Episode 131 – Kelsey – straight mum

Kelsey and her husband Aaron, became parents to their daughter, Charlotte, in March 2024. Charlotte was carried by their surrogate whom they had jointly known for 20 years. It worked first embryo transfer after 14 attempts in Kelsey. Charlotte was first to be born under the NT Surrogacy Act 2022.

Episode 130 – Education – How do you decide which sperm to use?

We hear from 3 dads through surrogacy today – all who are part of a same sex male couple.

Episode 129 – Beth – surrogate

Beth, a mum of 2 boys, has birthed two children as a surrogate for dads Tyson and Dan – they were initially strangers and all live in Melbourne. She birthed their daughter London in December 2021 and son River in November 2024. They have been a SASS supported, self matched team for their 2 journeys and Beth and Dan have been Mentors with SASS helping many others who are at the beginning of their journeys.

Episode 128 – Beth – surrogate

Beth birthed as a surrogate in Melbourne, VIC in December 2021 for a couple who were initially strangers and are now life long friends. They had a little girl, London, and her two dads are Tyson and Daniel who also live in Melbourne. Beth has been a Surrogate Mentor within SASS (Surrogacy Australia’s Support Service) and is one of the first surrogates to have been through SASS as a team, to have been paired up with a mentor for her, and then to become a mentor herself.

Episode 127 – Monica Blizzard – Lawyer

❤️ What are reasonable expenses that we can cover for our surrogate?
🧡 Are the Agreements enforceable for surrogacy and egg/sperm donation?
💛 Do we as IPs ever get our names on the birth certificate?
💚 Is anyone ever denied a Parentage Order?
💙 What should we look for in a surrogacy lawyer (for IPs and the surrogate)?
💜 What if the relationship breaks down among the team?

Episode 126 – Education – Ideas for IPs (Intended Parents) in waiting

This series of episodes springs from my work with SASS (Surrogacy Australia’s Support Service). When Intended Parents (IPs) have completed their profile and are in the pool of IPs waiting to connect with a surrogate, I do monthly check-ins to make sure they’re still active and waiting. I like to give some guidance and support along the way because the waiting game can be hard.

This series of episodes are designed as though they are a letter to the waiting IPs.

Episode 125 – Dwayne – gay dad

Dwayne and Shane became Dads to their daughter (Zara) in August 2018. Zara was carried by their surrogate (previously a stranger) Amelia who was also a Traditional surrogate for them, meaning it was her egg.

Dwayne was also one of the original Mentors with SASS and has supported many new gay Intended Dads who are at the beginning of their journey.