May 30, 2014
Surrogacy and Social Media
It’s increasingly difficult to remain a private person in a connected world. Make the wrong social media decisions and you can adversely impact your ability to become a surrogate and erode intended parents’ confidence in you as a caring and reliable carrier for their child. Choosing a surrogate is a difficult decision for IPs, so […]
March 15, 2014
What Are All These Surrogacy Acronyms You Keep Mentioning?
Due to its close-knit ties with the medical community, gestational surrogacy has its own set of acronyms that are used frequently among those working with or pursuing gestational surrogacy. For individuals who are new to the community or simply researching available options with gestational surrogacy, these acronyms can seem foreign and confusing at first. If […]
February 14, 2014
Surrogacy: Touching the Lives of More People than You May Realize
Over the course of the past decade, surrogate pregnancies have become increasingly more common throughout the United States. Although it may not have been even a possibility in the past, the gift of becoming a parent is now a reality for all different families as a direct result of gestational surrogacy. Whether you are a […]
January 19, 2014
It Takes a Team to be a Gestational Surrogate – The Importance of Your Spouse’s Support
Making the decision to become a gestational surrogate is an extremely rewarding, yet life changing experience not only for the surrogate herself, but also for her spouse. Although you will have the support of your agency, friends, and family, your spouse will be your greatest source of physical and emotional support before, during, and after […]
December 17, 2013
Gestational Surrogacy and the Big Decisions around Selective Reduction and Termination
Perhaps one of the heaviest topics every surrogate and IP will need to address when considering surrogacy is how they feel about termination and selective reduction in pregnancy. Although an unpleasant discussion to have, termination in the case of genetic or medical defects is a topic in which most IPs and surrogates are at least […]
November 27, 2013
The Affordable Care Act and Gestational Surrogacy – Will it Have an Impact?
With the Affordable Care Act now in full effect, many United States citizens are learning firsthand how this new law will impact them; however, because of how new the Affordable Care Act still is, many individuals are still figuring out how the act will affect them personally. This sentiment rings especially true in special situations […]
November 15, 2013
Pregnancy Pictures – Should You Capture Your Family’s Moment?
Many parents- to- be wish to document their pregnancy experience for years to come through taking photographs. Likewise, it is not uncommon for Intended Parents to share the desire to capture memories during their experience with gestational surrogacy. While it is only natural to want to remember a joyous and exciting experience such as pregnancy, […]
August 10, 2013
Domestic? Or International? Which Surrogacy Option is Better?
Surrogacy is an exciting and new journey that tends to come with numerous questions. One topic many potential surrogates read about when they first look down the road of surrogacy is the differences that arise when working with domestic versus international intended parents. As with many important life choices, each option contains its own set […]
July 18, 2013
Out of Town IPs? Three Great Ways to Make Sure They are Included in Your Pregnancy
Surrogates and Intended Parents will not always find their perfect match in close geographic proximity to each other. In fact, many Surrogates find themselves working with Intended Parents who do live out of town. While this is not a make or break factor when it comes to clicking and finding the right couple to work […]