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As a gay dad, how can I make sure my new baby gets the benefits of breast milk?
As a gay dad, how can I make sure my new baby gets the benefits of breast milk?
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Looking Forward to Baby - 6 Baby Must-Haves
Looking Forward to Baby - 6 Baby Must-Haves
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How do surrogates get pregnant?
How do surrogates get pregnant?
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Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How It Applies to Surrogates and Intended Parents
Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How It Applies to Surrogates and Intended Parents

Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How it applies to surrogates and IPs

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How to support a surrogate pregnancy
How to support a surrogate pregnancy

How to support a GC pregnancy 

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What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?
What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

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How to use your agency as your advocate
How to use your agency as your advocate

How can your agency advocate for you?

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SurrogatesJanelle Doddbright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, intended parent free consult, surrogate matching, match meeting, match process, matching with surrogate, matching with gestational carrier, matching with intended parent, matching with intended parents, resources for parents, advocate, advocacy, third party
Inducing Lactation
Inducing Lactation
LGBTQJanelle Doddbright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, intended parent free consult, surrogate matching, match meeting, match process, matching with surrogate, matching with gestational carrier, matching with intended parent, matching with intended parents, resources for parents, breastfeeding, breastmilk, breast milk, lactation, inducing lactation, hormone
How can a doula help me? Doesn't only the gestational carrier (GC) need one?
How can a doula help me? Doesn't only the gestational carrier (GC) need one?
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Variations in Gestational Carrier Agreements
Variations in Gestational Carrier Agreements
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Looking Back: My 3 Surrogacy Journeys, 2 Sets of Parents, and How I Feel Now
Looking Back: My 3 Surrogacy Journeys, 2 Sets of Parents, and How I Feel Now

Callie chats about her three very different journeys

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The Sassy SurrogateJanelle Doddbright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, double embryo transfer, hormone injections, same sex parents, sibling journey, LGBTQ intended parents, experienced surrogate, three time surrogate, surrogacy agency support, agency support
The difference between egg donation and gestational surrogacy
The difference between egg donation and gestational surrogacy
Industry NewsJanelle Doddbright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, genetic relation, embryo, genetic parent, genetic child, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, genetic connection, fertility doctor, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, double embryo transfer, ovarian stimulation, hormone injections, egg production, egg retrieval
My partner and I both want to have a genetic relationship to our children - any advice?
My partner and I both want to have a genetic relationship to our children - any advice?
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Keeping Up With IVF Legal Developments (Summer 2024 Edition)
Keeping Up With IVF Legal Developments (Summer 2024 Edition)
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Someone offered to be your surrogate, how do you tell them no?
Someone offered to be your surrogate, how do you tell them no?
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