November 9, 2024
Overcoming New Parent Nerves
As an intended parent, you’ve spent years trying to get pregnant and have a baby. But now that the time is here, and your baby will soon be joining your family, you may not know what to expect. Don’t worry. Whether families birth children themselves, adopt, or create families through gestational surrogacy, they share many […]
November 9, 2024
Best Mobile Apps for New Parents
As a new parent in 2019, you’ve got a wealth of resources at your fingertips. While your parents might have needed books, journals, or late-night phone calls to doctors or friends, you can access much of what you need by simply downloading a mobile app to your phone. There is no shortage of apps […]
November 9, 2024
A Baby on the Way
We are intended parents with a baby on the way. In fact, any day he will be here. The road to get here has been long and rough, but we are so thankful that we are here. Ever since we started dating, my husband and I have discussed having a big family. We never thought […]
November 9, 2024
A New Beginning
Written by Kathy Fountain LMHC, Board Certified Counselor Here it is 2020 – not only the turning over of a new year but a new decade! At the recent December meeting of our Resolve support group, the women were lamenting the end of “another year of trying.” The faces of frustration were everywhere. Not being […]
November 9, 2024
Surrogacy Timeline
Welcome! You are either thinking about surrogacy or you are embarking on your surrogacy journey! We know that it can be overwhelming with all of the calendars, appointments, and steps so we wanted to help guide you with this timeline. Of course, you have your personal care coordinator and our team that will also be […]
November 9, 2024
Obtaining Your Child’s Birth Certificate : The Process of Obtaining Documentation After a Gestational Surrogacy in Florida
Intended Parents often ask me what the birth certificate process will be like when their child is born via gestational surrogacy. How long will it take? Will the surrogacy or surrogate be referenced on the birth certificate? What can I name the child? Well… some of those questions have a standard answer, but for others, […]
November 9, 2024
What an Agency can Offer you, the Intended Parent
Surrogacy may seem simple. You want to have a child, but for any number of reasons, you are not able to carry a pregnancy to term. You need the help of a surrogate to complete your family. Someone else, on the other hand, LOVES being pregnant, has had at least one baby of her own, […]
November 9, 2024
Coming Out with your Struggle, No Matter What it is
By Lisa Schuman LCSW Carrie Underwood recently joined Gwyneth Paltrow, Andy Cohen, Pink, Courtney Cox, Jenna Wolfe, and other celebrities in bringing fertility treatment and pregnancy loss out of the shadows of shame. These individuals have shared the thrill of growing their families, but many are also bravely sharing their struggles as well. Ms. Underwood experienced […]
