What Surprised You the Most During the Surrogacy Process in Colorado?
There is a lot that goes into the surrogacy process in Colorado for everyone involved. Each surrogacy process is unique, but there are some surprising facts about surrogacy that many people don’t know. Many think that a surrogacy pregnancy will be just like a personal pregnancy, but this is not the case. There is so much more that goes into surrogacy that it is surprising.
Here at Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, our surrogacy agency can answer any questions you have and give you the facts about surrogacy in Colorado. There is a lot to the surrogacy process, so we understand if you are feeling overwhelmed with all of the information. That’s what we are here for! We want you to be prepared for everything that the surrogacy process entails for a surrogacy mother.
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.
Surrogacy is an Expensive Process
For surrogate mothers, if you do not have insurance, surrogacy is an expensive process. You will have to pay the pregnancy expenses like you are having a personal pregnancy. If you do have insurance that covers being a surrogate mother, that is great! It will cover the expenses of doctor’s appointments, ultrasounds, and even the delivery for you.
For the intended parents, the cost could be massive. Unfortunately, the intended parents cannot use their insurance to cover the costs of everything within the surrogacy process. This can bring a huge toll on them, and it can be very hard if the intended parents’ last possible chance at having a family is through surrogacy. The intended parents will have to pay out of pocket or use financial support to pay for the surrogacy expenses, including paying you to carry their baby.
Discuss with the surrogacy professional you connect with about your financial options. We will put you in contact with a financial advisor who can give you the best information possible. They will share great information and resources on what your options are as a surrogate mother. They will also help out the intended parents by giving them their financial options and resources as well. There are multiple options for you, and we want to help you out as much as we can.
You, Will, Go Through A Surrogacy Trial Run As a Surrogate Mother
As a surrogate mother, you will go through a trial run or a mock pregnancy before the embryo transfer occurs. This happens from the medications that you will have to take prior to the surrogacy process. You will have to take estrogen and progesterone a few weeks to a month before the surrogacy process officially begins.
Estrogen helps grow the lining of the uterus. This will help maintain an early pregnancy by simulating the body like it is pregnant already. Progesterone is a hormone that will cause the uterine lining to prepare for embryo implantation. Both of these medications that your doctor will give you will get you ready to become pregnant, and they will also be used to see how your uterus reacts to these medications and if it is safe for you to become pregnant.
Your doctor and the intended parents want to make sure that your body will respond well to the pregnancy. Although you must have a prior successful pregnancy to term to meet the surrogacy requirements, things in your body can change from then to the start of your surrogacy process, so these medications help see if your body responds appropriately.
Gestational Carriers Can Be Surrogates More Than Once
You may have loved being a surrogate mother for intended parents before and want to do it again. You can go through the process again and again! As long as you are still qualified to be a surrogate mother, of course. There is always a need for surrogate mothers like you because so many couples and even singles would love to have a baby of their own if they cannot do so traditionally.
You can even be a gestational carrier multiple times for the same people! These can be couples who cannot have a traditional pregnancy due to being infertile, having medical complications, or being a part of the LGBTQ+ community where it isn’t biologically possible. Surrogacy is such a fulfilling role and can help hopeful couples and singles more than once.
Although this can not be a sustainable career for women, you do receive compensation for your time and role as a surrogate mother. This could be a great role for women who want to help out intended parents who want children and get a little extra money for your own family.
Contact Us To Learn More About Surrogacy Process in Colorado
Many surrogacy facts are surprising, and we can tell you all of them! All of these surprising facts involve you, the surrogate mother. You are the center of the surrogacy process in Colorado. Without you, a hopeful couple wouldn’t get the baby they’ve been dreaming of.
If you want to be a surrogate mother, you can contact us at any time! We are available 24/7 for you here at Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado. One of our surrogacy professionals will be able to give you all of the surrogacy facts!
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.
Meet the Author: Molly Allington is an aspiring author born and raised in Syracuse, New York. When she’s not watching her latest Netflix obsession, you can find her nose deep in a book or in her writing. She has been writing books since she was twelve and is in the process of trying to get her finished books published. Molly has a BA in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. With her writing, she is hoping to share supportive information and help as many people as possible. Once she starts her own family, she is wanting to adopt.
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!