November 9, 2024
Gestational Surrogacy and Your Mental Health
In preparing to be a gestational surrogate, you probably put a lot of time into getting yourself in top physical form, but are you in prime mental shape for all of the emotional ups and down that accompany each step in the surrogacy process? If you have been diagnosed with a mental illness, it is […]
November 9, 2024
Tips for Juggling Being a Gestational Surrogate and Having a Full-time Job
A surrogate pregnancy is both like and unlike any other pregnancy. What do you need to consider as it relates to your full time job? Surrogacy agreements normally compensate you for the expenses and inconvenience of carrying the pregnancy to term, so being a surrogate is no substitute for full-time work. Unless you have a […]
November 9, 2024
Looking to Grow Your Family? Why You Should Consider Gestational Surrogacy
Starting a family is a dream many couples share. While making the decision to have children is often a wonderful and exciting time in one’s life, it can also be a disheartening time for those unable to conceive traditionally. Although learning you are unable to conceive may seem to bring your family planning to an […]
November 9, 2024
Letting Go: Relinquishing Control and Putting Your Trust in Your Gestational Surrogate
If you’ve battled infertility or explored adoption, you know what it’s like to be unable to control an important outcome. Trusting another woman who starts out as a stranger to carry your child is challenging. While surrogacy is truly a blessing, it is one more aspect of building your family than you must be unavoidably […]
November 9, 2024
Post-Partum Relations: Staying in Touch after Surrogacy
Every relationship between surrogates, IPs and gestational children is unique. It’s up to the parties involved to decide what is right for them. Some may prefer to maintain a business/cordial relationship during the pregnancy with little to no contact once the baby is born. Others may become lifelong friends. Talk to your IPs and your […]
November 9, 2024
Growing Your Family Through Surrogacy: Bonding With Your Baby
Forming a bond with your baby is a precious and important time in any parent’s life. While bonding is a natural process, many questions arise when it comes to bonding with a baby born from gestational surrogacy versus a traditional pregnancy. Will our baby still be able to form a bond with us? How will […]
