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My Favorite Things About Being a Surrogate

My Favorite Things About Being a Surrogate

Industry NewsGuest UserJanuary 10, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, favorite, things, caretaker, give, gift, lesson. Life, pregnancy, pregnant, birth, carry, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate

Watching the babies that I Carried Grow

Watching the babies that I Carried Grow

Intended ParentsGuest UserDecember 6, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, carried, grow, babies, pregnancy, intended parents, updates, pictures, birth, labor, pregnant, watch, family

Are there any good books to help my kids understand surrogacy?

Are there any good books to help my kids understand surrogacy?

Ask an expert!Guest UserSeptember 6, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, books, kids, reading, help, understand, love, give, gift, pregnancy, pregnant, health, birth, family, grow

Where can't I travel while I'm a surrogate because of Zika?

Where can't I travel while I'm a surrogate because of Zika?

Ask an expert!Guest UserAugust 30, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, zika, travel, states, sick, health, safety, pregnancy, partner, blood, spread, birth, intended parents, baby

At what stage of pregnancy do I need to stay in my home state?

At what stage of pregnancy do I need to stay in my home state?

Ask an expert!Guest UserAugust 18, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, home state, state, travel, pregnancy, pregnant, birth, birth certificate, pre birth order, contract

Reasons Why I Will Become a Surrogate Again

Reasons Why I Will Become a Surrogate Again

LGBTQGuest UserAugust 9, 2022Reasons, surrogacy, surrogate, again, family, grow, pregnancy, birth, IVF, fertility, infertility, gay men, straight couple, single father, single mother, mom, dad

What are the health risks as a surrogate?

What are the health risks as a surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserJuly 21, 2022Health risks, surrogayc, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, health, safety, pregnancy, pregnant, birth, breastfeeding, labor, delivery

Can I become a surrogate if I have an IUD?

Can I become a surrogate if I have an IUD?

Ask an expert!Guest UserJune 30, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, IUD, become, qualifications, answer, expert, questions, birth control, intended parents, pregnancy, pregnant, birth

Surrogacy, Pregnancy, and Dental Care- Why it’s Important to Take Care of Your Dental Health!

Surrogacy, Pregnancy, and Dental Care- Why it’s Important to Take Care of Your Dental Health!

LGBTQGuest UserJune 7, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, travel, safety, covid, vaccine, coronavirus, Covid19, baby, family, birth, sick, health

Surrogacy Pregnancy Travel During Covid

Surrogacy Pregnancy Travel During Covid

Intended ParentsGuest UserMay 31, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, travel, safety, covid, vaccine, coronavirus, Covid19, baby, family, birth, sick, health

Will I have to miss work if I'm a surrogate?

Will I have to miss work if I'm a surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMay 26, 2022Surrogate, surrogacy, miss work, work, time off, paid Time off, bed rest, appointments, c-section, brith, recovery, birth

What Should Surrogates Expect Post Delivery?

What Should Surrogates Expect Post Delivery?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMay 24, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, delivery, baby, family, expecting, birth, labor, hospital, postpartum, counseling

How often am I paid?

How often am I paid?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMay 17, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, paid, compensation, base pay, check, direct deposit, bank, money, income, taxes, frequency, paycheck, pregnancy, birth

Preparing for Birth Checklist, Surrogacy Edition

Preparing for Birth Checklist, Surrogacy Edition

Dear Mindful SurrogateGuest UserApril 5, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, birth plan, birth, pregnancy, hospital, birth center, epidural, natural, c-section, skin to skin, bottle, beastmilk, formula, breastfeed

Pumping after a surrogate pregnancy

Pumping after a surrogate pregnancy

Dear Mindful SurrogateGuest UserMarch 29, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, pregnancy, pregnant, journey, pumping, breastmilk, breastfeeding, bottles, bottle, bottle feed, swelling, fever, mastitis, pain, clean, antibiotic, mental health, delivery, birth

5 Facts About Male Infertility

5 Facts About Male Infertility

SurrogatesGuest UserMarch 15, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, pregnancy, male infertility, infertile, fertile, baby, pregnant, birth, child, family, grow

5 Things Intended Parents and their Gestational Surrogate Should Discuss Before the Birth

5 Things Intended Parents and their Gestational Surrogate Should Discuss Before the Birth

SurrogatesGuest UserFebruary 15, 2022Surrogate, intended parents, birth, birth plan, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, pictures, photographers, doula, midwife, OBGYN, hospital, baby, cord, amiblical cord

How did your kids react to you being a surrogate?

How did your kids react to you being a surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 10, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, kids, reaction, help, babysit, love, gift, giving, birth, pregnancy, family, child, children, toddler, teen, books

What are some things I should know about a surrogacy birth that is different from my own birth?

What are some things I should know about a surrogacy birth that is different from my own birth?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 3, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, birth, pregnancy, pregnant, uterus, labor, hospital, birth center, baby, carry, gestational carrier, intended parents

Do I as the surrogate get to choose which fertility clinic I want to work with?

Do I as the surrogate get to choose which fertility clinic I want to work with?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 1, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, fertility, clinic, fertility clinic, choice, choose, intended parents, embryo, IVF, in vitro fertilization, agency, birth