Written by: Hillary Redwine, cross posted When a gestational carrier has her own insurance policy that will cover a surrogate pregnancy, it is a huge benefit for intended parents (IPs), helping them save on the overall cost of surrogacy, which runs upwards of $100,000. In some cases, it is one of the deciding factors for […]
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Meet Whitney
Written by: Hillary Redwine, cross posted Whitney Hall recently joined Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions as a Care Coordinator. She works with intended parents and surrogates once they have been matched to guide and support them throughout the surrogacy process – from the initial medical screening to the pregnancy and delivery. Like many of our […]
A second delivery, a two time surrogate’s story.
Written by: Hillary Redwine, this is cross referenced Meg Watwood truly has a servant’s heart, she is a two-time surrogate and mom of four, Meg loves helping intended parents create their families and views surrogacy as another way she can serve others. She was drawn to becoming a gestational carrier after she and her husband […]
Husbands weigh in on their wife becoming a surrogate
Written by: Hillary Redwine When we talk about the surrogacy experience, it is typically from the perspective of the Surrogate. But surrogacy impacts the entire family, not just the woman carrying the baby. Having a committed partner to support her along the way and share in the experience of helping intended parents create their family […]
Meet Ashley and Habib, can you be their solution?
Hi everyone! Our names are Ashley and Habib El Radi, and we’re a young couple in our 30’s who recently relocated to Austin from New York City, where we met and fell in love. Habib and I come from worlds as different as you could imagine, but we have more in common than we could ever have hoped for in a […]
Braving Infertility Together connects women in Dallas-Fort Worth and beyond
Written by: Hillary Redwine Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, Braving Infertility Together is a grassroots nonprofit organization whose mission is to normalize the infertility process by providing experienced-based support, encouragement and education. The organization was born from a group of local women who connected via an online search for infertility support and decided […]
Meet Peter & Erin, can you be their solution?
Peter and Erin have been trying to have a baby ever since they married in 2012. Unfortunately, they have had a very long, painful, and unsuccessful journey. They suffered three miscarriages before consulting an infertility specialist and attempted multiple unsuccessful IVF cycles with Erin’s eggs and donor eggs before finally turning to adoption in […]
Meet Deepal & Jason, can you be their solution?
Deepal and Jason are in their early 30s, and they have been together for eight years. They have talked about having children for many years, but Deepal is physically unable to carry a child due to a condition she was born with. That is why they are in need of a surrogate to help them […]
Building a Relationship with Your Surrogate
Written by: Hillary Redwine For many intended parents, building a relationship with their surrogate is an important part of the journey because it helps them feel connected and involved in the pregnancy. Perhaps no one understands this more than Amy Huston, who has two children (Eli and Hallie) carried by different surrogates and a […]
Six Gift Ideas for Your Surrogate
Written By: Hillary Redwine For our surrogates at Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions, the greatest gift is helping intended parents create their happy families. While gifts are never expected, we know that intended parents often want to express their gratitude with a gift. We recently asked some of our surrogates / gestational carriers (GCs) […]
Meet Nick & Sean, can you be their solution?
Nick and Sean have been together for 11 years, and they have always desired children. After 4 unsuccessful IVF transfers, their 5th transfer resulted in the birth of their son in February 2020. They are so in love with their baby boy, and they desperately want to give him a sibling. Nick and Sean have […]
Meet Melanie & Will, can you be their solution?
Twelve years ago, Melanie and Will met through Melanie’s cousin while they were both attending Texas Tech University. Neither Melanie nor Will subscribe to the hype of Valentine’s Day, but of all days, that is the day Will asked Melanie out to dinner. They have grown together, experienced great joy together, and walked through grief […]
Meet Amber & Travis, can you be their solution?
Amber and Travis first met when they were in 6th grade!! Both went on to marry different people, but as fate would have it, they ended up together after both divorcing. Amber’s Chocolate Lab escaped from the yard and went on a hunt to find his mom a new husband! Travis found Tex, reconnected with […]
Meet Katie & Sean, can you be their solution?
Katie and Sean are both 31 years old, and they have been married for 6 years. They have a beautiful 4-year-old little girl who is their miracle baby. Katie has been pregnant one time, and at 24 weeks she was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome. Two days after she was diagnosed, she went into labor and […]
Meet Bob, can you be his solution?
Bob is a very genuine and caring man who has always wanted children for as long as he can remember. He lives in a small town in Kansas …the kind of place where kids still ride bikes and play outside until it gets dark. He is very close to his family and friends in his […]
Meet Lindsay & Jeremy, can you be their solution?
Lindsay and Jeremy met their junior year of college at the University of Oklahoma and kept in touch after graduating. They started dating and soon after that, Lindsay accepted a job in Santiago, Chile. Even though they lived in different countries for a year and a half, it allowed them to start exploring the world […]
Meet Amber & Dan, can you be their solution?
Meet Amber and Daniel! They live in Texas and have been married for 9 years. They have actively been trying to add to their family for the past three years without success. Amber lost her kidney a few months after they started trying to conceive. She was told by her kidney doctor that with only […]