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An Overview of the Surrogacy Process from the Intended Parent Perspective

An Overview of the Surrogacy Process from the Intended Parent Perspective

Intended ParentsJanelle DoddApril 29, 2025bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, intended parent free consult, parental leave, maternity leave, maternity leave for surrogate, maternity leave for intended parents, parental leave for intended parents, parental leave for surrogacy, maternity leave for surrogacy, pregnancy leave, legal protection, surrogacy law, reproductive law, IP, IPs, surrogacy blog, surrogacy process, parenthood, research, legal professionals, independent journey, independent match, matching process, surrogate medical clearance, surrogate eligibility, surrogate requirements, surrogacy requirements, medical evaluation, medical workup, psychological evaluation, psychological consultation, psych eval, psych consult, legal agreement, compensation, agency fees, surrogacy fees, surrogacy costs, surrogacy expenses, fertility treatments, pregnancy, pregnancy care, medical care, emotional support, communication, post-birth support, adjustment, surrogacy experience, surrogacy FAQ, frequently asked questions, free consultation, contact us, reach out

Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How It Applies to Surrogates and Intended Parents

Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How It Applies to Surrogates and Intended Parents

Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How it applies to surrogates and IPs

How to support a surrogate pregnancy

How to support a GC pregnancy

LGBTQJanelle DoddDecember 10, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, intended parent free consult, surrogate matching, match meeting, match process, matching with surrogate, matching with gestational carrier, matching with intended parent, matching with intended parents, support for surrogate, IP GC relationship, relationship with surrogate, relationship with intended parents, relationship with GC, relationship with IPs, gift for surrogate, surrogate gift, gestational carrier gift, GC gift, gestational surrogate gift, communication

What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

Intended ParentsJanelle DoddNovember 26, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, intended parent free consult, surrogate matching, match meeting, match process, matching with surrogate, matching with gestational carrier, matching with intended parent, matching with intended parents, resources for parents, advocate, advocacy, third party, surrogacy compensation, base fee, base compensation, compensation for surrogate, compensation for surrogates time, surrogacy agreement, gestational carrier agreement, financing surrogacy, benefits package

How to use your agency as your advocate

How can your agency advocate for you?

What Intended Parents Need to Know About Insurance for Surrogacy

What Intended Parents Need to Know About Insurance for Surrogacy

Intended ParentsJanelle DoddOctober 29, 2024bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, growing families through surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, gestational carrier, Gestational Surrogate, GC, IP, intended parent, surrogacy insurance, insurance for surrogacy, insurance for surrogacy journey, insurance for surrogates, heatlh insurance for surrogate, health insurance for surrogates, surrogacy process, surrogacy journey, surrogacy faq, questions about surrogacy, insurance policy, insurance premium, insurance companies, insurance company, insurance premiums, insurance policies, insurance deductible, coinsurance, out-of-pocket, cost of surrogacy, assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive services, assisted reproductive technology, ART, ART Risk, ART Risk Financial & Insurance Solutions, ART Risk Financial and Insurance Solutions, art risk, ART professionals, ART Risk Insurance Solutions, matching process, exchange policy, ACA, ACA policy, affordable care act, ObamaCare, ObamaCare policy, free consult, free consultation, intended parent free consult, surrogacy agency

Inducing Lactation

How can a doula help me? Doesn't only the gestational carrier (GC) need one?

How can a doula help me? Doesn't only the gestational carrier (GC) need one?

Intended ParentsJanelle DoddOctober 1, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, intended parent free consult, surrogate matching, match meeting, match process, matching with surrogate, matching with gestational carrier, matching with intended parent, matching with intended parents, doula, doulas, doula for intended parents, apply now, labor and delivery, support during pregnancy, support during labor, support during delivery, support for IPs, support for intended parents, postpartum support, postpartum transition, resources for parents

Variations in Gestational Carrier Agreements

Variations in Gestational Carrier Agreements

Industry NewsJanelle DoddSeptember 3, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, embryo, fertility clinic, embryo transfer, surrogacy agency support, agency support, independent surrogacy journey, surrogacy compensation, surrogacy escrow, escrow for surrogacy, attorney, ART professionals, concierge services, intended parent free consult, legal phase, legal process, legal agreement, gestational carrier agreement, assisted reproductive technology attorney, ART attorney, agency policy, clinic policy, clinic requirements, surrogate matching, match meeting, match process, matching with surrogate, matching with gestational carrier, matching with intended parent, matching with intended parents

Pros and Cons of Self-Matching

Amanda talks about the pros and cons of matching yourself or using an agency to help!

Intended ParentsJanelle DoddAugust 6, 2024bright futures families, brightfuturesfamilies, surrogacy agency, agency support, agency screening, matching agency, small surrogacy agency, surrogacy matching program, surrogacy match process, surrogacy matching, surrogacy match, Matching, match meeting, matching preference, Match meeting, matching preferences, match with intended parents, matching, MatchingEntity, self matching surrogacy, self matching in surrogacy, surrogate matching, surrogacy matching list, surrogate match, surrogacy matching time, surrogate match process, surrogate match meeting, LGBT Surrogate Matching, surrogacy independent match, surrogacy process, process, independent, independent surrogacy journey, independent surrogacy, surrogacy agency fee, support system, supporting community, surrogate support, surrogate support system, support network, ART, assisted reproduction, art attorney, ART professional, Escrow, surrogacy escrow, escrow for surrogacy, insurance, insurance for surrogacy journey, insurance for surrogates, insurance for surrogacy, heatlh insurance for surrogate, health insurance for surrogates, Gestational Surrogate, gestational surrogacy in colorado, Gestational carrier, Gestational Surrogacy, gestaional surrogate, Gestational Carrier Contract, gestational carrier, Gestational Carrier, gestational surrogacy agency, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogacy agreement, self matching, become a surrogate

Looking Back: My 3 Surrogacy Journeys, 2 Sets of Parents, and How I Feel Now

Looking Back: My 3 Surrogacy Journeys, 2 Sets of Parents, and How I Feel Now

Callie chats about her three very different journeys

The difference between egg donation and gestational surrogacy

The difference between egg donation and gestational surrogacy

My partner and I both want to have a genetic relationship to our children - any advice?

My partner and I both want to have a genetic relationship to our children - any advice?

LGBTQJanelle DoddJune 25, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, schedule, third party, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, independent surrogacy journey, concierge, concierge services, free consultation, consult, surrogacy process, LGBTQ, same sex parenting, genetic relation, embryo, genetic parent, genetic child, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, genetic connection, fertility doctor, fertility clinic, RE, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinology, ASRM, ASRM guidelines, embryo transfer, double embryo transfer, twin pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, multiples pregnancy, singleton pregnancy, NICU, embryo splitting, fetus, multiple fetuses

Keeping Up With IVF Legal Developments (Summer 2024 Edition)

Keeping Up With IVF Legal Developments (Summer 2024 Edition)

Above the LawJanelle DoddJune 21, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, fertility clinic, Dobbs, Texas, Alabama, Alabama Supreme Court, wrongful death, cryopreservation, IVF clinic, embryo dispute, Supreme Court of Texas, fertility treatment, Texas Human Life Protection Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas legislature, ASRM, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Texas Right to Life Act, personhood, Texas Supreme Court, IVF, in vitro fertilization, The Right to IVF Act, The Access to Family Building Act, The Veteran Families Health Services Act, The Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act, The Family Building FEHB Fairness Act, The Cruz Bill, The IVF Protection Act, the Social Security Act, Medicaid, RESOLVE, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, attorney, Colorado, Washington, federal legislature, federal legislation, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, FEHB, FEHB Program, IVF bill, Senator Susan Collins, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Antoun, Antoun v Antoun, Massachusetts, parentage, parentage law, H.4672, GLAD

Someone offered to be your surrogate, how do you tell them no?

Someone offered to be your surrogate, how do you tell them no?

Congress Goes Big On IVF

Above the LawJanelle DoddJune 6, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, fertility clinic, Dobbs, Texas, Alabama, unborn life, sanctity of life, Alabama Supreme Court, unborn child, unborn children, wrongful death, cryopreservation, blanket immunity, IVF clinic, embryo dispute, Supreme Court of Texas, fertility treatment, Texas Human Life Protection Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas legislature, ASRM, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Texas Right to Life Act, viability, viable pregnancy, personhood, Texas Supreme Court, emergency legislation, abortion, abortion statute, IVF, in vitro fertilization, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Patty Booker, The Right to IVF Act, The Access to Family Building Act, The Veteran Families Health Services Act, The Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act, The Family Building FEHB Fairness Act, The Cruz Bill, The IVF Protection Act, the Social Security Act, Medicaid, RESOLVE, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, Judith Hoechst, attorney, Colorado, Washington, federal legislature, federal legislation

A Glossary of Terms for a Surrogacy Journey

A Glossary of Terms for a Surrogacy Journey

SurrogatesJanelle DoddMay 28, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, surrogate, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, podcast, surrogacy podcast, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want to Put a Baby in You podcast, Ellen Trachman, Jennifer White, Jenn White, cohost, cohosts, Venus Rising, Venus Rising podcast, donor conceived, IVF, in vitro fertilization, IUI, intrauterine insemination, egg retrieval, Stop. Sit. Surrogate., Stop. Sit. Surrogate. podcast, The Fertility Podcast, Fertility Cafe, fertility podcast, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinologists, embryo donation, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donor, egg donor, sperm donor, All About Fertility Podcast, fertility journey, artificial insemination, iTunes, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Patreon, podcast host, podcast hosts, birth control pills, birth control, oral contraceptive, beta test, pregnancy test, hcg, hcg level, donor egg, donor eggs, embryo transfer, estradiol, frozen embryo transfer, frozen embryo, FET, intended father, intended mother, miscarriage, OB, obstetrician, progesterone, pre-birth order, PBO, pregnant, pregnancy, PIO, progesterone in oil, subchorionic hemorrhage, subcutaneous injection, IVF medication, ultrasound, vaginal birth after c-section, VBAC

Will Texas Follow Alabama’s Rocky Path For IVF And Embryos?

Will Texas Follow Alabama’s Rocky Path For IVF And Embryos?

Above the LawJanelle DoddMay 23, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, fertility clinic, Dobbs, Texas, Alabama, unborn life, sanctity of life, Alabama Supreme Court, unborn child, unborn children, wrongful death, cryopreservation, blanket immunity, IVF clinic, embryo dispute, Supreme Court of Texas, Antoun v. Antoun, fertility treatment, Texas Human Life Protection Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, fertilization, embryonic stages, fetal stages, development, appellate court, performance of abortion, Roman v. Roman, Justice Kerr, Texas legislature, ASRM, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Texas Right to Life Act, viability, viable pregnancy, personhood, Texas Supreme Court

Learn About Surrogacy Through Podcasts

Industry NewsJanelle DoddMay 14, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, surrogacy journey, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult, podcast, surrogacy podcast, IWTPABIY, I Want to Put a Baby in You, I Want to Put a Baby in You podcast, Ellen Trachman, Jennifer White, Jenn White, cohost, cohosts, Venus Rising, Venus Rising podcast, donor conceived, IVF, in vitro fertilization, IUI, intrauterine insemination, egg retrieval, Stop. Sit. Surrogate., Stop. Sit. Surrogate. podcast, The Fertility Podcast, Fertility Cafe, fertility podcast, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive endocrinologists, embryo donation, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donor, egg donor, sperm donor, All About Fertility Podcast, fertility journey, artificial insemination, iTunes, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Patreon, podcast host, podcast hosts

How Expensive Will Colorado Sperm Be, Come 2025?

How Expensive Will Colorado Sperm Be, Come 2025?

Above the LawJanelle DoddMay 9, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, donate embryo, embryo donation, egg donor, gamete donor, sperm donor, embryo donor, egg donation, gamete donation, sperm donation, attorney, Colorado, Colorado governor, Governor Jared Polis, CDPHE, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Wild West, DNA test, U.S. Donor Conceived Council, Colorado State Board of Health, ethical surrogacy, ethical gamete donation, known donor, unknown donor, anonymous donor, donor anonymity, donor regulation, gamete regulation, surrogacy agency, surrogacy agencies, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogacy legislation, sperm bank, matching agency, fertility clinic, Nathalie Gamble