A Story From a Real-Life Stork: My Surrogacy Journey

I don't have much to update except I now have an official medical screening date! October 7th. So what exactly does that mean? I'm not entirely sure...yet. What I do know is that the clinic hoped to schedule it even earlier and I wasn't prepared to do that both mentally and physically. All my research states that you want your uterus lining thickness to be at least 7mm and birth control implants tend to cause your lining to be thinner. So, the longer you wait until after your implant has been removed, the better. I also wasn't in the right headspace to start this process that soon. I have since joined a surrogacy facebook support group which has helped ease my nerves a ton and I can now confidently say I am mentally prepared for what's to come. Matt will also  be accompanying me on this adventure. We have rented a car and booked a hotel in Stamford, CT (at the expense of our IPs). The clinic the IPs use is called New England Fertility Clinic and all the reviews...

I’ve been matched! This part of the process is truly so beautiful. The agency I am working with has years of experience to make sure the couple you are matched with is a good fit. They use my answers to the psychological test combined with their notes on my general demeanor and personality collected via the screening calls to pair me with a couple (also known as the intended parents or IPs). This couple goes through a similar process in order to get matched with the surrogate. The IPs receive a profile of only one potential surrogate with photos and a bio that meets their requirements and matches their lifestyle. For example, during the screening process I was asked if I would be comfortable terminating a pregnancy at the IPs request due to abnormalities, down syndrome, etc. Despite my internal struggle to agree to this clause, ultimately I felt it was not my choice here. This is their child and I cannot make that decision for them. I also requested for a couple t...