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https://www.newsweek.com/test-tube-baby-louise-brown-40-years-vitro-fertilization-1037431

The world's first 'test-tube baby' was born 40 years ago In 1978, Louise Brown became the first human ever born after conception by in vitro fertilization.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/financial-planning-for-lgbtq-couples-1531933560?mod=hp_penta

Financial Planning for LGBTQ Couples While marriage equality eliminates many estate issues, couples still struggle with unique legal and financial challenges

https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/birthstory2018/

Birthstory | Radiolab | WNYC Studios In this episode, conception takes on a new form—it’s the s***m and the egg, plus two wombs, four countries, and money. Lots of money.

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Some surrogates read a book to their young kids to introduce the concept of surrogacy:
https://thesurrogacyclub.com/collections/gifts/products/the-kangaroo-pouch-childrens-book

What did you do to teach your kids about how surrogacy helps other families?

'The Kangaroo Pouch' Children's Book Thoughtful gift for the young children of your gestational surrogate. Buy from Amazon

Advice from Couples Life & Fertility Support Coach Tiffany Jo Baker:

"When it comes to matching, I think the most important things to match on is level of communication, type of relationship desired throughout the journey and after, and the core values of what matters most to each of them. Knowing if the individuals are more emotive / emotionally-driven or more logical / process-driven and how that plays out in communication and expectations is crucial. I use a communication tool with the couples I coach that is amazing for this."

Read more about Tiffany's experience as a 3x surrogate in our latest blog post!

Tiffany's Surrogacy Journeys [GS] When it comes to matching, I think the most important things to match on is level of communication, type of relationship desired throughout journey and after, and the core values of what matters most to each of them. Knowing if the individuals are more emotive / emotionally-driven or more logical /....

"Surrogacy has brought so much more to my life than I ever could have imagined it would. Originally, I wanted to do it to help families that otherwise might never be able to have babies of their own. But it showed me how, if I put my mind to something, I can work through it and accomplish hard things. I never imagined how close I would feel to the families after we experienced something so special together. It is now as though we have extended family all over the world – and definitely some new countries added to our list of places we want to visit one day." - Erin, 2x surrogate (currently on her 3rd!), shares her experiences in our latest blog post

Erin's Surrogacy Journeys [GS] Surrogacy has brought so much more to my life than I ever could have imagined it would. Originally, I wanted to do it to help families that otherwise might never be able to have babies of their own. But it showed me how, if I put my mind to something, I can work through it and accomplish hard things...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/aliceworkman/uterus-cancer-medicate-rebates-surrogacy-ivf?utm_term=.yo6XY4Aya #.pkKGnva7V

These Women Are Paying Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars To Have Children And Say It Should Be Refunded By Medicare Surrogacy is not covered by Medicare.

From the article:

These babies end up with DNA from three different people: the woman trying to have a baby; her male partner; and the egg donor who has provided 37 mitochondrial genes. That's why they're called three-parent babies.

But Mazur says that label is wrong.

"These babies — they have DNA from mother and from father. So they are genetically related to their parents," Mazur says.

The overwhelming majority of the baby's DNA comes from the nucleus of the cell. And those are the genes responsible for the traits that most people consider their genetic inheritance, such as their eye and hair color, height, weight and personality.

The bit of mitochondrial DNA is "incomparable," Mazur says. "These children are more like their parents — not donor."

Clinic Claims Success In Making Babies With 3 Parents' DNA A clinic in Kiev, Ukraine, stirs controversy by making babies with DNA from three different people to help women who are infertile bear children. It's the only clinic known to be doing this right now.

http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2018/05/bill_expanding_surrogate_parenting_now_law_in_nj.html

Here's what N.J.'s new surrogacy law means for couples and women willing to give birth to their child A woman who wishes to be a gestational carrier must be at least 21 years old, have given birth to at least one child, completed medical and psychological evaluations.

"I have had mixed reactions from other family members, some of them not quite understanding why I was doing this. I had to explain the process a lot of times and had some harsh comments along the way, but for the most part it was good. I think the most support I had was from my husband, children, and friends. My husband went to every transfer with me and gave me every shot. He was so tender and caring about them and often said he was sorry about the shots. Hearing him tell people I was strong for signing up for these shots makes me happy, to this day! He sees what I did for another family and is proud." - Amanda, 2x surrogate to siblings, reflects on her journeys in our latest blog post

Amanda's Surrogacy Journeys [GS] I have had mixed reactions from other family members, some of them not quite understanding why I was doing this. I had to explain the process a lot of times and had some harsh comments along the way, but for the most part it was good. I think the most support I had was from my husband, children, and...

Twins Jake & Bobby have 2 loving dads and many matching outfits (check out their Instagram - link in post)!

Scott & Stefano's Surrogacy Journey [IPs] “How did we make these two perfect miracles?” goes through our minds every day since they were born. A 100% pleasure, with little of the horror stories people tell you about twins.