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Why do we screen medical records, do an interview and psych before matching? Ask an expert!Guest UserJune 10, 2021Surrogacy, pregnancy, pregnant, birth, family, baby, different, hospital, home, mom, dad, child, epidural, nurse, doctor, breastfeed, breastmilk, breast pump
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If someone isn't qualified to be a surrogate, what else can they do to participate in the process? Ask an expert!Guest UserJune 3, 2021Surrogate, qualified, qualifications, surrogacy, intended parents, parents, IP, requirements
How is a surrogacy birth treated in the hospital? Ask an expert!Guest UserJune 1, 2021Surrogacy, birth, hospital, home, intended parents, parents, surrogate, woman, labor, delivery
Whose choice is it to transfer more than one embryo? Ask an expert!Guest UserMay 27, 2021Surrogacy, together, legal, court, judge, lawyer, law, attorney, world, gay, straight, lesbian, transfer, embryo, one, two, twins, singleton, intended parents, surrogate
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How is COVID-19 affecting intended parents? Ask an expert!Guest UserMay 20, 2021Covid 19, covid, coronavirus, corona, surrogacy, intended parents, surrogates, fertility, fertility clinic, protocol, affect, sick, delay
What is a realistic timeline for the clearance process as a gestational carrier? Ask an expert!Guest UserMay 11, 2021Timeline, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, time, year, months, realistic, process, surrogacy process, expert
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Does the surrogate ever want to back out and keep the baby? Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 27, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, keep, baby, give, gift, psychological evaluation, psych, eval, background check, interview, state of mind, parent, mom, dad, intended parents
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I’m pregnant as a Gestational Carrier, what can I take for a cold? Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 13, 2021Surrogacy, cold, sick, winter, health, medicine, congested, pregnant, surrogate, doctor, ask, feel better, not well
When the baby is born does the surrogate breastfeed at all or is the baby bottle fed after birth? Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 8, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, pregnancy, pregnant, Omega, insurance, liquidator, picture, intended parents, medical bills, medicine, bills, pay, payment
What do intended parents usually look for in a surrogate? Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 6, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, intended parent, qualities, qualify, responsibility, trust, health, questions
Why can’t I be on Medicaid and be a gestational carrier? Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 1, 2021Surrogacy, gestational carrier, surrogate, gestational surrogate, mom, mother, breastfeed, pumping, lactation, lactating, carrier