What if our surrogate doesn't become pregnant? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 5, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, explain surrogacy to friends and family, explain surrogacy to children, surrogacy explained, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, donor conceived, donor conceived person, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
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? Read More 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
I co-parent with my ex-husband. Does this count as raising my own child for surrogacy purposes? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddNovember 14, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, explain surrogacy to friends and family, explain surrogacy to children, surrogacy explained, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, donor conceived, donor conceived person, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Why can't I leave my state in the third trimester of my surrogacy pregnancy? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddOctober 29, 2024gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, can I travel while a surrogate, travel during pregnancy, surrogacy friendly state, gestational carrier agreement, legal contract, surrogate travel, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy basics, healthy surrogate, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogate lifestyle, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
After the birth, will I, as a surrogate, have a hard time giving the baby to the intended parents? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddSeptember 24, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, surrogacy explained, advanced babysitter, extreme babysitter, psychological screening, after the birth, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
After the birth, can I, as a surrogate, stay in contact with the intended parents and the baby? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddSeptember 12, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, explain surrogacy to children, surrogacy explained, relationship with intended parents, relationship with surrogate, after surrogacy journey, after the birth, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Is the surrogate the biological mother of the child? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddSeptember 3, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, explain surrogacy to friends and family, explain surrogacy to children, surrogacy explained, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, donor conceived, donor conceived person, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Can I have pets as a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddAugust 20, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, gestational carrier agreement, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, pets during surrogacy, can surrogates have pets, pets and pregnancy, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Do the parents tell the child they were born from a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddAugust 1, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, explain surrogacy to friends and family, explain surrogacy to children, surrogacy explained, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, donor conceived, donor conceived person, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
How do I explain surrogacy to others? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 18, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, explaining surrogacy, explain surrogacy to friends and family, explain surrogacy to children, surrogacy explained, legal parents, legal contract, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Whose name is on the birth certificate of a child born from a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 11, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, PBO, prebirth order, prebirth parentage order, legal parents, legal contract, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families