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The Girl Child
When we get pregnant, we won’t know what we are having until birth. In India it is against the law to identify gender before birth. I have to admit, I was very disappointed when I found out that we wouldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged China, culture, Gender, gender discrimination, girl child, India, infanticide
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B for Boy, Film
I have been very mildly obsessed with reading or watching films about the struggle to have children in the African context. This year our local film festival brought to the big screens B for Boy, written, directed and produced by … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, africa, baby making, boy child, culture, drama, love, stigma, woman to woman
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Mother of George, Film
Last night we watched Mother of George, an African film that was in our local film festival last year. This is an amazing film that tells the story of a couple from Nigeria living in Brooklyn that struggle with infertility. The … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, baby making, culture, drama, failing to conceive, family, in-laws, infertility, love, moral dilemma, stigma
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{In}fertility in the African Context
I mentioned in an earlier post that I am from Africa. Tusk and I are both from Africa (undisclosed country). Culturally speaking, having children is an expectation from the day you are married. Before the ink is even dry on … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, baby making, culture, encouragement, failing to conceive, stigma
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To Tell or Not to Tell
We initially told our host, S. (we will call her Raya in this blog), that we were there for work, I didn’t know how Indians felt about the booming surrogacy industry so I decided to keep it to myself. I wasn’t doing … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, culture, encouragement, private business, support system, woman to woman
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Surrogacy Journey to India and Back 