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Can I go on a cruise as a surrogate with ports in Zika areas if I don't get off the ship?
Can I go on a cruise as a surrogate with ports in Zika areas if I don't get off the ship?
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Maintaining a Good Relationship With Intended Parents While Serving as a Gestational Carrier
Maintaining a Good Relationship With Intended Parents While Serving as a Gestational Carrier
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Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How It Applies to Surrogates and Intended Parents
Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How It Applies to Surrogates and Intended Parents

Maternity/Pregnancy Leave: How it applies to surrogates and IPs

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How to support a surrogate pregnancy
How to support a surrogate pregnancy

How to support a GC pregnancy 

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Should I get my intended parents a gift for the holidays?
Should I get my intended parents a gift for the holidays?
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What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?
What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement?

What does “Base Fee” or “Base Compensation” really mean in a surrogacy arrangement? 

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Do LGBTQ intended parents have a longer wait time to match?
Do LGBTQ intended parents have a longer wait time to match?
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How often do both IPs want to be in the delivery room? Do they ever ask for others to be there too?
How often do both IPs want to be in the delivery room? Do they ever ask for others to be there too?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogacy qualifications, surrogacy 101, do I qualify as a surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy journey, ethical surrogacy, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, medical screening in surrogacy, surrogacy medications, surrogacy process, surrogacy basics, can I become a surrogate, surrogate criteria, surrogate eligibility, embryo transfer, embryo transfer procedure, medical procedure, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
How to use your agency as your advocate
How to use your agency as your advocate

How can your agency advocate for you?

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What does the Texas abortion law mean for Texas surrogates and intended parents?
What does the Texas abortion law mean for Texas surrogates and intended parents?
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What Intended Parents Need to Know About Insurance for Surrogacy
What Intended Parents Need to Know About Insurance for Surrogacy
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What are some out of the box, unforeseen reasons you could be disqualified?
What are some out of the box, unforeseen reasons you could be disqualified?
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Inducing Lactation
Inducing Lactation

inducing lactation

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What if we don't get along during the pregnancy?
What if we don't get along during the pregnancy?
Ask an expert!Janelle Doddsurrogacy qualifications, surrogacy 101, do I qualify as a surrogate, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy journey, ethical surrogacy, surrogacy agency, surrogacy screening, medical screening in surrogacy, surrogacy medications, surrogacy process, surrogacy basics, can I become a surrogate, surrogate criteria, surrogate eligibility, embryo transfer, embryo transfer procedure, medical procedure, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
What happens if our match doesn't work?
What happens if our match doesn't work?
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