Melissa and her husband Harry lived in Adelaide when they became parents to their son Harvey in August 2024. Harvey was carried by surrogate Rachael, who was previously a stranger, and who lives in Goolwa, regional South Australia. Melissa has MRKH (being born without a uterus) and it was a long journey to motherhood - initially being part of uterus transplant trials, a move from Sydney and then a couple of years in the surrogacy community before Rachael found them. A very determined mother!

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.

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Check out the full episode show notes:

https://www.surrogacyaustralia.org/podcast/episode-91-melissa-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]

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