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Can I be a gestational surrogate if I'm deaf?

Can I be a gestational surrogate if I'm deaf?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMay 6, 2021Surrogacy, deaf, intended parents, parent, mom, dad, hearing impaired, surrogate, interpreter, agency

Can I be an intended parent if I'm deaf?

Can I be an intended parent if I'm deaf?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMay 4, 2021Surrogacy, deaf, intended parents, parent, mom, dad, hearing impaired, surrogate, interpreter, agency

How is COVID affecting surrogates? Will I need to have a COVID test at some point?

How is COVID affecting surrogates? Will I need to have a COVID test at some point?

Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 29, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, keep, baby, give, gift, psychological evaluation, psych, eval, background check, interview, state of mind, parent, mom, dad, intended parents

Does the surrogate ever want to back out and keep the baby?

Does the surrogate ever want to back out and keep the baby?

Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 27, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, keep, baby, give, gift, psychological evaluation, psych, eval, background check, interview, state of mind, parent, mom, dad, intended parents

When is the best time of the year to become a gestational carrier?

When is the best time of the year to become a gestational carrier?

Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 22, 2021Surrogacy, season, winter, spring, summer, fall, gestational surrogate, surrogate, year, best time, time, best, agency, apply

Can you be a surrogate for a relative?

Can you be a surrogate for a relative?

Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 15, 2021Surrogacy, cold, sick, winter, health, medicine, congested, pregnant, surrogate, doctor, ask, feel better, not well

I’m pregnant as a Gestational Carrier, what can I take for a cold?

I’m pregnant as a Gestational Carrier, what can I take for a cold?

Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 13, 2021Surrogacy, cold, sick, winter, health, medicine, congested, pregnant, surrogate, doctor, ask, feel better, not well

When the baby is born does the surrogate breastfeed at all or is the baby bottle fed after birth?

When the baby is born does the surrogate breastfeed at all or is the baby bottle fed after birth?

Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 8, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, pregnancy, pregnant, Omega, insurance, liquidator, picture, intended parents, medical bills, medicine, bills, pay, payment

What do intended parents usually look for in a surrogate?

What do intended parents usually look for in a surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 6, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, intended parent, qualities, qualify, responsibility, trust, health, questions

Why can’t I be on Medicaid and be a gestational carrier?

Why can’t I be on Medicaid and be a gestational carrier?

Ask an expert!Guest UserApril 1, 2021Surrogacy, gestational carrier, surrogate, gestational surrogate, mom, mother, breastfeed, pumping, lactation, lactating, carrier

Can I apply to be a gestational carrier if I am currently breastfeeding my child?

Can I apply to be a gestational carrier if I am currently breastfeeding my child?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 30, 2021Surrogacy, gestational carrier, surrogate, gestational surrogate, mom, mother, breastfeed, pumping, lactation, lactating, carrier

What if the Intended Parents die? Am I responsible for the baby?

What if the Intended Parents die? Am I responsible for the baby?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 25, 2021Travels, travel, surrogacy, plan, fly, flights, air travel, country, states, surrogate, intended parent, embryo transfer, fertility, clinic

Why can't I be a Gestational Carrier if I've had the Adiana or Essure procedure?

Why can't I be a Gestational Carrier if I've had the Adiana or Essure procedure?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 23, 2021Travels, travel, surrogacy, plan, fly, flights, air travel, country, states, surrogate, intended parent, embryo transfer, fertility, clinic

Do I have to travel a lot as a Gestational Carrier?

Do I have to travel a lot as a Gestational Carrier?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 16, 2021Travels, travel, surrogacy, plan, fly, flights, air travel, country, states, surrogate, intended parent, embryo transfer, fertility, clinic

What could slow down the clearing process from the Gestational Surrogate's side?

What could slow down the clearing process from the Gestational Surrogate's side?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 11, 2021Travels, travel, surrogacy, plan, fly, flights, air travel, country, states, surrogate, intended parent, embryo transfer, fertility, clinic

Do you send out 1099s to your surrogates?

Do you send out 1099s to your surrogates?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 9, 2021Surrogacy, taxes, 1099, surrogate, intended parents, parent, pay, payment, compensation, check, W2

What can Intended Parents do with their leftover frozen embryos?

What can Intended Parents do with their leftover frozen embryos?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 4, 2021Intended parents, surrogates, surrogacy, embryos, legal, court, judge, frozen embryo, donate, discard, implant

Is it ok to surprise my Intended parents with bump pics?

Is it ok to surprise my Intended parents with bump pics?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 2, 2021Surrogacy, surprise, baby bump, belly, pregnant, pregnancy, bump pic, intended parents, parent, parents

Do I have to pump breastmilk for my Intended Parents?

Do I have to pump breastmilk for my Intended Parents?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 25, 2021Surrogacy, breastmilk, intended parents, pumping milk, milk, pumping breastmilk, pumping, bottle, bottle feed, surrogate, lactating, lacration

What is the normal visitation for after the baby or babies are born?

What is the normal visitation for after the baby or babies are born?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 18, 2021Surrogacy, baby, born, birth, visitation, pregnancy, hospital, parents, intended parents, surrogate, visit, baby shower, gifts