Everything You Need to Know About Surrogacy Agencies in Colorado
Deciding to become a surrogate is a tremendous blessing to an intended family. When you choose surrogacy in Colorado, you are changing not just your life but the lives of a hopeful family and the baby. The surrogate mother process is not for everyone and takes quite a lot of strength, commitment, and selflessness. If you’re considering surrogacy in Colorado, one of the first things you should do is contact reputable surrogacy agencies in Colorado. Working with a surrogate agency has endless benefits and makes the entire process much more manageable.
Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado is here to help you through the entire surrogacy process. If you’re interested in becoming a surrogate in Colorado, we’ll help you determine if you qualify, walk you through the process, and answer any questions or concerns you have. If surrogacy is something new to you, don’t be discouraged. Our compassionate and expert staff will ensure you have all the information you need to make an informed decision, and we will never pressure you. We’re here to bring surrogates together with hopeful intended parents.
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.
Qualifying to Become a Surrogate: Round One
Surrogacy agencies like Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado are full-service and reputable, so you can rest easy knowing you’re in good hands. To ensure that surrogates will have a healthy pregnancy, we require a few things to qualify to be a surrogate mother. It may seem a little picky, but it all leads to greater success in fertilization and pregnancy. So what is required in order to qualify as a surrogate through an agency? Every agency may be different, but most adhere to basic standards. Here are just a few of the requirements for our agency, but you can find the full list on our website.
- Be between the ages of 21 and 39
- Must be a U.S. citizen and currently living in the United States.
- Have had at least one healthy pregnancy with no complications and parenting a child currently
- Can not have any mental health issues, including a history of postpartum depression, or be on any medications for mental health issues.
- Free of sexually transmitted diseases and generally healthy.
- Do not smoke, take illegal drugs, or are alcohol dependant
- Can pass a background check
- Can not be parenting any children on Medicaid, food stamps, or TANF, or currently on public assistance. You must be financially stable.
This list can feel like it’s a little much, but following these guidelines as well as those set by fertility clinics and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) is in everyone’s best interest. Surrogacy isn’t something anyone wants to cut corners on.
Qualifying to be a Surrogate: Round Two
Once you pass the first trial, we move on to round two. Level up! Next is the screening process, including the application, social and medical history, a physical and emotional exam, background checks, and an in-home assessment.
Again, we know this is a long and tedious process, but we promise it’s worth it. If it’s any kind of consolation, the intended parents also go through rigorous screenings to be sure they are ready for parenthood.
Compensation for a Surrogate Through a Surrogacy Agency in Colorado
Surrogacy is a beautiful and selfless thing, but the Colorado surrogacy process on top of pregnancy is pretty expensive. Even for those who are financially stable, surrogacy can be a squeeze on your wallet. Another great reason to work with a surrogate agency is getting that compensation package and knowing exactly what you’re getting and when you get it. When searching for agencies, you may be looking for the highest pay, but transparent information about compensation is arguably more important. Typically, payments are made in pre-agreed installments that go directly to the surrogate for her to use as needed. Some agencies will boast high payment, but it might not be what it seems. Surrogate compensation may not mean the same to some agencies as it does to others, and your compensation might come with some caveats. Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado is upfront and transparent about your compensation breakdown. We’ll let you know what expenses are covered, as well as your base compensation. Honesty is a key factor in successful surrogacy, and that begins at the root.
Why Should I work With A Surrogacy Agency in Colorado?
Surrogacy is a mentally, legally, emotionally, and physically complex process. Working with a Colorado surrogacy agency like Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado can ensure that the legal and financial factors of the gestational agreement are met. You’ll want to be sure that your relationship with the intended parents is solid and working well for everyone involved. We also provide all the matching, screening, counseling, referrals and coordinate everything for you during your surrogacy journey. The screening process is overwhelming, but after that, we take the wheel, and you can relax knowing everything is taken care of.
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!