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Surrogacy Australia Conversations — 169 episodes · page 1 of 2
171. Surrogate Retreat Reflections
170. It was time to let go - when surrogacy doesn’t work
169. SASS Team - the wealth of knowledge is invaluable
168. How do I support my surrogate?
167. We're not a team anymore, we're a family
166. It’s definitely a team event
165. It wasn’t just 9 months for them
164. They needed it, I could do it, so I did.
163. Ideas for IPs (Intended Parents) in waiting #8
162. To watch my baby being born was the most remarkable thing
161. Don’t dive in head first into a relationship with IPs
160. Preparing for birth - 3 Counsellors
159. Order of steps for surrogacy
158. Lawyer - Kate Cherry
157. Last untested embryo on the 8th embryo transfer
156. I slept like a surrogate whose job was done!
154. Looking after my surrogate was looking after my unborn child
155. Are your names on the birth certificate?
153. A quick and fast journey (uncommon!)
152. My hormones were wild
151. Ideas for IPs (Intended Parents) in waiting #7
150. Just because you could, doesn’t mean you should
149. A surrogate can’t find you if she can’t see you.
148. You need to be different to make a difference
147. Our team cheated
146. Do I qualify for surrogacy?
145. Two surrogates at the same time
144. Surrogacy is worth it
143. From the tip of my nose to the tip of my toes
142. Surrogacy is stretching the friendship to a new level
141. In the middle of the carpark, I blurted it out
140. How to find a surrogate
139. Ideas for IPs (Intended Parents) in waiting #6
138. I will never feel that high again in my life
137. Cherish your current life
136. $120,000 and 4 years
135. Accept there will be exceptions
134. My postnatal depression after surrogacy
133. Pay for the photographer
132. You left something in my vagina
131. My mental health was at an all time low
130. How do you decide which sperm to use?
129. Practise saying no to your surrogate
128. It takes a village to make a child in surrogacy
127. Surrogacy Legal issues with lawyer Monica Blizzard
126. Ideas for IPs (Intended Parents) in waiting #5
125. The one thing I would change - our journey was fast
124. If in doubt, counsel it out
123. I will never be a surrogate again - I obviously lied
122. Where can I find support?
121. Surrogacy for Midwives
120. It felt like I was coming home to myself again
118. What is SASS?
117. I was grieving Sunny, not Sienna
116. 6 months of Surro-dating was very beneficial
115. Network is so key throughout this whole process
114. Ideas for IPs (Intended Parents) in waiting #4
113. How to tell your child their birth story
112. Those 1% issues turn into something bigger if you don’t speak up
111. Endometriosis is isolating
110. I'm nervous about surrogacy
109. It's nobody's fault - surrogacy broke our friendship.
108. Her Intended Mother passed away 2 years later
107. I feel like I grew an extra heart
106. It’s OK to say no. 12 years of surrogacy - a surrogate’s reflections
105. Why did you want to be a surrogate?
104. He had 4 hearts that loved him into this world
103. Born without a uterus (MRKH) - dreams do come true
102. Even when I was vomiting in the toilet, I'd FaceTime her
101. Mothers of Surrogates
Celebrating 100 episodes - my surrogacy journey
99. Ideas for IPs (Intended Parents) in waiting #3
98. 2 children - 2 different surrogates
97. A surrogate without her own children
96. Be vulnerable, put yourself out there
95. What expenses are covered for a surrogate?
94. Well that was more than a poo
93. World egg bank and an Australian surrogate
92. “I grew in your tummy Julie - do you know that?”
91. We’d lost hope
90. Ideas for IPs (Intended Parents) in waiting #2
89. It’s a case of When not If, when you choose to do surrogacy
88. Their baby, my birth
87. Surrogacy Legal issues with lawyer Sarah Bevan
86. Will the surrogate want to keep the baby?
85. The journey of self discovery is not absent from this process
13. I’m way more resilient than I thought I would be - A pregnancy between Sydney and New York during COVID lockdowns
5. Believe it can happen and enjoy the process
2. Don't just come for a baby, engage with the community
84. Mel birthed two boys for two dads
83. Communication is #1 - especially with the surrogate’s partner
82. Mum to 3 children through surrogacy
81. Were you at the birth?
80. x2 surrogate - there’s no guarantee you’ll be a Gold Standard team
79. If you want this dream, you’ve got to hustle
78. Ideas for IPs in waiting #1
77. I never thought it would happen to me
76. Navigating Post Birth with psychologist Katrina Hale
75. Bring people in to what you're doing
74. I knew my surrogate had the support of SASS