By Karoline Gore, guest blogger Gestational diabetes—a type of diabetes that’s diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy—affects up to 10% of pregnancies in the United States every year, according to data from the CDC. It’s thought to be caused by hormonal changes during pregnancy that results in insulin resistance. Women with a history of gestational diabetes […]
Surrogacy And Gestational Diabetes: How To Have A Healthy Pregnancy
Infertility During the Holidays
Oh, the holidays. A time to get together with family and friends, celebrate all that you’re thankful for, and reflect on the year that has passed and the one coming up. And for those planning a family, how exciting is it to be able to announce to everyone that there is one more thing to […]
How to Choose an Agency for Egg Donation
Women considering egg donation in California, New York, or elsewhere in the U.S. have multiple options, and it can be a bit confusing to choose who to work with as an egg donor. For many potential egg donors, the decision comes down to trusting an agency that has the experience and reputation for providing support […]
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 […]
Surrogate Milk Donations Help Babies Without Access to Parent’s Milk
This post was written by Raechel Hackney of Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast in partnership with Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation. Circle Surrogacy serves surrogates, egg donors, and intended parents across the globe from its surrogacy agency offices in Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, and NYC. Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast was founded in 2006 with […]
New Surrogate Program with Guaranteed Pay & Support
If you’re considering applying to become a surrogate – also called a gestational carrier or gestational surrogate – you have many agency choices available to you. While most agencies will follow the same clinic and ASRM guidelines for the criteria for women to qualify to become surrogate mothers, what is offered to their gestational carriers […]
Circle Surrogates on Delivery and Postpartum
In honor of this fall’s Experienced Carrier Week celebrations, we reached out to our incredible surrogates to learn more about their experiences. We had a chance to connect with over a dozen Circle surrogate mothers from Boston and New York to the San Francisco Bay Area and everywhere in between who delivered babies in 2020. […]
The History of Surrogacy—And its Future
Surrogacy’s history can really be divided into 2 eras: the time before the Baby M case and everything that’s occurred since that groundbreaking legal ruling. Understanding the history of surrogacy can also provide us a glimpse of its future as support grows for making it legal to pay gestational surrogates in all states. Modern surrogacy […]
Hormones from Pregnancy Through Postpartum: What to Expect as a Surrogate and How to Make the Transition Smoother
Written by Jane Sagui, Pollie CEO & co-founder We know that hormones are important when it comes to pregnancy, but do you know how? Female reproductive hormones perform a delicate dance from pre-pregnancy through postpartum to conceive, grow, and deliver a healthy baby, as well as readjust your body to a balanced point after birth. […]
Ten Steps of the Surrogacy Process: A Blog for Intended Parents
Building your family through surrogacy is a monumental decision and journey. It’s a big step and can feel a little overwhelming. Want a clearer picture of what the parenthood through surrogacy process entails? As a Boston surrogacy agency with offices in NYC and San Francisco that serve intended parents around the world, we’ve compiled a list […]