Choosing a Surrogacy Agency in Colorado
If you are interested in becoming a surrogate mother but don’t know how to begin, your first step will be to connect with a surrogacy agency that can guide you through the process. Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado is a private agency that has extensive experience guiding surrogate mothers through the process and understands how to respond to the various complications. If you are unsure what surrogacy is or why a woman would choose to become a surrogate mother, Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado can provide you with the information you need and show you why choosing this agency is such a great choice.
If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a surrogate, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado.
What is Surrogacy?
Gestational surrogacy is a method of childbearing that a couple chooses if they are unable to give birth to a child themselves. A surrogate mother receives a fertilized embryo formed either from the couple’s sperm and egg, or a donor’s through a process called In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Usually, multiple embryos will be implanted to ensure that at least one will survive. However, this also means that in some cases, the surrogate mother will end up carrying more than one child at a time. Then, the surrogate mother will carry the baby/babies and give birth, but following the birth, the child will go home with the couple who utilized the surrogate mother.
Who Can Be a Surrogate Mother?
Since pregnancy is a complex process and is smoother for some women than others, surrogacy agencies like Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado have to be selective when allowing certain women to be surrogate mothers. Typically, surrogate mothers are younger, falling within the age range of 21-39. Additionally, they need to have had at least one healthy pregnancy in the past and be actively parenting a child. Furthermore, they can’t have any history of postpartum depression and must not be an alcoholic or have a history of substance abuse or smoking. Finally, they must be a U.S. citizen and cannot have any mental health issues. To learn more about the qualifications that a woman must meet to be a surrogate mother, you can visit our website.
Why Choose to be a Surrogate Mother and How Can our Surrogacy Agency Help You?
Being a surrogate mother may seem undesirable at first, but there are plenty of benefits to taking this unique opportunity. A primary reason to choose to be a surrogate mother is to receive compensation for your pregnancy. Being pregnant isn’t easy, but Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado provides for their surrogate mothers and ensures that they are comfortable throughout their pregnancy. In addition, being a surrogate mother means that you can make a couple’s dream of becoming a parent come true and allows you to provide for others in a very meaningful way. Finally, it is one of the most sacrificial things you can do as a woman, despite how emotionally and physically taxing the deed is.
Why Choose Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado as Your Surrogacy Agency?
As a surrogate mother, Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado is a professional agency that will provide you with guidance throughout the surrogacy process. Trying to navigate Colorado surrogacy individually is complicated and confusing if you aren’t familiar with every requirement. Still, if you go through Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, you will receive top-notch advice and assistance throughout every step of the process. Surrogacy can be daunting, but if you choose our agency, we promise to do our best to eliminate as much of the stress and confusion as we can and attempt to make it a rewarding experience. If you have any additional questions or concerns relating to surrogacy, please feel free to contact Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado.
If you are interested in learning more about your gestational surrogacy options, contact Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado by email, phone, or text: Email Us, Text us: 720-371-1099, Call us: 303-670-4673 (HOPE). If you are hoping to adopt, please contact us here.
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Stephanie joined the Adoption Choices family in 2014 as the Child Placement Supervisor. Her love for adoption began in first grade when she made friends with twins adopted from Vietnam. Her heart grew strong over the years for adopted children and ultimately led her to graduate school where she continued her focus to her dream of working in the adoption field. Stephanie earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver in 2001. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has worked as a pregnancy counselor and as an adoptive parent counselor for foster care, international adoption and domestic adoption, writing hundreds of home studies for families, and helping build their forever families. Stephanie is married and has three boys ages 12, 9, and 5. Together with her family she enjoys riding bike, playing games, watching her three sons compete in their various sporting and musical activities and go on vacations.
Christy Ikeler, is our Executive Director and Birth Parent Director. Christy has been with Adoption Choices Team for 18 years, since opening the doors in 2002! Christy has a true passion for what she does and her true love is working with and helping each birth parent. Whether she is up all night on the phone talking with them, taking them to doctors appointments, out for their favorite treat, providing counseling or at the hospital during labor and delivery, Christy is very involved every step of the way. She has a contagious laugh and a spunky personality that our birth moms all can bond with and relate to. As an adoptive parent herself, adoption holds a very special place in her heart and she can relate on every level with both birth parents and adoptive parents. In her free time Christy loves spending time with her daughter, gardening, baking and taking vacations with her family. Christy is an excellent leader for our team at Adoption Choices and is truly one of a kind!! As Executive Director, Christy spends time with the staff, birth parents and adoptive families in order to ensure that the agency is running smoothly. She has placed a huge emphasis on community outreach and programs for birth parents. Christy loves the opportunity to lead the agency into a brighter future.
Ms. Mackenzie has built a successful counseling career over the past 20 years, supporting mothers and families, people of all ages and genders, students, community professionals and fellow clinicians. Liv values a diverse professional focus, including the entrepreneurial life of a sole proprietor, the evaluative process of certifying foster/adoptive homes, the insightful and mindful one-on-one one work with enthusiastic clients, and serving as an advocate for underserved populations. Liv is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a BA in Pre-Law and Economics from American University, an MA in Counseling from Adams University and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova University. Away from work you will find Liv spending time in nature, biking to the farmer’s market and adventuring with her family.
Catherine A. Madsen, joined the Adoption Choices family as legal counsel in 2013. Catherine is responsible for providing legal guidance to the Agency, training and updating staff on developments in adoption law and legislation, and program development. Catherine
Virginia Frank is an adoption attorney accredited since 1991 with the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Ms. Frank is a leader in the field of private adoption and has completed over 4,000 adoptions in her career. Ms. Frank has a law degree from Oklahoma City University and a BA in both Political Science and Communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Cassidie has been with Adoption Choices since 2015, she has her bachelors in Interdisciplinary Affairs with concentrations in both Sociology and Business Management. Cassidie has additional training in Victim Advocacy, foster care and has been working in women’s services for over 10 years. Cassidie has always had a heart for adoption and it was her career dream to work in adoption. She started off doing volunteer work for advocacy programs, adoption organizations and worked in High Risk Maternal Fetal Medicine through the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Cassidie is also blessed to have personally experienced an adoption of her own in 2012, completing her family of five! Cassidie loves what she does as a case worker from initial phone calls, meetings, doctor appointments, interaction with the adoptive families to delivery and counseling. Cassidie has a passion for those in need and strives to help make a difference in the lives of the people she meets. She is a firm believer in being kind, compassionate and open minded in all situations. “Unless you’ve walked in their shoes, there’s no place for judgment. A kind word or compliment can go a long way!” The bittersweet moments in adoption reminds Cassidie each and every time, why she loves what she does!