From Canada: A bouquet of beauty

For those who ask about sending their precious embryos to Delhi, let us present this bouquet of gorgeous babies. We continue to receive shipments of embryos, eggs and sperm from around the globe on a weekly basis and these beautiful flowers are the result of one such shipment from Canada.

Dear Dr. Shivani,

We would like to thank you and your wonderful staff at SCI for helping give us the best gift in life.  When we started this journey 9 months ago, it was a glimmer of hope.  We did a lot of research, talked to others who were clients at your facility and decided to give it a chance, not even meeting you or the facility in person. 

We sent our precious frozen embryos through cyro shipping across the world and it worked, our surrogate was pregnant with twins on the very first try!!  Throughout the pregnancy we were always well informed on the babies’ progress and when we emailed questions, whether day or night, they were always answered promptly.

We are forever grateful for the precious gifts we never thought we would have!

Sandy, Devony, Makenna & Rylan

 

We wish this family the most joyous of blessings.

If you would like to find out more about us, please see: http://surrogacycentreindia.com/

From Australia: Dad's destiny fulfilled in a picture perfect life

Dad's destiny fulfilled in a picture perfect life

 

  

HAROLD David never dreamed of becoming a dad a few years ago - the single gay photographer just didn't think it was possible. 
      
But with the help of a surrogate program in India, the Sydney snapper today celebrates his first Father's Day as the loving dad to six-month-old twins Franklin and Henry.

"Being a dad means everything to me," David told The Sunday Telegraph from his home in Sydney's west.

"I am over the moon. This is my world now.

"When this happened I just knew this is what I was destined to do and be."

Becoming a father was an 11-month process for David, who engaged the services of doctor Shivani Sachdev-Gour, of New Delhi's Surrogacy Centre India.

"Dr Shivani led me by the hand the whole way, I trusted her completely," he said. "She sent me lots of options for surrogates and I chose. We got pregnant straight away with twins and nine months later, I had my babies. It was very straightforward."

In total, David paid up to $45,000, including the cost of two trips to India.

Dr Shivani's services cost between $22,000 and $28,000 and clients can choose to pay more if they require an egg donor in addition to a surrogate mother.

Prospective women are heavily screened and must be married and finished with having children before undertaking surrogacy.

David used his sperm and chose to pay extra for an "educated egg donor", meaning his sons' biological mother has a university degree.

"The woman had her masters degree in psychology so the eggs cost $1000 more," he explained. "I paid extra money for a certain set of criteria."

David, 50, moved to Australia from the United States in 1995. He is single but had been in a relationship for 15 years previously.

David is one of our most respected fashion photographers, with his work featured in magazines including Vogue, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, and Grazia.

As a freelance photographer, his work hours change weekly so he has three different nannies on call to help with caring for his boys.

"I have always wanted to be a father," he said.

"I remember the one thing my mother said to me when I told her I was gay is that it is really sad because you're never going to have a family. It is fantastic to live in a world where that is not the case and I feel really good about that."

David met Henry and Franklin's surrogate mother after their birth. He has decided they will have no contact with her, although they have the option of getting in touch with her through SCI at any time.

David concedes surrogacy is a controversial issue but to those that don't agree, he says: "I don't care what they think. It is none of my business what they think. These guys are going to have such a rich and fortunate life."

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/dads-destiny-fulfilled-in-a-picture-perfect-life/story-e6freuy9-1226462975417
 

From Sri Lanka & Australia - a bundle of joy

After many years of trying; after giving up hope, this lovely family is completed. More than ever imagined, or thought possible, a much loved and wanted bundle of joy.

We wish them the happiest blessings and thank them for their kind words.

 

 

Dear Dr Shivani,

Our heartfelt thanks for our 3 little miracles that you and the SCI Clinic helped us to bring in to this world. Not only did your clinic make it possible to make our dream come true but also it seemed so simple and natural, made so by the staff of your clinic.

Our special thanks to Rachna, Lalit, Yogita, Gourav, Margarida and Meg (Australia) to mention a few I made personal contact with and all the others behind the scenes who were so prompt and patient in replying our various queries.

We have no hesitation in recommending your clinic and I believe at least 3 parties have contacted you after our recommendations.

Thank you once again,

 

 

Menik & Tisara

Australia

21^st August 2012

** NB : and for those who have asked, multiples make up 20 - 25% of all births at SCI, triplets ( born with the assistance of two surrogates), less than 2%. 

From Australia: Two handsome chaps

Another story of unfulfilled dreams becoming realised; after years of hoping and wishing...

Brodie is on the left and Ethan the right

Dear Dr. Shivani,
It is with a very warm heart that I send you this email.
Words are not enough and no amount of thank you's will ever fill your heart the way in which ours have been filled by you.
Ethan and Brodie put smiles on our faces everyday since they have come into our lives.
Dr Shivani, you have made a distant dream of ours become a reality and we feel very blessed by our boys and by you.
When we think of you for the rest of our lives, one word will always appear, a simple word but one that has strong emotion and that is Happy..... You have made us Very Happy.

Thank you,
Warmest gratitude,
Kim, Greg, Ethan and Brodie R.


We wish this family the choicest of blessings. 

If you beleive we can help you, please email us, for further information on SCI, please see our website : http://surrogacycentreindia.com/

From Australia: Our 3 Beautiful Princesses

How wonderful when a Dad &Daddy's dreams come true with three beautiful baby girls. We wish this family the choicest of blessings and look forward to their safe return home to Australia in the coming days.

Dear Dr Shivani and The Whole Team at SCI,  

We feel so blessed to receive the most amazing joy we will ever receive in our lives, 3 beautiful little princesses born in India on the 24th of July 2012. 

We promise to always take care, love and cherish our 3 daughters, every moment of every day for the rest of our lives. 

Simon &Richard and Annabella, Scarlet and Indiana 

Let's help get Master Cheeks and Princess back HOME

We have all been following Bernadette and Duane's story of Master Cheeks and the Princess, for those of you new to this, you can catch up here: http://www.rastalesstraveled.com/

Bernadette has been incredibly brave and resilient ( in other words, a Mommy), dealing with extra-ordinary circumstances that no one in our surrogacy community could anticipate, plan for or had to deal with.


And while this time in Delhi has had its blessings and challenges, it is time for this family to go home.

There is a small hic- cup to this plan, a small matter of $25,000 USD. Many of you have asked how can we help? Well, we are starting a collection to assist this amazing family to get back home . 

The easiest way to do this is via  https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/send-money-online  with payments made directly to Bernadette and Duane:bmhunton@gmail.com .  I know that any assistance will be much appreciated. I am told that if you mark this as a gift, B& D will have less fees, but i am not sure how to do this...

                                        

We know how generous our community is, thank you for considering this..

SCI Announcement: SCI opens it's own Birthing Unit

Dr. Shivani and the team at SCI have long recognised the need for a caring, nurturing environment for parents & babies when your babies are born.

To meet all these needs, Dr Anuj Gupta and Dr. Shivani and SCI are proud to announce the opening of our own birthing unit within Eden Hospital.

This birthing unit  has been specifically developed for SCI clients; with the same attention to detail & professional standards that we have met with ISIS Hospital, meeting the ISO standards and with the same caring & professional team that have nurtured and assisted so many families over the last number of years.

We are very proud to be able to share with you, photos of our Birthing Unit:

Welcome to our Birthing Unit

12 state of the art Isolettes

The same caring staff

where your babies sleep

always available to give that extra care, away from others

Neha who many of you know via email, sneeks a peek at the latest arrival

Doctor's Office

Nursing Bay

Everything to the same high standard  you would find at ISIS Hospital

Parent's Lounge

for more information please visit us at www.surrogacycentreindia.com

From Sweden : a sibling project -Alwina gets a brother and sister

This family from Sweden came back to SCI, trusting us with the most important of tasks, a sibling project for the beautiful Alwina

We wish this family the choicest of blessings.

for more information please visit us at www.surrogacycentreindia.com

From Belgium : Twins!

For some families, everything takes that bit longer, but the end result is well worth the wait. These parents went to the end's of the world to have their babies and had to wait for bureaucratic process in their home country to work through the hoops and hurdles that go with bringing your baby home. One of the challenges of being a 'first'

But after years of infertility and finally getting and staying pregnant, this has just become a part of story full of courage and determination to become parents.

And the end result, well worth the wait and just perfect :)

                                                           Dear Dr Shivani,

We hope all goes well with SCI. After 105 days in New
Delhi, the Belgian government finally allowed us to find our house
last month. Everyone has been very pleased to finally meet the babies.

Rose and Eliott are doing very well, they already have 5 months now.

These are real little loves.We still can not realize the luck and

happiness that we had to find you on our way. We think every day Rxxx,

we hope that she and her family are well.

Best regards,

J &  C

We wish this family the choicest of God's blessings and thank them for sharing their story.

for more information please visit us at www.surrogacycentreindia.com

More good news for Australia & India

From India : A family's joy

A lovely note from a Indian family, who after many years of infertility now have the much wanted and loved baby

Thanks to all for their support and services. It has been wonderful experience for me  in life. Your professional approach and timely  response  has been  an unmatched  experience. Thanks again.


Thanks and lot of good wishes from me and my family .
D K XXXX

We wish this and all our families the choicest of blessings. If you believe that we can help you, please contact us.

From Argentina: two Papa's and one son

We were delighted to read the adjoining blog post, that Ale, Carlos our first Argentinian clients had arrived home safely,three weeks after the birth of their beautiful baby boy Tobias. All the preparatory work undertaken by these diligent fathers paid off, with a smooth, quick going home process.

Dear Dr. Shivani,
One year ago we trusted you and your team to expand our family, which has been in the last 12 years only two of us. This was what gave the name to our blog www.familiaplus2.blogspot.com
Today we are ready to go home. Exactly three weeks ago, Tobías came to our arms, a healthy baby, sweet and ready to receive all our love.
We will give Tobias the best education and values as we can. We hope we can honor the great work that you and your team have done.
We have always been accompanied by all of you in every step of this journey. You've been incredibly supportive!
Our eternal gratitude
Ale, Carlos & Tobías

We wish this special family the choicest of blessings.

for more information please visit us at www.surrogacycentreindia.com

From the UK : Baby Noah ( and two Daddies)

Sometimes a photo and a card are enough, what a handsome chap!

We wish this family the choicest of blessings.

for more information please visit us at www.surrogacycentreindia.com

Monsoon and babies go together...

It has been hinted that Monsoon may come early to Delhi, a joyous time and break in the heat which seems ever ending, this is a happy time for all residents of Delhi and

we are proud to say that  this is a joyous time for a number of SCI families from the U.K, Spain and the U.S who will forever remember Monsoon in July with the birth of their beautiful babies ( seven in nine days)  with :

• Two baby boys and two baby girls going home with their parents to the UK

• One baby boy going home with his parents to Spain and

• Two baby girls born going home with their parents to the U.S

We are pleased that this magical time in Delhi will forever be part of the stories of these babies birth and wish them all the choicest of blessings.

From the U.S : Eric & Mike's gorgeous girls

This surrogacy journey is not straight forward for many of us, but with the right team and support behind you, miracles can happen...

We have been crazy here in the States, and we wanted to send you a picture and MANY THANKS to every-ne at SCI for helping us to make our girls part of our lives! These two little girls are now the joys of our lives thanks to Dr. S and her amazing staff. The journey was full of highs and lows but well worth the ordeal, with the SCI staff providing amazing support and encouragement. Hope this finds you and your staff well! 

Best Wishes to everyone...

Eric, Mike, Fiona and Maeve

We wish this family the choicest of God's blessings and we hope Fiona and Maeve they enjoy celebrating their first 4th of July holiday's

for more information please visit us at www.surrogacycentreindia.com

From Argentina & Australia : Happy Birthday Toby and Toby

From Australia : Anastasia, Harrison and Oliver - a year on

Anastasia, Harrison and Oliver ( 2011)

What difference a year makes! This was taken when we were in Delhi just before leaving to return home... and now they are so active and developing into fantastic little people... they are so wonderful to watch and we are constantly reminded how lucky we are to have them in our lives. Going to Dr Shivani and the team was the best decision we ever made and we will be forever grateful for our little miracles!

Anastasia, Harrison and Oliver ( Now)

What a difference a year makes, what a lovely house full of children, we wish Anastasia, Harrison and Oliver the choicest of blessings.

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

From the U.S: a beautiful baby girl

As with many families, the journey to SCI is not smooth or kind. It is with great joy and delight when we can help families achieve their much longed for dream and finally have their baby, this is one such family

Words cannot express how thankful we are to Dr. Shivani for creating the Surrogacy Program at SCI.  We realize that without this program we would not have been able to have our own biological child.  After more than 4 years of pursuing IVF in the U.S. unsuccessfully, with countless exams, doctors, tests, expenses and disappointments, we were resigned to the fact that a biological child was not in our future. Our last reproductive endocrinologist suggested that we try to use a gestational carrier as a final attempt before pursuing other options, as the cause of our recurrent early pregnancy loss was unclear.

With no knowledge of surrogacy, we scoured the internet for information.  After reviewing many options we were most impressed with the experience and success of Dr. Shivani's clinic.  The testaments on the SCI Clinic Blog were invaluable for both information and to inspire some confidence that surrogacy abroad was a viable, and in many ways, a better option for us than pursuing this in the USA. Armed with this knowledge and with a leap of faith, we traveled to New Delhi to visit the clinic and meet Dr. Shivani and the Staff in person. This visit helped us finalize our decision and we moved forward.

We followed Dr. Shivani's advice in terms of cycling and sending our frozen embryos to optimize our chances and the end result was the birth of our healthy daughter. It is very intimidating and stressful to be halfway around the world from your growing baby but the clinic gave us constant updates to ease our anxiety. When we returned to New Delhi for the birth of our child, the clinic had arranged everything for us, including advice on where to stay, sending a representative to meet us the day of her birth, and promptly processing the needed documentation for the process to return with our daughter to the U.S.

After the birth of our daughter, we had an opportunity to reunite with our surrogate and one of her children to give one last word of thanks. That brief meeting made the whole process come full circle and we left with the thought, " two families changed for the better, forever".

In particular, we would like to personally thank both Rachna and Gourav for their professionalism. Rachna helped us so much when we came to pick up our child... it was truly a pleasure working with her. She is a credit to the clinic.

Special thanks to all the bloggers as well as Meg and Margarida for giving us the feeling that this was a viable option.

Dr. Shivani, again, we cannot thank you enough.  You have given us a priceless gift.  Thank you for giving us this opportunity.  Thank you for you taking care of our growing child and surrogate.  Thank you for your compassion and medical expertise.

We are so in love with our beautiful daughter. We will let her know how you all helped her come into this world.

 We wish this special family the choicest of God's blessings.

for more information please visit us at www.surrogacycentreindia.com

From Australia : an update from Daddy Tony & Daddy Brett

What a surprise for all of us when Tony & Brett announced to the world that they would be having four babies, and what delight when they shared with all of us, on the 23rd September, 2011, that they were a family of boys. We were delighted to received this update from this special family from Australia

Here are some more beautiful pictures from this wonderful SCI Australian Family

What a wonderful family, we wish them the choicest of blessings.

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

From the U.S : Two Daddies

Some stories are best left to parent words and pictures, and what beautiful thoughts and pictures they are:

Ethan

Dear Dr. Shivani,


Today we prepare to head back home to the United States to conclude this near 1-year journey that has culminated in making our family a reality. We are so blessed to have Ethan with us and we want to thank you for everything you have done for us. The past 9 months in particular have been filled with excitement, joy, nervousness, anxiety, and suspense, all which culminated to the sheer euphoria that we have felt holding Ethan in our arms for the first time. We also know that both you and the SCI staff, as well as Megan, have shared our emotional roller coaster ride with us. You have provided us with support and guidance, and we can't thank you enough for doing what you do.


As we leave India we take with us joyous memories of meeting everyone involved, both at SCI and at Delhi Newborn Center. Although our stay has been brief, what we have experienced here in Delhi will stay us for the rest of our lives. It has truly been a life-changing event. We were so happy to have the opportunity to take a picture with you and Ethan at SCI, and we would like you to share that with others on your blog. We have also chronicled our journey with you, and celebrate the arrival of Ethan, through our own blog: http://ourgeminidragons.emaginations.com/wp/  We would be delighted to have you share it with other IP's on your website and include us in your ever-expanding family of SCI parents.


Thank you for making our dreams, and the dreams of countless others, come true every day. You give to all of us the gift of the miracle of life, and through it, a life with never-ending joy and happiness. We hope to celebrate another miracle with you in the future!


Sincerely,


John, Michael & Ethan

We wish this beautiful family the choicest of God's blessings.

for more information please visit us at www.surrogacycentreindia.com

From Australia: Sisters... forever friends

It is always wonderful when families come back again; asking us to help complete their family: i will leave this post to the pictures and thoughts from these wonderful parents:

SCI sisters: Zahra & Caia

Dear Dr Shivani

We are so grateful to you, our daughters' surrogate mothers and to everyone at SCI for helping us to complete our family.  The opportunity to receive these gifts in India (closed to us in Australia) has been a humbling blessing. We promise to do our very best to provide lives full of love to these beautiful babies.

Mark and Chris (Australia)

Zahra 2011, Caia 2012

for more information please visit us at www.surrogacycentreindia.com 

From the US and Spain: a Daddy & Papá

We'll just let this photo and statement speak for itself. For those of you who want to know more about this amazing story, you can read about it here: http://jasonandadrian.blogspot.com.au/

Dear Dr. Shivani and everyone at SCI --


As I write this, Olivia is asleep on my chest and Adrιán is feeding Clara near a window overlooking a Delhi skyline.  It's the morning after our first truly sleepless night on our own with our daughters, and we're a little groggy, but happy.  We spend a lot of time staring at them, as they eat, as they sleep, just letting it sink in that they're real and they're ours. 


Even under the best of circumstances, having a baby via IVF literally on the other side of the world is a daunting experience, in some ways even moreso for a gay couple.  How will we be treated?  Will two men having a baby (or two!) be an issue?  At SCI, we were treated with warmth and respect.  You and your team did so much to demystify the process for us and patiently answered all our questions over the course of more than a year, as we investigated surrogacy options and saved our pennies.  When other clinics took days to answer our questions, if they answered at all, we always received a response from someone at SCI within hours, even before we were officially clients.  That level of attention continued throughout our pregnancy.


Thank you so much for your professionalism and your warmth.  There's no better testimony to what you do than the tiny girl sleeping on my chest right now.


Much love,


Jason, Adrián, Olivia and Clara


Querida Dra. Shivani,


La verdad es que, como hombre gay, siempre había visto la posiblidad de tener hijos como algo muy lejano -- hasta que mi marido, Jason, me mostró que esta posibilidad existía en la India contigo.  Tras superar los lógicos miedos iniciales y tomar la decisión de convertirnos en padres, todo el proceso con SCI fue claro, fácil y humano, con un resultado final espectacular:  nuestras hijas Clara y Olivia.


En todos los cumpleaños de las niñas, siempre haremos un brindis por ti.


Con mucho cariño y agradecimiento,


Adrián, Jason, Olivia y Clara

for more information please visit us at www.surrogacycentreindia.com

thoughts & feelings with a touch of sleep deprivation

We are always touched when parents express their thanks to us, but there is always something very special when people take the time to personally express their thankfulness in their own word. This is even more touching when you take into account that all are experiencing the wonders of much wanted, much desired, sleep deprivation...

If you would like to experience the wonders of sleep deprivation, please contact us.

From Australia: a beautiful baby girl

Congratulations to our newest little Australian, Zoe and her parents James & Jenny. We thank them for sharing their story with us and wish them the choicest of God's blessings.

"Dear Dr.Shivani and the SCI team
We just wanted to say how grateful we are for the wonderful gift of our daughter. After many years of trying and heartbreak we have been blessed with a beautiful baby girl all thanks to you and your wonderful team. Being so far away and yet having the reassurance that things were moving as planned under your expert supervision is a feeling that cannot be expressed in words. Thank you for helping us to fulfill our dream of completing a family.

A special thank you to Margarida and Meg,

Regards,

James, Jenny and Zoe"

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