Kim’s Surrogacy Journey

Kim’s Surrogacy Journey

Kim Barrett

Weight Changes Through Pregnancy

How my weight changed during my first pregnancy as a surrogate

5 min readAug 4, 2023

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A photo of a pair of feet standing on a weighing scale.

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Kim Barrett

Keeping Expressing is Hard

Exclusive-pumping milk for the baby that I carried as a surrogate

10 min readJul 28, 2023

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A photo of three milk bottles with varying amounts of milk in them, the size of two of the bottles is 250ml and the other bottle is 150ml, all the bottles have yellow lids and they have measurement markings up their side, the milk inside them has separated slightly with thicker cream on the top and greener/yellowy water near the bottom

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Kim Barrett

Expressing is Hard

My experience of exclusive-pumping breast milk as a surrogate

10 min readJul 21, 2023

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Expressing is Hard

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Kim Barrett

Postpartum is Hard

Recovering from giving birth as a surrogate

7 min readApr 28, 2023

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A photo of the author standing in a field, their arms are open to the side and they are smiling, the sky is blue overhead and it’s a sunny day, they are wearing a navy blue pumping jumper with a rainbow stripe across the chest

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Kim Barrett

My Surrogate Home Birth Story: Part IV

After the baby’s birth: birthing the placenta and meeting the baby

6 min readMar 17, 2023

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Close-up photo of the author holding a baby’s hand

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Kim Barrett

My Surrogate Home Birth Story: Part III

Giving birth in my bathroom into the arms of the baby’s parents

13 min readMar 3, 2023

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A close-up photo of the author sitting on the toilet, with only their torso visible. They are wearing a t-shirt that says ‘surrogate’ on it and holding their partner’s hand, who is holding a TENS machine in his other hand. They are both out-of-focus and, in the foreground, the scrubs and arm of a midwife frames the shot.

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Kim Barrett

My Surrogate Home Birth Story: Part II

Established labour supported by my partner and the baby’s parents

15 min readFeb 24, 2023

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A photo of the author lying on a pile of pillow during labour. A midwife is holding a hand-held Doppler to their stomach and their partner is stroking their hair. They are wearing a t-shirt that says ‘surrogate’. They have their eyes closed and are smiling.

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Kim Barrett

My Surrogate Home Birth Story: Part I

My active early labour before the midwife arrived

12 min readFeb 17, 2023

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A photo of the author leaning over a padded footrest covered with a waterproof sheeting and wearing a TENS machine. They are smiling and their partner is holding their arm and smiling too. There are sunflowers on the TV behind them and other birth detritus is scattered around the room.

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Kim Barrett

The Transition from Bump to Baby

How do I feel about the baby that I carried as a surrogate?

3 min readFeb 10, 2023

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A drawing of a stork carrying a baby

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Kim Barrett

How to Not Give Birth at a Funeral

Coping with my grandad’s death during my surrogate pregnancy

5 min readJan 27, 2023

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Black and white photo of a pregnant person holding their stomach

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After many years of careful consideration, I joined Surrogacy UK as a surrogate in the summer of 2020. I don’t have any children of my own but have always been fascinated by the idea of being pregnant. This is my story of what happened next.
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Kim Barrett
Freelance writer & software developer (they/them) 📍 Oxford, UK https://kbarrett.github.io/

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