April Babies

Congratulations to our April babies...

S.No.	COUNTRY	Number  of Babies
1	AUSTRALIA	3 Babies
2	Brazil	1 Baby

FROM CANADA: THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFTS OF OUR LIVES

Another blessed family from Canada...

Dear Dr. Shivani & the SCI team,

Our journey to complete our family was a long and painful one, after almost 10 years of heartache we were blessed with parenthood on January 24th, 2015. Words are hard to express the immense joy and gratitude we have experienced with the birth of our TWINS, blessed with a girl and a boy! These are the most precious gifts of our lives! :) 

We are forever indebted to our surrogate and the wonderful team at SCI for turning our dreams into reality. Throughout this process, we were very

impressed with the level and promptness of service provided by the team at SCI. It's the amazing team that makes this experience for intended parents like us as stressful as possible. Our surrogate and the team at SCI in India will always have a special place in our hearts and in the lives of our twins "Aanya" & "Aansh"!

Thank you from the core of our heart!

Tina, Kash, Aanya & Aansh

Update: This is us, growing so fast in 2 months! We always remember you all and can't express our gratitude for all your efforts for our existence in this world! Hope you all will recognize both of us! Please convey regards to our surrogate A.

If you would like to find out more about surrogacy, please email us at drshivanisachdev@gmail.com

From Brazil: Our lovely twin girls

Another family completed...

FROM BRAZIL: OUR LOVELY TWINS

Hello, we are a family of Brazil.
We are very happy that we found Dr. Shivani and SCI in India.
With this friendship, we can realize our dream of being parents and build a happy family.

We want to say that we found here in India excellent doctors and experts in human reproduction. We also find here in India a beautiful country with excellent infrastructure and a wonderful, warm people that we will be eternally grateful,

Thank you all. 

If you would like to find out more about surrogacy, please email us at drshivanisachdev@gmail.com

From Australia: gorgeous twin girls

More good news from Australia

From Australia:

I hope everyone if well at SCI.   I have attached some pics of our twin girls. Can you please pass these onto the surrogate mother. The girls are doing really well and bring us great joy every day. 

They're both very happy girls and full of smiles (most of the time :)) Our surrogate mother is welcome to contact us any time she would like to inquire about the girls.

From

D & A 

If you would like to find out more about surrogacy in India, please email us at drshivanisachdev@gmail.com

From Argentina: a sibling project and a family forever linked with India...

There is always something very special when a family comes back to SCI and trusts us again with a sibling project, thank you Graciela and Fernando for once again sharing your story...

Dear Dr. Shivani:

After receiving our first son Francisco Agustín on 10/12/12, we renew our joy to have received our second son Teo Benjamin  03/06/14 through the service SCI Healthcare. 

We are blessed to acknowledge the dedication and care they have had with our son Benjamin Teo in the NICU, as well as also with care and fulfillment of obligations with our mother surrogate  again. 

This wonderful country, the warmth of its people and so specialized professionals, have never failed to meet our expectation of parenting. 

Today our family consists of two children born by surrogacy. 

So our relationship with India will be continual and life in the future. 

We thank you with much love what they have done for us. 

Cordially 

Teo, Francisco, Graciela and Fernando 

Pd. you may freely publish photos and names.

Estimado Dr. Shivani:

Luego de haber recibido a nuestro primer hijo Francisco Agustin el 10/12/12, renovamos nuestra alegria por haber recibido nuestro segundo hijo Teo Benjamín el 03/06/14 a traves del servicio de SCI Healthcare.

Tenemos la dicha de agradecer nuevamente la dedicación y cuidado que han tenido con nuestro hijo Teo Benjamin en la NICU, como así también tambien con el cuidado y cumplimiento de obligaciones con nuestra madre subrrogada.

Este maravilloso país, la calidez de su gente y sus profesionales tan especializados, han logrado cumplir nuestra expectativa de ser padres. 

Hoy nuestra familia esta compuesta de dos hijos nacidos por  subrogación gestacional. 

Por eso nuestro lazo con India será contínuo y para toda la vida en el futuro.

Agradecemos con muchísimo amor lo que han hecho por nosotros.

Cordialmente

Teo, Francisco, Graciela y Fernando

Pd. ustedes pueden publicar libremente Fotos y nombres

and here is the link to their original story: http://drshivanisachdevgourdelhi.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/from-argentina-now-and-forever-our.html

If you would like to find out more about surrogacy with SCI, please email us at: drshivanisachdev@gmail.com

Meeting Kai's surrogate and trying again...

Thank you to Rebecca and her surrogate for agreeing to share their story...


I have just returned from India and got to meet up with Kai's surrogate and have a wonderful chat with lots of laughter and I found out soooo much more about her and her life. She has agreed to try again for a sibling for Kai and I kept asking are you sure you want to do this?? She kept laughing saying I’m really sure it was a great experience last time and I do want to try again.

I showed her videos and pics of Kai and she loved seeing them. I asked her if she felt sad at times not having a baby after being pregnant and she was like no way!! I have a 13 year old daughter and she is very difficult at the moment and a younger son. Life is busy enough!

I asked her if she wanted a copy of the photo of all of us after Kai was born and she said she already has it and she made it very big and it is framed and on her wall at home. She said she doesn't like the pic of her (as she says she looks pale) but she wanted to have it so everyone could see it. This really threw me....I told her how some people think we are exploiting women in India and she said no no no I wanted to do it and I want to do it again, I think for myself. She said all her friends and relatives know and they think it is wonderful....what a surprise and a relief.

Many other topics were talked about and I was just buzzing when we finally said our goodbyes and hugged again and again!

If you would like to read more about Rebecca's story , here is her  blog: http://theroadlesstraveled-lucylu.blogspot.com.au/

If you want to find out more about surrogacy in India with SCI, please email us at: drshivanisachdev@gmail.com

BREAKING NEWS AT INSTAR WORKSHOP: updated ART Guidelines ( 2013)

At the INSTAR conference held on the 20th of April, participants were  privileged to hear Dr. Sharma discuss the new ART Guidelines (2013) - please note the last paragraph

For further updates, please refer to the following;

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Instar-Indian-Society-For-Third-Party-Assisted-Reproduction/652649228128844

http://instarorg.blogspot.com.au/

From Canada : Dayenu (It would have been enough)

Another amazing story, full of adventure and hope with a brilliant ending...

 

 

Dayenu (It would have been enough)

One of my favourite songs as a kid, was called "Dayenu (catchy tune)." Dayenu means "It would be sufficient." The song marks the Jewish people's rise and escape from slavery to salvation. The song goes something like this: If God only punished our tormenters in Egypt (who forced us to be slaves), that would have been enough. If he only led us out of slavery/Egypt, that would have been enough. If he only gave us a homeland, that would be enough. The song goes on to mention many things God gave the Jews, even though one would have been enough, he gave them all of them!

Dr. Shivani's clinic here in New Dehli and what it has given me, reminds me exactly of this song, for:

1) If they only gave me one child, any child, healthy or otherwise, that would have been enough.

2) if they only gave me one child, that would have been enough.

3) If they would have give me twins and one was unhealthy, that would have been enough.

4) if they gave me twins and they were the same gender, that would have been enough.

5) If I left with a child and didn't feel a forever bond with the other parents and a belonging to a very special group, that would have been enough.

6) If I came home with a child, but didn't have the most amazing story and adventure of all parents in the world and how we finally met 16,000 kilometres away and our incredible stay in a foreign land, with hundreds of friends and family waiting at the airport for your eventual arrival, that would have been enough.

7) If I came home with a child, but never felt I go back to have another child, that would be enough.

8) If as a single male bringing home twins, I would never have an effect on future males wanting to have children or have an effect on people's views of parenting roles around the world forever more, that would be enough.

But you see, this clinic gave me all these things. My name is Steven Mintz and I from Canada. 

After so many failures and heartbrakes with other clinics, I came here and on the first try was the lucky father of twins. Their names are Ryan and Emily-Rose, a boy and a girl, and are two very healthy children. I feel as part of group and bond with other parents here as we all share the same hopes and dreams when we arrive here. That's not something I have felt at home before. The adventure here in India has just begun and it is part of the story I am collecting of their births to give to them on their 16th birthday (traditional big birthday in Canada). I know I could come back if needed too, and recommend to all my friends having difficulty conceiving a child which are many. But mostly, the last one, I will have a positive impact on stereotypical gender roles regarding children worldwide and for generations to come. And that would have been enough!

Dayenu

 

 

As always, we wish this family the choicest of blessings.

 

 

If you want to find out more about surrogacy with SCI, please feel free to email us at : drshivanisachdev@gmail.com



 

From Scotland : A wee bonnie lass

Another SCI family completed after a long journey of infertility and trying everything else

Dear SCI,

It is difficult to put into words the feelings of thanks we have to Dr Shivani and all her team for making our dream come true with the birth of our beautiful daughter Emilia. She has settled well into her life in Scotland but she is also the source of many fond memories from our time in Delhi. The culture, the warmth of the people and the many experiences also made it unforgettable and we would love to return.

We would also like to say how amazing the clinic were in dealing with us from day one and for patiently taking an interest in every stage of our journey. Their referral to Poonam and recommendation to use the excellent nurses (special mention to Ruth and Anila) was invaluable.

With best wishes from Scotland,

Neil, Cat and Emilia xxx

Scottish clients are always close to Dr. Shivani's heart as she reiminses with them over familiar places and favourite haunts from her time in Scotland as a gynecologist and obstetrician at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

We wish this family the choicest of blessings and a life filled with joy, laughter and happiness. If you want to find out more about surrogacy, please email us at : drshivanisachdev@gmail.com