November 9, 2024
Finding Support on Your Gestational Surrogacy Journey
Being a gestational surrogate or working with one can be stressful and emotional. You have all the stresses of a typical pregnancy, plus the relationship between the surrogates and intended parents. As you know, it’s best for all involved (including the baby!) if you can keep your stress level to a minimum. That’s what makes […]
November 9, 2024
Egg Donation and Sibling Registry: What You Need to Know
If you decide to create your family through surrogacy or IVF, you may be able to use your own eggs; however, it is more common to use donor eggs. You may be unable to use your own because of injury or illness, such as cancer and subsequent chemotherapy. You may be menopausal or have undergone […]
November 9, 2024
Common Legal Concerns About Being a Gestational Surrogate
If you’re considering becoming a gestational surrogate, you may have some questions. You’re probably worried about the impact on your family and your health, but you may also have some legal concerns. Here are a few legal questions surrogates commonly ask. Do you know whether gestational surrogacy is legal where you live? As long as […]
November 9, 2024
Why Do Women Become Surrogates?
The reasons women choose to become surrogates are as varied as the women themselves and the families they help to create. Each surrogate has children of her own. They love their children and feel deep empathy for couples who are unable to conceive on their own. Specific reasons surrogates have shared include: They have experienced […]
November 9, 2024
How to Find an Amazing Gestational Surrogate
If you have made the decision to work with a surrogacy agency to create your family, or are still in the exploratory stages, you may wonder how exactly you go about finding the right surrogate. You want someone who is physically and mentally healthy, and ideally, it will be someone you like. After all, this […]
November 9, 2024
How to Find an Amazing Gestational Surrogate
If you have made the decision to work with a surrogacy agency to create your family, or are still in the exploratory stages, you may wonder how to go about finding the right surrogate. You want someone who is physically and mentally healthy, and ideally, it will be someone you like. After all, this is […]
November 9, 2024
How to Connect With Intended Parents When You’re an Introvert
As a surrogate, you are probably nervous about meeting your intended parents. Starting a relationship and getting to know them over the course of the surrogacy journey can be daunting. When you’re an introvert, it’s even harder. But with a little bit of extra effort and a willingness to get out of your comfort zone, […]
November 9, 2024
Embryo Grading and Gestational Surrogacy: What You Need to Know
There is a lot of planning and research that goes into gestational surrogacy. Many thoughts about surrogacy revolve around emotions and relationships such as the heartbreak of infertility and the importance of trust and a connection between the surrogate, the agency, and the intended parents. But one of the most essential factors to understand is […]
November 9, 2024
What is Gestational Surrogacy? And Why Should Your Family Consider It?
Couples who are unable to become pregnant or sustain a pregnancy to term sometimes find gestational surrogacy to be their best option for creating their own families. What is gestational surrogacy? Let’s start with what it’s not. It’s not the same as traditional surrogacy, in which the surrogate mother both gestates the pregnancy and provides […]
