​​We met, we fell in love, we got married... and then our journey to have a child began. With MRKH that meant creating a village to achieve our dream.

Bram Hopewell was brought into our world with the help of  an amazing Gestational Carrier in 2015. We documented our journey and compiled our  tips and resources to help others afford & understand the process.

Now that our triangle family is complete, follow along as we live our "life after infertility." Our travels, our joys, our laughter & our sorrows of parenting.
Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning.
-Barbara Kingsolver

Our Surrogacy Journey (Blog)

Our journey with MRKH, navigating IVF & Gestational Surrogacy.
​Helpful Tips & resources to afford and understand the process.

Life After Infertility
(Blog)

Follow along in our life after infertility, our travels, and our joys, laughter and sorrows of parenting.

Public Speaking

Bringing awareness has been a passion of mine throughout our journey and afterwards. I am heavily involved in the infertility and breastfeeding communities.

Popular Blog Posts

Affording IVF & Surrogacy

Unfortunately for many of us, starting a family comes down to….money. We were able to keep the cost of our journey under $25,000 and we have created a website fully dedicated to helping others afford IVF & Surrogacy.

Inducing Lactation

From bonding to nutrients I want to give my son the best possible start to his special life.  Here is how I was able to breastfeed without birthing my son.

Bram's Birth Story

In 2015 Bram Hopewell​ was born into this world.  Our lives changed in an instant, it was love at first sight and the beginning of a new journey. 
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Chrissy is a full time corporate world working somewhat crunchy mom, a loving wife, an MRKH Warrior, Infertility Advocate, support group leader & a bad ass breastfeeder. In her fleeting spare time she enjoys hiking, traveling, cuddling with her boxer dog, sewing and watching funny or sappy TV shows.

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