Kristi Schmidt

Aug 1, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Kristi Schmidt

When the second line appeared on the ­pregnancy test, my eyes filled with tears. Anyone who's been on the ­rollercoaster of IVF will ­understand this very ­particular brand of elation. After months of drugs and scans, it felt like I'd won the greatest prize on the planet. Unlike most women at this moment, however, I wasn't pregnant with my own child. At 52, I was carrying my 28-year-old daughter Heidi's baby — my longed-for grandchild.

Jun 29, 2024 | theguardian.com | Savannah Ayoade-Greaves |Charlotte Edwardes |Sam Pyrah |Kristi Schmidt |Laura Shavin |Evelyn Miller

Charlotte Edwardes interviews the Labour leader as he closes in on power, but who exactly is the man who wants to run Britain? Plus the extraordinary story of the woman who stepped in as a surrogate for her daughter’s baby, and Sam Pyrah examines the latest scientific understanding about why we dream what we do How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know

Jun 21, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kristi Schmidt

I was 24 when I had Heidi in 1993, two years after her brother, Jacob, was born. I adored being pregnant. I carried easily and recovered without any problems. Heidi and I were always close. We shared a love of music, Disney and a positive outlook on life. By adulthood she was my best friend, and lived 30 minutes from my house in California. She dreamed of being a mother. So, in 2016, seeing her and her husband, John, struggle to conceive was heartbreaking.