Addicted to surrogacy, Channel 4

[Meglet]

Anyone else watching?

[giraffescantdancethetango]

I am. My cousin was born last year, she was carried by a surrogate. So a subject close to home.

[Meglet]

pg test in her kitchen

[NuckingFuts]

Am that she tipped her wee down the kitchen sink BLEUGGH.

[nnibnabs]

And the wee stick on the bread board! Think there woman are fab. I would love to carry a baby if someone close to me asked me to.

[DebInAustria]

I actually thought she was going to drink the cup of wee!

[DebInAustria]

don't think I could do it though

[NuckingFuts]

I could never do it.
All that stain and the mess it leaves your body in nah.

Find it weird that that the wee in sink lady has none of her own.

[Meglet]

Surrogates must be pretty tough to keep going through pregnancy for no real personal gain. No cute baby, but lots of physical effort.

[NuckingFuts]

strain lol

[spongebrainbigpants]

Did it say why she didn't have her own kids?

I thought that was weird too.

[Meglet]

it hasn't gone into why she hasn't .

[NuckingFuts]

No it didnt say why.

[Lubyloo]

That was awkward!

[spongebrainbigpants]

the American woman with twins? Yer, they don't really have a great relationship do they!

[nnibnabs]

I've offered to carry for my friend. She has 1 DC, but cannot fall again. Her first baby was a miracle, she was diagnosed with cysts and was told she would never conceive. So to help her have another would be an honour.

[giraffescantdancethetango]

My aunt and uncle missed their daughters birth, was such a shame they were racing to get there

Seeing how happy its made them has made me so amazed by surrogacy. I have a huge respect for the lady who carried my cousin. MY aunt is lovely - she came with me to the Dr when I was pregnant at 17, I had no idea at the time that she couldnt have children

Oooooh tension between them!!!!

[glucose]

this is all legal i take it?

[Meglet]

how can you detach yourself from someone who you are going to have a child for?!!!!! I daresay it's not so bad if the other couple are lovely, but imagine having reservations about them. scary.

[AnybodyHomeMcFly]

woah Russian lady has no clue with kids - "improving" the little girl's drawing wtf?!

[QOD]

if you are talking about Jill, she has never met anyone and just doesnt want kids.
I only "know" COTS.
Giraffes if your cousins mummy ever wanted to talk to/email someone with a 10 yr old surrogate baby she is welcome to speak to me. It can be very lonely!
nnibnabs - in my experience with COTS and all the posts on their boards, its extremely rare/unheard of to ASK someone, you can hint, put the word out f you will, but 99.9% of the time the surrogate OFFERS to carry your child.
My friend offered out of the blue, I have just supported someone local to me through it (and i have the flowers to prove it LOL) and she had the same, her friend saw her going thru years of treatment and offered.
Its fascinating, me and hubby are glued to it!

[Meglet]

Her and her dh are a little peculiar. The surrogate is not entirely happy with them is she.

[QOD]

oh wow nninabs - i see your new post - you rock!

[giraffescantdancethetango]

Yer glucose they have contracts and pay expences. Then say for example it was the surrogates egg and the fathers sperm, the father is already the legal dad obviously and then the wife can adopt the baby.

[AnybodyHomeMcFly]

Doubt the short haired woman usually does preg test in kitchen but makes better telly...

[CHOCOLATEPEANUT]

This is hard to watch

I dont think Janey is going to get her babies