'Why can't I have a baby on my own?'

In the UK, The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act of 1990 underwent a major overhaul in 2008, and single women were given the right to receive IVF treatment with donor sperm. And as of last month unmarried and same-sex couples can apply for a parental order for a child delivered by a surrogate. This order formally transfers parenthood from the surrogate mother. Yet single persons seeking to become parents through surrogacy have been deliberately excluded from this measure.


A single woman from London shares her experiences with us.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/why-cant-i-have-a-baby-on-my-own-1977634.html

Babies!!

The long-awaited ode to the little ones is finally here, we've seen it and it is wonderful!! Take your Mom, take your partner, take yourself- it's worth it. Fanning out around the world — to the plains of Mongolia, the dusty grasslands of Namibia, the high rises of Tokyo and the streets of San Francisco. The film’s subjects are hard to understand and nearly impossible to resist. They project weakness and innocence, yet they also possess almost terrifying powers. And they are just so gosh-darn cute!

Read the New York Times review

http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/movies/07babies.html?partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes&ei=5083

How Long Is Too Long To Wait?

An iVillage article examines the question looming in the minds of many of us. In 2006, some 27 percent of women who’d given birth within the last year had a bachelor's degree, compared to 19 percent in 1990.

“One of the reasons women have children later in life–and that is probably a very, very good thing–is because they have more education,” says Claudia Goldin, Ph.D., a Harvard economist. “They are pursuing careers that require upfront investments and can put off having kids, which they couldn’t in 1965 or 1970 because they didn’t have the technology. So it doesn’t matter that they’re having them later; they’re actually having them.”

Women are waiting longer to start their families, but how long is too long?
http://www.ivillage.com/more-women-are-waiting-have-kids-how-longs-too-long/153262