When you have waited a long time to become a parent, you may have imagined the moment your baby is born many times. You might picture being at the hospital, hearing your baby cry, having skin-to-skin contact and finally...
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Attachment in Surrogacy When a Baby Comes Early: What Intended Parents Need to Know
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Online Remote Surrogacy Counselling: The Psychological Process of Claiming the Baby After Surrogacy
Read MoreFor many intended parents, the birth of a child through surrogacy is one of the most meaningful moments of their lives. It can also be unexpectedly emotional, tender, and psychologically complex. After years of infertility, IVF treatment, waiting lists, legal...
Holding Space for the Baby in Surrogacy: Why It Matters for Attachment and Infant Mental Health
Read MoreSurrogacy is a profound way to build a family—and it can also be emotionally complex. Alongside the medical process and legal steps, there are relationships to navigate (intended parent(s), gestational carrier, partners, extended family), expectations to manage, and a lot...
Do Donor-Conceived Children Need to Know About Donor Siblings?
Read MoreWhen a family is created through donor conception, questions about openness do not usually end with the first conversation about how a child came into the world. Over time, many parents begin to wonder about another layer of the story:...
Mental Health Support Geelong: Warm, Practical Help When Life Feels Heavy
Read MoreThere are times in life when coping starts to feel harder than it used to. You might still be getting through the day, still going to work, still caring for your family, still answering messages and doing what needs to...
Telehealth Stillbirth Support: Gentle Care After the Loss of Your Baby
Read MoreIf you are searching for telehealth stillbirth support, there is a good chance you are carrying pain that words rarely reach. The loss of a baby through stillbirth is one of the most heartbreaking experiences a parent can endure. It...
Red Flags When Choosing Surrogacy Support
Read MoreSurrogacy is emotionally, legally and relationally complex. The right support can help intended parents, surrogates and their families feel clearer, safer and more prepared. The wrong support can do the opposite. It can increase confusion, pressure, mistrust, guilt or conflict....
Surrogacy Counselling: Supporting the Emotional Transitions Before, During and After Surrogacy
Read MoreSurrogacy is often described in terms of milestones: matching, legal agreements, conception, pregnancy, birth, and the handover of the baby to their intended parents. While each of these stages is significant, surrogacy is also a deeply emotional and relational experience....
Surrogacy Counselling: Stopping Being a Surrogate and Moving Forward After the Journey
Read MoreSurrogacy is often spoken about as a journey towards birth. There is so much focus on the lead-up: the decision to become a surrogate, the relationship with intended parents, medical appointments, embryo transfer, pregnancy milestones, and the preparation for labour...
Surrogacy Counselling: Asking for Help as a Surrogate and Why It Matters
Read MoreBecoming a surrogate is often an experience shaped by generosity, care, and a deep wish to help another person or couple build their family. It can be joyful, meaningful, and profoundly rewarding. Many surrogates describe feeling honoured to play such...
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