Does the baby share DNA with the gestational carrier? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteFebruary 8, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, DNA, intended parents, common misconceptions in surrogacy, surrogacy myths, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions
Why do people choose to be a surrogate multiple times? SurrogatesJanelle DoddFebruary 6, 2024Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, surrogate, intended parent, Intended parents, Intended Parents, surrogacy support, surrogacy resources, intended parent support, intended parents support, intended parent education, surrogacy education, intended parent resources, intended parents resources
Why can't I be a surrogate if I took antidepressants during my previous pregnancies? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteFebruary 6, 2024surrogacy safety, best chances of success, gestational surrogacy, surrogacy 101, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, antidepressants, surrogacy basics, surrogacy agency, surrogate qualifications, surrogacy screeningintended parent safety
Once we have a transfer calendar, are those dates set in stone? What can happen? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteFebruary 1, 2024embryo transfer, transfer calendar, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, surrogacy basics, stick baby stick, surrogacy steps, surrogacy timeline, surrogacy journey
Tell me something you didn't expect to happen while being a surrogate. Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteJanuary 30, 2024surrogacy surprises, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy, best parts of surrogacy, intended parents, surrogacy agency support, unexpected surrogacy surprises
What are typical bed rest guidelines after an embryo transfer? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteJanuary 25, 2024gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy 101, surrogacy restrictions, bed rest, embryo transfer, embryo transfer day, medical restrictions, intended parents, surrogate agency, stick baby stick
Can my spouse or I change jobs while I am a surrogate? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteJanuary 23, 2024gestational surrogacy, gestaional surrogate, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, can I work while a surrogate, surrogate employment, surrogacy basics, steps of surrogacy, changes during surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents
What’s a good support system, and why is it important for surrogates? Dear Supportive SurrogateJanelle DoddJanuary 23, 2024Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, surrogate, intended parent, Intended parents, Intended Parents, surrogacy support, surrogacy resources, intended parent support, intended parents support, intended parent education, surrogacy education, intended parent resources, intended parents resources
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Issues Important Win For Parents Using Assisted Reproduction Above The LawJanelle DoddJanuary 18, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy law, surrogacy legislation, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, gestational surrogacy, traditional surrogacy, intended parents, gestational surrogate, United States, fertility clinic, fertility clinics, United States surrogacy, surrogacy in the United States, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, IVF, in vitro fertilization, genetic, genetic relation, lawsuit, genetically related parents, genetically related child, DNA, frozen embryo, frozen embryos, IVF treatment, counterfeit IVF treatment, adoption, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want To Put A Baby In You podcast, birth certificate, parents on birth certificate, intended parents names on birth certificate, parents names on birth certificate, family law, family attorney, family court, US Supreme Court. United States Supreme Court, Congress, Supreme Court, United States Congress, US Congress, U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, donor, donor-conceived, donor conceived donor conceived person, donor-conceived persons, reproductive law, Michigan, Michigan law, surrogacy in Michigan, parentage law, Michigan parentage law, Michigan legislature, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, Baby M, New Jersey, anti-surrogacy law, anti-surrogacy laws, surrogacy-supportive law, surrogacy supportive laws, criminalization, illegal surrogacy, democracy, Aubrey Gojcaj, Stephanie Jones, ectopic pregnancy, Michigan House of Representatives, Family Protection Act, HB5207-5215, Michigan HB5207-5215, Michigan Family Protection Act, Michigan Fertility Alliance, surrogacy safeguards, surrogacy bill, fertility treatment, Senate, Michigan Senate, Michigan senators, Michigan governor, surrogacy criminilization, criminalization of surrogacy, Omega, insurance, insurance for surrogacy, surrogacy insurance, surrogacy insurance scandal, insurance company, insurance companies, surrogacy journey, insurance for surrogacy journey, insurance premium, insurance premiums, insurance coverage, insurance scandal, PregnancyCare, Omega Family Services, LyfGro Insurance Solutions, Prime Insurance Solutions, DBA, doing business as, company name, company names, business name, business names, business name change, bankrupt, bankruptcy, agency, insurance agency, surrogacy agency, liquidation, Omega Insurance Company SP, Performance Insurance Company SPC, Cayman Islands, joint official liquidators, JOL, State of Oregon, Oregon, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Financial Regulation, Robert Y. Park, Robert Y Park, Robert Park, AXA, State National, Oregon State Law, Lisa Stark Hughes, SEEDS, Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, ART Risk, ART Risk Financial & Insurance Solutions, SurroPlans, Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Court of Appeals, court of appeals, heir, multimillionaire, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, legal dispute, Jordan Schnitzer, philanthropist, Cory Sause, contract, legal contract, agreement, written contract, written agreement, Nudelman, Nudelman agreement, consent, designation of embryos, custody, custody dispute, custodial rights, disposition of embryos, offspring, parallel language, Lehr v. Robertson, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, The Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, AAAA, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, Robin Pope, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Court of Appeals, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Junior v. Glover, genetics, genetic connection, dna, nonbiological parent, Nicole Junior, Chanel Glover, marital assumption, nonbirthing parent, Pennsylvania law, Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, AAML, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorney, Philadelphia Legal Assistance, Philadelphia Family Pride, intent-based parentage, CJ v JH, Judge J. King, Helen Casale, same-sex couple
How long between match and transfer? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteJanuary 18, 2024surrogacy 101, surrogacy steps, gestational surrogacy, how long does surrogacy take, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, screening time, surrogacy timeline, gestational surrogacy timeline, medical screening, legal process of surrogacy
How many people who apply to be surrogates actually get past your screening? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteJanuary 16, 2024surrogacy 101, surrogates, surrogate qualifications, surrogate screening, surrogacy screening, surrogacy agency, surrogate safety, intended parent safety, surrogacy journey, where to start, gestational surrogacy, sirst steps of surrogacy, do I qualify to be a surrogate
Oregon Supreme Court Rules On Messy Multimillionaire Heir, Egg Donor Case Above The LawJanelle DoddJanuary 11, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy law, surrogacy legislation, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, gestational surrogacy, traditional surrogacy, intended parents, gestational surrogate, United States, fertility clinic, fertility clinics, United States surrogacy, surrogacy in the United States, ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, IVF, in vitro fertilization, genetic, genetic relation, lawsuit, genetically related parents, genetically related child, DNA, frozen embryo, frozen embryos, IVF treatment, counterfeit IVF treatment, adoption, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want To Put A Baby In You podcast, birth certificate, parents on birth certificate, intended parents names on birth certificate, parents names on birth certificate, family law, family attorney, family court, US Supreme Court. United States Supreme Court, Congress, Supreme Court, United States Congress, US Congress, U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, donor, donor-conceived, donor conceived donor conceived person, donor-conceived persons, reproductive law, Michigan, Michigan law, surrogacy in Michigan, parentage law, Michigan parentage law, Michigan legislature, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, Baby M, New Jersey, anti-surrogacy law, anti-surrogacy laws, surrogacy-supportive law, surrogacy supportive laws, criminalization, illegal surrogacy, democracy, Aubrey Gojcaj, Stephanie Jones, ectopic pregnancy, Michigan House of Representatives, Family Protection Act, HB5207-5215, Michigan HB5207-5215, Michigan Family Protection Act, Michigan Fertility Alliance, surrogacy safeguards, surrogacy bill, fertility treatment, Senate, Michigan Senate, Michigan senators, Michigan governor, surrogacy criminilization, criminalization of surrogacy, Omega, insurance, insurance for surrogacy, surrogacy insurance, surrogacy insurance scandal, insurance company, insurance companies, surrogacy journey, insurance for surrogacy journey, insurance premium, insurance premiums, insurance coverage, insurance scandal, PregnancyCare, Omega Family Services, LyfGro Insurance Solutions, Prime Insurance Solutions, DBA, doing business as, company name, company names, business name, business names, business name change, bankrupt, bankruptcy, agency, insurance agency, surrogacy agency, liquidation, Omega Insurance Company SP, Performance Insurance Company SPC, Cayman Islands, joint official liquidators, JOL, State of Oregon, Oregon, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Financial Regulation, Robert Y. Park, Robert Y Park, Robert Park, AXA, State National, Oregon State Law, Lisa Stark Hughes, SEEDS, Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, ART Risk, ART Risk Financial & Insurance Solutions, SurroPlans, Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Court of Appeals, court of appeals, heir, multimillionaire, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, legal dispute, Jordan Schnitzer, philanthropist, Cory Sause, contract, legal contract, agreement, written contract, written agreement, Nudelman, Nudelman agreement, consent, designation of embryos, custody, custody dispute, custodial rights, disposition of embryos, offspring, parallel language, Lehr v. Robertson, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, The Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, AAAA, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, Robin Pope
If we don't know anything about surrogacy and how to get the process started, where should we start? Who do we contact? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteJanuary 11, 2024surrogacy agency, surrogacy basics, gestational surrogacy agency, where to start, surrogacy 101, surrogacy for beginners
I feel emotionally drawn to helping someone have a baby, but I don't qualify to become a surrogate. What other ways can I help someone become parents? Industry NewsJanelle DoddJanuary 9, 2024Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, surrogate, intended parent, Intended parents, Intended Parents, surrogacy support, surrogacy resources, intended parent support, intended parents support, intended parent education, surrogacy education, intended parent resources, intended parents resources
Does your agency go to doctors appointments with the surrogate? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteJanuary 9, 2024surrogacy agency, surrogate, surrogacy, medical appointments, doctor appointment, surrogacy companion, intended parents
What is your most memorable moment as a surrogate? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteJanuary 4, 2024surrogacy, surrogates, surrogate memories, fun parts of surrogacy, best parts of surrogacy
What if we have questions as intended parents? Will we scare the GC and possibly end the match? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteJanuary 2, 2024surrogacy, surrogacy expert, surrogacy education, intended parents, fears, surrogacy fears, intended parent education, intended parent fears
Can I share our surrogacy journey on social media? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 28, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Do I have to have health insurance to be a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 26, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
5 Things that Keep Fertility Attorneys Up at Night LGBTQJanelle DoddDecember 26, 2023Surrogacy, tips, cost, fertility clinic, choose, choice, intended parents, surrogates, embryo transfer, success rates, success, stats, CDC, surrogate, intended parent, Intended parents, Intended Parents, surrogacy support, surrogacy resources, intended parent support, intended parents support, intended parent education, surrogacy education, intended parent resources, intended parents resources