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Oct 11 2022

Unexpected Outcomes with Surrogacy – Ashley

How often are IVF clinics or surrogacy/donor agencies talking about the unexpected outcomes that happen? Not too often, which is surprising given that the average success rate for an IVF ...
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Sep 8 2022

IVF Success: what is your chance?

Calculate your chance of a live birth if doing IVF. The Center for Disease Control tracks the IVF success rates for clinics across the country.  To help people understand their ...
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Apr 25 2022

Surrogates! You don’t need to transfer two embryos.

As Forward Fertility as your agency, our parents-to-be plan to transfer one embryo at a time. This is not always the case at every agency or IVF clinic. Why transfer ...
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Apr 21 2022

Be a surrogate. Understand your chance of success.

Whether you are trying to have a baby yourself or you are a surrogate helping a family form, many people don’t take the time or know how to  understand how ...
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Feb 18 2022

Surrogate vs. Gestational carrier – What is the difference?

So many terms!! What do they all mean? Is there a difference? Surrogate mother, gestational carrier, true surrogate, traditional surrogate, gestational surrogate, surromom, surrogate. Carrying a Baby for Someone Else. ...
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Emily stands with her two children and dog in front of a red barn

Jun 1 2021

Postpartum care advice from Emily

First-time gestational carrier Emily shares her advice on postpartum care. Emily was a first-time gestational carrier who delivered in April. We asked for her advice on postpartum care, how her ...
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Photo is of a husband giving his wife support while in labor.

May 20 2021

Q and A with Jeremaiah on being a supportive partner to a gestational carrier

Jeremaiah gives Megan emotional support during labor. When someone has a successful pregnancy and is interested in becoming a surrogate to help another family, their partner is a huge source ...
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Photo is of a woman's feet in the sand with a baby's feet on top of hers.

May 19 2021

Why I became a parent through egg donation

Working with an egg donor to move your dream of parenthood forward is a big decision. You may have already gone through many IVF cycles. Or maybe this is your ...
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Selfie of Erica who is wearing nurse's scrubs and a mask

May 5 2021

Why nurses are so important to Forward Fertility

Erica is one of the nurses who are on the front lines of healthcare and who is also a gestational carrier. Nurse’s week – A pretty flippin’ special week at ...
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Very-pregnant Hope smiles while standing on a green, grassy lawn.

May 3 2021

Hope’s surrogacy journeys

Hope will bring a second baby into the world while helping another family grow. We're celebrating Hope who delivered on Saturday. Through her experience as a surrogate, Hope deepened her ...
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