Kids & Family

Surrogacy Australia Conversations

by Anna McKie

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About the show

Join Anna McKie in conversation with surrogates and parents who have navigated Australian altruistic surrogacy. Anna is a gestational surrogate, high school Math teacher and surrogacy educator working with Surrogacy Australia and running SASS (Surrogacy Australia’s Support Service). These conversations were recorded as part of the free webinar series run by Surrogacy Australia. Dates and registration links on the website. To see the photos described in the recordings, find them on YouTube. Follow Surrogacy Australia on facebook and instagram.

Latest episodes

169. SASS Team - the wealth of knowledge is invaluable

October 6, 2026 · 32 min

Rin gave birth to little Jack as a surrogate in March 2026. Jack's two dads, Dan and Stu, originally from the UK but living in Sydney, were initially strangers. Rin and her partner Aeron live with their two children near Wollongong. They…
168. How do I support my surrogate?

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There are many ways for IPs (Intended Parents) to support their surrogate (and her family) and they will depend on the different stages of your journey, her wants/needs, how far away from you she lives, did you know each other before…
167. We're not a team anymore, we're a family

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Alex and Carlo became dads to their daughters, Elodie in December 2024 and Arabelle in June 2026. Their surrogate, Em, previously a stranger was initially their egg donor, but became their traditional surrogate (meaning it was also her…
166. It’s definitely a team event

September 6, 2026 · 26 min

Kate and Col became parents to their daughter (Alison) in June 2020. Alison was carried by their surrogate Jodie who already had a friendship with Kate before surrogacy. They navigated COVID towards the end of their pregnancy, so it was…
165. It wasn’t just 9 months for them

August 30, 2026 · 25 min

Jodie birthed as a surrogate in Perth, WA in June 2020 for her friends, Kate and Col, that she knew prior to surrogacy. They had a little girl, Alison, and they maintain their beautiful friendship but with an extra special status of Aunty…
164. They needed it, I could do it, so I did.

August 23, 2026 · 25 min

Melissa, from Brisbane, has birthed as a surrogate twice, each time for IPs who were previously unknown to her. In 2022, she birthed a little girl for two Intended Fathers after 6 embryo transfers. She had a VBA2C and expressed milk for 3…
163. Ideas for IPs (Intended Parents) in waiting #8

August 16, 2026 · 4 min

This series of episodes springs from my work with SASS (Surrogacy Australia’s Support Service). When Intended Parents (IPs) have completed their profile and are in the pool of IPs waiting to connect with a surrogate, I do monthly check-ins…
162. To watch my baby being born was the most remarkable thing

August 9, 2026 · 28 min

Laura and her husband who live in Canberra, but were in Sydney for the surrogacy journey, became parents to their daughter (Harriet) in October 2023. Harriet was carried by surrogate Joh, Laura's sister, and is fondly referred to as Aunty…