Sunshine Hanson

I know this probably sounds silly, but one of my biggest fears when I decided to really do this was that I would put on a ton of weight and not be able to lose it after the pregnancy. I know that probably sounds really vain but it was a legitimate fear! My only pregnancy […]

Choosing the right agency is a critical element of making sure your journey is successful and satisfying, and most importantly, safe. Having the right professionals to support you and make sure that all of the background details you couldn’t anticipate and probably wouldn’t even think of are taken care of behind the scenes so that

Surrogacy is different from regular pregnancy in numerous ways, but the most obvious being, it’s not something that can occur naturally or accidentally. Pregnancy for surrogacy is achieved through In Vitro Fertilization which requires medical intervention to suppress your regular ovulation cycle and essentially hack your body into accepting an implanted embryo without an ovulation

Surrogacy is such a complicated process, with many moving legal, medical and emotional aspects. Intended parents and surrogates who decide to complete a surrogacy without an agency are responsible for coordinating all the information and communication necessary to make that process happen. It can be complicated enough for someone who’s experienced with the surrogacy process,

This is a question that I wish I’d asked more people with experience before naively sharing the news with my own family. Not everyone I told about my news was as excited about it as I thought they should be. I get it now that they were operating with way less information than I was,

The obvious factors to consider when carrying a baby for a couple in another country are language barriers, cultural differences, and more practically, time differences! Thanks to technology, the ability to communicate across borders, time zones, and even languages, is simple and even free. Getting to know someone from another country so intimately gives a

There is a common misconception that twins and multiples are much more likely with IVF pregnancies and this is not true. Some of this misconception may be based on old practices wherein doctors didn’t have the ability to carefully select tested embryos for viability and instead had to guess on the quality of embryos based

The short answer is maybe… that being said, most surrogacy agencies are not issuing 1099 forms for surrogate compensation, as it is paid out often under tax codes and terms deemed not required to pay taxes, but we want to make sure you know that you should always consult a tax professional just to be

The surrogate screening process is an important step in determining that surrogacy is, above all else, safe for the surrogate. After all, to be a surrogate, you are already a mother to your own kiddos, and a precious member of your own family. Surrogacy is a beautiful gift to give, but should never be at

This is such a tough concept to wrestle with as a surrogate because your values and beliefs are suddenly becoming entangled with the values and beliefs of someone else for their family and their children. Personally, I can’t imagine having to make the decision whether or not to terminate a pregnancy of a child I

Something I heard a lot from people when I told them I wanted to be a surrogate was “why don’t they just adopt if they want kids so bad, there are so many kids who need homes…” Without critical thought, that comment sounds completely logical, but on deeper reflection it’s probably one of the most