When intended parents are exploring the possibility of surrogacy, and before they embark on a surrogacy journey, we get a lot of questions about how parents and surrogates are matched. We also get many questions about how healthy, happy parent and surrogate relationships are built and maintained during and after surrogacy. Establishing a relationship with […]
Category: Surrogacy – For Intended Parents
Building a Relationship With Your Surrogate: Tips for Intended Parents
Surrogacy Overview: Thinking About Surrogacy?
If you’re ready to grow your family and you’re considering surrogacy, it’s important to understand what is surrogacy and how it can help you have a baby. This overview provides insight into what you should consider and what to expect when thinking about surrogacy. Gestational surrogacy is the process by which a gestational carrier (or […]
Surrogacy Terminology Glossary
If you are thinking about surrogacy or have already started a journey, you’ve probably heard a lot of the surrogacy terminology. Often times, these are terms that you’ve never heard before or have heard conflicting definitions for. We wanted to clear that up! Below is the Surrogacy Terminology Glossary to help you feel more prepared […]
5 Questions to Ask When Becoming a Parent Through Surrogacy
Our team in Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, and New York, often talks to people who have considered pursuing an independent surrogacy without the help of an agency. Many intended parents realize that, in the end, pursuing surrogacy without the experience and assistance of experts can be a real headache and sometimes cost more […]
The Surrogacy Process for Intended Parents
The surrogacy process can seem daunting from the beginning, given all the legal, medical, financial, logistical, and emotional components. At Circle Surrogacy, you will have a team to guide you through these details and orchestrate the various elements of becoming a parent through surrogacy. Concerned about the average cost of surrogacy? Our consultation team is […]
Is It a Good Time to Do Surrogacy?
If you’re considering growing your family through surrogacy, you may have started searching for a surrogacy agency, starting to compare agency costs, programs, locations, and offerings. But even before you research surrogacy agencies, whether they’re in California, Boston, or beyond, you should first consider a more important question: “Is this a good time for me […]
5 Questions To Ask an Agency About the Cost of Surrogate Process
Intended parents interested in growing their families through surrogacy will often ask us, “How much does surrogacy cost?” The cost of a surrogate can vary depending on the intended parents’ needs (surrogate only or surrogate plus egg donor). Asking the right questions will help intended parents determine how much their surrogacy will cost and help […]
How Much Does Surrogate Process Cost With a Friend?
Surrogacy is an emotional and intimate family-building process. It’s no surprise that intended parents (IPs) will have family members or friends offer to be their gestational surrogate. When IPs choose to have someone close to them be their surrogate, they should still follow the surrogacy process, including having a legal contract. Using a friend or […]
Infertility, IVF, and Using Donor Eggs
When you’re trying to get pregnant and start your family, and it’s taking longer than you had hoped, you can feel frustrated, disappointed and angry. Why does pregnancy come so easily to others? How many more Instagram posts of baby announcements do you need to see? If you’re having challenges conceiving naturally, you may have […]
Why Do People Choose Gestational Surrogacy?
Gestational surrogacy helps those who are unable to have children on their own grow their families. For those who choose surrogacy, their reasons are diverse. We’ll explore some of those reasons in this post and look at why gestational surrogacy is often preferred over other methods. First, though, let’s look at what’s involved in the […]