What is a Surrogate Mother and How Do I Become One in Colorado?
Are you moved to help people struggling to grow their family or know someone struggling? Are you someone who is looking for a deeply connective experience? Do you feel like your best way to help someone is by helping them reach their ultimate goal? If yes, then surrogacy can be a great way for you to help others!
As someone looking to start their surrogacy journey, you are probably overwhelmed by the application process and how to find an agency. Where do I even start? What makes a reliable surrogacy agency? These are great questions to ask yourself! Looking into how becoming a surrogate and learning how to choose a surrogacy agency in Colorado is a great way to prepare yourself. Let’s go over the surrogacy process so you can be better prepared for your journey.
With Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, we can help make your journey go smoothly, so you have a fulfilling experience.
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.
How to Become a CO Surrogate Mother
What is a surrogate mother in the first place? A surrogate mother is someone who carries a baby for a couple or individual who hopes to grow their family. Surrogacy is a selfless and courageous act that requires a lot of commitment from the surrogate mother. The process might seem overwhelming at first, but finding an organized application plan can make your journey smoother. To start your path on the right foot, we ask that you fill out our application form and get in contact with our team. From the very beginning, our team will help you with every concern you might have.
There are certain qualities most surrogate mothers share that make them the right woman for the process. It’s important for you to know these qualities and see yourself reflected in them. A surrogate mother is a compassionate and caring person who has the need to help someone have the family they are hoping for. In the past, they have enjoyed their pregnancy and are willing to go through it again so someone else can feel the joys of parenthood.
Choosing the Right Surrogacy Agency for You
Why should you work with a surrogacy agency instead of working independently? The surrogacy process is a delicate one, so taking it on alone can be stressful. By working with our agency, you are helped every step of the way by a reliable professional. You ensure a smoother journey by choosing a surrogacy agency with reliable resources. Some qualities of a good surrogacy agency are, but not limited to:
- Organized surrogacy plan
- Reliable resources for the surrogate mother and intended parents
- A team of professionals ready to help you
- Cares about your physical and mental well-being.
Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado recognizes that the surrogacy journey can be an intimidating one, so our priority is to help the process be less stressful for you. By working with us, we can help you schedule your medical appointments, find a lawyer to represent you and offer any emotional support you might need. Our agency strives to help you help someone else.
The Colorado Surrogacy Process for Surrogate Mothers
You are probably wondering what to expect in the surrogacy process in Colorado. Colorado is one of the most surrogacy-friendly states in the U.S. The state has laws and official documents that ensure your legal protection, and our agency can help you navigate through the process. With our agency, your journey starts with medical screenings to ensure your safety and well-being. Not only do we provide health screenings for you, but for the intended parents as well. This way, you are physically and mentally protected.
After you are screened, we will help match you to your intended parents. Through video and in-person interviews, we can help you find the right fit for you. When you find your match, our team will help you make medical appointments and offer to counsel you if you want it. You will have access to all the support you need so you can focus on connecting with your intended parents.
How do Surrogate Mothers Find a Surrogacy Agency in Colorado?
Your surrogacy journey should be fulfilling, so by choosing an agency that has your well-being in mind, your journey can be everything you hope for. Your mental and physical health is our agency’s top priority. Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado recognizes the selfless and wonderful act you are committing yourself to, so we want to help you in any way we can.
Now that you are more familiar with the surrogacy process as a surrogate mother, are you ready to take on the next steps? Is there anything you can do on your part to be better prepared?
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!