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After the birth, will I, as a surrogate, have a hard time giving the baby to the intended parents?
After the birth, will I, as a surrogate, have a hard time giving the baby to the intended parents?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogacy 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?
After the birth, can I, as a surrogate, stay in contact with the intended parents and the baby?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogacy 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
Variations in Gestational Carrier Agreements
Variations in Gestational Carrier Agreements

Variations in surrogacy agreements

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Is the surrogate the biological mother of the child?
Is the surrogate the biological mother of the child?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogacy 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 if the intended parents haven’t arrived when it’s time for the surrogate to go home?
What if the intended parents haven’t arrived when it’s time for the surrogate to go home?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogacy surprises, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy journey, intended parents, surrogacy agency support, unexpected surrogacy surprises, pregnancy complication, complication during birth, support system, navigating surrogacy, gestational carrier agreement, surrogate birth, intended parents at birth, legal contract, surrogacy arrangement, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
How does pumping breast milk work after a surrogate birth?
How does pumping breast milk work after a surrogate birth?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogate breastfeeding, breastmilk, surrogate pumping, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, qualifications to be a surrogate, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, surrogacy clearance, surrogate safety, surrogacy basics, gestational carrier agreement, inducing lactation, inducing lactation without pregnancy, intended parent, gestational carrier, surrogacy arrangement, shipping breastmilk, pumping breastmilk, breast pump, surrogacy compensation, compensation for time, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Deciding between adoption and surrogacy
Deciding between adoption and surrogacy

Deciding between adoption and surrogacy

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Can I have pets as a surrogate?
Can I have pets as a surrogate?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogacy 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
Pros and Cons of Self-Matching
Pros and Cons of Self-Matching

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

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Intended ParentsAmanda Kinnard-Fuchsgruberbright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, 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, self matching, self-matching, self matched, self-matched, surrogacy compensation, surrogacy escrow, escrow for surrogacy, attorney, ART professionals, reproductive endocrinologist, concierge services, surrogate intake form, intended parent free consult, third party
Do the parents tell the child they were born from a surrogate?
Do the parents tell the child they were born from a surrogate?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogacy 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
Looking Back: My 3 Surrogacy Journeys, 2 Sets of Parents, and How I Feel Now
Looking Back: My 3 Surrogacy Journeys, 2 Sets of Parents, and How I Feel Now

Callie chats about her three very different journeys

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Do I breastfeed the baby after the birth?
Do I breastfeed the baby after the birth?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogate breastfeeding, breastmilk, surrogate pumping, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, qualifications to be a surrogate, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, surrogacy clearance, surrogate safety, surrogacy basics, gestational carrier agreement, inducing lactation, inducing lactation without pregnancy, intended parent, gestational carrier, surrogacy arrangement, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
How do I explain surrogacy to others?
How do I explain surrogacy to others?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogacy 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?
Whose name is on the birth certificate of a child born from a surrogate?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogacy 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
The difference between egg donation and gestational surrogacy
The difference between egg donation and gestational surrogacy

The difference between egg donation and gestational surrogacy

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Industry NewsAlaina Schaferbright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, genetic relation, embryo, genetic parent, genetic child, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, genetic connection, fertility doctor, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, double embryo transfer, ovarian stimulation, hormone injections, egg production, egg retrieval
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?

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Keeping Up With IVF Legal Developments (Summer 2024 Edition)
Keeping Up With IVF Legal Developments (Summer 2024 Edition)
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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?

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Intended ParentsJennifer Whitebright 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
Congress Goes Big On IVF
Congress Goes Big On IVF
Above the LawJanelle Doddbright 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, fertility clinic, Dobbs, Texas, Alabama, unborn life, sanctity of life, Alabama Supreme Court, unborn child, unborn children, wrongful death, cryopreservation, blanket immunity, IVF clinic, embryo dispute, Supreme Court of Texas, fertility treatment, Texas Human Life Protection Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas legislature, ASRM, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Texas Right to Life Act, viability, viable pregnancy, personhood, Texas Supreme Court, emergency legislation, abortion, abortion statute, IVF, in vitro fertilization, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Patty Booker, The Right to IVF Act, The Access to Family Building Act, The Veteran Families Health Services Act, The Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act, The Family Building FEHB Fairness Act, The Cruz Bill, The IVF Protection Act, the Social Security Act, Medicaid, RESOLVE, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, Judith Hoechst, attorney, Colorado, Washington, federal legislature, federal legislation
Will Texas Follow Alabama’s Rocky Path For IVF And Embryos?
Will Texas Follow Alabama’s Rocky Path For IVF And Embryos?
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