“A 1-on-1 carrier interview!”
What brought you to surrogacy? How did you hear about surrogacy?
How did it feel going through the process of being a surrogate? Did you have any worries or fears?
The surrogacy process itself was simple on paper, but you don’t really prepare yourself for all that it entails. I mean, of course it sounds amazing to help another person or couple grow their family, but you don’t realize the amount of work that goes into preparing the body for an IVF procedure. There are blood draws, medication protocols, pills to take, daily injections, and then the embryo transfer itself. As a surrogate there is so much pressure you put on yourself at that time, knowing these people are relying on you to carry their child. This has to be successful. You do everything according to the doctor’s plan, and sometimes the transfer is successful, but sometimes it isn’t, and then you have to start all over again (if possible). So while also great, the process can also have unexpected twists and turns.
What was it like carrying someone else’s baby? How was the relationship with the Intended Parents throughout the journey?
That feeling when the parents saw their babies for the first time is forever ingrained in my mind. I will never forget that day. The tears in that room. The buzz in the air. These two beautiful people were holding three tiny babies, just beaming from ear to ear with tears streaming down their faces, and thanking me. It was a complete high of sorts. I did that. I helped people become parents, when they couldn’t carry a pregnancy to term on their own. I tear up just thinking about it.