November 9, 2024
Building Your Bond with Your Baby
Surrogacy can be a dream come true for many couples wishing to have a family of their own. Although the baby is genetically the child of the Intended Parents, many couples find themselves struggling with fears of being unable to bond and connect with their baby due to not being able to carry him or […]
November 9, 2024
Having Children Through Surrogacy: Information for Parents
Gayle Garrett has a lot of insights to share. As the founder and Surrogacy Program Director of Surrogate Solutions, she understands the perspectives of both gestational surrogates and intended parents. Here she discusses a few things parents need to know that they might not consider. Research thoroughly Read reviews of agencies and clinics online and […]
November 9, 2024
Happy Together
After going through her own infertility journey and becoming a mother through the gift of egg donation, author Julie Marie found various paths to parenthood were underrepresented in children’s literature. She wrote Happy Together, a collection of children’s books to help introduce young children to the family-building concepts of egg donation, embryo […]
November 9, 2024
Pride Month
Navigating the journey towards parenthood within the LGBTQ+ community often involves unique challenges and considerations. Ensuring access to inclusive and supportive fertility practices becomes paramount for individuals or couples seeking assistance. Here are some insightful tips and considerations to identify inclusive fertility clinics: Assessing Inclusivity: Intake and Consent Forms: Check if forms embrace inclusivity by […]
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
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 […]
November 9, 2024
Ideas for Helping Your Surrogate During (and Right After) Embryo Transfer
Surrogates endure a lot physically during the process of becoming pregnant. Immediately following embryo transfer is a critical time for both the Surrogate and Intended Parents. One of the last steps in the journey to become pregnant is the embryo transfer. It is both exciting and a time of heightened emotion and anticipation for all […]
November 9, 2024
8 Children’s Books About Surrogacy
How do you explain surrogacy to a child? Whether it’s to share your child’s unique conception story with them or explain to a sibling that you are expecting their little sister or brother with the help of a gestational carrier, these books can help you start the conversation and explain the process in a way […]
November 9, 2024
Amber & Nicholas’ Story: A Harrowing Journey
For many couples who choose surrogacy to grow their families, the journey to parenthood is a long one. For new parents Amber and Nicholas, who welcomed their son Sebastian in March, the journey was a marathon more than a decade in the making. Amber and Nicholas met in 2004 and were married in 2008. They […]
November 9, 2024
Books Celebrating Inclusivity and Families with Same-Sex Parents
Over the years, we have matched many same-sex couples with compatible egg donors and surrogates to create happy families. In honor of Pride Month, we want to celebrate these families and continue to support them on their parenting journey by providing helpful resources. In this article, we share several book recommendations for families with two […]
