surrogacy

My Surprising Journey to Surrogacy

Getting pregnant

My Surprising Journey to Surrogacy

Everyone's surrogacy journey is unique. Mine started as a quest for financial freedom, but it gifted me so much more — a bigger family, deeper connections, and a newfound purpose.

Sunshine Hanson

How I Became a Surrogate

Getting pregnant

How I Became a Surrogate

I always envisioned myself with a big family and naively assumed that having a child would be straightforward for anyone who wanted one.

Casey Bojorquez

I Used A Surrogate to Have My Baby—Here's My Story

I Used A Surrogate to Have My Baby—Here's My Story

In my heart, I knew using a surrogate was the only way I'd have a child. I saw what women would go through to have a baby, and it wasn't something could do.

Renata Black

I found my surrogate by going viral on Instagram

I found my surrogate by going viral on Instagram

Baden Colt

My sister was our surrogate and it was the greatest gift

My sister was our surrogate and it was the greatest gift

Emily and Tyler

Lance Bass’s baby announcement is so extra for the sweetest reason

Lance Bass’s baby announcement is so extra for the sweetest reason

Emily McDonald

“Would you let your daughter grow up to be a surrogate?”

“Would you let your daughter grow up to be a surrogate?”

In all my years of managing a surrogacy consultancy, this was the strangest question someone has ever asked me.

Nathan Chan

Gabrielle Union

Influential Parents List

Gabrielle Union

Actor, activist and advocate Gabrielle Union is one of our most influential parents of 2020 for opening up about her transgender stepchild and use of surrogacy.

Today's Parent

How a surrogate mom gave us so much more than our son

How a surrogate mom gave us so much more than our son

We found a surrogate mom who would carry and deliver our son. She gave us so much more.

Tom Cahill, as told to Today's Parent

We can't decide if we should destroy our leftover frozen embryos

Getting pregnant

We can't decide if we should destroy our leftover frozen embryos

Surrogacy advocate Frankie Nelson struggled over what to do with leftover embryos in frozen storage after IVF. None of the choices are easy.

Frankie Nelson

20 celebrities who welcomed kids via surrogates

20 celebrities who welcomed kids via surrogates

The path to becoming parents isn't always easy—stars like Tyra Banks and Nicole Kidman are just a few of the celebrities who have used surrogates.

Jessica Spera

What it’s like to watch a surrogate give birth to your baby

What it’s like to watch a surrogate give birth to your baby

"Surrogacy—using Anna’s eggs and Mindy’s uterus—made my parenthood so different from that of most women, I worried I’d always feel different and alone."

Alexandra Kimball

An incredible sacrifice: Why I became a surrogate mom

An incredible sacrifice: Why I became a surrogate mom

Bringing a child into this world is the most incredible feeling. I wanted to help another couple build their family by being a gestational carrier.

Today's Parent

Why Donald Trump and a bad divorce made me decide to become a surrogate

Trying to conceive

Why Donald Trump and a bad divorce made me decide to become a surrogate

"I knew many friends who had struggled with infertility and could understand that pain. Knowing I could alleviate that for a family was an amazing thought."

Stéphanie Plante, as told to Kate Rae

A new bill says women should be able to be paid for being surrogates

Trying to conceive

A new bill says women should be able to be paid for being surrogates

A new bill proposes making it legal to pay surrogates, and egg and sperm donors. But what's the cost of turning bodies into business?

Lindsay Kneteman

I didn't need to get pregnant. I needed to be a mom

I didn't need to get pregnant. I needed to be a mom

After infertility and a miscarriage, Julia Ross dreamed of being a mother. She had no idea just how many forms that dream would take.

Stephanie Verge

What is placenta accreta?

Pregnancy health

What is placenta accreta?

Placenta accreta is a serious pregnancy complication that affects many women. Here’s what you need to know about recognizing and treating the condition.

Alex Mlynek

Kim Kardashian West says surrogacy is not the easy way out

Kim Kardashian West says surrogacy is not the easy way out

Stop the surrogacy shame! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting a third child via surrogate and they shouldn't have to defend their choice.

Jessica Spera

14 celebrities who have struggled with infertility

14 celebrities who have struggled with infertility

Celebrity parents open up about their journey through infertility.

Haley Overland

Why I decided to become a surrogate mother

Why I decided to become a surrogate mother

In Canada, there is no financial compensation for being a surrogate mother. But my motivation wasn’t about money.

Ann Pogwizd, as told to Today's Parent

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