November 4, 2021
Ideas for Helping Your Surrogate During (and Right After) Embryo Transfer
Surrogates endure a lot physically during the process of becoming pregnant. Immediately following embryo transfer is critical time for both the Surrogate and Intended Parents. One of the last steps in the journey to become pregnant is the embryo transfer. It is both exciting and a time of heightened emotion and anticipation for all involved. Often times, the Surrogate is asked […]
August 11, 2021
Making the Right Match: Helping Intended Parents Find Compatible Surrogates
Written By: Hillary Redwine How do you find the right surrogate to help you create your happy family? There are many factors to consider. What kind of relationship do you want with your surrogate? How frequently do you want to communicate with her? Is location important to you? What are your views on issues […]
July 15, 2021
Raquel’s Story: Finding her path to parenthood after cancer
Written By: Hillary Redwine Will I ever become a parent? This is a question most intended parents ask themselves at some point in their journey. For some, it’s repetitive as they endure years of infertility. For others, like Raquel Jenkins, it a question forced upon them when they least expect it. Receiving her diagnosis At […]
June 29, 2021
Helping LGBTQ+ intended parents create their families through surrogacy
Written by: Hillary Redwine At Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions, we consider it a privilege to help create families and are committed to working with intended parents from all walks of life, including the LGBTQ+ community. “About 20 percent of the intended parents who use our services for egg donation and gestational surrogacy are same-sex […]
June 23, 2021
Pride Month Spotlight: Ma & Thomas’ Story
Written By: Hillary Redwine Ma Cong and Thomas Landrum are one of the many LGBTQ+ couples who have turned to Surrogate Solutions to help them build their families. Today, they are the proud parents of three-year-old twins, Thomas and Mason. As we celebrate Pride Month, we are honored to highlight their journey to parenthood. Please […]
May 20, 2021
Braving Infertility Together
Written by: Hillary Redwine, cross posted Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, Braving Infertility Together is a grassroots nonprofit organization whose mission is to normalize the infertility process by providing experienced-based support, encouragement and education. The organization was born from a group of local women who connected via an online search for infertility […]
May 20, 2021
Gift ideas for your surrogate
Written By: Hillary Redwine, Cross posted For our surrogates at Surrogate Solutions, the greatest gift is helping intended parents create their happy families. While gifts are never expected, we know that intended parents often want to express their gratitude with a gift. We recently asked some of our surrogates / gestational carriers (GCs) to share the […]
May 20, 2021
Building a relationship with your surrogate
Written by: Hillary Redwine, cross posted For many intended parents, building a relationship with their surrogate is an important part of the journey because it helps them feel connected and involved in the pregnancy. Perhaps no one understands this more than Amy Huston, who has two children […]
November 12, 2020
Surrogates Share Their Motivation for Helping Intended Parents
Why do you want to be a surrogate? This is one of the first questions we ask our gestational carriers during the application process. Oftentimes they will mention a family member or friend who has experienced infertility. Other times, it is simply that as mothers themselves, they cannot imagine what it would be like not […]