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• Community • • • • Getting Pregnant • • • • • • • • • • • • • Pregnancy • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Baby Names • • • • • • • • • • • Baby • • • • • • • • • • Toddler • • • • • • • • • • • • Child • • • • • • • • • • • Health • • • • • • • • • • • • Family • • • • • • • Courses • • • • Registry Builder • • • • • Baby Products • • • • • • • • • • • • • Popular Searches • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • What is gestational surrogacy? Gestational surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman carries and delivers a baby for another person or couple. The woman who carries the baby is the gestational surrogate, or gestational carrier. The parents-to-be are known as the intended parents, and they are involved in the pregnancy, can be present at the birth, and become the child's parents after the baby is born. In gestational surrogacy, the baby isn't genetically related to the gestational surrogate – the egg comes from the intended mother or an egg donor, and the sperm comes from the intended father or a sperm donor. Donor embryos may also be used. Without a donor embryo, Only 1 percent of all assisted reproductive technology procedures involve gestational surrogacy. It's likely that cost is a major factor preventing more people from using a gestational surrogate. Is using a gestational surrogate for me? Using a gestational surrogate may be a good option if: • You don't have a uterus. • You have problems with your uterus. • You can't carry a pregnancy safely. • Other ...

In 2016, my doctor, Kelly Baek, a no-nonsense reproductive endocrinologist in L.A., gave it to me straight: “Your best chance for a healthy baby would be surrogacy.” I had been through an adenomyosis diagnosis and more publicly pregnant. I would shake off the distrust society has for women who, for whatever reason—by choice or by nature—do not have babies. I had paid the cost of that for years, and I wanted something for it. In 2013, before we were married, Dwyane had a baby with another woman. It should go without saying that we were not in a good place at the time that child was conceived. But we were doing much better when he finally told me about the pregnancy. To say I was devastated is to pick a word on a low shelf for convenience. There are people—strangers I will never meet—who have been upset that I have not previously talked about that trauma. I have not had words, and even after untold amounts of therapy I am not sure I have them now. “You’ve done enough,” he said. I looked at D with an instantaneous white-hot rage. I was fighting with my husband about what was best for my body? Did he really think that surrogacy and a baby was our chance to set it right? To rebalance? I said coolly, “ You’re going to be the voice of reason now? Really?” He looked me in the eye. “As much as we want this baby, I want you,” he said slowly. “We’ve lost too much in our relationship for me to be okay with encouraging you to do one more thing to your body and your soul.” I read those ...

All What to Expect content that addresses health or safety is medically reviewed by a team of vetted health professionals. Our MedicalReview Board includes OB/GYNs, pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, doulas, lactation counselors, endocrinologists, fertility specialists and more. We believe you should always know the source of the information you're reading.Learn more about | March 2, 2021 If you want a biological baby but can’t carry a pregnancy for any number of reasons, there are ways to make your dream a reality. With a surrogate mother, who can carry your pregnancy for you, you and your partner can still have a biological child of your own — with a genetic connection to at least one of you. What is surrogacy? Surrogacy is when a woman, called a surrogate mother, carries a pregnancy for you and your partner because you’re unable to — perhaps because you can't sustain a pregnancy, don't have a uterus or have a medical condition that makes pregnancy dangerous or impossible. (The word "surrogate" means "substitite.") There are two types of surrogacies: • Gestational surrogacy:Gestational surrogacy is when a woman, called the gestational carrier, carries a baby who is not biologically related to her. In gestational surrogacy, your embryo — formed in vitro with your eggs or with a donor’s eggs and your partner’s or a donor’s sperm — is transferred to the gestational carrier’s uterus, where it grows until the baby is ready to be born. • Traditional surrogacy:In tr...

By Lennlee Keep In 2018, over 100 children were born in Boise, Idaho, through surrogacy. The story behind this unique baby boom is explored in the Independent Lens documentary Made in Boise, an intimate look at how surrogates and parents are coming together to create new bonds and unique families. Surrogacy is widely misunderstood and stigmatized by myths, so here are a few of the facts to address questions you may have after watching the film. Types of Surrogacy There are two types of surrogacy that represent the genetic relationship between the surrogate and the child. Gestational surrogacy : A woman carries a pregnancy that was created with another woman’s egg and the intended father or donor’s sperm. The surrogate shares no genetic material with the baby. All of the women Made in Boise were gestational surrogates. *A gestational surrogate is not “giving away their baby.” So Nicole didn’t give her baby away to Shannon, Nicole was carrying Shannon’s baby. Traditional surrogacy : The surrogate’s egg is used to create the embryo she is carrying. A traditional surrogate is the biological mother of the baby. There are no traditional surrogates in the film. In a traditional or a gestational surrogacy, the sperm can come from any male, donor, or intended parent. There are also two types of payment situations for surrogates. Altruistic surrogacy : a woman carries a pregnancy for no compensation beyond her medical bills and direct costs associated with the pregnancy; Altruistic ...

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