Blog Category – Texas

Having supportive people to lean on makes a world of difference, especially when dealing with the challenges of infertility. This is what Fertility Rally is all about: support, curated information, inclusion, humor, and lively virtual events that add a dash of positivity to taxing days. I was excited to speak to the women behind the…  Read More »

In 2008, Jennifer Ingle started Eggceptional Donor Group after serving as an egg donor and realizing how incredibly special it is to help intended parents. Today, the agency remains committed to assisting people from all walks of life pursue their dream of parenthood. This is what Jennifer had to say about the unique rewards of…  Read More »

Exciting news: we’ve upgraded GoStork – making it much easier for intended parents to connect with providers on our platform. Now, when you’re interested in an egg donor or surrogacy agency, you can simply click ‘Contact Agency’.  Following that, you can instantly message them directly – all within GoStork, and they’ll respond to you right…  Read More »

People often ask me, “Is infertility funny?” and my answer surprises them, “No. No, infertility is not funny.” Infertility is hard, and heartbreaking and sad and somber, but there are some funny aspects to it, which is what my husband and I chose to focus on. The day I found out that I had PCOS…  Read More »

The Fertility Tribe is a lifestyle brand that encourages women to ‘redefine fertility, together’, empowering them with inspiring stories, expert resources and a wonderful community to help them through the journey to motherhood. It was an honor to connect with Kristyn recently, founder of The Fertility Tribe and mom to twins conceived via IVF. Here’s…  Read More »

The Egg Donor & Surrogacy Program is a family planning agency that helps intended parents of all backgrounds achieve parenthood. It was a pleasure to hear from Program Director Alex Maron about the agency’s three decades of experience, highlights from their history, the excitement of witnessing great developments in reproductive medicine, and the rewards of…  Read More »

Historically, in the early days of genetic testing, embryos were classified as either “normal” (euploid) or “abnormal” (aneuploid). Recently, however, a new kind of embryo has emerged. It’s called a “Mosaic Embryo”, and it means that it has both normal and abnormal cells. Since its discovery, there has been much debate about whether or not…  Read More »

We were excited to connect recently with Mario Caballero, the CEO of Extraordinary Conceptions, a surrogacy and egg donor agency based in San Diego, California with quite an extensive reach. Below is the story of how Extraordinary Conceptions evolved from a small office out of his family’s home to a leading, international agency with budget-friendly…  Read More »

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Karen Jeffries, the infertility advocate, mother and teacher behind the hilarious yet all too relatable Hilariously Infertile book and social accounts. She describes her book, words and memes as incredibly inappropriate, but we tend to think a little bit of humor goes a long way, especially when…  Read More »

We’re excited to launch Communities We Love with a conversation with Gemma, Founder and CEO of the inspiring platform Same Sex Parents. Based on Instagram, this supportive community has enabled many LGBTQ+ families to share their stories, experiences, and advice, as well as to connect with other parents – online, for local meet-ups and all…  Read More »

We’ve enjoyed getting to know Erica Horton, President and Partner of Growing Generations, a full-service surrogacy and egg donation agency helping to grow families in the US and abroad. Erica shares how her career at Growing Generations started and how the agency’s focus evolved towards complete inclusivity, making it easier for everyone to achieve their…  Read More »

I’m excited to connect with Jennifer “Jay” Palumbo, award-winning blogger, the 2 Week Wait, and writer whose work has been featured in Time Magazine, Forbes, the Huffington Post, Parents Magazine, ScaryMommy, and The Mighty, among many others (including GoStork!). Having experienced infertility herself, Jennifer is passionate about women’s health and patient advocacy, and has been…  Read More »

As always, we like to use our new blog space to provide helpful content, to spotlight people who inspire us, and to share exciting news!  This post is the latter. To jump right in – the first piece of exciting news:  Last week we added 500 new egg donors into the GoStork egg donor database. …  Read More »

I was honored to chat with Sharon LaMothe, Director of PNW Surrogacy, Founder of LaMothe Surrogacy Consulting, Surrogacy and Third Party Family Building Educator and Advisor, co-author of Surrogacy Helps Make a Family Grow! AND advocate for the adoption of surrogacy law in Washington State – what an amazing list of achievements! A two-time carrier…  Read More »

We were thrilled to chat with the energetic and inspiring Staci Swiderski, President and CEO of Family Source Consultants, an international surrogacy and egg donation agency with offices in Illinois, Texas, Florida, New York, Washington D.C., and California. She speaks about her own path to parenthood, the unique highlights of working in the fertility industry,…  Read More »

Ready for your mind to be blown? I never was able to carry a pregnancy, but I was able to breastfeed. Inducing lactation as it is referred to, is the act of breastfeeding without physically birthing. Wait, what? Did you just read that correctly? Why, yes you did. Perhaps, I am getting a little ahead…  Read More »

GoStork is a first-of-its-kind marketplace created to help intended parents make much more informed decisions – with much less stress involved – as they begin their journey to parenthood.  I founded GoStork to bring structured information, convenience, and unprecedented transparency to a confusing and overwhelming landscape, aka what I wished I had when I began…  Read More »

We recently chatted with Kristen Hanson, co-owner of Simple Surrogacy, a full-service surrogacy agency based in Dallas, Texas. Kristen generously shared how her and co-owner Stephanie Scott’s personal experiences led them to found an agency created from an insider’s perspective, how uniquely rewarding it is to help others achieve their dream of parenthood … and…  Read More »

I had no idea that I was infertile when I was initially diagnosed with infertility.  I was young, young for New York City standards, 29 years old.  I never thought that I would struggle with infertility, ever.  But, there I was, at the fertility clinic learning about my options to conceive with PCOS (polycystic ovarian…  Read More »

We recently connected with Sam Hyde, President of Circle Surrogacy, a leading egg donation and surrogacy agency based in Boston, Massachusetts. Sam joined Circle Surrogacy in 2017 having himself experienced challenges along the journey to parenthood.  He shares his own story, the brief history of Circle Surrogacy (did you know the name is derived from…  Read More »

We were so honored to connect recently with Candace Wohl, co-writer, with her husband, Chris, of the award-winning blog Our Misconception, mother of two via surrogacy, and tireless infertility advocate. She has a unique way of offering both helpful advice and hope to intended parents (such as reminders that surrogacy is not just for the…  Read More »

For those who don’t know me, I’m the founder of GoStork. We launched earlier this year and have a lot of exciting news to share. How did I get here? A few years ago, I started looking into surrogacy – not realizing it would be much more difficult than I ever could have expected.  I…  Read More »