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IVF Medication Tips and Tricks

IVF Medication Tips and Tricks

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserSeptember 14, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, medication, IVF, tips, tricks, injections, shots, needles, suppositories, videos, YouTube, help, ask

What if I miscarry a surrogacy pregnancy?

What if I miscarry a surrogacy pregnancy?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserAugust 17, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, pregnancy, miscarry, loss, fault, mom, dad, baby, child, grief

How Intended Parents can Support Their Surrogate

How Intended Parents can Support Their Surrogate

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserJuly 27, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, third time, second time, first time, 2 time, 1 time, 3 time, multiple, single, twins, singleton, baby, family, child, carry, pregnant, pregnancy, mom, dad, mother, father, parents, intended parents

The Differences Between Surrogacy Pregnancies and Personal Pregnancies

The Differences Between Surrogacy Pregnancies and Personal Pregnancies

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserJune 29, 2021Surrogacy, pregnancy, pregnant, birth, family, baby, different, hospital, home, mom, dad, child, epidural, nurse, doctor, breastfeed, breastmilk, breast pump

What if My Surrogate’s Embryo Transfer Doesn’t Work?

What if My Surrogate’s Embryo Transfer Doesn’t Work?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserApril 27, 2021Surrogacy, embryo, transfer, embryo transfer, egg, sperm, fertility, fail, miscarriage, sticky, pineapple, stick, IVF

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Egg Donor

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Egg Donor

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserMarch 30, 2021Egg donor, egg, donor, freezing eggs, mother, mom, parent, dad, donation, egg donation, gift, baby, pregnant, child, birth, born, family, parents

I Carried 2 Sets of Twins as a Surrogate, Here’s My Story!

I Carried 2 Sets of Twins as a Surrogate, Here’s My Story!

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserMarch 16, 2021Failed, transfer, embryo, embryo transfer, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parent, fault, mistake, medication, doctor

6 Tips for a Smooth Surrogacy Journey

6 Tips for a Smooth Surrogacy Journey

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserDecember 15, 2020Surrogacy, surrogate, IVF, reproductive rights, reproductive technology, IVG, fertility, agency, law, court, fertility clinic

5 Tips on explaining surrogacy to others

5 Tips on explaining surrogacy to others

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserNovember 10, 2020surrogacy, embryos, eggs, sperm, transfer, embryo transfer, surrogate, intended parents, twins, singleton, pregnancy, baby, birth, labor, gestational carrier

How does being a surrogate impact my kids?

How does being a surrogate impact my kids?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserOctober 6, 2020birth, dear surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, relationship

What about after the birth, what type of relationship can be expected?

What about after the birth, what type of relationship can be expected?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserSeptember 8, 2020Surrogacy, IVF, fertility, court, judge, lottery, zip code, Trachman law, Ellen Trachman, employer, attorney, legal, lawyer

What are the medications involved and are there any side effects?

What are the medications involved and are there any side effects?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserJuly 28, 2020Medications, side effects, surrogacy medications, surrogacy, surrogates

Dear Honest Surrogate: Will a Surrogate Carry Donated Eggs?

Dear Honest Surrogate: Will a Surrogate Carry Donated Eggs?

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserJuly 14, 2020LGBTQ, donated eggs, donated embryos, sperm, surrogates, surrogacy

Dear Honest Surrogate: Question about Single Intended Parents

Dear Honest Surrogate: Question about Single Intended Parents

Questions about single intended parents.

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserMay 19, 2020single parent, surrogacy, worried, honest surrogate

Dear Honest Surrogate: Can I become a surrogate even if I’ve never been pregnant?

Dear Honest Surrogate: Can I become a surrogate even if I’ve never been pregnant?

Basic requirements to become a surrogate .

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserApril 7, 2020Surrogacy, Children, Family, Gestational Carrier

Dear Honest Surrogate: Social Media or Not?

Dear Honest Surrogate: Social Media or Not?

Discuses whether to share on social media or not.

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserFebruary 25, 2020Gestational Carrier, Matching, Intended Parents

Dear Honest Surrogate : Their Bun, My Oven

Dear Honest Surrogate : Their Bun, My Oven

Dear Honest Surrogate answers how to respond to “How do you deal with giving up the baby?” as the oven for their bun. As a surrogate you may face other similar questions and we hope this helps you when encountering those uncomfortable questions.

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserJanuary 14, 2020surrogate pregnancy, surrogacy journey, Gestational Surrogate, Intnded Parents

Dear Honest Surrogate answers about worries

Dear Honest Surrogate answers about worries

There is a lot the gestational carrier process and pregnancy. Dear Honest talks about some of those worries, while remembering EVERYTHING is figure-out-able.

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserDecember 3, 2019Gestational Carrier, surrogacy, ready for the journey

Dear Honest Surrogate, Will my kids understand?

Dear Honest Surrogate, Will my kids understand?

Talks about how kids will handle the surrogacy journey.

Dear Honest SurrogateGuest UserOctober 22, 2019Gestational Carrier, surrogacy, ready for the journey, talk to kids about surrogacy

Dear Honest Surrogate, “Love” pregnancy a requirement?

Dear Honest Surrogate, “Love” pregnancy a requirement?

Dear Honest Surrogate answers why you do not need to “love” being pregnant. Being pregnant is not all the process is about and it’s truly about the end goal and helping build another family.

Dear Honest SurrogateAshley OldSeptember 10, 2019surrogate, surrogacy, IntendedParents, pregnancy