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82. Mum to 3 children through surrogacy
Marian is a mum through surrogacy three times! Marian and David, from Adelaide, became parents to a boy, Hugo, in September 2016 and a girl, Matilda, in June 2018. Those children were carried by surrogate Rachel, who lives in QLD, and was previously a stranger. Their second daughter, Sophia, was born in March 2021 by a different surrogate who lives in Adelaide and was also initially a stranger and now friends for life. We will be chatting about the lessons learnt from 3 journeys and from many years in the local and national community.
She is also an artist and you can view her work online (some of it surrogacy related)
https://www.sandberg.io/
A trigger warning that this episode contains references to their son Hugo who passed away 4 days after birth.
I’ll also do a language warning on this episode as I don’t want to edit out any of Marian’s humour and rhythmic punctuation which is some occasional swearing.
These podcasts were recorded as part of the free webinar series run by Surrogacy Australia. If you would like to attend one, head to our website for dates and registration links. They can also be found on our YouTube channel so you can see the photos that are described in the recordings.
Follow Surrogacy Australia on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Check out the full episode show notes:
https://www.surrogacyaustralia.org/podcast/episode-82-marian-straight-mum
Watch this episode on youtube
Looking to find a surrogate in Australia? Consider joining SASS.
Looking for an overview of surrogacy? Join us in a free, fortnightly Wednesday night webinar.
Looking to chat with other IPs and surrogates in a casual setting? Join us for a monthly Zoom catch up, one Friday of each month.
Looking to hear stories from parents through surrogacy and surrogates? Listen to our podcast series or watch episodes on our YouTube channel.
Looking for support one-on-one? Register for SASS to connect with me - your Siri for Surrogacy, or book in for a private consultation [email protected]
About me:
My name is Anna McKie and I’m a part time high school senior Math teacher, single mum with two children in Adelaide, South Australia and birthed as a surrogate in September 2020 for two Dads. I’ve also been an egg donor for 3 families, and 2 of those were for surrogacy teams. I have been closely involved in the Australian surrogacy community since 2016 and am responsible for the day-to-day administration of Surrogacy Australia's Support Service (SASS).
I’m passionate about the surrogacy community (the village) and that people should be able to navigate surrogacy in Australia without being on Facebook. That was part of our motivation for creating SASS, the monthly zoom catch ups and the free webinars. Within SASS we have a Mentor program, so you can be connected with a peer to meet in person and to ask questions without fear of online judgement.
Contact...
Facebook: @surrogacyforaustralians
Instagram: @surrogacyaustralia
YouTube: @surrogacy.australia
Website: www.surrogacyaustralia.org
Email: [email protected]
Welcome to the Village 🥰
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By Anna McKieMarian is a mum through surrogacy three times! Marian and David, from Adelaide, became parents to a boy, Hugo, in September 2016 and a girl, Matilda, in June 2018. Those children were carried by surrogate Rachel, who lives in QLD, and was previously a stranger. Their second daughter, Sophia, was born in March 2021 by a different surrogate who lives in Adelaide and was also initially a stranger and now friends for life. We will be chatting about the lessons learnt from 3 journeys and from many years in the local and national community.
She is also an artist and you can view her work online (some of it surrogacy related)
https://www.sandberg.io/
A trigger warning that this episode contains references to their son Hugo who passed away 4 days after birth.
I’ll also do a language warning on this episode as I don’t want to edit out any of Marian’s humour and rhythmic punctuation which is some occasional swearing.
These podcasts were recorded as part of the free webinar series run by Surrogacy Australia. If you would like to attend one, head to our website for dates and registration links. They can also be found on our YouTube channel so you can see the photos that are described in the recordings.
Follow Surrogacy Australia on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Check out the full episode show notes:
https://www.surrogacyaustralia.org/podcast/episode-82-marian-straight-mum
Watch this episode on youtube
Looking to find a surrogate in Australia? Consider joining SASS.
Looking for an overview of surrogacy? Join us in a free, fortnightly Wednesday night webinar.
Looking to chat with other IPs and surrogates in a casual setting? Join us for a monthly Zoom catch up, one Friday of each month.
Looking to hear stories from parents through surrogacy and surrogates? Listen to our podcast series or watch episodes on our YouTube channel.
Looking for support one-on-one? Register for SASS to connect with me - your Siri for Surrogacy, or book in for a private consultation [email protected]
About me:
My name is Anna McKie and I’m a part time high school senior Math teacher, single mum with two children in Adelaide, South Australia and birthed as a surrogate in September 2020 for two Dads. I’ve also been an egg donor for 3 families, and 2 of those were for surrogacy teams. I have been closely involved in the Australian surrogacy community since 2016 and am responsible for the day-to-day administration of Surrogacy Australia's Support Service (SASS).
I’m passionate about the surrogacy community (the village) and that people should be able to navigate surrogacy in Australia without being on Facebook. That was part of our motivation for creating SASS, the monthly zoom catch ups and the free webinars. Within SASS we have a Mentor program, so you can be connected with a peer to meet in person and to ask questions without fear of online judgement.
Contact...
Facebook: @surrogacyforaustralians
Instagram: @surrogacyaustralia
YouTube: @surrogacy.australia
Website: www.surrogacyaustralia.org
Email: [email protected]
Welcome to the Village 🥰