Become Surrogate

Become Surrogate

A surrogate mother – also called a gestational carrier or gestational surrogate – is a woman who carries a baby for intended parents who are unable to have a baby on their own.

Most surrogate mothers are gestational surrogates, meaning the surrogate mother does not use her own eggs and doesn’t share any genetics with the baby. Surrogate mothers get paid for carrying someone’s baby, and they are protected by a legal contract signed by both the surrogate mother and the intended parents.

But most importantly, a surrogate is a giver of hope and happiness to those looking to be parents!

Benefits of Being Surrogate

Surrogacy allows women to carry a child for others who can’t have one. Benefits include helping others, financial compensation, emotional fulfillment, access to medical care, personal growth, and a positive impact on society. If you’re considering becoming a surrogate, research and consult with us and a qualified medical professional.

Helping Others One of the most significant benefits of being a surrogate is the opportunity to help others achieve their dream of having a child. For individuals or couples struggling with infertility, surrogacy can be a lifeline, offering them the chance to experience the joys of parenthood that they might not have otherwise been able to experience.

Financial Compensation Surrogacy can also provide financial compensation for the surrogate mother, which can be significant. This can be especially beneficial for women who are struggling financially, or who want to use the compensation to further their own personal or professional goals.

Emotional Fulfillment The experience of carrying a child and helping bring a new life into the world can be incredibly emotionally fulfilling for many women. Surrogacy can offer a sense of purpose and meaning, as well as a profound sense of accomplishment.

Access to Medical Care As a surrogate, you will receive comprehensive medical care throughout the pregnancy, including regular prenatal checkups and medical supervision. This can be especially beneficial for women who may not have access to quality medical care otherwise.

Personal Growth and Development The experience of being a surrogate can be transformative, offering opportunities for personal growth and development. Many surrogates report feeling a greater sense of self-awareness, empathy, and compassion as a result of their experience.

Positive Impact on Society By helping others achieve their dream of having a child, surrogacy can have a positive impact on society as a whole. It can promote understanding, empathy, and acceptance, and can help to create stronger, more supportive communities.

Becoming a surrogate can be a fulfilling experience that allows you to help others, receive financial compensation, access medical care, and experience personal growth. If you’re considering surrogacy, do your research, consult with a medical professional, and carefully consider your personal goals and motivations.

The Surrogacy Process
for Gestational Carriers

The path to becoming a surrogate mother can seem long and daunting, with a lot of “hoops” to jump through. There are many surrogacy steps in between application and embryo transfer, and the average time it takes to get from your initial application to your first pregnancy test can vary greatly depending on many factors. Here’s a breakdown of the surrogacy process, step by step:

Application Filling out forms and completing all required paperwork.

Medical Record Review We will review your OB/GYN, labor and delivery records to make sure you qualify and are not high-risk for developing serious issues.

Background Check This is a thorough criminal background check to make sure there are no felonies or serious charges on your record. We are not checking your credit, and we don’t care about parking tickets! We are only looking for serious offenses.

Intended Parent Match Based on the answers given in your profile, we will “match” you with a family that we feel will be a good fit for you. Either side has the right to accept or decline the match for any reason. A match has to be a mutually agreed-upon arrangement by both parties.

Psychological Screening At this stage of the surrogate mother process, you will speak to our psychologist about whether you are ready for the physical, mental and emotional demands of surrogacy, as well as assessing whether you can fulfill your obligations as a surrogate mother.

Medical Screening You will visit the Fertility Clinic where the intended parents have their embryos stored and will undergo screening for communicable diseases, drugs, and alcohol, hormone levels, immunities, and receive a uterine evaluation. If you have a partner, they will also be screened for drugs and communicable diseases at this point in the gestational carrier process.

Legal Process During the legal process, you will go over the gestational carrier contract in details with an attorney who specializes in fertility law. You have the opportunity to suggest any changes you want to have made, and once a contract is agreed upon by both sides, you will sign the agreement and it becomes legally binding.

Pre-Transfer Medication Cycle Once you receive legal clearance to proceed, your clinic will draw up a transfer cycle calendar. You will take hormonal medications to help your body prepare to accept the embryo.

Embryo Transfer Once your body is ready and your uterine lining is sufficient, the fertility doctor will transfer an embryo (or two, depending on your contract) into your uterus. This is an extremely quick and painless procedure, and you can go home after a few minutes. Usually the clinic will require you to rest for the remainder of the day after this step in the surrogate process.

Pregnancy Test 12 - 14 days after your embryo transfer, you will have a blood pregnancy test to see whether your transfer was successful. If you are – Congratulations! You are officially a surrogate mother!

Graduation At around 8 weeks pregnant, you will begin to wean off the fertility medications. By 10 weeks you will leave the fertility clinic and become an OB patient.

Choosing Your OB doctor This part is completely up to you! As a surrogate, you get to choose your own OB doctor. Once you ”graduate” from your fertility clinic, you will become the patient of your chosen doctor, and from now on the pregnancy will be just the same as with your own children.

Delivering the Baby You will go to your chosen hospital to deliver the baby. Hopefully, the intended parents will be with you on the big day. When the baby is born, you will be able to spend some time and hold the baby or have your children meet the baby, etc. Then the baby will go with his/her parents while you rest up and recover. You will all leave the hospital at the same time, so you will have time to say “Goodbye” to your surrogate baby and to the intended parents.

Surrogate Requirements

Ages 21-38 and have had at least one child of your own
No more than 3 C-sections
No more than 5 total pregnancies

Have a BMI of 31 or less
U.S. citizen with no felonies
Financially stable and not receiving any government assistance
Reside in a stable environment, no short-term visiting or moving plan
Non-smoker and Non-drug users
No history of mental illness
IUD’s will have to be removed /tubal ligation is OK