Finding a Colorado Surrogate Program that Offers Reliable Compensation and Support
Are you looking to become a surrogate mother? Have you been researching and have concerns about how you can be taken care of? Are you looking for a reliable agency to help you through the Colorado surrogacy process? If so, then let’s learn about ways surrogate mothers are prioritized through their journey. The surrogacy process can be overwhelming to take on. Finding a Colorado surrogate program that offers reliable compensation and support does not have to be a solo task. By working with an agency, you can ensure your safety and well-being. Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado can offer you the support, protection, and compensation you need on your journey.
If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
How Surrogate Mothers are Supported and Protected by Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado
One of your biggest concerns as someone looking to become a surrogate mother might be how’re you best supported and protected by a surrogacy agency. Our agency gives you access to reliable resources to help you through your journey. You will be able to work with our team of professionals, so you are physically, mentally, and emotionally taken care of. We can help you schedule your doctor’s appointments and offer to counsel you when you feel you need it. Our goal is to make the process as smooth as possible so you can focus on connecting with your intended parents and your goal to help them.
We also offer ways to ensure you are protected. From the start of your journey to the delivery day, we provide medical screenings to make sure your well-being is taken care of. The intended parents you will work with will also go through medical screenings to ensure everyone’s safety. We can also help you find a lawyer, so you have someone to go over paperwork with. This way, you are legally protected as well. The surrogacy journey can be overwhelming at times, but you don’t have to take it on alive. Our agency is here to help you every step of the way.
Compensation Offered by Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado
One of the biggest misconceptions about surrogacy is that the surrogate mother is only in it for the money. This is not true; however, we still offer compensation for certain expenses. This way, you are taken care of and protected financially. Some examples of things you can be compensated for are:
- Monthly payments like travel to doctor’s appointments, childcare, vitamins, etc.
- Health insurance
- Maternity clothing allowance
There are other fees and expenses that the compensation plan can cover. You and your intended parents will agree on this compensation plan. This plan can vary from person to person. You also will start with a base pay that is available solely to you. We can help you create a plan that best suits your needs so you are fairly compensated.
How to Become a Surrogate Mother
Now that you are familiar with how surrogate mothers are supported and compensated, let’s go through the surrogacy process. You will start your journey by filling out our application form. You will then get in contact with our team of professionals to begin assisting you. You will then be matched to your intended parents through interviews. Together, you can take on the next steps of medical screenings and go over agreements. Then through “in-vitro fertilization,” you will carry the intended mother’s egg fertilized by the intended father’s sperm in a lab. You will then carry the egg to term. Through the pregnancy, you will have the support of our team and your intended parents!
How are Surrogate Mothers in Colorado Compensated and Supported?
Staying informed can be a great benefit to your journey entering into a Colorado surrogate program. Knowing how you can be taken care of can ensure your safety and mental health. Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado will be there for you and help you every step of the way.
Now that you know how you can be protected and compensated, are you ready to take on the next steps? How can you be best prepared for your journey?
If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy and want to learn more about your adoption options, contact Adoption 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!