Finding a surrogate willing to carry their future baby will change the lives of Stephanie Craig and Mike Murphy. The Guelph, Ont., couple hopes the connections they make through their Instagram account will help them find a surrogate. They’re also hoping their story will help reduce the stigma around surrogacy and make the journey easier for other couples going through the same thing. Reporting by Aastha Shetty/CBC.
Stephanie Craig and Mike Murphy of Guelph, Ont., are a pretty average couple.
They got married and bought a home together, and have been trying to grow their family since 2017 — but that’s been difficult.
Because of a medical condition, Craig was force to give birth prematurely in 2019 at 24 weeks. The baby died just 36 minutes after birth. After that, the couple tried in-vitro fertilization (IVF) but it didn’t work. Since then, they’ve been looking for a surrogate but there …