NIAW is a movement dedicated to reducing stigma and educating the public about reproductive health and the challenges many face when trying to build a family. It also serves to empower those whose lives are profoundly impacted by fertility struggles. Let’s use NIAW as a platform to amplify our voices, shed light on the issues […]
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🌸 April is National C-Section Awareness Month: Stats & Recovery Tips for Surrogates 🌸
Each April, National C-Section Awareness Month shines a light on cesarean births—a vital, life-saving option for many moms and babies. For gestational surrogates, who carry and deliver a baby for intended parents, a C-section can sometimes be part of the journey. Whether it’s a planned procedure or an unexpected outcome, C-section recovery is unique, and […]
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month: Shedding Light on a Silent Struggle
March marks Endometriosis Awareness Month, a time dedicated to educating, advocating, and supporting the millions of individuals affected by this often-debilitating condition. Endometriosis is more than just painful periods—it’s a chronic disease that can impact every facet of a person’s life, from their career to their mental health and, most significantly, their ability to conceive. […]
Benefits of Acupuncture During IVF and Pregnancy
Acupuncture is a complementary therapy that can be done in conjunction with fertility treatment to help improve outcomes. Intended parents often inquire about incorporating acupuncture into their treatment plan, either for the intended mother as she prepares for an egg retrieval or embryo transfer (using donor eggs) or for the surrogate who will be carrying […]
Postpartum Support For Surrogates
What is Postpartum Support, and Why Is It Important for Surrogates? The postpartum period can be challenging, even for experienced parents. For surrogates, however, the postpartum experience can be uniquely complex. Postpartum support can be a vital asset during this time, helping to alleviate physical, emotional, and mental stress. In this article, Amy Guthrie from […]
Tips for a Healthy Surrogate Pregnancy in 2023
Happy New Year to our surrogate community! We are so grateful for you and your role in helping to create happy families. As a gestational carrier, the main goal is to deliver a healthy baby and hand her over to her parents, who have been anxiously awaiting her arrival. It is truly a magical moment […]
Lactation Counselor Provides Tips for Exclusively Pumping
Juli Velasquez is highly regarded among our Surrogate Solutions community as the go-to expert on exclusively pumping. As a three-time gestational carrier (single female born in 2015, boy/girl twins born in 2017, and single male born in 2020), Juli pumped after each journey to provide breast milk for her surro babes. She also breastfed both […]