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Are you Considering a Self Match Surrogacy?
Should I Self Match with a Gestational Carrier or Parents-to-be? Pros, cons, and considerations What is a Self-match with a gestational carrier? Sometimes, the parents-to-be have a sibling, friend, co-worker, ...
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Natural Cycle FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer)
Learn about the options for preparing your uterus for a FET (Frozen Embryo transfer). As a women's health nurse practitioner working in the IVF and surrogacy world since 2007, I ...
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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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IVF Monitoring in Wisconsin
REMOTE MONITORING FOR IVF AND FET CYCLES If you have chosen an IVF clinic out of the Madison area, but need local monitoring near you for your IVF or FET ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The importance of supportive partners
Partners play an essential in supporting gestational carriers and the families they help along the way. “You want to….. whaaaaat?????” If you’ve ever asked your partner about how they feel ...
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Advice from a Forward Fertility egg donor
Our egg donors are anonymous, but one five-time donor shared her experience with the process and shared some of her wisdom. Our egg donors are anonymous, but one five-time donor ...
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Application process to become a gestational carrier
Gestational carrier applicants contact surrogacy agencies when they want to learn more about the experience. Sometimes they are ready to match and get started ASAP! Whether you are learning more ...
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Who should apply to be a gestational carrier with Forward Fertility?
Apply to be a gestational carrier with Forward Fertility Gestational carriers enjoyed being pregnant, are healthy, and have a strong desire to help families facing infertility or cannot otherwise have ...
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What motivates a woman to be a gestational carrier?
Amy is among the Forward Fertility gestational carriers who are strongly motivated to help others. Photo taken at a surrogate meet up before the coronavirus outbreak. The most common reasons ...
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A parent’s perspective on sharing your fertility struggles with others
When you're exploring options for overcoming infertility challenges, you might find support in interesting places. One parent-to-be shares her perspectives on where to find resources and what it's like to ...
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What is it like to be an egg donor?
Our egg donors are anonymous, but a Forward Fertility egg donor shared her experience with the process and shared what she learned. Our egg donors are anonymous, but we talked ...
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Medical screenings – what to expect
Good vibes only! Jen is a Forward Fertility gestational carrier who is a natural helper with a positive outlook. So, you’ve matched as a gestational carrier and are getting ready ...
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Making it real – legalities of gestational surrogacy
When you work with a surrogacy agency – whether you’re a gestational carrier or parents-to-be – you need to have a contract. We have some advice on how to be ...
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Support and Community – What sets Forward Fertility apart
Being a gestational carrier is not like your own pregnancies. There are medications, IVF clinics, legal documents, psychological evaluations, as well as excited, nervous, and curious parents-to-be! It's an experience ...
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Q and A with Travis on being a supportive partner to a gestational carrier
Partners like Travis are an important source of support for gestational carriers. When someone has a successful pregnancy and is interested in becoming a surrogate to help another family, their ...
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Q and A with Greg on being a supportive partner to a gestational carrier
Partners like Greg are an important source of support for gestational carriers. When someone has a successful pregnancy and is interested in becoming a surrogate to help another family, their ...
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Q and A with James on being a supportive partner to a gestational carrier
Partners like James are an important source of support for gestational carriers. When someone has a successful pregnancy and is interested in becoming a surrogate to help another family, their ...
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Neonatal Intensive Care – hopeful and helpful tips to be prepared
No one plans to have their baby admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. With gestational carriers, we’d anticipate the likelihood of this happening is lower, due to careful selection ...
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Guest blog: pro-tips on exclusively pumping milk
Guest blogger, Anne, a two-time gestational carrier with Forward Fertility, shares her detailed pro-tips on exclusively pumping. These tips are good for ANY woman who is pumping breastmilk! They are ...
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Gestational Carrier Delivery Day Checklist
Hospital bags should include everything you need for a safe and comfortable delivery day. Packing your hospital bag for a delivery as a gestational carrier is similar to when you ...
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Travel tips for parents-to-be
You can complete your surrogacy journey during a global pandemic and get home safely with your precious cargo and this advice from other parents. Forward Fertility works with domestic parents-to-be. ...
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Meet Amy Osgood – Coordinator at Forward Fertility
Meet Amy Osgood – Coordinator at Forward Fertility Amy Osgood has been working as a coordinator at Forward Fertility since September 2018. Her warm smile, kind eyes, knowledge of the ...
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Preeclampsia: what you need to know
Know what preeclampsia symptoms to look for and keep in touch with your health care provider and Forward Fertility. May is preeclampsia awareness month. Being aware and alert to the ...
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Advice from carriers in the COVID-19 era – part two
Gestational carriers like Jessica have advice for delivery day in a COVID-19 era. We talked to Stephanie and Jessica, two Forward Fertility gestational carriers, about their experience delivering a baby ...
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Advice from carriers in the COVID-19 era – part one
Gestational carriers like Stephanie have advice for delivery day in a COVID-19 era. We talked to Stephanie and Jessica, two Forward Fertility gestational carriers, about their experience delivering a baby ...
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Matched but Not Pregnant: How to maintain your match in a COVID-19 world.
Many gestational carriers and parents-to-be began 2020 ready to embark on a project that would result in a healthy baby being born to excited parents. At Forward Fertility, pre-COVID, typically ...
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How pregnant women are staying healthy during the coronavirus outbreak
While our community grapples with the coronavirus outbreak, women can take steps to stay safe and healthy. At Forward Fertility, we’ve been able to help women have healthy pregnancies and ...
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Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts on Delivery Day
These are the top 10 do’s and don’ts we’ve heard from previous Forward Fertility matches about the hospital and delivery experience. A mix of small talk and silence is ...
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Jill talks about how being a gestational carrier changed her life. Twice.
Jill talks about how being a gestational carrier changed her life. Twice. It’s obvious how surrogacy has changed the lives of my intended parents, but someone asked me this week ...
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What type of families might need a gestational carrier?
For parents-to-be, surrogacy can be a gateway to a dream. It can also mean facing an incredible financial expense or the emotional struggle of not carrying their own baby. Most ...
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Jill and Matt’s update – celebrating Mother’s Day and parenthood in many forms
This month, Jill and Matt are celebrating their daughter's first birthday AND Mother's Day! We’re remembering last year when it was just 90 minutes before Mother’s Day when Anne, their ...
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Mike’s update on single dad life, paternity leave lessons, and working with Forward Fertility
Mike is a Forward Fertility client whose story was featured on GaysWithKids.com. That story came out before his daughter was born in February and was an honest depiction of the ...
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Madison dads’ story featured in Wisconsin State Journal
Improved options for fertility treatments and having children was in the spotlight in this July 22 article in the Wisconsin State Journal. Journalist David Wahlberg spoke to parents, fertility clinic ...
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How OBGYNs and health care providers can help women become gestational carriers
In July Forward Fertility reached out to health care providers in Wisconsin to let them know how parents-to-be who face fertility challenges but want to have children can connect with ...
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How Surrogacy Works, Free info session, Thurs, April 21
Since Fall of 2013, Forward Fertility has assisted in surrogacy and egg donor matches to help bring 25 babies into the world or on the way. There are several other ...
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How Surrogacy Works – September 26, 12:30-2:30pm
How Surrogacy Works Wisconsin Saturday, September 26, 2015 12:30-2:30pm Since Fall of 2013, Forward Fertility has assisted in surrogacy and egg donor matches to help bring 14 babies into the ...
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“No one feels alone while going through fertility treatment.”
What a ridiculous statement!!! It fits right in with, 'relax' and 'just adopt'. The truth is, forming your family can be complicated - where do you start? when do ...
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It’s on your mind — why not talk about it??
"We just made the decision to move on to working with an egg donor -- based on the fact it will give us the best chance of success of actually ...
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Have you ever considered being a surrogate, but not sure what’s involved??
Each Spring and each Fall, Christie Olsen, the nurse practitioner and founder of Forward Fertility offers a free information session for women interested in learning more about gestational surrogacy. It's ...
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Start 2015 Talking…to someone who knows what it’s like.
Have you ever felt like your pet is the best listener when it comes to talking about fertility? Whether you are considering starting a family and not sure about which ...
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Wondering what the heck “A Conversation About Fertility” is about? Read on….
A recent attendee of the Conversation About Fertility took some time to send an email to Forward Fertility about her experience at the meeting. Read what she had to say: ...
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All Things Surrogacy – curious? interested? Get the facts and options.
Meet other women interested in surrogacy as well as some current surrogates (morning sickness and pregnancy fatigue allowing). Christie Olsen, a women's health nurse practitioner and the founder of Forward ...
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Curious about surrogacy? Meet current surrogates and learn about the process!
All things Surrogacy October 4, 2014 “I loved being pregnant.” “I enjoy helping others.” For the women who feel this way, many of them consider surrogacy. While surrogacy is becoming ...
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A Conversation About Fertility ~ Madison, Thursday, October 2, 2014
Feeling like you're the only one going through fertility? Getting ready to start forming your family and not sure where to start? Do you work in the field of women's ...
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A Conversation About Fertility ~ Madison, Thursday, September 4, 2014
Does parenthood seem just out of reach? Forward Fertility is proud to moderate the monthly "Conversation About Fertility." It's each month - first Thursday of the month and it's held ...
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Forward Fertility offers novel approach to surrogacy support: The Surro Meet Up
One of the foundations of Forward Fertility’s model of service is forward thinking. Many agencies match the surrogate with the parents-to-be and that may be the last you hear of ...
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A Conversation About Fertility – Madison, Thursday, August 7th
Join Christie Olsen, nurse practitioner and founder of Forward Fertility, LLC for a free, community wide event to discuss fertility -- your own? helping others? With the goal of including ...
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All Things Surrogacy – Madison, Saturday, April 26
Did you enjoy pregnancy? Do you like helping others? Did you know there is a very specific process surrogates go through to be medically cleared, legally represented, and they also ...
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Forward Fertility highlighted in local Madison newspaper article.
Jessie Opoien of The Cap Times wrote a great article about surrogacy; profiling one of the clients working with Forward Fertility. Over 150 people shared the article on Facebook, which is a ...
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All Things Surrogacy – Eau Claire, Sunday, April 27
Loved being pregnant? Healthy? Looking to help others and earn some income? Why not learn about surrogacy to see if it could be a good fit for you and your ...
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Here We Grow Again – Children’s resale Eau Claire, WI
Stop by the Forward Fertility table while you shop for some deals at the Spring Here We Grow Again Sale! There will be some chocolates to sweeten the day and ...
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Dane County Medical Assistant Meeting
Blastocyst (embryo on day 5 after retrieval) In addition to helping families match with the right surrogate or egg donor, Forward Fertility is committed to helping the community learn more about ...
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