to take over the Proud Fertility Facebook Page and live stream our big announcement. If you’re not familiar with Matthew Olshefski, he is the Shirtless Violinist! He has become a social...
The Dangers of Intentional Twins
Twins are adorable! I mean how can you not gush over double the cute, double the sweet and half the cost? Intended Parents often come to Proud Fertility with dreams of having multiple embryos transfers to their Surrogate Mother’s womb. Future Parents want to have...
Parenthood is Not a Race
It’s funny the way that one’s journey to parenthood often seems to best prepare us for our journey as parents. Whether we become parents through surrogacy and egg donation, adoption, or giving birth ourselves, there are many lessons along the way. One of the greatest...
For Intended Parents: When Embryo Transfers Fail
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...
Guest Blog: Surrogates Choosing to Express Breastmilk
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...
Guest Blog: Doulas Are For Intended Parents, Too!
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...
Care of an Intact Penis
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 wealth of...
Genetic Testing: Is Safe Always Better Than Sorry?
I am present in many online forums for hopeful parents through IVF and/or surrogacy. I am often the first person clients and friends connect with to talk out any decisions they need to make on their surrogacy journey. One of the biggest decisions Intended Parents need...
The Waiting Game: Surviving the Two-Week Wait
The two-week wait, or 2WW as it’s often referred to in online forums for people TTC (TTC = Trying to Conceive), is a torturous time between an embryo transfer and the first beta test to confirm pregnancy. Following each embryo transfer, hopeful Parents and...
Birth Centers are a Great Option for Surrogates
I was recently invited on a tour of Arbour Birth Center in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Arbour Birth Center is specifically designed to be a safe and comfortable place for people to give birth. The center was designed based on the belief that pregnancy and birth...
Music for Your Womb
I have to say I was a little star struck when Matthew Olshefski, agreed to take over the Proud Fertility Facebook Page and live stream our big announcement. If you’re not familiar with Matthew Olshefski, he is the Shirtless Violinist! He has become a social...
The Dangers of Intentional Twins
Twins are adorable! I mean how can you not gush over double the cute, double the sweet and half the cost? Intended Parents often come to Proud Fertility with dreams of having multiple embryos transfers to their Surrogate Mother’s womb. Future Parents want to have...
Parenthood is Not a Race
It’s funny the way that one’s journey to parenthood often seems to best prepare us for our journey as parents. Whether we become parents through surrogacy and egg donation, adoption, or giving birth ourselves, there are many lessons along the way. One of the greatest...
For Intended Parents: When Embryo Transfers Fail
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...
Guest Blog: Surrogates Choosing to Express Breastmilk
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...
Guest Blog: Doulas Are For Intended Parents, Too!
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...
Care of an Intact Penis
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 wealth of...