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Do I need to adopt my child born via surrogacy?

Do I need to adopt my child born via surrogacy?

Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 25, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, adopt, child, born, birth, birth certificate, PBO, pre birth order, post birth order, expert, attorney, law, legal, court, judge, county, lawyer

How do I know if surrogacy is right for me?

How do I know if surrogacy is right for me?

Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 16, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, country, United States, nationwide, worldwide, states, law, legal, born, birth, pregnancy, pregnant, birth certificate

Do you work with parents from other countries?

Do you work with parents from other countries?

Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 11, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, country, United States, nationwide, worldwide, states, law, legal, born, birth, pregnancy, pregnant, birth certificate

Should I get insurance during open enrollment?

Should I get insurance during open enrollment?

Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 9, 2021Insurance, open enrollment, insurance coverage, medical costs, payment, surrogacy, surrogate, expert, New England, Pacific Northeast, southwest, Colorado, Montana, Texas

Why should I use an agency?

Why should I use an agency?

Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 4, 2021Agency, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, services, mediated, appointments, schedule, mediator, mediate, support, provide, questions, guidance

Does your agency offer counseling?

Does your agency offer counseling?

Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 2, 2021Agency, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, services, mediated, appointments, schedule, mediator, mediate, support, provide, questions, guidance

What services does your agency provide to surrogates?

What services does your agency provide to surrogates?

Ask an expert!Guest UserOctober 28, 2021Agency, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, services, mediated, appointments, schedule, mediator, mediate, support, provide, questions, guidance

What services does your agency provide to intended parents?

What services does your agency provide to intended parents?

Ask an expert!Guest UserOctober 26, 2021Agency, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, services, mediated, appointments, schedule, mediator, mediate, support, provide, questions, guidance

Can I be a surrogate for friends or family?

Can I be a surrogate for friends or family?

Ask an expert!Guest UserOctober 14, 2021Surrogate, surrogacy, family, friend, mom, dad, baby, child, intended parent, father, mother, pregnancy, carry, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate

What do surrogates want to be called? Surrogate mother? Carrier? Gestational surrogate?

What do surrogates want to be called? Surrogate mother? Carrier? Gestational surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserOctober 12, 2021surrogacy, surrogate, cost, pay, finance, mortgage, grants, financial assistance, escrow, base pay, medical costs, fertility clinic costs

How much does surrogacy cost?

How much does surrogacy cost?

Ask an expert!Guest UserOctober 7, 2021surrogacy, surrogate, cost, pay, finance, mortgage, grants, financial assistance, escrow, base pay, medical costs, fertility clinic costs

Do I have to get the flu shot as a surrogate?

Do I have to get the flu shot as a surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserOctober 5, 2021Flu, flu shot, vaccination, immunization, immune system, immunize, doctor, medicine, protect, pregnancy, birth, baby, winter, sick, sickness, fever

Are surrogates paid, and if so, how much?

Are surrogates paid, and if so, how much?

Ask an expert!Guest UserSeptember 30, 2021Surrogates, surrogacy, paid, parent, money, escrow, base pay, benefits, intended parents, check, deposit, pay

Do intended parents have to meet requirements, too?

Do intended parents have to meet requirements, too?

Ask an expert!Guest UserSeptember 28, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, requirements, required, qualifications, qualify, background check, psychological evaluation, psych, consult, therapy, financial, escrow, bloodwork, tests

Is surrogacy legal?

Is surrogacy legal?

Ask an expert!Guest UserSeptember 23, 2021Surrogacy, legal, law, states, countries, surrogate, intended parents, parent, mom, dad, pregnant, pregnancy, child, baby, birth, labor

Vaccines - which ones and why are they important (at least to agree on)?

Vaccines - which ones and why are they important (at least to agree on)?

Ask an expert!Guest UserSeptember 14, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, vaccines, covid, flu, DTAP, measles, mumps, rubella, doctor, injections, medical, medication, medicine, shot, immunization, immune

How does the surrogate become pregnant?

How does the surrogate become pregnant?

Ask an expert!Guest UserSeptember 9, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, gestational surrogacy, pregnant, medication, estrogen, progesterone, injections, suppositories, patches, medicine, doctor, fertility clinic, reproductive endocrinologist

Insurance, what is needed and how is it used?

Insurance, what is needed and how is it used?

Ask an expert!Guest UserSeptember 7, 2021Surrogate, surrogacy, insurance, intended parent, medical, fertility, fertility clinic, fertile, baby, pregnant

What's the different between gestational surrogacy and traditional surrogacy?

What's the different between gestational surrogacy and traditional surrogacy?

Ask an expert!Guest UserSeptember 2, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, Wyoming, law, surrogacy law, court, judge, attorney, lawyer, protect, WY, parenthood, parent, mom, dad, carrier, gestational carrier

What if an embryo splits?

What if an embryo splits?

Ask an expert!Guest UserAugust 31, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, embryo, split embryo, embryo split, split, twins, triplets, singleton, baby, babies, pregnancy, mom, dad, intended parent, mother, father, carrier, gestational carrier