| When you first decide to become a surrogate | | | | feel guilt and it may be difficult for you to remain |
| mother it is usually for very good and honorable | | | | emotionally detached from the foetus that is growing |
| reasons. Normally, you simply want to help infertile | | | | inside of you. Just so long as you have gone to a |
| couples have the wonderful experience of | | | | reputable surrogacy agency you will be fine with any |
| parenthood. Do be warned however, there are a lot | | | | of these problems as they should have counselors |
| of people who will simply not understand, they do | | | | and support groups who will help you through any of |
| not want to hear your reasons for doing this service | | | | these difficulties. |
| for others, all they need to do is judge and criticize. | | | | As well as the emotional and health risks you may |
| These are not the only problems you may face | | | | have to face legal problems with the state that you |
| though. There are many more risks that you need to | | | | live in. Also are there any laws in your state that will |
| be aware of. There are medical risks, health risks plus | | | | protect your privacy as a surrogate mother. Financial |
| financial risks. Added to this, if you have a job | | | | issues, normally the surrogate mother will be |
| already, you may be risking the security of your job. | | | | responsible for her own health insurance costs. You |
| First of all, let us look at the medical risks. The | | | | will need to be financially secure before you even |
| agency you have gone with will need to match your | | | | think about surrogacy. The majority of surrogate |
| ovulation cycle with the intended mothers cycle that | | | | mothers do have full time jobs and will be on a |
| you have been paired with. The way that they do | | | | financially stable footing before they become |
| this is to put the surrogate mother on the | | | | surrogate mothers |
| contraceptive pill, plus steroids, such as Luprin. | | | | Very often, it is wise to talk about any issues your |
| Hopefully, these will do the job. Before they do this | | | | spouse and immediate family may have with |
| there will be blood tests and different health tests to | | | | surrogacy. After all, your decision to become a |
| guarantee that the body of the surrogate mother will | | | | surrogate mother will affect them and you do not |
| be able to deal with being a surrogate mother. Also, | | | | want to risk your family relationships while trying to |
| there is the lengthy process of making sure the | | | | help other people have a family. You will need the |
| cycles of the surrogate mother and the intended | | | | support of your family, especially your partner, so it |
| mother are totally in synchronization. Otherwise, | | | | is fair to ask their opinion beforehand. You may find |
| when the intended mother is ovulating, the surrogate | | | | that the intended parents become a part of your |
| mothers body may not be ready to take here eggs. | | | | extended family, quite naturally. A bond can become |
| This is a very important part of the whole procedure | | | | very strong between yourself and this couple, lasting |
| as you can imagine. | | | | for many years. |
| You will need to deal with the actual insemination | | | | Becoming a surrogate mother is a very serious |
| process. This can be a little painful. Not just that | | | | matter, one that will need a lot of careful thought. |
| though, there are the side effects to all the different | | | | But, so long as you realize this beforehand and it is |
| medications you need to take.. Added to that is the | | | | undertaken by you from a strong base, you will find |
| problems a lot of people have in pregnancy, plus the | | | | the rewards of it all, more than make up for any little |
| risk of depression and sleep disturbance. You may | | | | problems you may experience. |