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Success Story

Will My Child Feel Different? A Look at Surrogacy from the Child’s Perspective 

One of the most common and deeply personal questions intended parents ask is:  “Will my child feel different because they were born through surrogacy?”  It’s a vulnerable concern, rooted in ...

Monday, 30 June 2025

Success Story

Case Study: Tamara’s Journey 
to Parenthood Through Surrogacy 

Summary  This case study follows Tamara’s journey through the complexities of surrogacy after years of navigating infertility treatments. Highlighting her emotional struggles, the transformative experience with Growing Families, and her ...

Thursday, 29 May 2025

Success Story | Surrogacy in the UK

Bubbling with Excitement and Creating Rupert 

In the lead up to the Growing Families Annual Information Day, our Director Sam Everingham talks to one incredible local surrogate who carried for dads.  Back in 2010, Jemma was ...

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Success Story | Surrogacy in Australia

A Single Mother By Choice

The biggest blessing, the greatest miracle, and the most empowered act of my life was the creation of my daughter at the age of 48 by myself as a ‘single mother by ...

Thursday, 5 October 2023

Success Story | Surrogacy | Surrogacy in the USA

Simple Surrogacy – A Texas Success Story

Growing Families Director Sam Everingham profiles Kristen Hanson & her business partner Stephanie who have run a leading Texas agency – Simple Surrogacy – for over 20 years What inspired ...

Friday, 21 July 2023

Success Story | Surrogacy

EGG DONATION – VIA BARBADOS

ELI SHARES HER UNIQUE STORY TO BABY This month we feature Eli who became a mum via an Egg Donor from Barbados. Eli is French Caribbean, born in Paris and ...

Tuesday, 18 July 2023

International Surrogacy | Same-sex Couples | Success Story | Surrogacy in Ireland

Leap of Faith – Irish Dads Continue to Create Families Across Borders

Growing Families has been running family building education for Irish nationals since its first sold-out conference in 2016. Our Sunday seminar on 26 March 2023 in Dublin will bring together ...

Wednesday, 15 March 2023

Success Story

The Good Father – Lessons in Co-parenting

Gay dad Rodney Cruise is something of an expert on setting expectations in Co-parenting arrangements. Over the last 14 years Rodney and his Taiwanese partner Jeff have between them fathered ...

Tuesday, 28 January 2020

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    • What is Surrogacy
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        • Surrogacy in Colombia
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        • Surrogacy in Georgia
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