From the U.S : twins for the new Daddies from the U.S.A

It is with some sadness when we read about some clients journeys, prior to coming with SCI, whether it is a history of years of unsuccessful fertility treatments or clients who have gone with others services and been so badly treated that they become disheartened.

We are so very glad that this story had such a happy ending...

New York City to New Delhi.  It still feels like a dream that we are with our beautiful babies, Juliana and Joseph.  We want to express our deepest gratitude to Dr. Shivani and her staff that made our dreams a reality.

When we first contacted SCI, we were bruised and thoroughly disheartened after our first attempt at surrogacy in India through an American company. Having the perspective to compare working with a company versus working directly with SCI, we found each on the opposite ends of the spectrum.  Dr. Shivani and her staff demonstrated themselves to be honest, ethical, encouraging, realistic,and most of all compassionate. 

The medical expertise we received from Dr. Shivani was far superior to our prior experience.  Communication from SCI was consistently clear, prompt and dependable.  I can’t express enough how important it is to have good communication when the parents are on the other side of the world.  It makes a world of difference.

The SCI staff ensured both of our stays in New Delhi were pleasurable and hassle free.  Rachna was thorough and took care of all the details.  Rahul and his car service took great care of us.  The proprietors atApartment 18 made sure all of our needs were met.  This all made the process so much less stressful for us.

We will never forget what incredible gift Dr. Shivani and her staff gave us and our families.

Warmest Regards,

Dr. John Leonardo, Gregg Stolinski, Juliana and Joseph

If you have become disheartened on your journey to parenthood, for whatever reason, please email us...

From Argentina : Great news for Gay Couples from Argentina

Great news for our Gay Dads from Argentina.

Please note the translation states that this couple is having a boy, this is a result of the translation which gives the direct translation of child a gender. Gender identification in India is illegal.

http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/subnotas/190585-58400-2012-03-28.html

UNIQUE FAILURE IN LINE WITH THE DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE CODE
Men who are parents
A marriage of males is brewing his son in a rented womb in India. A judge ordered the Civil Registry Argentina Buenos Aires to join the consulate of that country to the creature as Argentina and daughter of the two men.
By Mariana Carbajal

In a landmark ruling, Judge Buenos Aires in Administrative and Tax Liberatori Elena recognized the co-parenting of two men who have a child through a rented womb in India. The judgment-which agreed orders Página/12- marriage both partners are registered as parents of the child, formulated with the technique of in vitro fertilization, the egg donated by a young Canadian woman and sperm from one , carrying a pregnant woman from New Delhi. The birth, as reported by this newspaper when told the story of this couple, is scheduled for early July. "This ruling is part of the draft civil code promoted by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, which regulates, among other aspects of pregnancy-specific recognition by substitution co-parenting procreational based on the will of the people. This will avoid situations of discrimination affecting the interests of the child, "said constitutional lawyer Pagina/12 Andres Gil Dominguez, who is gay marriage legal.
At the same time, is based on a decision issued earlier this month by the Secretary of Justice of the City, Javier Buján, whereby it ordered the Civil Registry of the City of Buenos Aires that "henceforth acknowledge and proceed enrollment of children / ace, whose parents happen to be of the same sex while respecting the terms of Law 26,618 (equal marriage), avoiding harmful or discriminatory add record, and equating the same without distinguishing between items of children / as, or references to sexual orientation of their parents / as ".
The judge did result Liberatori an appeal filed by the two dads: A. G., 35, and C. D. 40. For now prefer to keep their names confidential. 12 years ago are a couple, told this newspaper. A. G. works in a mobile entertainment company. C. D. is manager of laboratory operations in industrial processes. The problem faced is that India does not give citizenship to the creature concocted by rented womb, unlike what happens in the U.S., where children or children born by this procedure in this country have a U.S. passport. "We can not take the country unless the Argentine nationality give Argentina and say that the baby is our son," explained A. G.
India, in cases of stomach rented, issued a birth certificate which includes the name of the biological father and the child's name / a, and name of the mother surrogate mother provides the formula and is not granted Indian citizenship, Gil Dominguez said.
Prospective parents and I looked at the Foreign Ministry responded that the decision actually depended on the Civil Registration of Persons of the City of Buenos Aires, as the consular office in New Delhi functioned as a delegation from the dependence of Buenos Aires. Then appealed to the Civil Registry and said that the Consulate had the authority to record the birth certificate and give it an ID annotating the two as parents. Given this situation, they generated doubts about who had the power to make the process they need to get back from India to Argentina with his son or daughter, presented the amparo.
The judge based his decision to warn that the scenario posed "a situation of inequality and discrimination against couples made up of two men," since you can already enroll a child as a daughter or son of two mothers, who also resorted to assisted fertilization. "An issue not less that this case raises is that it is in play right to the identity of the unborn child," argued the magistrate. The appeal for protection "for the purpose of throwing bureaucratic problems at the time of birth of the child / to which might be prejudicial to their rights and force in the Republic of Argentina-by-case basis, if considered a stateless person," said Liberatori in resolution, which authorized the registration of Uma and son Tobias C. D. and A. G. The judge noted in his statement that "the most important element in determining the parentage of a child born by artificial insemination, as formal legal category, is the will or decision that being born, not only as final and efficient cause infungible (for that particular birth), but because other elements, biological (or genetic) may be replaced all.

MARCH :26 Babies from 9 countries

26 Babies from 9 countries for March

In reviewing the stats, we realised that SCI is continuing it's baby boom, with 26 babies born March from 9 countries: 

Australia - 4 Babies

 

Canada -2 Babies

Ecuador - 1 baby 

India - 4 Babies

Japan - 3 Babies

Spain - 2

Solvenia - 1 baby

U.S.A - 8 Babies

U.K - 1 Baby

 We wish all these families the choicest of blessings and have very much enjoyed meeting everyone again. We know that our parents have enjoyed meeting each other, some of whose stories you can read on blogs attached to this one.

We encourage all our IP's to make use of the forum  to meet each other and let each know when they are in Delhi. If you would like details of the forum or more information on how we can help you, please email us.

From Spain: Papá and Papaíto for Dario & Elsa

The baby boom is continuing at SCI.

Congratulations to our brand new Papá and Papaíto from Spain to their gorgeous twins Dario & Elsa, as with all our families, we wish them the choicest of God's blessings.

Le deseamos el mayor de alegrías

"Greetings!
Thanks for all the support and all the work they do every day with couples like us! And thanks for helping us have Dario and Elsa!
We are pleased to say that in Delhi we have a family you are. In Spain we say to everyone that they are a wonderful team and that their work is exceptional and very beautiful.
In a few days and we will give them a hug to everyone.
Javi and Jose"

If you believe that we can help you, please contact us.

From the UK : Baby Hari

It is always wonderful when we can help people complete their family. Avey and Vinay have been very generous in sharing their story and becoming part of the larger ( and growing)  SCI community based in the UK.

We would encourage you all to read http://aveysblog-avey.blogspot.com.au/ .

We wish Vinay, Avey, Mia and baby Hari the choicest of God's blessings.

"Dear Dr Shivani,

When you called us on Tuesday 27th March 2012 and announced the safe arrival of our beautiful baby boy we experienced unimaginable emotions that words alone simply cannot describe,  our family is finally complete and we are eternally grateful to you and our surrogate.

Throughout this process you and your team have been professional, responsive, credible and caring. We had full confidence in SCI from the first email that I received from Margarida. until right now when your team are supporting us with the complex UK immigration process. We want to say a special thank you to Margarida, if it wasn't for her timely, informative emails we wouldn't have proceeded. We also want to thank Rachna and her predecessor Shilpi who provide us with valuable support and guidance.

You have made our dreams come true and we are very proud parents.

Thank you for everything

Much appreciated

Vinay, Avey, Mia, Hari and all our family"

If you believe we can help you start or complete your family, please contact us.