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Mrs Qi Zhai-McCartney and her husband, Mr James Robertson McCartney, spending time with their two older daughters from his previous marriage, and their children, Max and Zoe, born through IVF.
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SINGAPORE – Growing up as an only child, psychotherapist Qi Zhai-McCartney, 43, knew that she wanted to have a large family.
The lack of a sibling felt especially acute while she was a young college graduate living and working in the United States. It was challenging managing her studies, a nascent career, and caring for her parents back in her home town in Harbin, China.
