June is National PTSD Month!

by Building Families // Jun 4, 2021

June is National PTSD Awareness Month! Oftentimes, the first thing that comes to mind when you hear Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is the soldiers recognized by the @Till_Valhalla_Project (TVP). Those heroes absolutely deserve recognition, but as TVP stated in a recent... Continue reading →

Graduation Day!

by Building Families // May 11, 2021

It’s Graduation Day for Priscilla and her IP’s! Many thanks to the staff at Reproductive Fertility Center for her excellent care thus far, but now she’s on to her regular OB for the remainder of the pregnancy. Continue reading →

March Bio of the Month

by Building Families // Apr 5, 2021

With her all-encompassing beauty and her nose in a book, Lucy reminds us of our very own Belle! When she’s not reading, she’s working hard to provide for her children Stevie, 16, and Pearl, 21. Teaching them by showing, rather... Continue reading →

Happy New Year!

by Building Families // Jan 1, 2021

2020….So much to say. I know it has become a moniker when things go badly. But I have a different perspective, as usual! If I were to list all of the amazing things that happened in 2020, I would have... Continue reading →

It Takes a Village!

by Building Families // Nov 1, 2020

A surrogacy journey involves so much more than just the gestational carrier and an embryo transfer. From the first meeting, until baby is here it is a team effort. From the Intended Parents, to the Surrogate, their families, BFI Staff,... Continue reading →

Dreams Come True

by Building Families // Sep 10, 2020

While so much of Aleza’s journey was different, nothing can diminish the feeling of seeing your surrobabe and knowing you made your IP’s dreams come true! Continue reading →

Why is mental health vital to the surrogate journey?

by Building Families // Aug 24, 2020

TOMORROW MORNING! Join us & Bright Futures Families with SPECIAL GUEST Dr. Rad to discuss why mental health is so vital to the surrogate journey. Whether you are embarking on your own surrogacy or Intended Parent Journey, have already completed... Continue reading →

Pregnant During COVID-19 : Annette’s Story Final Installment

by Building Families // Aug 12, 2020

My last article left off at my watching the progression of COVID-19 on television. It was hard to believe it was real. But the isolation I was living and having to rely on phone and video calls to see my younger children was evidence enough that this was actually happening. Continue reading →

2020!

by Building Families // Jun 26, 2020

Change is inevitable, growth is optional. Continue reading →

Pregnant During COVID-19; Annette’s Story Part 1

by Building Families // Jun 5, 2020

Annette was kind enough to let us interview her about what it was like to be pregnant and deliver during the height of COVID-19 and if that was not enough, to manage a pregnancy complication named Vasa Previa. Continue reading →