Previews of a new movie about infertility are beginning to hit the headlines. Baby Mama isn't going to be released until April but people are already starting to talk about what they think of the potential for the film.
From the looks of the plot synopsis, the story starts off as one that many women with infertility can relate to. The main character waits until a little late in life to get pregnant (not too late, 37) and learns when she decides to try for a baby that she's probably not going to be able to do so. She considers her options for dealing with infertility and ultimately selects surrogacy as the answer.
That's where the plot diverges from real life in order to be interesting to viewers. The "working girl" surrogate ends up without a place to live and ends up having to move in with the mom-to-be. This causes what are probably predictable conflicts between child-raising plans. And there's likely to be a happy ending when the newfound friends resolve their conflicts.
The movie may or may not be good. We'll have to wait until April to find out. But it's nice to see that infertility is making its way into mainstream movies such as this one.
Question of the Day: What other movies do you know of that touch on the issue of infertility?
