Types of Women Who become Surrogates in Colorado
Surrogates are a group of women who give back to their communities by carrying the children of intended parents who would not otherwise have been able to conceive. While each surrogate has their own life experience and path to surrogacy, all are providing an incredible gift to deserving, loving families.
Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado aids women of all types on their paths to surrogacy. Below, we offer an overview of the types of women who become surrogates.
- Women who are Selfless and Want to Help Others
To bring the joy of life to others, it takes a selfless woman. Pregnancy is a sacrifice of your body and your energies and choosing to carry someone else’s child is a big decision. Surrogates are an altruistic group of women who want to help others by helping intended parents bring a baby into this world so they can raise a baby from birth. Surrogacy is a wonderful opportunity for women to give back.
- Women who Witnessed the Joy Surrogacy Brings to Others
After witnessing surrogacy in action — either through friends, family, or hearing stories from others — some women decide to become surrogates themselves. They have seen a family grow, or an individual or couple have a child after not being able to conceive on their own. Observing the act of someone going through surrogacy and the aftermath of joy in the intended parents’ life can inspire women to become surrogates.
- Women who Understand the Pain of Infertility
Infertility is a leading reason why many intended parents come to surrogacy agencies in Colorado for help in building their families. Women sometimes become surrogates after seeing their friends and loved ones struggle with infertility.
Gestational surrogacy makes building a family possible for any intended parent, thanks to egg and sperm donor availability and the help of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Surrogates with gestational surrogacy are not related to the baby at all, so none of the parties involved need to worry about emotional attachment or legal battles.
Becoming a surrogate in Colorado for someone who cannot have a child of their own is an incredibly selfless act and one that is greatly appreciated. Women who see the fulfillment firsthand are especially likely to become surrogates.
- Women who Want to Help Their Loved Ones
Some women decide to become surrogates for a loved one, a friend, or someone in their community. When a surrogate decides to carry the child of someone they know, this is called identified surrogacy. These women give their loved ones an incredible gift out of the goodness of their hearts.
With identified surrogacy, it is important to speak with mental health counselors to ensure all parties are ready for the Colorado surrogacy process.
- Women who Enjoy Being Pregnant
Some women simply enjoy being pregnant and are happy to be pregnant to carry someone else’s child with the help of gestational surrogacy. Not only do these women have the altruism needed for surrogacy, but they also enjoy the experience of being pregnant.
Women who become surrogates through a surrogacy agency must meet certain physical and mental surrogacy requirements. One of the most important eligibility requirements is that the surrogates must have had uncomplicated pregnancies. While we know that no pregnancy is easy, you must not have experienced medical complications during your past pregnancies if you want to become a surrogate.
This is for the health of both the surrogate and the baby. Surrogates need to be healthy and to be able to create a safe environment for the baby to grow and develop. Fortunately, surrogates with a history of healthy, uncomplicated pregnancies enjoy being pregnant. If this is you, consider helping a family in need.
- Women who are Highly Organized
There are a few things that surrogates need to keep track of during the surrogacy process. Surrogates need to prepare for screenings, medical appointments, treatments, prenatal or hormonal supplements, and more. Many surrogates are already efficient with their time and keep track of each task with ease. If you are not naturally organized, Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado can help you prepare for everything you need to do throughout the surrogacy process.
- Women who Want to Join a Community of Selfless Women
Surrogates are a group of women who enjoy a special sisterhood. Within our surrogacy agency or local support groups, you can enjoy getting to know altruistic women with a similar drive to give back and help others. Joining this community is a good way to make lasting friendships over a common bond.
Types of Women who Become Surrogates with a Colorado Surrogacy Agency
While a selfless woman who wants to become a surrogate in Colorado can pursue independent surrogacy and offer her services without the help of a surrogacy agency, those that choose to work with an agency enjoy added benefits. Our surrogacy agency helps intended parents and surrogates throughout the entire surrogacy process. The matching services are crucial to finding intended parents who agree to your expectations and are a good fit. Remember, you will be forming a relationship with them over several months of pregnancy.
Our surrogacy agency can also help you find the legal representation you need and recommend fertility clinics in your area. Choosing to work with us as a surrogate can make the experience even better, regardless of your reasons for pursuing surrogacy.
Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado aids Colorado surrogates throughout gestational surrogacy, providing hands-on care. If you are interested in becoming a surrogate, review our eligibility requirements and contact us to get started!
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!