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Surrogacy in Connecticut for surrogates and intended parents

When you first begin looking into surrogacy – whether you are a woman who is interested in becoming a surrogate mother or intended parents hoping to grow your family through surrogacy – it can feel a little overwhelming. We're here to help you navigate surrogacy in Connecticut, from the surrogacy process, to how to become a surrogate, how to find a surrogate and much more.

Surrogacy in Connecticut.

Surrogacy in Connecticut.

Gestational surrogacy helps those who are unable to have children become parents. It’s a process that requires medical and legal expertise, as well as a strong support process throughout the journey.

Through IVF, embryos are created in a lab at a fertility clinic. Sometimes the intended parents use their own genetic material. Sometimes, an egg donor is required. At the fertility clinic, 1-2 embryos are implanted into a gestational carrier, who carries the baby(ies) to term.

Gestational carriers have no genetic relationship to the children they deliver.

Connecticut is a surrogacy-friendly state for both gestational carriers and intended parents. Whether you in live in a large city, such as Hartford, New Haven, Stamford or Bridgeport – or any of the smaller towns in between – here's everything you need to know about gestational surrogacy.

What is surrogacy?

Your guide to surrogacy in Connecticut

Become a surrogate in Connecticut

Review surrogate requirements in Connecticut and see how to apply to become a surrogate.

Become a Surrogate in CT

Find a surrogate in Connecticut

Looking for a surrogate in Connecticut? See how to find your perfect surrogate match.

Find a surrogate in CT

Surrogacy Laws in Connecticut

Understand what the surrogacy laws are in the state of Connecticut for surrogates and intended parents.

Surrogacy Laws in CT

Surrogacy & egg donation in Connecticut

Become a Parent in Connecticut

See how to take the first steps in becoming a parent through surrogacy.

Become a parent in CT

Surrogacy process in Connecticut

See how the surrogacy process works at Circle Surrogacy in Connecticut.

Surrogacy Process in CT

Find an egg donor in CT

Our egg donor database is filled with hundreds of bright, young women. Filter your search and find an egg donor near you.

Find an egg donor in CT

What are the surrogacy costs in Connecticut?

Surrogacy costs in Connecticut can vary for each individual journey, and depend on a few factors: whether or not you require an egg donor, your location to your clinic and surrogate (and/or egg donor), and the type of program you choose.

Surrogacy costs can be compartmentalized into four categories:

• Professional Fees
• Gestational Carrier (i.e., surrogate) and Egg Donor Fees
• Medical & Insurance Expenses
• IVF Expenses

Most agencies do not offer fixed costs for any of these cost categories, which can result in surprise fees and financial uncertainty throughout the surrogacy journey. However, Circle Surrogacy fixes the costs for Professional Fees, Gestational Carrier and Egg Donor Fees and Medical & Insurance Expenses.

For intended parents living in Connecticut, Circle Surrogacy offers two exclusive fixed price program options: our Fixed Cost program and our Journey Protection Guarantee program. Both options have fixed costs that do not change during your journey, so you can plan for costs with no surprises.

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How much do surrogate mothers make in Connecticut?

When women apply to become surrogate mothers in Connecticut, they do so because they have the desire to help others experience the joy of parenthood. While there is a monetary incentive to be a surrogate, the indescribable sense of fulfillment our surrogates get from helping intended families bring a child into the world cannot be found doing anything else.

As a surrogate, you have the opportunity to earn between $50,000 and $60,000 in payments and benefits. Surrogate mothers are paid a base fee of between $30,000-$40,000, plus additional compensation and benefits for milestones along their journey.

In Connecticut, surrogate mothers are compensated a base fee of $40,000. Connecticut is a "high-demand state" for surrogates, due to its favorable location to airports and clinics.

Calculate your surrogate pay in Connecticut with our surrogate compensation calculator.

Surrogate payments are made monthly, and surrogate mothers start earning compensation and benefits even before they are pregnant.
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FAQ's


As you consider parenthood, you may have questions along the way. Don't worry. With 25 years of experience, we've helped intended parents navigate surrogacy and their journeys to parenthood, and have answered almost every question out there!
What is the cost of surrogacy?
The cost for gestational surrogacy ranges depending upon the program chosen (we have a variety of programs to choose from) and whether a donor is needed. The ranges include: all agency fees, attorneys’ fees, screening and surrogate fees, and insurance costs. They do not include IVF costs. To find out the costs of our various programs, please click here.
How does the matching process work?

Once we have accepted a surrogate applicant into our program, our matching and legal teams determine possible matching options based on a variety of factors, including: the state she lives in, whether she has insurance, and the matching preferences from both intended parents and surrogates.

We will send the redacted profile of the intended parents (with no identifying information) to the surrogate. If she expresses interest, we will send her profile to the intended parents, similarly leaving out all identifying information. Once the surrogate and the prospective parents express a mutual interest, we will put them in touch by telephone, Skype or email so they can begin to get to know each other.

After communicating with each other, the surrogate and the prospective parents meet in person at their mutual convenience: at the surrogate’s home, the intended parents’ home, or some place in between. If the surrogate has children and/or a partner or spouse, the intended parents meet them as well.

An IVF physician medically screens them after a match is made. If for any reason the surrogate doesn’t pass the medical screening (which is rare), Circle Surrogacy presents a new match free of charge.

What does the legal process involve before and after the birth?
Circle’s legal team coordinates with local attorneys to ensure you are properly matched with a surrogate in a state where you can accomplish the necessary legal work to finalize your parental rights. Once you are matched, we negotiate contracts on your behalf. Your surrogate and your egg donor (if needed) will have independent counsel. Depending on a variety of factors, your surrogacy legal work may include a pre-birth order, a voluntary acknowledgement of paternity, a judgment of paternity, a custody orders, or an adoption.
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