real life stories

Why would a fertility doctor freeze her eggs? A specialist opens up about her experience, the science behind it, and what she wants women to know.

Having a midwife-led birth was the best decision we ever made—here’s how it changed our experience and gave us the support we truly needed.

Joy after infertility is real. I had 2 kids after 7 years of PCOS and endometriosis. Here’s my honest journey through heartbreak, hope and healing.

When my husband and I married, he already had two children. Many people worried that I was going to treat the children differently as they weren’t biologically mine.Some friends said …

“I begged my wife to stop breastfeeding” – one dad opens up about the struggles, emotions, and lessons he learned through his wife’s breastfeeding journey.

“If you take both your babies home, it will be a miracle.” A mother shares her emotional NICU journey, filled with fear, hope, and strength.

At the age of 44, ex-pats Kim Stanway-Kok and her husband Rene Kok (47) had long since given up any hope of extending their family. Having made a life for …

Candice Botha has a special story to tell, one of coincidences and special blessings. One of the first test-tube quintuplets in South Africa, she shares how many similarities between her …

A young couple in love, Aaron* and Jesse* wanted to have a child. Being gay, there were obvious physical limitations when it came to having their own baby so they …

Verity shares the heartfelt story of my Down syndrome child and how choosing love over fear changed her family’s life in the most unexpected ways.