Resources

What Gestational Surrogates Wish They Had Known

For many women, the hardest part of becoming a gestational surrogate isn't the medical side or the paperwork — it's the not knowing. What will it feel like? What will surprise me? What do I wish someone had told me before I started? We asked the women in our...

Matching with a Same Sex Couple

Women who have served as gestational surrogates for same-sex couples tend to describe the experience in strikingly similar terms. They talk about love, connection and the quiet joy of watching two people become parents. Being a surrogate for a same sex couple is...

A Surrogate’s Story: How One Journey Became Family — And Inspired a Sister to Follow

Some surrogacy journeys change one life. This one changed several. When our surrogate first matched with Dawson, a single intended father, she went in simply wanting to help someone build a family. What she didn't expect was that the experience would move her to...

A Surrogate’s Story: Allie’s Journey Carrying for a Same-Sex Couple

At ABC Surrogacy, we believe that every surrogacy journey is a story worth telling. Today, we're honored to share Allie's story of a gestational surrogate who carried for a same-sex couple and describes the entire experience in one word: love. Allie sat down with...

Why No One Can Tell You Exactly What Surrogacy Costs

It's one of the first questions intended parents ask, and one of the most understandable: "What exactly will this surrogacy journey cost?" You deserve a thoughtful answer, because surrogacy is one of the most significant financial commitments a family can make —...

What Makes a Surrogacy Agency Truly Supportive of LGBTQ+ Families?

For LGBTQ+ intended parents, choosing a surrogacy agency is about more than finding someone to coordinate a process. It is about finding a team that understands your path to parenthood, respects your family structure, and has experience supporting journeys like...

Questions to Ask a Surrogacy Agency Before You Apply

Choosing a surrogacy agency is not just a step in a process. It is the first decision you make as a surrogate, and it is yours to make. Most first-time gestational surrogates walk into that initial agency conversation unsure of what to ask or, frankly, whether...

How Long Does It Take to Match with Intended Parents as a Surrogate?

If you’re considering becoming a gestational surrogate, one of the first questions on your mind is probably, “How long will it take before I’m matched with intended parents?” It’s a completely valid question, and the answer is encouraging. At ABC Surrogacy, most...

How to Build a Strong Relationship with Your Intended Parents as a Gestational Surrogate

If you are reading this, chances are you have already been matched with intended parents, or you are getting close. Maybe you have been thinking about surrogacy for months or even years, and now the reality of building a relationship with someone you have just met...