It’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 and one that remains consistent throughout the process. Eventually,...

5 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 members, friends and co-workers whose infertility inspired an interest...

What 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 family building, changes in practices regarding the number of embryos to...

The 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 in a surrogacy friendly state? We take no risks with our surrogacy...

When 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 personal and absolute commitment of our staff to journey with them...