What is the surrogacy agency fee for, and what am I paying for? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteApril 11, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy agency fee, surrogate compensation, surrogacy expenses, escrow for surrogacy, affording surrogacy
How do you choose who the case manager is during a surrogacy journey? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteApril 9, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
How many people do we work with during this process at the surrogacy agency? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddApril 4, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Do surrogates and intended parents stay in contact after the birth? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddMarch 28, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preference, relationship with intended parents, relationship with surrogate, relationship with gestational carrier, surrogacy agreement, stay in touch, do surrogates and intended parents stay in touch, postpartum, after surrogacy journey, after surrogate pregnancy, after the surrogate birth
What does my case manager do? Industry NewsJanelle DoddMarch 19, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, case manager, case management, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, day in the life, surrogacy journey, schedule, third party, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult
What if we need re-matched? How does that work? Ask an expertJennifer WhiteMarch 14, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questios about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices
Do surrogates get to choose the parents they help? Ask an expertJennifer WhiteMarch 12, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questios about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices
Do surrogates and intended parents know each other beforehand? Ask an expertJennifer WhiteFebruary 15, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questios about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting
What’s a good support system, and why is it important for surrogates? Dear Honest SurrogateJanelle DoddJanuary 23, 2024Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education
I feel emotionally drawn to helping someone have a baby, but I don't qualify to become a surrogate. What other ways can I help someone become parents? Industry NewsJanelle DoddJanuary 9, 2024Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education
Can I share our surrogacy journey on social media? Ask an expertJanelle DoddDecember 28, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
5 Things that Keep Fertility Attorneys Up at Night LGBTQJanelle DoddDecember 26, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education
Do you send out 1099s to your surrogates? Ask an expertJanelle DoddDecember 14, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
How did you explain to your kids that you were going to be a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 12, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Can I apply to be a gestational carrier if I am currently breastfeeding my child? Ask an expertJanelle DoddDecember 5, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
The Beginner's Guide to Surrogacy for Gestational Carriers/Surrogates Surrogates, Dear Honest SurrogateJanelle DoddNovember 28, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, intended parent, intended parent support, ip, ips, ip support, intended parent resources, surrogacy education
Insurance - what is needed and how is it used? Ask an expertJanelle DoddNovember 21, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
How do you address rude comments when you are a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddNovember 16, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Why should I use an agency for a surrogacy journey? Ask an expertJanelle DoddNovember 14, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Is the surrogate the biological mother of the child? Ask an expertJanelle DoddNovember 13, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey