As a gay dad, how can I make sure my new baby gets the benefits of breast milk? LGBTQJanelle DoddMarch 11, 2025bright futures families, growing families, conceiving bright futures, surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, surrogacy journey, surrogacy agency, surrogacy process, gestational surrogate, gestational carrier, IP, GC, pregnant, pregnancy, expecting parents, parents-to-be, parents to be, fertility, infertility, free consult, free consultation, contact us, questions about surrogacy, lgbtq, LGBTQ, newborn, infant, bottle, baby bottle, bottle feeding, bottle-fed, breastfed, breastfeed, breastfeeding, pump, pumping, pumping milk, breast pump, formula, baby formula, fed is best, same sex parents, gay parent, two dads, surrogacy resources, parenting resources
Looking Forward to Baby - 6 Baby Must-Haves Intended ParentsJanelle DoddMarch 4, 2025bright futures families, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, surrogacy journey, surrogacy agency, surrogacy process, gestational surrogate, gestational carrier, IP, GC, pregnant, pregnancy, expecting parents, parents-to-be, parents to be, fertility, infertility, free consult, free consultation, contact us, questions about surrogacy, baby shower, baby gift, baby registry, baby shower gift, new parents, carseat, diaper, diapers, diapering, safety items, baby safety, newborn, infant, newborn safety, baby carrier, baby stroller, cloth diaper, disposable diapers, cloth diapers, cloth diapering, baby crib, bassinet, baby bassinet, play yard, portable crib, portable play yard, sleep safety, safe sleeping, bottle, baby bottle, bottle feeding, bottle-fed, breastfed, breastfeed, breastfeeding, pump, pumping, pumping milk, breast pump
Unusual Things Intended Parents Ask of Surrogates SurrogatesJanelle DoddFebruary 25, 2025bright futures families, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogates, gestational carrier, gestational carriers, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate requirements, surrogacy requirements, gestational carrier agreement, legal contract, ivf, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, wait time, surrogacy journey, surrogacy process, pregnant, pregnancy, surrogacy guidelines, surrogate guidelines, relationship with surrogate, relationship with intended parents, relationship with gestational carrier, IP and GC relationship, relationship with IPs, relationship with GC, free consult, free consultation, schedule today, contact us, become a surrogate, apply now, requests, IP request, intended parent request, unusual request, unusual request by IPs, unusual request by intended parents, lifestyle choices, agency support, home environment, dietary restrictions, dietary preferences, dietary requests
How do surrogates get pregnant? Industry NewsJanelle DoddFebruary 18, 2025bright futures families, growing families, conceiving bright futures, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices, become a surrogate, surrogate requirements, match list, surrogate eligibility, surrogate criteria, surrogate qualifications, surrogate screening, screening for surrogate, medical clearance, psychological screening, medical screening, background check, gestational carrier, pregnant, pregnancy, surrogacy pregnancy, surrogate pregnancy, ivf, in vitro fertilization, embryo, embryo transfer, infertility, fertility, ivf clinic, egg, sperm, donor, gamete, traditional surrogacy, egg retrieval
Managing a Relationship with IPs in Another State SurrogatesJanelle DoddJanuary 28, 2025bright futures families, growing families, ask a surrogacy expert, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogates, gestational carrier, gestational carriers, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate requirements, surrogacy requirements, gestational carrier agreement, legal contract, ivf, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, wait time, surrogacy journey, surrogacy process, pregnant, pregnancy, surrogacy guidelines, surrogate guidelines, relationship with surrogate, relationship with intended parents, relationship with gestational carrier, IP and GC relationship, relationship with IPs, relationship with GC, free consult, free consultation, schedule today, contact us, become a surrogate, apply now, communication, technology, boundaries, medical decisions, agency, surrogacy agency, legal, legal considerations, cultural sensitivity, flexibility, patience
Someone offered to be your surrogate. How do you tell them no? LGBTQJanelle DoddJanuary 14, 2025bright futures families, growing families, ask a surrogacy expert, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogates, gestational carrier, gestational carriers, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate requirements, surrogacy requirements, gestational carrier agreement, legal contract, ivf, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, wait time, surrogacy journey, surrogacy process, pregnant, pregnancy, surrogacy guidelines, surrogate guidelines, relationship with surrogate, relationship with intended parents, relationship with gestational carrier, IP and GC relationship, relationship with IPs, relationship with GC, free consult, free consultation, schedule today, contact us
Maintaining a Good Relationship With Intended Parents While Serving as a Gestational Carrier SurrogatesJanelle DoddDecember 31, 2024Surrogacy, surrogate, journey, tips, relax, enjoy, pregnancy, pregnant, help, support, love, give, take it easy, intended parents, IP, IPs, surrogates, Gestational Surrogate, Gestational carrier, gestaional surrogate, Gestational Surrogacy, gestational carrier, good relationship, IP GC relationship, relationship with intended parents, relationship with gestational carrier, relationship with surrogate, relationship between surrogate and intended parents, communication, communicate, boundaries, respect, trust, trusting surrogate, updates, milestones, Milestones for Surrogacy Pregnancy, supportive, professionalism, Surrgacy Journey, surrogacy journey, surrogacy agency, birth plan, post-birth plan, mediation, celebrate, intake form, apply now, apply today, become a surrogate, become a gestational carrier, become a gestational surrogate, changing lives, growing families, conceiving children with the help of science, conceiving bright futures, bright futures families
Deciding between adoption and surrogacy Deciding between adoption and surrogacy Read More LGBTQJanelle DoddAugust 20, 2024bright futures families, Bright Futures Families, adoption, surrogacy, growing families, growing families through surrogacy, surrogacy process, medical qualification, medical clearance, medical care, medically healthy, genetics, embryo donor, egg donor, sperm donor, donor sperm, donor egg, donor embryo, Gestational Surrogate, Gestational carrier, Gestational Surrogacy, birth mother, birth parent, screening, surrogacy screening, screening process, surrogate screening, surrogate psych screening, screening requirements, prenatal care, pregnancy, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy matching, matching process, legal agreement, legal contract, open adoption, limited contact adoption, intended parents, intended parent, surrogate, surrogates, relationship with gestational carrier, relationship with surrogate, Relationship with International IPs, Relationship with Gestational Carrier, relationship with intended parents, relationship between surrogate and intended parents, surrogacy cost, cost of surrogacy, surrogate compensation, compensation for surrogacy, adoption cost, cost of adoption, adoption arrangement, family law, family attorney, tax credit, federal tax credit, legal process, legal process of surrogacy, consultation, free consultation
A Glossary of Terms for a Surrogacy Journey SurrogatesJanelle DoddMay 28, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, podcast, surrogacy podcast, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want to Put a Baby in You podcast, Ellen Trachman, Jennifer White, Jenn White, cohost, cohosts, Venus Rising, Venus Rising podcast, donor conceived, IVF, in vitro fertilization, IUI, intrauterine insemination, egg retrieval, Stop. Sit. Surrogate., Stop. Sit. Surrogate. podcast, The Fertility Podcast, Fertility Cafe, fertility podcast, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinologists, embryo donation, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donor, egg donor, sperm donor, All About Fertility Podcast, fertility journey, artificial insemination, iTunes, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Patreon, podcast host, podcast hosts, birth control pills, birth control, oral contraceptive, beta test, pregnancy test, hcg, hcg level, donor egg, donor eggs, embryo transfer, estradiol, frozen embryo transfer, frozen embryo, FET, intended father, intended mother, miscarriage, OB, obstetrician, progesterone, pre-birth order, PBO, pregnant, pregnancy, PIO, progesterone in oil, subchorionic hemorrhage, subcutaneous injection, IVF medication, ultrasound, vaginal birth after c-section, VBAC
What’s a good support system, and why is it important for surrogates? The Sassy SurrogateJanelle DoddJanuary 23, 2024Surrogacy, surrogate, journey, tips, relax, enjoy, pregnancy, pregnant, help, support, love, give, take it easy
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, surrogate, journey, tips, relax, enjoy, pregnancy, pregnant, help, support, love, give, take it easy
5 Things that Keep Fertility Attorneys Up at Night LGBTQJanelle DoddDecember 26, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, journey, tips, relax, enjoy, pregnancy, pregnant, help, support, love, give, take it easy
Is it okay to surprise my IPs with bump pics? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 19, 2023Surrogate, risks, health, medical, doctors, medicine, side effects, uterus, ovaries, surrogacy, family, pregnancy, grow, fertilely, fertile
The Beginner's Guide to Surrogacy for Gestational Carriers/Surrogates Surrogates, The Sassy SurrogateJanelle DoddNovember 28, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, journey, tips, relax, enjoy, pregnancy, pregnant, help, support, love, give, take it easy
What's the current situation with clinics and COVID-19 vaccination? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddNovember 23, 2023Surrogate, risks, health, medical, doctors, medicine, side effects, uterus, ovaries, surrogacy, family, pregnancy, grow, fertilely, fertile
Risks of International Surrogacy The Sassy SurrogateGuest UserNovember 14, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, journey, tips, relax, enjoy, pregnancy, pregnant, help, support, love, give, take it easy
The Beginner's Guide to Surrogacy for Intended Parents Intended ParentsJanelle DoddOctober 31, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, journey, tips, relax, enjoy, pregnancy, pregnant, help, support, love, give, take it easy
What if the intended parents haven’t arrived when it’s time for the surrogate to go home? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddOctober 31, 2023Surrogate, risks, health, medical, doctors, medicine, side effects, uterus, ovaries, surrogacy, family, pregnancy, grow, fertilely, fertile
7 Ways to Be a Good Gestational Carrier for a Surrogacy Journey SurrogatesJanelle DoddOctober 17, 2023Surrogacy, surrogate, journey, tips, relax, enjoy, pregnancy, pregnant, help, support, love, give, take it easy
What do you wish you knew about the process and what you would change about your journey if you could go back? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddOctober 5, 2023Surrogate, risks, health, medical, doctors, medicine, side effects, uterus, ovaries, surrogacy, family, pregnancy, grow, fertilely, fertile