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Grindr Staff Pushes Company for Fertility & Surrogacy Benefits

For many that work at Grindr, a popular dating app that focuses on LGBTQ+ relationships, their path to becoming a parent is through adoption or surrogacy. To meet the needs of its employees, Grindr recently started offering up to $300,000 over five years to workers to cover adoption, surrogacy, and fertility treatments once they have worked for the company for at least… Read More »Grindr Staff Pushes Company for Fertility & Surrogacy Benefits

President Trump Signs Executive Order Expanding Access to IVF

On February 18th, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at expanding access to IVF in the US. Specifically, the order is meant to lower costs, expand access, and protecting IVF services in those states where the state laws are overly restrictive, such as Alabama where frozen embryos are considered “extrauterine children.” Many are applauding this Order, such as Barbara Collura, president… Read More »President Trump Signs Executive Order Expanding Access to IVF

Lily Collins & Husband Charlie McDowell Receive Backlash for Using a Surrogate

As we told you in our last post, actress, Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell welcomed their first child, a daughter, just recently via surrogacy. While the couple never disclosed that they used a surrogate or that they were even pregnant until after she was born, the internet has gone wild about why she used a surrogate. Many are assuming that she used… Read More »Lily Collins & Husband Charlie McDowell Receive Backlash for Using a Surrogate

Couple in UK Documents Their Surrogacy Journey to Help Others

Before their surrogate baby, Peggy, was born in November of 2024, Kevin and his husband, Michael, decided that they wanted to videotape their journey and release it on YouTube. They decided to create an informational video series so that others can learn from what they had learned along the way on their four-year journey to parenthood in England. In the UK paid… Read More »Couple in UK Documents Their Surrogacy Journey to Help Others

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Now Plagued by Surrogacy Rumors

Although having a Surrogate give birth to your child should no longer be big news, it appears that it is for Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle. Having recently already dodged divorce rumors, people are now questioning the line of succession in the royal family. Many, including her family, believe that the couple used surrogates for the birth of their children. … Read More »Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Now Plagued by Surrogacy Rumors

How One Journalist Learned that not All Babies are Boring at Holiday Parties

During the holidays it is nice to read an uplifting story where someone realizes that some things are not as they always thought – especially when it comes to babies. Journalist, Henry Alford, originally did not appreciate babies beyond the fact that he felt that they were boring and full of drool. In fact, he dreaded babies coming into his workplace where… Read More »How One Journalist Learned that not All Babies are Boring at Holiday Parties

Everyday Chemicals Affecting Fertility Rates

U.S. Fertility Rates Continues to Plummet While Everyday Chemicals May Be to Blame

Scientists are discovering that ordinary, everyday chemicals may be affecting the fertility of both men and women. In fact, Kirstie Phillips, a nurse, was able to finally get pregnant after throwing away all of her scented candles, lotions and body washes. To be sure, in recent years there has been growing concern about the impact of everyday chemicals on fertility. Scientists… Read More »U.S. Fertility Rates Continues to Plummet While Everyday Chemicals May Be to Blame

Amber Heard is Choosing Single Motherhood Once Again

Amber Heard, 38, is expecting her second child, confirming the news exclusively to PEOPLE magazine and Yahoo Life about how excited she is for her and her daughter, 3 ½-year-old Oonagh Paige, especially with the trend of single women turning to assisted reproductive technologies like IVF being on the rise globally, with a significant increase in the number of single women pursuing… Read More »Amber Heard is Choosing Single Motherhood Once Again

Grandparents Just Want to be Grandparents

Baby boomers are hitting prime grandparenting age. Only there’s a problem: A smaller share of them has grandkids than before, and they’re not thrilled about it. The declining birthrates in the US, and the impact it is having on the number of grandparents and their experiences of aging is as follows: Dive into this compelling narrative to explore the profound challenges of… Read More »Grandparents Just Want to be Grandparents

LA Dodgers 2024 World Series Winner & MVP, Freddie Freeman, & Wife Had “Twins with a Twist”

Freddie and Chelsea Freeman are no strangers to the spotlight as they have been sharing their relationship journey online since they began dating in 2010. Along with their wedding in 2014, the couple welcomed their first son, Charlie, in 2016. Then, after dealing with secondary infertility for almost four years, their physician recommended that they consider surrogacy. Their son, Maximus,… Read More »LA Dodgers 2024 World Series Winner & MVP, Freddie Freeman, & Wife Had “Twins with a Twist”