The holidays… a time for family, festivities, and food!  While it may be “the most wonderful time of the year” according to crooner, Andy Williams, the holidays can also bring frustration if we overeat, don’t get enough physical activity, or get thrown off of our sleep routine due to travel, midnight masses, or late-night soirees. 

I learned about surrogacy from my best friend who had an amazing first surrogacy experience. I got to watch her go through the pregnancy and see the amazing experience! I knew I wanted to be a surrogate after I understood how much joy it brought to the couple (her IPs).

Abundant Beginnings was created over 7 and a half years ago. It was created so my business partner, Nicole, and I could continue the amazing work of supporting people in becoming parents through surrogacy…

Abundant Beginnings was created over 7 and a half years ago. It was created so my business partner, Nicole, and I could continue the amazing work of supporting people in becoming parents through surrogacy…

Here is the birth story of Baby W. Thanks for waiting! These things take time! When we last left off, I had just had my glucose test.....

Towards the end of my pregnancy, I had experienced gestational hypertension, meaning my blood pressure was high while pregnant. My blood pressure readings were all over the place, but one thing consistent was that my blood pressure was slowly rising.

The following are some of my thoughts on a common question and/or fear that may come up for Intended Parents, especially an Intended Mother regarding bonding with their baby when he or she is being carried by a surrogate.

Carley lives in Northern California and is 33 years old. She is married and a mother of 2 biological children. She successfully completed a surrogacy journey in 2016…

We recently asked a group of our surrogates how they would reply to the question: How do we know the surrogate won’t want to keep our baby?

Did you read last week's blog post on common surrogacy misconceptions? Check out this Vlog regarding "How do I know that the surrogate isn't going to want to keep my baby?"