Quick Summary Breastfeeding and surrogacy are more compatible than most Intended Parents initially expect. Whether through induced lactation by the Intended Mother or milk provided by the Surrogate, there are several practical paths to giving a baby the benefits of…
Quick Summary Egg donation does not decrease a donor's egg supply or reduce future fertility. The eggs retrieved during donation are ones the body would have reabsorbed anyway, and fertility medications used in the process leave the body quickly once…
Egg Donation Explained: A Guide for Egg Donors and Intended Parents Quick Summary Egg donation can make parenthood possible when intended parents cannot—or choose not to—use their own eggs. But egg donation involves much more than selecting someone from a…
Coming to Terms With Surrogacy: Emotional Readiness for Intended Parents Quick Summary Deciding to pursue surrogacy can bring relief, hope, uncertainty, grief, excitement—or several of those emotions at the same time. For some intended parents, surrogacy follows years of infertility…
How to Become a Surrogate: Requirements, Process, Pay & What to Expect Quick Summary Becoming a gestational surrogate means carrying a pregnancy for another person or family using an embryo created through IVF. The surrogate does not provide the egg…