Surrogates Update:
Recent births, pregnancies and cycles... 
Sara, with twins Haley & Mary
In the news:
Listen to Chari, a Circle surrogate, on the WBZ radio show
Kendra's Surrogacy Journey: a photo journal slide show
Arizona surrogate mother gives the gift of life to a Belgian couple
Jen: my experience as an egg donor for an international gay couple.
Susan: carrying twins for a Swedish gay couple.
Jennifer: being a surrogate mother for an Israeli gay couple.
Media turns to Circle for 'Baby Mama' reality check; Also: what we do to avoid such comic disasters...
Circle's response to Newsweek's article, and subsequent media coverage of surrogates and military wives.
A surrogate mother's visit diary: connecting with international intended parents in Israel
Minette tells all: a video about surrogacy from the perspective of a Circle Surrogacy carrier!
WGBH features Circle Surrogacy couple, surrogate and president in television report.
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Dear Prospective Surrogate / Egg Donor,
Hello, and welcome!
Or perhaps we should say congratulations! You are taking the first steps in a journey that may be among the most profound experiences in your lifetime. Being an egg donor or a surrogate mother is the greatest gift you can give to a childless couple, and one for which you will be remembered as a valuable member of that family for generations to come.
Circle Surrogacy was founded in 1995 by John Weltman, father of two children by surrogacy, and has on its staff several people who have children by surrogates or have been surrogate mothers themselves. At Circle Surrogacy, every step of your surrogacy journey, from your first questions through the fertility process, pregnancy, delivery and two months post-delivery, will be carefully guided and coordinated by experienced and caring people who want you to remember this as one of the
best times of your life.
NEW: Surrogate Support
Circle also has an affiliate community and a program dedicated to the emotional, psychological and relational aspects of surrogacy. In affiliation with Circle Surrogacy, Surrogate Support provides a variety of services to enhance the experience of surrogacy, helping to make it as stress free and joyful as possible. Among the features of this program are:
 An online journal / blog following the journey of Matt and Brett, a couple from the UK, and their American surrogate Norma, as they move through the stages of surrogacy toward parenthood.
A community forum accessible by registration only to Circle's carriers
Periodic conference calls with Circle's surrogates nationwide (soon also available as a podcast)
Website resources
Feel free to take a look around the site, including the new articles and personal stories about the surrogacy expeience. Allow us also to recommend in particular the pages about the screening and matching process, our detailed answers
to frequently (and not-so-frequently) asked questions you or your partner may have, the surrogates
update page (with recent
births, pregnancies and cycles), and the interview with John below. When you are ready, we hope that like many of us before, you will decide to take the next step and fill out the surrogate /donor inquiry form (also note that we now have a great new interactive onlin application process for egg donors!).
Cheers,
Rachel, Bridget, Barbara, Nancy, Jennifer, Katherine and Minette.
Circle's surrogate support team
Featured surrogate stories and birth diaries:
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Laura
Surrogate featured in 2005 New York Times article gives birth to twins...
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Minette
Texan Surrogate defies conventions and carries twins for a gay dad returning from Afghanistan...
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Chari
A birth diary of a young woman helping an older couple become parents after years of disappointment.
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A poem written by a surrogate mother to her intended parents
"Was not so long ago, we were existing in our lives unconnected,
Until last fall, when an event in my life changed and we met so unexpected.
You needed a miracle from God and Im so honored, he chose me,
To carry your child, your love, your lifes dreams you see..."
read the entire poem...
"At
Circle Surrogacy we make sure surrogate mothers have a positive experience, and that
they are cherished and respected for their role"
An interview with John Weltman, Circle
Surrogacy's president
John had his own two children through traditional
surrogacy, in a process that started 16 years ago (June of 1991). His
family still maintains a wonderful relationship with the surrogate mother of
both of his kids, and John explained that this experience has greatly affected
his outlook and attitude towards surrogacy. One of Circle Surrogacy's core
beliefs, said John, is that "you cannot have a surrogacy agency without admiring
the phenomenal women who are doing this". When talking to prospective
parents, John wants to make sure they do not think of this as "somebody
just delivering a baby to my door step... it is important that the surrogates
are cherished and respected for their role and feel good about what they are doing."
read the entire interview...
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 NEW: Circle Surrogacy now has a channel
on YouTube! Check it out for an archive of surrogacy related videos, and links to similar content on other channels. If you have any clips to suggest please contact us and we will be happy to include them or link directly to your channel.
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