As a surrogate, you’re responsible for carrying a healthy and happy baby for the next nine months. One of the best things you can do to ensure a healthy baby is to take proper care of yourself. While some things about surrogate health are obvious, like avoiding dangerous substances, there are other things you’ll want […]
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Tips on How to Be a Healthy Pregnancy Surrogate
Surrogacy is a great way to help a couple start their family while earning some extra money to pay off student loans, start a retirement fund, or earn the down payment for your first home. Most women wanting to be a surrogate are in their 20s and early 30s. Surrogates provide a valuable service for couples […]
Surrogate Health: What Happens After Birth and Postpartum?
After completing your pregnancy as a surrogate for you Intended Parents, you will need to allow some time to readjust. Your body underwent a wide range of changes, physically, mentally, and hormonally. After returning home, it is important to follow a postpartum health and fitness plan. This plan should help you regain your strength and […]
Steps Surrogates Take Before Pregnancy
A couple has decided on gestational surrogacy to conceive a child but, for the surrogate, there are several steps to go through before starting a pregnancy. As a surrogate mother, you must first decide you’re up for the commitment. You may experience the innate desire to help others have a child, who may be unable […]
Trying to Conceive Over Age 35? Here’s What You Need to Know
There are many reasons why women wait until after age 35 to begin building their family. Reaching personal milestones, including the ability to provide a secure, stable, loving environment for their family may rank high on that list. However, for women over 35 there may physical challenges which stand in the way of this personal […]
How to Explain to Your Children They Were Carried by a Surrogate
As a parent, you’re well aware of how detail-oriented children will be. Children whose family looks a bit different from others may start to question how they came to be. As they start to get older, children become well aware that two dads or a single mom don’t fit the standard equation. If your […]
