Baby Number Three is a poignant story that chronicles one mother’s unyielding determination to overcome heartbreaking obstacles and complete her family through the challenging journey of surrogacy. Were there any specific moments or chapters that were particularly hard for you to write about?

The hardest part of writing the second part of Tabitha’s journey was the knowledge that I may never actually be able to live out this part of the story myself.

The surrogacy laws in Australia play a significant role in your story. What changes would you advocate for to make the process easier for parents like you?

I wholeheartedly believe that the surrogacy laws in Australia need to change to allow commercial surrogacy. There are so many wonderful families who deserve the chance to realise their dreams of parenthood, many of whom I have interacted with personally throughout my own fertility journey. The current laws in Australia are so prohibitive, especially with the lack of conversation or air-time that surrogacy currently gets here.

What advice would you give to other women navigating similar challenges with infertility or surrogacy?

Find your village! Of course family and friends are always those we go to for support and advice at first but the fertility journey can be so lonely and I know that families searching for a surrogate can go through the same things. We are lucky to live in an age where there are all sorts of online support groups full of other people going through the same challenges.

If there’s one message you hope readers take away from Baby Number Three, what would it be?

The love and determination that a parent, whether actual or intended feels towards their, truly knows no bounds, regardless of how their child, or indeed children, entered the world.

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