What is bed rest and why is it recommended? Bed rest during pregnancy is no longer recommended for most conditions. While bed rest increases blood flow to the placenta, there …
Medical Testing: Types and Timelines
PGS Test Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) for Aneuploidy is a powerful genetic test that may be performed on embryos during IVF treatment to screen for numerical chromosomal abnormalities. PGS is performed on a small …
How To: Set Healthy Boundaries
In our experience, the root of all struggle is fear. Relationships become unhealthy when we act from a place of fear, rather than love. More often than not, we aren’t …
Preparing for Postpartum: Freezer Meal Favourites
Be Prepared for Postpartum Cooking Challenges Most of us wonder what challenges postpartum will bring us and how we can make the transition easier. In my childbirth classes we talk …
Grounding: Staying Calm and Focused
Some of us find it more difficult to connect with the earth and with our bodies due to emotional and behavioural patterns we developed in childhood. But with practice, we can …
#SurrogateRealTalk: Advice for New Surrogates
S- Take your time choosing IPs. I feel like it’s the most important part of your journey! K- Patience!!! This journey will unfold in all different ways for everyone and at …
Relationship Building
The relationship between a Surrogate and her Intended Parent(s) is often one that she may have not been in before, its very exciting! But it also can be nerve-wracking and …
#SurrogateRealTalk: Why I Picked My Intended Parents
I got a chance to ask surrogates in our private Facebook group about why they had chosen their intended parents, and what that process was like! S- The second I watched …
Surrogacy Acronyms
When Potential Surrogates and Intended parents come to CFC, they are often met by other Surrogates and Intended Parents who appear to be speaking a different language. Here at CFC, …
Why I Became A Surrogate
This was my family’s way of giving back! We finished our family with our adoption of our youngest and wanted someone to be able to start or finish their family.- …