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LGBTQ Families: Two Embryos or One?
LGBTQ Families: Two Embryos or One?
LGBTQJanelle DoddBright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, surrogacy agency, ivf, in vitro fertilization, fertility, fertility clinic, infertility, ip, ips, gc, gcs, assisted reproductive technology, ART, surrogacy statistics, statistic, statistics, lgbtq, reproductive endocrinologist, embryo, embryos, twins, multiples pregnancy, twin pregnancy, medical professional, multiple embryos, multiple embryo transfer, embryo split, medical risk
Statistics in Surrogacy
Statistics in Surrogacy
Intended ParentsJanelle DoddBright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, becoming a surrogate, become a gestational surrogate, becoming a gestational surrogate, become a gestational carrier, becoming a gestational carrier, surrogacy agency, ivf, in vitro fertilization, fertility, fertility clinic, infertility, ip, ips, gc, gcs, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, assisted reproductive technology, ART, surrogacy statistics, statistic, statistics
5 Things I Learned from Being a Gestational Carrier
5 Things I Learned from Being a Gestational Carrier
SurrogatesAmanda Kinnard-FuchsgruberBright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, becoming a surrogate, become a gestational surrogate, becoming a gestational surrogate, become a gestational carrier, becoming a gestational carrier, independent surrogacy journey, surrogacy agency, surrogate support, support for surrogate, support system, support during pregnancy, support during surrogacy, ivf, in vitro fertilization, uterus, fertility, fertility clinic, infertility, pump, breast milk, pumping breast milk, ip, ips, gc, gcs, maternal fetal medicine doctor, lesson learned, lessons learned, surrogate story, surrogate experience, surrogacy story, surrogacy experience, my surrogacy journey, my surrogacy experience, experienced surrogate
A Day in the Life of a Gestational Carrier/Intake Coordinator and Case Manager
A Day in the Life of a Gestational Carrier/Intake Coordinator and Case Manager
LGBTQJanelle DoddBright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, surrogate requirements, surrogate criteria, surrogate eligibility, first surrogacy journey, second surrogacy journey, third surrogacy journey, multiple surrogacy journeys
Why do people choose to be a surrogate multiple times?
Why do people choose to be a surrogate multiple times?
SurrogatesJanelle DoddBright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, surrogate requirements, surrogate criteria, surrogate eligibility, first surrogacy journey, second surrogacy journey, third surrogacy journey, multiple surrogacy journeys
Nightmare Ruling For Non-Genetically Related Israeli Parents By Surrogacy
Nightmare Ruling For Non-Genetically Related Israeli Parents By Surrogacy
Above The LawJanelle Doddbrightfuturesfamilies, bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, Assisted Reproductive Technology, ART, art attorney, ART Law, ART law, Infertility, fertility, attorney, attorneys, surrogacy attorney, Israel, Israeli surrogacy, Israel Supreme Court, Israeli, parental rights, parentage, parenthood, Parent, parent, parents, parents names on birth certificate, legal parent, legal parents, adopt, adoption, second-parent adoption, Israeli citizen, Israeli citizens, family court, family, family law, Family, Family Law, families, birth certificate, genetics, genetic relation, Victoria Gelfand, surrogacy attorneys, surrogacy law, Surrogacy laws, surrogacy laws, Surrogacy Law
My Relationship with the Baby and Parents After the Birth
My Relationship with the Baby and Parents After the Birth
Intended ParentsGuest UserYou’ve gone through the surrogacy journey from start to finish. Maybe it was a quick journey with little wait time from matching to the embryo transfer, or perhaps it took a while longer to get things moving, thus giving the surrogate more time to get to know the intended parents. So, what happens between the intended parents (IPs) and the gestational carrier (GC) now that the baby has been born? There isn’t a universal answer to this question. That’s the beauty of connecting with people. We are all different, and relationships will fluctuate depending on the circumstances. The topic of the IP/GC relationship will come up during the application and matching process, as well as the psychological evaluation to ensure that everyone involved has the same expectations during the pregnancy and after the birth. When I was a surrogate, I expressed that I was okay with maintaining contact with the intended family to the extent they were comfortable with during and after the pregnancy. I did say that I wanted to be able to explain that I was a surrogate to others and share online if it was okay with them. The IPs agreed that it would be all right if they weren’t identified, and I agreed to respect their privacy. Since my IPs were local to me during the surrogacy journey, the intended mother was able to attend appointments and ultrasounds. We were able to get together a few times while I was pregnant and a few times after the baby was born. We would call and text each other regularly for updates before the baby was born and regularly for a few weeks after the baby was born. Of course, I expected that communication would be less after the birth since they would be busy enjoying their family and caring for their newborn. After the first few months, the texting slowed down a bit. She sends monthly updates and photos of milestones, which are so much fun to receive. With COVID precautions for family members in their household who work in the healthcare industry, we understandably haven’t gotten together very often. They also to another city that is only about ten minutes farther from me than they used to live, but we don’t go there as often as we go to their previous city. The intended mother has mentioned getting together to visit the next time I am in town, and we are excited to make that happen. Of course, it would be wonderful to see all of them again, so hopefully, we can get together soon. They are such good people that I had the honor of helping. Even though we might not see each other in person very often, they will always be important to our family. It's important to remember that the point of a surrogacy journey is to help grow a family. Not all IP/GC relationships will yield lifelong friendships, but many can, and this is definitely something to think about and discuss before agreeing to embark on the journey together. If you gain some lifelong friends as a result of the journey, that’s great, but it shouldn’t necessarily be the goal.  Are you ready to be a surrogate?, Surrogacy, surrogate, agency, intended parent, age, older, parents, elderly, young, grow, family, pregnancy, fertility, infertility