A Melbourne naturopath is finally enjoying his lifelong dream of fatherhood after a long and painstaking journey stacked with roadblocks.
Shaun Resnik recently made history as the first single man in Victoria to become a dad via surrogacy following the arrival of baby Eli Michael on March 22, three-and-a-half years after he began the process.
Around 100 babies are born to surrogates across the state each year, who need to get federal government approval before they tackle Victoria’s strict laws, a process notoriously impossible for singles.
Mr Resnik hopes sharing his story will open the door for other singles to finally become parents.
‘It’s a love like I’ve never experienced before,’ the new dad told Seven News.
Mr Resnik, now 44, was single when he began the long journey to parenthood by he turning local surrogacy Facebook groups shortly after his 40th birthday.
A year later, he was introduced to Carla Pincombe, who was pregnant with a same-sex couple’s surrogate child at the time and the pair quickly became great friends.
Mr Resnik endured a heartbreaking and unsuccessful journey with three other potential surrogates before Ms Pincombe offered to carry his child.
His dream of fatherhood became a reality year ago when Mr Resnik met mother-of-two Bree, who agreed to donate her eggs for Ms Pincombe to carry his child.
‘This is huge! It’s time society got to see single gay men as dads,’ Resnik previously told 7Life.
‘I have always wanted to be a dad, I just didn’t know how I was going to make it possible.’
