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What’s a good support system, and why is it important for surrogates?

What’s a good support system, and why is it important for surrogates?

The Beginner's Guide to Surrogacy for Gestational Carriers/Surrogates

The Beginner's Guide to Surrogacy for Gestational Carriers/Surrogates

Risks of International Surrogacy

Risks of International Surrogacy

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserNovember 14, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, journey, tips, relax, enjoy, pregnancy, pregnant, help, support, love, give, take it easy

Preparing for a Surrogacy Birth

Preparing for a Surrogacy Birth

Dear Honest SurrogateJennifer WhiteSeptember 5, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC

How Quickly Will I become Pregnant After I Apply

How Quickly Will I become Pregnant After I Apply

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserApril 18, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, process, steps, requirements, legal, background check, psych eval, ID, insurance, matching, pregnancy, carrier, gestational carrier

Surrogacy vs Adoption: Pros and Cons

Surrogacy vs Adoption: Pros and Cons

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserFebruary 7, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, process, steps, requirements, legal, background check, psych eval, ID, insurance, matching, pregnancy, carrier, gestational carrier

I’m interested in becoming a surrogate but I want to better understand who intended parents are. Tell me, who do surrogates help?

I’m interested in becoming a surrogate but I want to better understand who intended parents are. Tell me, who do surrogates help?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserNovember 29, 2022Surrgacy, surrogate, interested, help, medical, requirements, reasons, intended parents, parents, pregnancy, pregnant

How did my kids handle me being a surrogate twice?

How did my kids handle me being a surrogate twice?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserSeptember 20, 2022Surrogate, surrogacy, motivate, pregnancy, family, love, gift, grow, pregnant, intended parents, contracts, compensation, carry, gestational carrier, bright futures families, surrogacy agency, agency

Surrogacy, My Second Time Around

Surrogacy, My Second Time Around

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserJuly 26, 2022Surrogacy, twins, singleton, second journey, baby, babies, dads, parents, intended parents, easy, hard, love, grow, gift, family

Is growing your family through reproductive assistance worth the struggle and expense?

Is growing your family through reproductive assistance worth the struggle and expense?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserJune 21, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, mindful, honest, sassy, scholastic, supportive, grow, family, pregnancy, pregnant, IVF, clinic, reproductive medicine

Recent Surrogacy or Pertaining to Surrogacy Legislation

Recent Surrogacy or Pertaining to Surrogacy Legislation

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserJune 14, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, legislation, laws, judge, states, federal, court, attorneys, legal, illegal, PBO, birth certificate

How Surrogacy Impacted My Relationships

How Surrogacy Impacted My Relationships

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserMay 17, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, relationship, impact, kids, husband, parents, child, children, baby, love, gift, joy, inspiration, positivity

Four Reasons Why Surrogacy is Rewarding

Four Reasons Why Surrogacy is Rewarding

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserApril 12, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, covid, medicine, vaccines, coronavirus, doctor, shot, injection, clinic, staff, nurse, safety, health, care

Meeting Your Intended Parents or Surrogate for the First Time- What to Do

Meeting Your Intended Parents or Surrogate for the First Time- What to Do

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserMarch 1, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, meeting, intended parents, parent, meet, converse, conversation, blind date, do, don’t

How is the Pregnancy from a Surrogacy Different from the Pregnancy of Your Own Child?

How is the Pregnancy from a Surrogacy Different from the Pregnancy of Your Own Child?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserFebruary 22, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, travel, fertility, clinic, fertility clinic, appointment, fly, drive, embryo, storage, intended parent, doctor, nurse, facilitate

Preparing for Birth Checklist, Surrogacy Edition

Preparing for Birth Checklist, Surrogacy Edition

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserJanuary 25, 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 Honest SurrogateGuest UserJanuary 18, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, pregnancy, pregnant, journey, pumping, breastmilk, breastfeeding, bottles, bottle, bottle feed, swelling, fever, mastitis, pain, clean, antibiotic, mental health, delivery, birth

What if I Change my Mind About Termination After I’m Already Pregnant?

What if I Change my Mind About Termination After I’m Already Pregnant?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserNovember 23, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, change, mind, termination, abortion, baby, birth, pregnancy, intended parents, parent, kids, family, change mind

Why the Gestational Carrier and the Intended Parents Pick Their Own Lawyers

Why the Gestational Carrier and the Intended Parents Pick Their Own Lawyers

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserOctober 19, 2021Gestational carrier, lawyer, attorney, judge, contracts, represent, carrier, surrogate, surrogacy, states, courts, intended parents, parent, mom, dad, representation, mediate

Carrying a Baby for 2 Dads

Carrying a Baby for 2 Dads

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserOctober 12, 2021Surrogacy, dad’s, gay, parents, fathers, gay dads, LGBTQ, pride, carry, surrogate, gestational surrogate, intended father, intended dad