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The Joys and Struggles of Having an Unusual Story
The Joys…Since I added the page “Ask” we have gotten a few questions from folks who have been following our blog. The highlight was an African couple residing in the US reaching out to us to get more information on the surrogacy process. … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, failing to conceive, friends, journey, Patience, stigma, surrogacy, Surrogacy in India
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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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Surrogacy Journey to India and Back 