How much do surrogates get paid? That is one of the first questions that both potential Intended Parents and potential Surrogates want to know. AND, why is there so much difference in compensation? To break it down, several factors go into determining how much surrogates get paid in compensation. Location, insurance, previous experience, multiples, travel […]
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Surrogate Support: What does it really mean?
Everyone seems to talk about Surrogate Support, but what does it really mean and what sort of support do Surrogates desire? Not only during the Journey but before and after. Surrogate Focus Groups We were curious about this too. So we had a series of focus groups with prior surrogates from our agency and others […]
Hysterectomy – When One Door Closes
I recently joined a hysterectomy Facebook group…I was two weeks post-op myself and was interested in connecting with others as the healing process began. Being in my mid-forties, this procedure is not unheard of, and for many it is a welcome relief. But by doing so, I stumbled across a number of posts that […]
What It Takes to Be a Gestational Surrogate
I have the opportunity to weekly interview a number of awesome women who are interested in being gestational surrogates. Some are stay-at-home moms, some are nurses, some are in school, some home-school. Yet there is a common thread amongst all of them – the strong desire to help others. I do see other commonalities – […]
Tragedy in Nepal: Surrogate Evacuations
The news just keeps getting worse coming out of Nepal: the death toll has topped 4000 and the number is expected to rise in the coming days. And, from the comfort of my office, with several computer screens open, my smart phone next to the keyboard, and Top 40 playing on the radio, it’s hard […]
I am 1 in 8
You’d never know by looking at me. I am tall, slender, active, intelligent. I volunteer, go to church, attend the opera, and can dig in the dirt like nobody’s business. I use to make babies for a living. And you’d never know by looking at me that I was 1 in 8. You’d never […]
