Addicted to surrogacy, Channel 4

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Anyone else watching?

slarty - you get a guardian ad litem appointed by the courts when you apply for the parental order when they bay is 6 weeks to 6 months old, if they want, the social workers can request dna testing.
My dd s/was the image of daddy with the family birthmarks, but was intently studied on each meeting!

lovely Amanda. Hope some of her lovingness comes through into the Russian lady - steep learning curve to come.

this programme is killing me

that was awful why did they think 3 days in her home was a good idea

I am apalled at the russian Olga or whatever her name is.when she said to the children "dont touch him just say goodbye"

To give the baby to that mad woman - and after breastfeeding too , that poor girl.

It would be wonderful to do this for a couple - turn them into a family iykwim, but there is no way that I could hand over a child that I had given life to

i have to say, its very rare for a surro to breastfeed, sometimes they express but generally, parents and surros split up at the hospital

can she get him back?

what is the law?

why did she let her take him? shes so wrong and has no idea about children
barmy

'no quick movements'

dp said 'poor baby'

I dont like that Algar. Saying 'dont kiss him, you'll wake him up'

Poor amanda.

her body was

I'm thinking poor baby and poor husband - she told him didn't she?

You cant tell that she has even had a baby.

How sad was that - watching the bad being taken away by the most unmaternal/paternal parents What is COTS?

OMG, the only reason I can deal with the changes in my body is that they are here. They are mine.

DD1's learning disorders could not be detected by any antenatal test. Every night, when we say the blessing over our two girls, lying in their beds, knowing that wherever we are, they will wake and we, their mummy and daddy, will be there, I say a quiet prayer. I am thankful she was born to ME and DH. That we will always love her because she is our girl, she has the look of her father, of her father's mother's side.

I can't imagine a) being pregnant with a child who isn't DH's b) giving my own baby away, knowing she/he might not be 'perfect' and what then?

she has had no body changes from what i can see!

omg how could she take him back?? Those people rightly or wrongly are now parents, she chose to do it, AManda that is, this is why I cant really grasp the whole stranger thing.
My friend and i are still in touch, she has moved away for family reasons, but is still dear to my heart and my dd really likes her and her son.

and what's her name wants the american woman to care more, it seems.

Poor woman, she is amazing! I think surrogates are very selfless. Must be very hard. Especially if you don't get on with the people you are having the baby for.

Or tell you children?

What do you tell your children?

My girls adore their wee brother.

They asked even today when DH took him to the doctor about his nappy bum.

God, Amanda, how can you do this to your kids?

Um extended marriage - not sure thats how Tammy feels - they should just accept that

That was meant to say babe being taken away! Not bad

addictive viewing....made me think load and hard about the moral and emotional issues