What Our Community Says

Real Journeys. Real Families. Real Support.

When you’re thinking about surrogacy or donor IVF, hearing from others who’ve already been through it can make all the difference. Every story here is different, but they share one thing in common: people who were once uncertain, now holding their children in their arms.

The Surrogacy conference we attended last year was so informative for us. Both on a surrogacy and personal front.

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Lisa K

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Growing Families has extensive knowledge about international surrogacy and was always available to give valuable, non-biased information and advice.

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Cain Fogarty

Intended Parent

Concierge support client

We have been on a fertility journey for seven years, and because of the complexity of New Zealand’s surrogacy laws we had to look abroad. International surrogac

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Monika Welzenbach

Intended Parent

Concierge support client

From Heartbreak to Hope:

Tamara’s Surrogacy Journey

After years of failed IVF and red tape in Australia, Tamara found renewed hope with Growing Families. With expert support and compassionate guidance, her surrogacy journey led to the birth of healthy twins, and a whole new outlook on family building.

Read Tamara’s Full Story

A Dream Builder’s Story

Caroline’s surrogacy journey didn’t go as planned and yet, it led her to the most unexpected connections and a family built on generosity and hope.

Read Caroline’s Story

Sam Everingham and the team at Growing Families have been absolutely incredible to deal with. Sam’s knowledge, professionalism and genuine care made the…

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Aaron & Stephen

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Sam and his team were extremely knowledgeable and helpful when I encountered difficulties with my journey into surrogacy internationally. He identified…

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G. P.

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Amazing support, communication and professionalism from Sam and his team at Growing families. We were talked and guided through every step of…

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W. O.

Parent via Surrogacy

Requested consultation

Growing Families was pivotal in supporting our surrogacy journey. Their communication, timely responses and urgency in facilitating the movement of our…

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Emma Micallef

Intended Parent

Concierge support client

I cannot overstate how much Sam helped me in my quest to have a child through surrogacy nor his contribution to the Australian surrogacy community. Choosing…

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Elizabeth Glickfeld

Intended Parent

Concierge support client

Happy with the service. Completely advisoral; no push to choose one option above the other. Available when needed for questions.

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Tamanna Mohapatra

Intended Parent

Requested consultation

Sam, Heather and the team have been a fantastic help to us with our journeys across a range of areas and we really appreciate the support they have provided.

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Heidi Isreb

Intended Parent

Concierge support client

Meet the People Within Our Community

Explore the incredible roles within the surrogacy and donor IVF world. From Dreambuilders to Torchbearers, see how every person contributes to making parenthood possible.

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I could not do justice here to the service and support that Sam and Growing Families provided us during our journey. I regard contacting Sam as a first and…

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Alex Vitlin

Intended Parent

Requested consultation

Sam has been a wealth of knowledge, connected with all the right people to bring our dreams of having a family to a reality. Thanks Sam.

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Marcus Sellen

Intended Parent

Requested consultation

Wow what a weekend. Thank you everyone who made us welcome and all the speakers who shared their stories. The conference has really given us clarity on our…

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Samantha

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

If anyone is questioning whether this is beneficial or not to go to a Seminar, you absolutely should go. My fiancé and I went along and were…

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Scott

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Thanks so much to the Growing Families team for running such a great conference which had a wealth of information.

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Trevor

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

A wonderful weekend …. with lots of information shared. Also lovely to meet up again with old friends from last year and also meet many new ones.

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Stacey B.

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

A great conference. …. It’s so nice to see some grown children of surrogacy tell their stories in their own words.

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Rachel Kunde

Industry Professional

Attended an in-person event

My partner is unable to carry, which has been quite the emotional journey. Being able to connect with others and hear from real people that have been…

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Michael

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Thanks a lot for inviting us …. It is really great opportunity for clinics/agencies… I (have) visited many fertility shows during the last couple of…

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Mariam Kukunashvili

Industry Professional

Attended an in-person event

Such a wonderful weekend & thank you to all the lovely souls who introduced themselves to us & to all the surrogates & IPS who gave us advice

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Lisa

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

We had a great time at the conference, really enjoyed meeting those we did get to meet and wished we had more time to chat to those we didn’t get to…

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Leah

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

What an amazing conference. Must admit that tears were rolling down my face as well when Matt, Alice and James all shared their stories.

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Karen Mills

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Sam has been an amazing support for us throughout our surrogacy journey, from initial fact finding right through until the arrival of our beautiful boy. Even…

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Julian & Sophie Parkinson

Intended Parent

Concierge support client

Beautiful and very useful conference in Windsor. Thank you very much.

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Fabio

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Sam from Growing Families was the first person we met to discuss our surrogacy plans. He prepared a comprehensive plan for us which proved invaluable…

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J & J

Intended Parent

Requested consultation

I was extremely satisfied & overwhelmed with the service we received from Sam. He dealt with case with empathy & compassion. Sam is a true professional.

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J M

Intended Parent

Requested consultation

Thanks so much to all those that made this conference possible. From the incredible team of organizer’s, to every presenter, it was an educational, emotional…

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Helene O.

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Wow what a weekend! We went into the conference with an open mind and came away with so much fantastic content. Thanks to the organisers and thanks to…

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Emma

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Was invaluable information & much better than anything I had attended before.

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Dean Beynon

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Wow. What a fantastic and emotional weekend in Melbourne. Thanks to the team for organising it.

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David

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

At the Conference and l have one word = Amazing!!!!!!!! Karen and her amazing son Matt completely and utterly changed mine and my husband’s life when they…

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Danni M

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Thank you for the session. We found it really helpful and it made us feel like surrogacy is a real option for us. I loved the families that got up at the end…

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Catherine

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

Thanks again, the webinar was very informative and helpful.

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Brian

Intended Parent

Attended a webinar

It’s stories like yours that give us the motivation to keep on! It means a lot to be in touch with people who know exactly what we’re going through

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Brett J

Intended Parent

Thank you so much for the webinar on the weekend. The speakers were great, I would love to attend more events. Thank you for sending the links and recordings…

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Angela

Intended Parent

Webinar

Was so touched by the amazing people I met and heard speak. What a journey this is for so many people.

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Alisa Moody

Parent via Surrogacy

Attended an in-person event

My husband and I attended the conference in Windsor at the weekend. It was brilliant… very informative and has really helped us plan out next steps in…

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Adeline & Mick

Intended Parents

Attended an in-person event

We met so many like-minded couples with such warmth and willingness to share their knowledge. It was a priceless experience and we hope to be able to…

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Brad

Intended Parent

Attended an in-person event

What Our Community Says

From Heartbreak to Hope:

Tamara’s Surrogacy Journey

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