All About Surrogacy
What is Surrogacy ?
Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to become pregnant and give birth to a child for another person who is or will become the parent of the child. At Baby Blossom, we only offer gestational surrogacy where babies are not biologically related to the surrogate mother.
What are the steps as a surrogate/IPs ?
SURROGATES FAQ
Our matching process can be as quick OR as slow as you like. It is totally up to you when you would like to be matched. Let us know how you think, we will find someone fits your schedule!
Yes, all expenses related to surrogacy will be fully covered (for example: travel expense, OB appts, Lost Wages etc.)
Once you and IPs finish the contracts, IPs will send funds to escrow. We will ask you to set up direct deposit, so compensations and bonuses can be directly sent to your bank account.
There are three steps before confirming you are ready to carry a surrogate baby. First, you can check if you meet all general requirements to be a surrogate here. Second, once you are matched, we will send all your delivery and OB records to IP’s clinic for review. (Approval from the clinic means your previous pregnancy history indicates you might be a great candidate. Last, you will have a medical screening at IP’s clinic based on your menstrual cycle. Once all screening results and psychological evaluation come back normal, it means you are now officially cleared to be a surrogate mother.
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Have at least one child
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No more than two c-sections or 5 deliveries
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Past pregnancies with no severe complications
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Lead a healthy and stable lifestyle (No Smoling/No Drug using/No excessive alcohol usage)
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Body Mass Index under 32
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Your age is between 20-38 year old
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Must be US citizens or legal residents
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Open to psychological, drug and criminal screening
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Live in surrogacy friendly states
Of course! We will send your profile to the intended parents first. Once decisions are made, we will send all potential profiles for you to choose your favorite one. There is no right or wrong. We will always respect and suport your decisions.
This depends on whether you are matching with international IPs or local IPs. For international ones, we recommend a video chat through an APP called WeChat since there will be time differences. For local ones, we can do video chats and/or in person meetings based on both parties’ decisions.
This will be a good question to ask during the first meeting with IPs. We respect both parties’ wills. Most of the times, IPs would love you to chat with them whenever you want
Yes, expenses related to surrogacy will be reimbursed. we will send reimbursement sheet for you to fill out.
We will provide attorney for you. Legal process is normally 2-4 weeks. It mainly depends on how many terms both parties would like to change.
This needs to be mutually agreed for everyone involved. You are welcome to ask this question during video chat with IPs.
Intended Parents FAQ
This will need mutual agreement before scheduling in person meeting. Most
of surrogates would love to meet with you and your family.
It varies from case to case. There are many factors need to be taken into
consideration, for example: processing time of medical records, surrogate’s
menstrual cycle, clinic’s schedule etc. Normal time frame is 13 months to 15
months.
No, it will be as easy as like you are from local. In baby blossom, intended
parents from all over the world are welcome to join our big family. We will
make sure profiles sent to you fit your desired criteria. We are also
cooperating with attorneys who have handled thousands of international
cases.
Your case manager will attend all important appointments (include but not limit
to medical screening, fist appointment in cycle, transfer, first heartbeat
confirmation appointment, first OB appointment, anatomy scan and delivery),
We will make sure you receive updates after each appointment.
A case manager will be assigned to you at the beginning of the match. Feel
free to ask any questions at any time.