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84. Mel birthed two boys for two dads
Mel birthed as a surrogate in Wollongong in January 2022 for a couple whom she knew through the brother of one of her friends. They had a little boy, Jetson, through a home birth. The two dads, Warwick and Jason, live in Sydney.
Mel went on to be a surrogate again for this couple, and she once again birthed at home in May 2024 - a little boy Jasper.
Mel’s journey with expressing breast milk is quite impressive! She did lots of direct feeding in the first few days and then pumped milk for 5 and a half months with Jetson and then for 3 months with Jasper.
Mel referenced an American facebook group that we had both joined to help us with our milk journey and it is called Exclusively Pumping Surrogates.
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-84-mel-surrogate/
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 McKieMel birthed as a surrogate in Wollongong in January 2022 for a couple whom she knew through the brother of one of her friends. They had a little boy, Jetson, through a home birth. The two dads, Warwick and Jason, live in Sydney.
Mel went on to be a surrogate again for this couple, and she once again birthed at home in May 2024 - a little boy Jasper.
Mel’s journey with expressing breast milk is quite impressive! She did lots of direct feeding in the first few days and then pumped milk for 5 and a half months with Jetson and then for 3 months with Jasper.
Mel referenced an American facebook group that we had both joined to help us with our milk journey and it is called Exclusively Pumping Surrogates.
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-84-mel-surrogate/
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 🥰