In this humorous spot from Family Equality, two fathers are shown putting their adopted son to bed when the little boy asks the classic question, “Where do babies come from?”
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For intended parents: When a gestational surrogate is carrying your baby, one of the most important steps is to ensure that you are legally recognized as the parent(s) by the appropriate court or legal process. You may see this sometimes referred to as “pre-birth order” and “post-birth order,” which refers to the full court process that may be necessary to recognize you as the child’s parents.
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Egg donors can make aspiring couples’ and individuals’ desire to build a family a reality. As with any legal arrangement, all parties in an egg donation arrangement should have a written agreement. Although you may feel that the consent documents you sign with your fertility center are sufficient, keep in mind those are consents to treatment between you or the egg donor and the medical practice — they are not actually a legal agreement between you and the donor.
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Surrogacy is a wonderful, in many ways magical, event. It is also a legal arrangement. The more clearly the specifics, the expectations, and the obligations are spelled-out up front, the less chance there will be disappointments at any point in the journey.
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Following the birth of a baby, virtually every surrogate feels a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. What comes after that? ARTparenting’s relationship with our surrogates does not end in the delivery room. We are with you during every step of your surrogacy journey — before, during, and after.
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We know your superpower is your ability to carry a baby for someone else! We also know that while there are specific requirements that you must meet to become a surrogate, relating to age, financial stability, family support, and other relevant topics, there are other considerations too.
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Your health and your medical history are among the most important criteria for becoming a surrogate. As a starting place, here is a list of issues and conditions and their implications that may impact your eligibility to be a surrogate.
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Valerie Brown and her husband Michael had their first child in 2015, an energetic and deeply loved son named Trevor. In one of life’s cruel pranks, when Trevor turned two, Valerie was diagnosed with breast cancer, following a self-exam and the discovery of a lump
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The first time Gina worked with ARTparenting, everything from the match with the intended parents to the healthy delivery of the couple’s boy-and-girl twins went amazingly smoothly. The entire surrogacy had gone so well the two dads reached out to ARTparenting again to see if Gina would consider helping them add another child to their family —with a second surrogacy.
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We met Sonya through Meryl, and immediately were impressed with her maturity which came through during our first Skype chat with her. It’s daunting to entrust a stranger with carrying your child, and you hope and pray that she will care for the baby as if it were her own.
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From the time Sonya saw Baby Mama as a young teenager, surrogacy was something she knew she wanted to pursue. And she makes no apologies for the fact that it was Hollywood that put the idea in her head and, as she puts it, “really got the ball rolling for me.”
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For gestational surrogates, being open with yourself and with us is critical. Nothing is too personal to share when deciding to carry a baby for someone. We want to make certain you feel comfortable enough to share things with us, openly and honestly.
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Randi Fishman was only 28 when she found out she had breast cancer the first time. After a recurrence, doctors advised her never to get pregnant.
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Alex and Yoni, a gay couple who’ve been together for five years, both work in corporate jobs in California’s Silicon Valley. Israeli by birth, they emigrated to the United States with the specific desire not just to begin a new life, but to become parents.
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"Alex and Yoni are a wonderful, amazing, absolutely awesome couple. We hit it off really well, right from our very first phone conversation," Brittany reports. "We survived the hectic travel craziness, which is fun to talk about, but obviously was really stressful at the time. You really cannot even make up what we went through
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Historically, multiple pregnancies were not uncommon with an IVF cycle. The reason for this was straightforward. Due to the technology involved, in order for IVF to be successful, multiple embryos were often transferred at the same time increasing the chance of at least one embryo implanting and resulting in a successful pregnancy. Today, transferring more than one embryo is not recommended by unless there is a clear medical reason to transfer two. The primary reason for this
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My name is Lindsay and my husband John and I live in Silver Spring, Maryland, just outside Washington, DC. I work for an educational technology company, and John works in on-air content development for nonfiction television. Like many intended parents, we came to ARTparenting because of an infertility issue.
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I tend to be a person who researches everything, and when I first began thinking about being a surrogate, I wanted to know everything about it. I quickly came upon ARTparenting’s website and decided pretty fast that I wanted to work with them. Meryl and Julie are absolutely amazing.
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If you’re among the special group of women who are interested in helping others build their families by serving as a gestational surrogate, you’ll want to make sure you choose the right surrogacy agency or program to partner with. Find out how to ensure the best possible journey for yourself...
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Gina was happy to work with a gay couple, and the fact that they were from Israel she found fascinating. She also liked that the two men were virtually the same ages as Gina and her husband, and had been together exactly the same amount of time.
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