It’s natural for people who commit to a lifelong relationship to take things to the next level and start a family. This is always a big decision that involves a lot of commitment; for most couples, the actual process creating a family is simple. The woman in the relationship becomes pregnant, after approximately 9 months,…
Many couples who want to spend the rest of their lives together and begin a new phase by creating a family will go the usual route. The woman in the relationship becomes pregnant, and 9 months later, an infant is born, and life as a family begins. But not everyone has this option. Some couples…
For many couples, the decision to work with a surrogate mother is taken out of a desire to reduce risk. For example, some women in relationships may have health problems, such as endometriosis or a heart condition, that would put both themselves and a growing baby at serious risk should they attempt a pregnancy. However,…
You may be a couple that wants to start a family, but there are major roadblocks in the way, such as a health risk for a hopeful mother if she tries to undertake a pregnancy or even a uterus surgically removed during a hysterectomy to win the fight against cancer, making pregnancy medically impossible. There’s…
Couples that want to start a family by working with a surrogate mother have increasingly been going to other countries to find the right partner. However, the decision to travel for the purposes of surrogacy can mean an even more significant investment than what’s called for with local surrogacy. In some cases, couples choose to…
Surrogacy is a good alternative for couples struggling to start a family through traditional pregnancy and birth. This is a process where the couple seeks out another woman who then agrees to become pregnant on their behalf, and after the birth of the baby, it is then united with the intended parents to start life…
While it’s normal for many couples to decide that a new life together also means starting a new family, the path forward isn’t always so simple. Some couples have severe barriers that make traditional, natural childbirth medically hazardous or impossible. For example, a woman with a heart condition puts both herself and the growing baby…
Surrogacy is the process of a couple seeking out another woman who agrees to become pregnant on their behalf. When the baby is born, the infant is brought to the intended parents are their child to raise and start a new life together as a family. This is one of the more popular alternatives couples…
When we first met, our relationship wasn’t the easiest. He was quiet and introverted, and I was more outgoing, and we shouldn’t have worked, but we did. It took work, but it was worth it, and when we got married, I knew we could have a good life together, especially once we started our own…
For couples that face significant medical barriers to safely having a traditional pregnancy and childbirth, surrogacy is the alternative that allows them to start their own families still. Surrogacy is where another woman agrees to become pregnant on behalf of a hopeful couple. Once the baby is born, the child is united with the new…
