Is the Baby Related to the Surrogate in Gestational Surrogacy?
As intended parents, you might have been faced with a few concerns on your surrogacy journey. One pressing question you might have is: Is the baby related to the surrogate mother? This is a valid question! The surrogacy process can seem complicated, and you are probably trying to figure out how your future child can be linked to you and your partner or spouse. You will find that gestational surrogacy might be the best option for you.
You want the chance to grow your family and to be as closely linked to your future child as possible. Gestational surrogacy is a great, low-stress option for intended parents who wish to be legally and emotionally protected. With our surrogacy agency, you can rest assured that you and your future child are well cared for.
We at Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado provide gestational surrogacy because it keeps everyone’s best interests at heart.
Defining Gestational Surrogacy for Intended Parents and Surrogate Mothers
You have probably heard the term, “gestational surrogacy” many times and are wondering why so many people prefer this option. Gestational surrogacy is when the intended mother’s egg is used instead of the surrogate mother’s egg. This is done through the process of “in-vitro fertilization” (IVF). With IVF, the egg of the intended mother, or donor, is fertilized in a lab. Then, after it’s been implanted, the surrogate mother carries the embryo to term. This ensures the surrogate mother is in no way biologically linked to the baby.
Our Colorado surrogacy agency provides gestational surrogacy because it is the safest way to grow your family with the help of a surrogate mother. We help you navigate through the surrogacy process and ensure that all your needs are met. The gestational surrogacy process helps us provide you with the best tools for your journey.
How Gestational Surrogacy Links the Baby to the Intended Parents
There are different ways for intended parents to be genetically linked to their child. If the intended parents can provide their egg or sperm, then the child will be biologically related to them. If the intended mother or father cannot provide an egg or sperm, a donor can be used. The donor can be either from our surrogacy agency or someone you already have in mind, like a family member. We will work with you and the donor to make sure the medical process goes smoothly.
Another way intended parents are linked to their child is through legal protection. Our surrogacy agency can help you find a lawyer who can go over Colorado-issued documents that ensure your guardianship of your future child. Through legal representation and with our surrogacy agency’s help, we can make sure you and your future child are protected.
How Gestational Surrogacy can Bond the Surrogate Mother and the Intended Parents
Gestational surrogacy can alleviate the emotional stress of giving up a baby who is genetically linked to you. This allows for the intended parents and the surrogate mother to emotionally support each other through their shared surrogacy journey. The intended parents and the surrogate mother should have the ability to connect over the pregnancy term. After all, you both have a common goal to bring a new life into this world. By working with our surrogacy agency, we can help make your journey more enjoyable.
How Gestational Surrogacy Links the Baby to the Intended Parents
The gestational surrogacy process is one of the safest and most effective options for intended parents of various backgrounds. With Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, you and your future child are protected and cared for. Your surrogacy journey can now proceed smoothly, and you can have peace of mind knowing that your child is genetically related to you.
Now that you see gestational surrogacy as a good option for growing your family, are you ready to take the next steps?
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!