June 23, 2021
Pride Month Spotlight: Ma & Thomas’ Story
Written By: Hillary Redwine Ma Cong and Thomas Landrum are one of the many LGBTQ+ couples who have turned to Surrogate Solutions to help them build their families. Today, they are the proud parents of three-year-old twins, Thomas and Mason. As we celebrate Pride Month, we are honored to highlight their journey to parenthood. Please […]
May 20, 2021
Braving Infertility Together
Written by: Hillary Redwine, cross posted Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, Braving Infertility Together is a grassroots nonprofit organization whose mission is to normalize the infertility process by providing experienced-based support, encouragement, and education. The organization was born from a group of local women who connected via an online search for infertility support […]
May 20, 2021
Gift Ideas for your Surrogate
Written By: Hillary Redwine, Cross posted For our surrogates at Surrogate Solutions, the greatest gift is helping intended parents create happy families. While gifts are never expected, we know that intended parents often want to express their gratitude with a gift. We recently asked some of our surrogates / gestational carriers (GCs) to share the types […]
May 20, 2021
Building a Relationship with your Surrogate
Written by: Hillary Redwine, cross posted For many intended parents, building a relationship with their surrogate is an important part of the journey because it helps them feel connected and involved in the pregnancy. Perhaps no one understands this more than Amy Huston, who has two children (Eli and Hallie) carried by different […]
November 12, 2020
Surrogates Share Their Motivation for Helping Intended Parents
Why do you want to be a surrogate? This is one of the first questions we ask our gestational carriers during the application process. Oftentimes they will mention a family member or friend who has experienced infertility. Other times, it is simply that as mothers themselves, they cannot imagine what it would be like not […]
September 3, 2020
What is Cord Blood?
Leukemia, Lymphoma, Tumor, Blood Disorders, Cancer, Immune Disorders, Metabolic Disorders… How are we going to save our children from all these diseases?? It’s estimated that a patient in the US is diagnosed with blood cancer every 3 minutes!! And children are more likely to get blood cancer due to environmental factors, radiation, chemicals, and eta. […]
July 2, 2020
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 […]
May 28, 2020
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, […]