The Screening Process: What it takes to get cleared to be a surrogate Surrogate screening process Read More SurrogatesJanelle DoddSeptember 17, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, 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, single intended parent, become a surrogate, surrogate requirements, match list, unmarried surrogate, surrogate eligibility, surrogate criteria, surrogate qualifications, do I qualify as a surrogate, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogate screening, screening for surrogate, medical clearance, psychological screening, medical screening, background check, gestational carrier
Looking Back: My 3 Surrogacy Journeys, 2 Sets of Parents, and How I Feel Now Callie chats about her three very different journeys Read More The Sassy SurrogateJanelle DoddJuly 23, 2024bright 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 Industry NewsJanelle DoddJuly 9, 2024bright 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? LGBTQJanelle DoddJune 25, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, schedule, third party, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, independent surrogacy journey, concierge, concierge services, free consultation, consult, surrogacy process, LGBTQ, same sex parenting, genetic relation, embryo, genetic parent, genetic child, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, genetic connection, fertility doctor, fertility clinic, RE, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinology, ASRM, ASRM guidelines, embryo transfer, double embryo transfer, twin pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, multiples pregnancy, singleton pregnancy, NICU, embryo splitting, fetus, multiple fetuses
Someone offered to be your surrogate, how do you tell them no? Intended ParentsJanelle DoddJune 11, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, schedule, third party, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, independent surrogacy journey, concierge, concierge services, free consultation, consult, surrogacy process
What does my case manager do? Industry NewsJanelle DoddMarch 19, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, case manager, case management, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, day in the life, surrogacy journey, schedule, third party, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult
Denmark Passes New Pro-Surrogacy Regulations Above the LawJanelle DoddFebruary 15, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, Denmark, Danish government, surrogacy-supportive, parentage, compensated surrogacy, surrogacy for compensation, surrogate compensation, altruism, altruistic surrogacy, noncompensated, noncompensated surrogacy, Europe, European, same-sex intended parents, Colorado, United States, surrogacy-friendly, IWTPABIY, I Want To Put A Baby In You, podcast, human rights, birth certificate, parental rights, European Court of Human Rights, K.K. and Others v. Denmark, Ukraine, Ukranian law, Danish Supreme Court, ECHR, parent-child relationship, nongenetic parent, age of surrogate, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, guardianship
Why do people choose to be a surrogate multiple times? SurrogatesJanelle DoddFebruary 6, 2024BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, brightfuturesfamilies, Bright Futures Families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate gestational surrogacy, intended parents, parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, surrogate requirements, surrogate criteria, surrogate eligibility, first surrogacy journey, second surrogacy journey, third surrogacy journey, multiple surrogacy journeys
Idaho Passes Protective Surrogacy Law Above the LawJanelle DoddJune 15, 2023BrightFuturesFamilies, bright futures families, brightfuturesfamilies, Bright Futures Families, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, Idaho, Idaho surrogacy, Idaho HB264, Idaho House Bill 264, The Gestational Agreements Act, Idaho Gestational Agreements Act, Monica Cockerille, adoption, In Vitro Fertilization, IVF, volunteer, volunteerism, surrogate, gestational surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy law, surrogacy legislation, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, reproductive material, donor reproductive material, donor gametes, embryo donation, genetic relation, nongenetic, nongenetic parent, nongenetic parents, nongenetic child, nongenetic intended parent, nongenetically related child, nongenetically related parent, non-genetically related parents, Gestational Surrogacy, traditional surrogacy, intended parent, intended parents, foreign intended parents, International Intended Parents, surrogate qualifications, medical qualification, intended parent qualifications, Michigan, Michigan law, Michigan Surrogacy Law, Michigan surrogacy law, michigan
Ask Jennifer! Do I have to be in a relationship or can I be single when acting as a surrogate? Ask an expert!Lexi DoigMarch 5, 2018become a surrogate in colorado, gestational carrier colorado, ask jennifer, surrogate requirements
Ask Jennifer! Do I have to travel a lot to be a surrogate? Ask an expert!Lexi DoigJanuary 29, 2018travel and surrogacy, ask jennifer, colorado surrogacy, surrogate requirements
What Happens When A Surrogate Unknowingly Gets Pregnant With Her Own Child At The Same Time She Is Pregnant With Someone Else's Child? That. Just. Happened. Above the LawGuest UserNovember 2, 2017ART Law, Surrogacy Laws, surrogate requirements
Ask Jennifer! I meet all qualifications except one - I don’t have and don’t want children. Is that a deal breaker and why? Ask an expert!Lexi DoigAugust 19, 2017ask jennifer, become a surrogate mother, surrogate requirements, Colorado Surrogacy
Dear Sassy Surrogate The Sassy SurrogateJennifer WhiteMay 10, 2017Sassy Surrogate, Breastfeeding, Pumping breastmilk, independent surrogacy, intended parents, FAQ About Surrogacy, Surrogate Information, surrogate requirements
Ask Jennifer! Is it required that I have had a previous pregnancy before I become a surrogate? Ask an expert!Lexi DoigMay 3, 2017surrogate requirements, surrogacy 101, ask jennifer, colorado surrogacy
Ask Jennifer! Why is it important to wait until your family is complete to be a surrogate? Ask an expert!Lexi DoigApril 21, 2017surrogacy 101, colorado surrogacy, surrogate requirements
You Can Still Be a Surrogate, Even If . . . SurrogatesJennifer WhiteApril 4, 2017surrogate requirements, become a surrogate mother, insurance coverage for surrogates, surrogate medical history