SURROGACY PROCESS

Becoming a surrogate is a life-changing decision and can be extremely satisfying, but it’s not without challenges. Surrogacy requires that you engage with another family for a year or more while undergoing medical and psychological evaluations and procedures, carry out all the challenges related to pregnancy and childbirth, and have a baby that is not yours. But many women accept these challenges and believe that the positive aspects far outweigh the negative ones.

Being a surrogate not only gives you the unique opportunity to give an incredible and selfless gift to another person or couple, but also gives you a life-changing financial benefits and can create lasting and meaningful relationships between you and the family you helped create.

It’s important to learn about the risks and benefits of surrogacy and make sure you are ready to fully commit to the process.

Fertilization and embryo transfer process

The future mother or egg donor will receive medication to help her develop eggs and undergo an egg retrieval procedure. Then, the oocytes are fertilized in the laboratory to create an embryo, which will be transferred to the surrogate. The surrogate will undergo fertility treatments before embryo transfer and during pregnancy.

Once a healthy pregnancy is confirmed and the baby’s heartbeat is heard, the surrogate will begin receiving payments for basic compensation and monthly allowance. Will also begin receiving prenatal care, which will continue throughout the pregnancy.

To increase the chances of a successful embryo transfer, you will be prescribed fertility medications before the transfer, in addition to performing ultrasound and testing estradiol and progesterone. When the time comes, the embryos of the parents will be placed in their uterus for implantation.

The transfer procedure is relatively fast and painless. You may have to stay in the fertility clinic for a few hours after the procedure, and you should rest for a few days afterwards.

Approximately 10 days later you should be tested and confirm the pregnancy. You will continue to visit the fertility clinic to have regular blood tests and ultrasounds to track the progress of pregnancy. When a heartbeat is heard on the ultrasound (usually about six weeks after the successful embryo transfer), you will begin receiving payments.

From there, your pregnancy will not be so different from any other pregnancy, although you may have more frequent check-ups to ensure the baby’s health, and you will share your pregnancy process with future parents.

The new baby is born

After the long surrogacy process, the birth of the baby is a life-changing event for both the pregnant mother and the future parents.

After the baby is born and the surrogate is discharged from the hospital, the new family and the surrogate can return home, the parents with their new baby and the surrogate with the satisfaction of giving the selfless gift of parenthood to someone who couldn’t do it on his own.