The Match of a Lifetime
One of the most exciting parts of the surrogacy process thus far, matching. Everything about this process was a constant reminder of the reason I chose to become a surrogate. I finally moved past paperwork and was able to move to a step that made this whole process finally seem real. The butterflies I got when we received the profiles of intended parents were intense. I was happy, nervous, and anxious all rolled into one. Let me slow down and explain how the process went for me. I was first sent a draft of my surrogacy profile. This is what the
Pregnancy Month 4
Rolling right into month 4. My belly is growing bigger and bigger and I look much more pregnant and not like I've had one too many tacos for dinner haha. My OB cleared me for regular exercising a few weeks ago which is a HUGE plus for me. I have struggled not feeling like myself these last few months and never realized how much it would affect me coming off of regular routines that had been my lifestyle for YEARS. It's been rough trying to pick back up with working out after the big pause, but I'm hopeful everything, including
Deciding to Become a Surrogate
My name is Jennifer and I’m a 36-year-old, single mom of 2. I have never Blogged before… but I’m going to give it a try. I’m one of those crazy people who enjoyed being pregnant. I felt good my entire pregnancy. Leaving out the few episodes of morning sickness. I liked watching my belly grow and knowing there was a new life growing. My labor was uneventful and I was blessed with 2 vaginal deliveries. I always felt that I would have more children. Life circumstances and a decision with my husband at the time lead us to the decision
First New York Surrogacy Center Baby Arrives
Since my previous birth had been a C-section, my OB highly recommended that this birth be a repeat C-section, which I was fine with. It was scheduled for July 29 at exactly 39 weeks gestation. However, when I went into my final OB appointment on July 25, I was getting slightly elevated blood pressure levels, and we weren’t getting the readings we were looking for on the non-stress test (not enough periods of heartrate acceleration). Nothing was urgent, but my OB decided I should head to the hospital and deliver the next day at the latest! I let the dads
Pregnancy- Month 3
We have officially graduated from our weekly visits with CNY. It's pretty bittersweet to be this far. Once I got to 12 weeks, I was able to stop the daily PIO shots. This could call for an entire celebration alone lol. You get used to the daily shots, but let me tell you... when you are done, YOU are over the moon with joy! We are 13 weeks now and I am seeing my regular OB. My first visit was just to confirm the pregnancy and both parents joined for my 12-week appointment. We thought we would be seeing the
Are you Considering Surrogacy?
Hey there! So are you considering surrogacy? Maybe you have decided to pursue surrogacy but you have no idea what comes next for you. Do not fear, you have made a beautiful decision that is about to embark you on a miraculous journey. I am here to share with you my journey so you can have some personal knowledge and hopefully, it will give you peace of mind and a bit of excitement as you start your own. I was first connected with a surrogacy advocacy group called Surrogacy Is. The advocates in this group were amazing at assisting me
Congrats on Deciding to Become a Surrogate but Now What?
Wow, first of all lets take a moment to celebrate the decision to become a surrogate! This is such a big thing and a point to start celebrating yourself. So first things first, you’ve now made the choice and hopefully all of your research has landed you to a great agency so you can get started. So I’m going to take you along the beginning process I went through with New York Surrogacy Agency. First I had set up a time to speak with Joe who is the main point of contact for surrogates so that I could ask questions
Matching 🖤
I can't find any other word but "giddy" to describe how I felt when I received the first draft of my surrogate profile. It was all becoming so real!! The profile was created using my answers from my initial application to NYSC and contained a photo, basic demographics, my hobbies/interests, a medical history overview, the cost of my monthly (surrogacy friendly!) health insurance premium, a brief social history, surrogacy terms such as transfer attempts and feelings on termination/reduction, and blurbs on why I want to be a surrogate and how I'd describe my ideal Intended Parent(s). It was really important to
Pregnancy: Month 2
Month 2 took an unexpected turn. We learned at our 7 week ultrasound checkup that there was only one heartbeat. Unfortunately, Baby B didn't make it. As devastated as I was to be going through the emotions of this for the very first time, my heart literally broke for both of the parents. This was a loss that my IPs had become far too accustomed to and not at all what I wanted them to experience during our journey together. In a sense, I felt like I had failed them. It shifted my perspective a great deal and made me
The Matching Process
Have you ever had it set in your mind what your perfect match would be like? Well as I was gearing up for journey number 2, I had a lot of boxes to check off of my list for this match. I thought the biggest box on my list was to only match with a same-sex couple. I remember when it came time to view profiles I told Joe, only same-sex. Well, I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and with that being said, the same-sex just wasn’t the one this time. So, after much talking, I
