Category – Surrogacy

We love watching snippets of José’s family life in his super creative videos on Instagram and TikTok, so we were thrilled to have him join us on Instagram Live! José is a dad through egg donation and surrogacy to 7-year-old Avery and 6-year-old twins, Lilah and London. He’s co-host of ITK’s Parenting Wins, a viral…  Read More »

Despite how much discussion there has been on surrogacy, there remain many misconceptions about the process. Kandi Buress, a celebrity who worked with a surrogate, said some accused her of surrogacy for vanity reasons. The truth is when many pursue the path to parenthood with the help of a surrogate; it’s typically after years of…  Read More »

You’ve been matched with a gestational carrier, the dotted lines on the contract have been signed, and now it’s time to make a baby (in the most clinical of ways of course)! Who knew that trying to become a parent would be filled with so much science and legalese? The thing is, surrogacy is more…  Read More »

Even though many celebrities have built their families with the help of a gestational carrier (Andy Cohen, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Kidman, and Sarah Jessica Parker, to name just a few), the public continues to have misconceptions around surrogacy. Not helping matters is when it’s depicted on television, there are often basic inaccuracies on the process.…  Read More »

Every day can feel like an eternity when you’ve been trying to grow your family for quite some time. Now that you’re considering surrogacy, asking “How long will the process take?” is completely normal. While specific timelines vary, a typical surrogacy journey lasts anywhere from 18 to 24 months.  The surrogacy process is this long…  Read More »

If you’ve been doing your homework about various forms of fertility treatment as well as the reproductive technology available, you may have seen the acronyms PGT-A and PGT-M. In order to understand what they mean, we need to first explore two other acronyms: IVF and FET. FET stands for Frozen Embryo Transfer, and it may…  Read More »

First, congratulations on taking the first step in choosing to work with an agency! When you have the support of a qualified and experienced agency, their insight can make your surrogacy journey smoother. You have a built-in advocate on your side to help find a match (whether it’s a surrogate or an intended parent), they…  Read More »

Surrogacy is a form of third party reproduction in which a woman carries a pregnancy for a couple or individual. In a traditional surrogacy arrangement, the surrogate also donates her eggs. A gestational carrier, on the other hand, is not genetically related to the baby. Instead, the embryo is created using an egg and sperm…  Read More »

There’s no denying it, with a price tag ranging from $70,000 to $180,000, surrogacy requires a substantial investment. Luckily, there are ways to make it an achievable one.  In this article we’ll go over the options available for financing your surrogacy journey, from loans, grants, and company fertility benefits, to more creative approaches, such as…  Read More »

Gestational surrogacy is a form of third party reproduction where a woman, known as a surrogate, carries a pregnancy for an individual or a couple. And to get right to the point – there’s no denying the fact that surrogacy comes with a hefty price tag. The cost of a surrogacy journey can range from…  Read More »

Starting (or growing) a family is an amazing experience – though it may come with more difficulty for some than others. Surrogacy is a method of assisted reproduction where another person, known as a surrogate, carries a pregnancy created with the intended parents’ own biological material or with the help of a donor egg and/or…  Read More »

Surrogacy is a beautiful, yet complicated process with plenty of administrative, medical, and legal terms. As an intended parent or prospective gestational carrier, it’s easy to get overwhelmed when faced with confusing technical language and not much support interpreting it. With this in mind, we’ve created a comprehensive list of the common terms you will…  Read More »

Surrogacy has been growing in popularity as a means for couples and single people, known as intended parents, to build their families. Gestational surrogacy (the surrogate is NOT the biological mother of the child) has become the norm, although traditional surrogacy agreements, in which the surrogate is the biological mother of the child, are still…  Read More »

What is surrogacy? Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman (Surrogate Mother) agrees to become pregnant and give birth to a child for another person (Intended Parent) who is or will become the parent of the child. Surrogacy includes 5 main parties: Intended Parents (IP) – Intended parents can…  Read More »

As you start the surrogacy process, one crucial decision to make is choosing a surrogate mother (also knows as the Carrier) who will assist you in building your family. There are many factors to consider when choosing who will play that role in the process. It may be a close friend or a family member…  Read More »