Recently I saw a documentary celebrating 30 years since the birth of Candice Reed, the first IVF baby born in Australia. It was amazing to see how far we had come – since 1980 over 100,000 babies have been born by IVF – and it was funny to see how society’s views on IVF had changed. Read More
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How I Met My Daughter
Australia was touched when Aminah Hart revealed on Australian Story her extraordinary ‘back to front’ story of meeting her baby’s father for the first time after the birth and then falling in love with him. Read More
Book Club (February/March, 2015)
Grab a cup of tea, curl up on the couch and enjoy our Baby Project Book Club selections and reviews for February! Read More
Five (unexpected) things I learned about IVF
Staring down at her feet, now sporting the blue, oversized synthetic slippers/socks that the hospital provided, a fashion conscious friend about to have her eggs ‘harvested’, tucked the last bits of hair under her hairnet and casually commented to me: “Well, no one told me I would have to wear these.” Read More
“Our IVF story”
After many years spent trying to conceive, IVF proved successful for Mia McGregor and her husband. When a second child came along, the family felt complete; now, with four remaining frozen embryos in storage awaiting their fate, the couple had a very important decision to make. Read More
‘Three-parent IVF’
Britain will soon become the first country in the world to allow the creation of babies with DNA from three people, after laws allowing the controversial procedure were passed through parliament. Read More
A mother at last!
With a photo of two tiny feet in two knitted booties, TV host Sonia Kruger announced on Instagram the birth of her first child. Read More