What happens if my surrogate is in breach of contract? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddAugust 19, 2025surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, surrogacy explained, advanced babysitter, extreme babysitter, psychological screening, after the birth, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
After the birth, can I stay in contact with the intended parents and the baby? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddAugust 12, 2025gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy journey, surrogacy choices, surrogacy, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy questions, is surrogacy right for me, why become a surrogate, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, ask an expert
What if the intended parents haven’t arrived when it’s time for the surrogate to go home? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 31, 2025intended parents, embryo, embryos, number of embryos, pgs tested embryos, pgs testing, chances of pregnancy, pregnant, surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, embryo transfer, surrogate matching, surrogacy agency, surrogacy basics, surrogacy 101, surrogacy question, ask a surrogacy expert, ethical surrogacy, bright futures families, growing families, conceiving bright futures
Do your surrogates use their own eggs? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 29, 2025surrogacy qualifications, surrogacy 101, do I qualify as a surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate, ethical surrogacy, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, medical screening in surrogacy, surrogacy medications, surrogacy process, surrogacy basics, can I become a surrogate, surrogate criteria, surrogate eligibility, tubal ligation, tubes tied, medical procedure, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Do we meet our surrogate's partner or spouse? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 24, 2025surrogacy surprises, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy, best parts of surrogacy, intended parents, surrogacy agency support, unexpected surrogacy surprises, pregnancy complication, complication during birth, support system, navigating surrogacy, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, abstain, abstinence, surrogate partner
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What if we don't get along during the pregnancy? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 17, 2025surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices, choosing a surrogate, selecting a surrogate, choosing intended parents, selecting intended parents, matching with IPs, matching with surrogate, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Do I get to choose the intended parents I work with? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 15, 2025intended parents, embryo, embryos, number of embryos, pgs tested embryos, pgs testing, chances of pregnancy, pregnant, surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, embryo transfer, surrogate matching, surrogacy agency, surrogacy basics, surrogacy 101, surrogacy question, ask a surrogacy expert, ethical surrogacy, bright futures families, growing families, conceiving bright futures
Do intended parents pick a surrogate or does the surrogate pick the intended parents? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 10, 2025surrogacy surprises, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy, best parts of surrogacy, intended parents, surrogacy agency support, unexpected surrogacy surprises, pregnancy complication, complication during birth, support system, navigating surrogacy, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, abstain, abstinence, surrogate partner
Is there any wait to be matched? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 8, 2025intended parents, embryo, embryos, number of embryos, pgs tested embryos, pgs testing, chances of pregnancy, pregnant, surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, embryo transfer, surrogate matching, surrogacy agency, surrogacy basics, surrogacy 101, surrogacy question, ask a surrogacy expert, ethical surrogacy, bright futures families, growing families, conceiving bright futures
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Does your surrogacy agency work with gay couples and singles? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 1, 2025surrogacy surprises, gestational surrogate, gestational surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy, best parts of surrogacy, intended parents, surrogacy agency support, unexpected surrogacy surprises, pregnancy complication, complication during birth, support system, navigating surrogacy, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, abstain, abstinence, surrogate partner
How many embryos are transferred to the surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJune 26, 2025surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, surrogacy explained, advanced babysitter, extreme babysitter, psychological screening, after the birth, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
How quickly can our surrogate be pregnant after matching? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJune 24, 2025surrogacy 101, do I qualify as a surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate, ethical surrogacy, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, surrogacy process, surrogacy basics, intended parent, intended parents, services to intended parents, intended parent resources, agency support, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
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What happens if our surrogacy match doesn't work? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJune 19, 2025intended parents, embryo, embryos, number of embryos, pgs tested embryos, pgs testing, chances of pregnancy, pregnant, surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, embryo transfer, surrogate matching, surrogacy agency, surrogacy basics, surrogacy 101, surrogacy question, ask a surrogacy expert, ethical surrogacy, bright futures families, growing families, conceiving bright futures
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How much contact do intended parents have with the surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJune 17, 2025gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy journey, surrogacy choices, surrogacy, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy questions, is surrogacy right for me, why become a surrogate, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, ask an expert
Where does a surrogate give birth? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJune 12, 2025intended parents, embryo, embryos, number of embryos, pgs tested embryos, pgs testing, chances of pregnancy, pregnant, surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, embryo transfer, surrogate matching, surrogacy agency, surrogacy basics, surrogacy 101, surrogacy question, ask a surrogacy expert, ethical surrogacy, bright futures families, growing families, conceiving bright futures
How are surrogates screened? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJune 10, 2025surrogacy qualifications, surrogacy 101, do I qualify as a surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate, ethical surrogacy, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, medical screening in surrogacy, surrogacy medications, surrogacy process, surrogacy basics, can I become a surrogate, surrogate criteria, surrogate eligibility, tubal ligation, tubes tied, medical procedure, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
