What’s It Like After The Surrogacy?
The start of the surrogacy search is one of concern, worry and wonderment. Who will this woman be with whom we will bring a baby into our home. Will we become friends? How well will I get to know her?...
View ArticleWhen You Are Hoping for a Surrogacy Match
Most of the staff at Gifted Journeys has been matching hopeful, intended parents for a very long time. Collectively, we have worked with so many, many families- each one of those families has had the...
View ArticleThe Role of the Lawyers in A Surrogacy Journey
The legal aspects of surrogacy loom large. For our team at Gifted Journeys, legal analysis begins when we are reviewing a gestational carrier application: does the carrier reside and will she deliver...
View ArticleWhat About Surrogates and Pumping Breast Milk?
If you are in this field long enough and if you work with really progressive colleagues, you see change. We see it in so many aspects of assisted family building, the age of intended mothers, gay...
View Article5 Reasons You’d Be A Great Gestational Carrier
At Gifted Journeys, we get a lot of calls from women considering surrogacy. What is overwhelming to us is the profound sense of compassion that is expressed. We hear stories of loved ones, family...
View ArticleIt’s Not Polite to Talk About Money, but…..
When we first talk about the surrogacy experience we talk about altruism, compassion and the huge hearts of the women who agree to carry a pregnancy for someone who cannot. This is an important focus...
View ArticleWhen Agency Owners Do Bad Things: Allison Layton and Miracles Egg Donation
Last week, Allison Layton, owner of Miracles Egg Donation entered into a plea arrangement with the U.S Attorneys Office whereby she was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison and three years probation...
View ArticleWith each step, I celebrate the moment that I might have a baby
The last thing someone wants to hear when he or she is going through the painful, heart-wrenching journey of infertility is “seize the day; let’s dance!” Most of the hopeful parents I get the...
View ArticleNew Technologies to Watch!
Are you one of our intended moms above the age of 35? Or have you had repeated miscarriages? Have you gone through several unsuccessful cycles of in vitro fertilization treatment? Or are you worried...
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SURROGACY CONFERENCE BRINGS HOPE TO INTENDED PARENTS
Motivation and wisdom were in abundance recently at the Fourth Annual International Surrogacy and Infertility Conference, held in the City of Tel Aviv in Israel. A majority of the attendees were...
View ArticleGifted Journeys Spotlight Series!
Dr. Ringler has been practicing reproductive medicine for 28 years with California Fertility Partners in Los Angeles, Ca. Their team of experts are leaders in their field and have the care and...
View ArticleGifted Journeys Spotlight Series!
Our Gifted Journeys Physician Spotlight today is on Dr. Said Daneshmand with San Diego Fertility Center. Gifted Journeys has had a 100% successful transfer rate with Dr. Daneshmand so far in 2018 and...
View ArticlePhysician Spotlight on Dr. Robert Boostanfar
Our Gifted Journeys Physician Spotlight today is on Dr. Robert Boostanfar with HRC Fertility. Gifted Journeys has worked with Dr. Boostanfar for over 15 years and feel he is constantly staying up to...
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Intended Parents Spotlight!
Q: What is the best advice you could give others just starting their surrogacy journey? A: Find a team you can totally rely on. Since you will not be with your surrogate most of the time, a team that...
View ArticleAsk the Intended Parents: Michael and Bradley, Part 1
Intended Parents Michael and Bradley answer questions about their surrogacy journey with Gifted Journeys. In this video, they answer the question “What is the best advice you could give other Intended...
View ArticleAsk the Intended Parents: Michael and Bradley, Part 2
Intended Parents Michael and Bradley answer questions about their surrogacy journey with Gifted Journeys. In this video, they answer the question “What was the hardest part of your journey?” The post...
View ArticleAsk the Intended Parents: Michael and Bradley, Part 3
Intended Parents Michael and Bradley answer questions about their surrogacy journey with Gifted Journeys. In this video, they answer the question “What was the best part of the journey?” The post Ask...
View ArticleAsk the Intended Parents: Michael and Bradley, Part 4
Intended Parents Michael and Bradley answer questions about their surrogacy journey with Gifted Journeys. In this video, they answer the question “What was your favorite part of your relationship with...
View ArticleOpen or Anonymous Egg Donation?
I’ve worked in the field of assisted reproduction for almost 22 years now, and a lot has changed over the years. When I first started in our industry, anonymous egg donations were the “norm” and were...
View ArticleIntegrity Above All Else!
One of the biggest challenges that intended parents will face on their surrogacy journey is letting go of control and trusting in the journey. While some people are naturally inclined to trust and...
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