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2 International Surrogacy | Community & Support

Building Trust in Surrogacy: Our Verification Criteria

Why verification matters Surrogacy is not a single decision. It is a series of decisions made over time, often across borders, legal systems, and medical frameworks. Intended parents are asked ...

Friday, 30 January 2026

2 International Surrogacy | Community & Support

What To Do When Surrogacy Gets Hard?

I talk to intended parents all the time, and one thing I hear again and again is that no one really talks about what it feels like when things get ...

Sunday, 21 December 2025

Community & Support

The People Who Keep You Going

Over the years, I’ve spoken with intended parents at every stage of the surrogacy journey. The circumstances are always different, but one theme shows up with absolute consistency. There is ...

Thursday, 18 December 2025

Community & Support | Surrogacy in the USA

When a Provider Disappears: What Intended Parents Can Do Next

Over the past week, a steady stream of intended parents has contacted me saying they can no longer reach Surro Connections. Messages unanswered. Portals inactive. No explanations. It’s utterly unacceptable. And it highlights a long-standing problem in ...

Wednesday, 10 December 2025

Community & Support

Introducing the Growing Families Verification Process

Intended parents often tell us their biggest worry is knowing which providers to trust. With so many agencies, clinics, law firms, donor banks, and insurance providers around the world, it ...

Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Community & Support

Meet the People Within Our Community

At Growing Families, we’re more than just a company. We’re a community built on love, resilience, and a shared mission to make family-building a reality for those who need it ...

Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Community & Support

The Heart of Surrogacy: What Motivates Surrogates to Carry for Others

When you’re starting to explore surrogacy, it’s natural for a hundred questions to swirl in your mind. Who will carry my baby? Will they care for them the way I hope? What ...

Monday, 25 August 2025

6 Fertility & IVF | Community & Support

From One Baby to Millions: Celebrating Louise Brown and the Legacy of IVF

I was just ten years old when Louise Brown was born in 1978. Even as a child, I remember the fascination: The world’s first so-called ‘test-tube baby’ was everywhere in ...

Friday, 25 July 2025

Community & Support

So Who Is Sam Everingham, Really?

For 14 years, I’ve worked quietly but relentlessly to improve access to safe, ethical surrogacy in Australia and around the world. My journey into this work began with a deeply ...

Tuesday, 6 May 2025

2 International Surrogacy | Community & Support | Surrogacy in Europe | Surrogacy in Ghana | Surrogacy in Mexico

From Germany to Mexico to Ghana – One Father’s Odyssey to Building Family

Ten weeks ago, Growing Families discovered a longtime colleague in the fertility sector – Florian Joos – who had a story to tell. Why Mexico? But Mexico was also becoming ...

Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Community & Support

Building Trust in Surrogacy: Our Verification Criteria

Why verification matters Surrogacy is not a single decision. It is a series of decisions made over time, often across borders, legal systems, and medical frameworks. Intended parents are asked ...

What To Do When Surrogacy Gets Hard?

I talk to intended parents all the time, and one thing I hear again and again is that no one really talks about what it feels like when things get ...

The People Who Keep You Going

Over the years, I’ve spoken with intended parents at every stage of the surrogacy journey. The circumstances are always different, but one theme shows up with absolute consistency. There is ...

When a Provider Disappears: What Intended Parents Can Do Next

Over the past week, a steady stream of intended parents has contacted me saying they can no longer reach Surro Connections. Messages unanswered. Portals inactive. No explanations. It’s utterly unacceptable. And it highlights a long-standing problem in ...

Introducing the Growing Families Verification Process

Intended parents often tell us their biggest worry is knowing which providers to trust. With so many agencies, clinics, law firms, donor banks, and insurance providers around the world, it ...

Meet the People Within Our Community

At Growing Families, we’re more than just a company. We’re a community built on love, resilience, and a shared mission to make family-building a reality for those who need it ...

The Heart of Surrogacy: What Motivates Surrogates to Carry for Others

When you’re starting to explore surrogacy, it’s natural for a hundred questions to swirl in your mind. Who will carry my baby? Will they care for them the way I hope? What ...

From One Baby to Millions: Celebrating Louise Brown and the Legacy of IVF

I was just ten years old when Louise Brown was born in 1978. Even as a child, I remember the fascination: The world’s first so-called ‘test-tube baby’ was everywhere in ...

So Who Is Sam Everingham, Really?

For 14 years, I’ve worked quietly but relentlessly to improve access to safe, ethical surrogacy in Australia and around the world. My journey into this work began with a deeply ...

From Germany to Mexico to Ghana – One Father’s Odyssey to Building Family

Ten weeks ago, Growing Families discovered a longtime colleague in the fertility sector – Florian Joos – who had a story to tell. Why Mexico? But Mexico was also becoming ...

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