Walking the different paths to parenthood

For many people, the path to becoming a parent is a winding and difficult one.

Whether it's deciphering ovulation charts or visiting a sperm bank, finding a surrogate or planning for adoption — the journey to parenthood can be filled with unexpected surprises and crushing disappointments.  

On this Now or Never, we're discovering what it takes to actually become a parent.

A single, gay man has everything in place to be a father including the embryos... now he just needs a womb. 

How an accidental pregnancy set one man on a path he never expected.

And meet an Ottawa woman who suddenly found herself a new mom at the age of 52 — and now has to figure out how to raise a grieving teenager.