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Pros and Cons of Self-Matching

Intended ParentsJanelle DoddApril 1, 2025bright futures families, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, surrogacy journey, surrogacy agency, surrogacy process, gestational surrogate, gestational carrier, surrogacy cost, cost estimate, cost of surrogacy, surrogacy timeline, money, expense, escrow, escrow account, escrow for surrogacy, fees, legal fees, attorney fees, ART attorney, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, IP, GC, gestational carrier compensation, clinic cost, agency cost, allowance, medical bill, ivf, IVF, in vitro fertilization, fertility clinic, infertility, mental health, psychological support, approximate timeline, insurance, surrogacy insurance, surrogate insurance, insurance for surrogate, insurance for surrogacy journey, surrogate stories, free consult, free consultation, contact us, risks of surrogacy, faq, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy agency fee, surrogacy agencies, surrogate reimbursement, surrogate reimbursements, self-matching, self matched, self-matched, self matching, surrogacy blog, gestational surrogacy, surrogate requirements, surrogacy requirements, concierge services, match with surrogate, match with intended parents, match with GC, match with IPs, surrogacy matching, match meeting, pros and cons, pros, cons, cost, surrogacy concierge, concierge, independent journey, independent match, independent surrogacy journey, surrogacy independent match, conflict, paperwork, attorney, assisted reproductive technology attorney, independent representation, legal agreement, legal contract, legal considerations, legal representation, potential surrogate

Concierge Surrogacy Services for LGBTQ Families

Concierge Surrogacy Services for LGBTQ Families

Intended ParentsJanelle DoddFebruary 11, 2025bright futures families, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, surrogacy journey, surrogacy agency, surrogacy process, gestational surrogate, gestational carrier, surrogacy cost, cost estimate, cost of surrogacy, surrogacy timeline, money, expense, escrow, escrow account, escrow for surrogacy, fees, legal fees, attorney fees, ART attorney, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, IP, GC, gestational carrier compensation, clinic cost, agency cost, allowance, medical bill, ivf, IVF, in vitro fertilization, fertility clinic, infertility, mental health, psychological support, approximate timeline, insurance, surrogacy insurance, surrogate insurance, insurance for surrogate, insurance for surrogacy journey, surrogate stories, free consult, free consultation, contact us, risks of surrogacy, faq, questions about surrogacy, FAQ, surrogacy faq, concierge, surrogacy concierge, concierge services, matching, matching with intended parent, matching agency, matching process, matching with surrogate, matching with IPs, matching with gestational carrier, matching preferences, matching with intended parents, self-matching, self matching, match meeting, surrogacy matching, surrogate matching, match process, self-matched, self matched, surrogate match meeting, intended parent free consult, LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQ intended parents, independent journey, independent surrogacy journey, independent match, surrogacy independent match

Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How It Applies to Surrogates and Intended Parents

Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How It Applies to Surrogates and Intended Parents

Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How it applies to surrogates and IPs

How to support a surrogate pregnancy

How to support a GC pregnancy

LGBTQGuest UserDecember 10, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, intended parent free consult, surrogate matching, match meeting, match process, matching with surrogate, matching with gestational carrier, matching with intended parent, matching with intended parents, support for surrogate, IP GC relationship, relationship with surrogate, relationship with intended parents, relationship with GC, relationship with IPs, gift for surrogate, surrogate gift, gestational carrier gift, GC gift, gestational surrogate gift, communication

What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

Intended ParentsJennifer WhiteNovember 26, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, intended parent free consult, surrogate matching, match meeting, match process, matching with surrogate, matching with gestational carrier, matching with intended parent, matching with intended parents, resources for parents, advocate, advocacy, third party, surrogacy compensation, base fee, base compensation, compensation for surrogate, compensation for surrogates time, surrogacy agreement, gestational carrier agreement, financing surrogacy, benefits package

How to use your agency as your advocate

How can your agency advocate for you?

Inducing Lactation

inducing lactation

How can a doula help me? Doesn't only the gestational carrier (GC) need one?

How can a doula help me? Doesn't only the gestational carrier (GC) need one?

Intended ParentsJanelle DoddOctober 1, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, intended parent free consult, surrogate matching, match meeting, match process, matching with surrogate, matching with gestational carrier, matching with intended parent, matching with intended parents, doula, doulas, doula for intended parents, apply now, labor and delivery, support during pregnancy, support during labor, support during delivery, support for IPs, support for intended parents, postpartum support, postpartum transition, resources for parents

Variations in Gestational Carrier Agreements

Variations in Gestational Carrier Agreements

Variations in surrogacy agreements

Industry NewsGuest UserSeptember 3, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, surrogacy compensation, surrogacy escrow, escrow for surrogacy, attorney, ART professionals, concierge services, intended parent free consult, legal phase, legal process, legal agreement, gestational carrier agreement, assisted reproductive technology attorney, ART attorney, agency policy, clinic policy, clinic requirements, surrogate matching, match meeting, match process, matching with surrogate, matching with gestational carrier, matching with intended parent, matching with intended parents

Pros and Cons of Self-Matching

Amanda talks about the pros and cons of matching yourself or using an agency to help!

My partner and I both want to have a genetic relationship to our children - any advice?

My partner and I both want to have a genetic relationship to our children - any advice?

My partner and I both want to have a genetic relationship to our children - any advice?

LGBTQAmanda Kinnard-FuchsgruberJune 25, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, schedule, third party, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, independent surrogacy journey, concierge, concierge services, free consultation, consult, surrogacy process, LGBTQ, same sex parenting, genetic relation, embryo, genetic parent, genetic child, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, genetic connection, fertility doctor, fertility clinic, RE, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinology, ASRM, ASRM guidelines, embryo transfer, double embryo transfer, twin pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, multiples pregnancy, singleton pregnancy, NICU, embryo splitting, fetus, multiple fetuses

Someone offered to be your surrogate, how do you tell them no?

Someone offered to be your surrogate, how do you tell them no?

How do you tell your friend no when they offer such a great gift?

Is The Surrogacy Broker Really The Bad Guy?

Is The Surrogacy Broker Really The Bad Guy?

Above the LawJanelle DoddApril 25, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, donate embryo, embryo donation, egg donor, gamete donor, sperm donor, embryo donor, egg donation, gamete donation, sperm donation, attorney, Michigan, Michigan surrogacy law, Michigan Family Protection Act, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, surrogacy broker, surrogacy agency, surrogacy agencies, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogacy legislation, surrogacy in Michigan, Virginia HB110, West Virginia Bill SB 575, surrogacy broker prohibition, Colleen Quinn, Bright Futures Families, Amanda Kinnard-Fuchsgruber, Jennifer White, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, surrogacy journey, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, independent surrogacy journey, illegal surrogacy, decriminalization

5 Things I Learned from Being a Gestational Carrier

5 Things I Learned from Being a Gestational Carrier

Amanda walks us through 5 things she learned from being a gestational carrier.