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Ugh. How do these people constantly mess up everything they touch? Shooting John right when he gets his reunion? So cheap. There could be 100 reasons that Madison is no longer with the Land Rover - even if that’s where Alicia saw her last. Why did Dharma go into the FEMA place when she knew the truck was out back - and that’s the way she went in?! Oh right, just so we could have a scene where she would have to be rescued. ?

I thought it said “The Bog” but I could be mistaken. I didn’t pause to read it. Finally! He’s gone! I did somewhat enjoy the last two episodes - Morgan appearing and I liked the concept of “The Vultures”. Enough for me to watch this on its actual night and not let them pile up for weeks like I’ve done in the past. There were a lot of eye rolling moments again in this episode though. I’m still on the fence.

I won't speak for any other surrogates but it is. If I wanted another child I would have one. The entire goal is to help create a family -- I have never been anything but happy to see my couples with their children. When I see the pictures or videos that they send it's like seeing a friend's kids on FB. Sometimes I can't even believe they came out of me but I've got the photos to prove it. ?

The baby velociraptor comment was funny. Poor little one, she had both colic and reflux. I wish this could have been a happier time for them and they didn't turn on each other. I have heard Jeff on two podcasts now and he talks about what a great dad Gage is. He did say that they have had to agree that he won't go to her for every little thing now that she's 10 months. I think Gage was best at calming her (better than the nanny) and so he took that on -- or they agreed he would backup the nanny during the day because Jeff is the one that has more meetings/travel, etc. Jeff was shown with her at night once, they probably weren't there for filming to get much footage during "his" hours. Gage whispering, "Please don't cry about it" was cute. Heather would drive me nuts as a client and the text and email from Taylor made me laugh. Actually Jeff's short response firing him was funnier.

Oh thanks! I missed that -- glad she had someone there just for her.

Forgot to mention them not showing a support person there for Alexandra - she would/should have had one. Filming or no I would have had my husband or my mom there. They wouldn't have had to be on camera but they would have been there for me. I was also disappointed there was no mention of her family or kid/s getting to know them or spend time with them during the week of waiting. I really don't believe they all just sat around a hotel room for an entire week. They had to have had dinner together or gone on that 5 milk hike. ? That's why I feel the show did a disservice to surrogacy. There is an established relationship there that both Gage and Jeff talk about. We just aren't allowed to see it. I could also see her wanting to be off camera as much as possible - maybe that explains a lot of those missing moments. If Jeff came to Alexandra with a genuine feeling of fear for his baby about waiting longer I could see her agreeing to the induction. Maybe what their friend experienced was something like a cord accident that could have been prevented had the baby been born sooner or by C-section. I still don't like how they talked about her and induction as an easy thing or something she should do just because they wanted their baby now. Personally I've never had a feeling of conflict when seeing the parents with their newborn. That's the point of the entire journey. My best memories are of those moments after the birth and my couples enjoying their new babies. I'm really happy they showed them both doing skin to skin. Pumping milk or breastfeeding is agreed upon early during contracts. It's a personal decision just like with any new baby. Some parents want formula only, some prefer breast milk only, some will do both. If parents want milk and the surrogate can't or doesn't agree to pump parents can sometimes find another surrogate who recently delivered who will be pumping or milk banks can be a resource. I heard Jeff on a podcast recently -- they had a very tough first few months with Monroe. She was colicky -- I'm wondering if they'll actually show any of that. I'm guessing just the tension and fighting it creates. I wish we could see Gage and Jeff come together and have nice moments more instead of only arguments. They've been together for years and I think they have a better relationship than we are shown. Gage has never seemed comfortable on camera to me. Maybe that's part of it or maybe they just play it up to keep the show on. Bravo sure loves to show people fighting and sniping at each other.

I am a 3 time surro. I was really enjoying seeing a journey from the parents perspective until Jeff made his comments. That was (literally) below the belt and completely unnecessary. I usually really like Jeff and can take his comments with a grain of salt. I hope they have a joking relationship that we never saw - maybe he made that joke to her and they laughed about it. I don't know. I do know that they had a chance here to show surrogacy in a positive light and that picture wasn't complete for me. For all the people in that room the only person shown to acknowledge all that Alex had just gone through was Gage. Like I said, I really hope others did so but man, they couldn't have shown Jenni or the stepmom give her a hug? Talking to her? I guess I shouldn't be surprised, it's reality TV. Silly of me to think they'd get it right and show how meaningful that relationship between the parents/family and the surrogate can be. Side note: my first surrogate baby was a week late. I felt so bad for her parents having to wait - they had come a week before her due date to be sure not to miss the birth and ended up waiting a full two weeks. It's definitely the first lesson for new parents -- you have no control.