91) HE REPORTED ON FAMILIES WORLDWIDE THEN BUILT ONE THROUGH SURROGACY: PEDRO ANDRADE'S TRUTH

He spent years reporting on how families are built around the world. Then he had to build his own.Pedro Andrade is a journalist and television host who has documented cultures across six continents. But nothing prepared him for the system of decisions, patience, and uncertainty that is IVF and surrogacy.In this episode Pedro tells the full story. Finding an egg donor. Matching with a surrogate. Signing contracts he did not fully understand at first. Facing the moments where everything could fall apart. And what it actually felt like to hold his daughter Isabel for the first time after years of trying.What this episode covers:Why parenthood through surrogacy is not a moment. It is a system you have to survive first.The emotional paradox nobody warns you about: overwhelming love arriving simultaneously with exhaustion, fear, and the weight of total responsibility.Why age changes how you experience becoming a parent and why that is not a weakness.What Pedro's documentary series Somewhat Familiar on Max revealed about how many ways there are to define a family across cultures.Why the definition of family is shifting faster than any institution is ready for.The one thing Pedro says every prospective parent needs to hear before they start.Parents are the people who show up.If you are navigating IVF, surrogacy, or simply trying to understand what modern family building actually costs emotionally, not just financially, this conversation will stay with you.CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction to Parenthood and Identity05:37 The Emotional Toll of Surrogacy11:00 The Role of Age in Parenting16:24 The Impact of Surrogacy on Family Dynamics21:50 Empowering Women and Challenging Norms27:16 Advice for Prospective ParentsPEDRO ANDRADEDocumentary series Somewhat Familiar streaming now on Max / HBO Max.Listening in a browser? Open this in the Spotify app and hit follow. That is the only way Spotify tells you when new episodes land. No clinic deals. No referral fees. No false hope. IVF Daddies is the independent reference system for IVF, surrogacy and egg donation.