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  • Posted By: helpn @ 05/11/2009 9:43:14 PM

    i am 34 and am thinking of being a surrogate... I have been a egg donor and had all the tests done. contact me if interested.....

  • Posted By: analuis21 @ 01/20/2009 11:37:49 PM

    I am a 20 year old female looking for a couple to rent my womb to if interested contact me at analuis21@yahoo.com

    • Posted By: damoore @ 05/04/2009 5:28:05 PM

      Saw your posting. My wife and I are in the very early stages of thinking about using a surrogate mother. If you have a moment and would like to correspond about this, please send an email to my home email address: dmoore534@gmail.com

      Since I am former military, we would be especially comfortable making arrangements with a woman who is a military family spouse and who has already had children. We live in Washington DC area. Thanks, David and Stefanie

  • Posted By: jdemario @ 03/12/2009 3:23:30 PM

    I was a gestational surrogate for a friend of mine and it was an absolutely amazing experience. While it's not right for everyone, we were all very clear what our expectations were from the beginning and had very open communication throughout the whole process. Those are two absolute necessities for anyone considering this process, whether the surrogate parents or the intended parents. My boys are now 5 and 7 and the surrogate "baby" is a beautiful 18 month old girl, the absolute love of her parents lives. There has to be trust, love and faith in each other and the process. I never had any confusion of what my role was and neither did they and I had total support from my partner.

  • Posted By: yaya82 @ 03/31/2008 10:14:23 PM

    I don't like the idea of surrogates because the baby that you are having still is a part of you and something that you've build inside. It's like if you're giving birth to your child and giving it away. why would you want to give something up that's build up inside you and that's a part of you. I will feel so guilty and bad if i gave my own child away because of a little bit of money. I'm sorry, no amount of money will make me give something that i carried around for 9 months and gave birth to away something that's build up inside you is PRICELESS. If a couple can't have kids they should adopt kids who need a home who are placed in foster homes or whose parents left them behind. If you want to help someone, why don't you refer them to an adoption agency.

    • Posted By: honor73019 @ 03/31/2008 10:27:26 PM

      Many, if not most, surrogates are not egg donors. They have a fertilized egg placed inside them and they carry the child to term. It is different than what you are thinking. Not that you still wouldn't have some attachment - but it is not your biological child.

      • Posted By: acms @ 01/25/2009 4:31:09 PM

        I feel the same way you do. I've thought about being a Gestational Surrogate for a while now, but wanted to wait until I was finished having my own children. Yes there will be a bit of a bond, but I know that the little one would have no biological ties to me. It's different then if one chose to be a Traditional Surrogate when your donating a egg. I was blessed with a easy pregnancy with both my boys and want to help give that gift of life to someone out there who for medical reasons can't have one on there own.

    • Posted By: JailynMor @ 04/02/2008 12:46:55 PM

      Why don't you share your story with us about adoption? It is always heartening for those of us who have run into roadblocks along the adoption path to hear from people like yourself who have opened your home to a needy child and who have had success in the adoption process. Thank you for your unselfish generosity toward others and providing a home for the children about whom you are so concerned.

    • Posted By: slothslady @ 04/01/2008 12:55:28 AM

      That is why you are not a surrogate. Not all people can do it, and that is fine. There are many women, myself included, that can do it, and have a great deal of pride about what they have done. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and we should each respect what others' opinions are.

  • Posted By: analuis21 @ 01/20/2009 11:36:48 PM

    I am a 20 year old female williing to rent my womb any one who is interested email me at analuis21@yahoo.com

  • Posted By: Snowhite @ 03/31/2008 6:18:01 PM

    Hi...I am not sure who will be receiving this email but..."IF IT IS AT ALL POSSIBLE TO RELAY A MESSAGE TO DAWNE DILL one of your featured surrogate mothers...I read that she has an autistic son and I just wanted to offer her some possible useful information concerning Autism if she is interested...Please let her know she can Google - CLAY BATHS...There is a wealth of information on these websites.

    khippa1@hotmail.com

    PS: In my younger years I had a great desire to be a surrogate mother, but my husband was not in agreement...I absolutely loved being pregnant and children are such a precious gift...I would have been so honored to assist in making someone elses life so full of Joy...I PRAISE these wonderful ladies for the gifts they give to others.

    • Posted By: taxed out of retirement @ 03/31/2008 7:22:13 PM

      you think breeding autstic children is a good thing?

      • Posted By: sassyg31 @ 10/10/2008 2:15:13 PM

        You are a very ignorant person, however since you are a taxed out retired person, now you can further your education. Learn what autism is and what causes it , certainly not the parents.

      • Posted By: ThingsThatMakeUGoHmmm @ 03/31/2008 10:41:34 PM

        "Taxed out of retirement" - You obviously do not get it. WANTING to love a child no matter what...

  • Posted By: jossiejem @ 03/31/2008 8:15:22 PM

    Hi! My name is Kelly, I am interested in being a surrogate mother, (I am a mother of one), please email me at JossieJem@msn.com

    • Posted By: Linda2008 @ 10/01/2008 9:10:18 PM

      will you email me at lw54544@gmail.com and lets talk

  • Posted By: Linda2008 @ 10/01/2008 9:07:53 PM

    Me and my husband are looking for a woman that is single to come live with us and have our baby I can't have any but he can I have medcial problems that wnat give me a child and we just got married last december and we want to have it our way. If you would help us I woul like that very much you can email me at lw54544@gmail.com

  • Posted By: evoo73 @ 06/27/2008 1:48:53 AM

    im a surrogate child! im 15 now too. i love my surrogate mom. she lives in california and i live in north carolina. but we are still connected and i love it!

    • Posted By: wannabeasurrogate @ 08/06/2008 8:25:26 AM

      I am so happy to see that you are still in touch. I will hopefully be a surrogate in a couple months for an amazing couple I have come to know. I hope we stay in contact like you have.

  • Posted By: jeffcaddell @ 07/31/2008 4:59:47 PM

    Just wonderring if Jennifer Cantor is married??? She looks to be quite a catch for sure!! What a wonderful thing to do. She MUST have a heart of Gold and I live in Alabama also. I WOULD LOVE to meet her! She seems quite awesome!! Thanks. Jeff C in Cahaba Heights

  • Posted By: surr @ 04/04/2008 9:14:46 PM

    My husband and I had a difficult time trying to have a child because of difficulty with my eggs. We were extremely lucky and we were able to have twins with IVF. My sister has had repeated miscarriages and I am now a surrogate for her and her husband (they are the biological parents). I am now 6 months pregnant with their child. I have lived through the heartbreak of infertility and I am grateful that my sister and brother in law are able to have this chance. I am so excited for them that in another few months they will be holding their baby. Good luck to people out their trying to have a baby and to the surrogates who are willing to help make dreams come true.

  • Posted By: janperrott56 @ 04/02/2008 3:56:01 PM

    My daughter Stephanie was a surrogate parent and now owns her own agency, Simple Surrogacy. When Stephanie first broached the subject of being a surrogate parent, I was more than a little apprehensive. Though she thrived upon the knowledge that she was going to be personally responsible for another couple's happiness, her experience with the agency she was with was a nightmare. I have since watched my daughter establish her own agency. Her pleasure in assisting others in realizing their dream of having children has made her own life a constant joy. Stephanie is one of the rare agency owners that actually WORKS for the surrogate and intented parents. I hear her on the phone with her clients at all hours of the day and night, consoling, laughing with, and generally being a friend to all of them. Her agency might as well be a non-profit organization....she puts in her whole heart and receives just enough compensation to live on. Stephanie has advised me that it never will be the money. She lives for that good feeling she gets when dreams are made.

  • Posted By: scaballero @ 04/01/2008 6:51:26 PM

    What a balanced article on surrogates and why they carry a child for someone else. I personally know two of these women as I own a surrogacy agency and I am an attorney working in the field. It is not for every woman, but the women who do this are amazing. I know. I wouldn't have my two children without one.

  • Posted By: 2hearts @ 03/31/2008 9:19:31 PM

    I'm a gay man of 31yrs and been with my partner now for just over 4yrs. We currently live in Europe but we have just purchased a home on the Island of Forianopolis, Brazil. We have chosen this location to buy a home as it's my partners birth place and this is where we'd love to raise our family. Even though I'm an Australian boy, another beautiful country we choose Florianopolis for many other reasons to raise our family.
    Now this is my question.... My partner and I have the eggs in which we'd both fertilise either hoping for twins or trying again for a second child next time round. How do we go about finding a lady that will be our surrogate mother???
    please email me if you have any infomation in regards to my question, quinneyk76@yahoo.com
    Kindest regards;
    Kenneth

    • Posted By: nfranqu1 @ 04/01/2008 11:55:14 AM

      I would be very interested in helping you and your partner create your own family. I myself have a family of three. I have three smart, beautiful, and healthy children. You can e-mail me @ nfranqu@yahoo.com
      Good luck 2u&yours. Nancy

    • Posted By: slothslady @ 04/01/2008 12:57:37 AM

      I suggest looking in Center for surrogate parenting. They are the most reputable agency in the world. www.creatingfamilies.com

      • Posted By: nfranqu1 @ 04/01/2008 11:47:53 AM

        I WOULD LIKE MORE DETAILS ON HOW SURROGATE PARENTING WORKS. I AM A MOTHER OF 3 VERY HEALTH, SMART , BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. I WOULD LOVE TO HELP MAKE A HAPPY FAMILY FOR U AND YOUR PARTNER.nfranqu@yahoo.com

      • Posted By: ashley2903 @ 04/01/2008 1:27:27 AM

        I'm a pretty open-minded person(most of the time)doing some research into agencies I like to know exactly what I'm getting myself into and every possible way in can be done. You guys seem pretty outgoing(Brazil!!) love it! Have a couple of friends in Oklahoma form Brazil.ashley.epley@sbcglobal.net would like to know exactly where you are in this process.

  • Posted By: ashley2903 @ 04/01/2008 1:35:19 AM

    I have not ruled out an agency there are some attorneys that do the same thing agencies do. It's been my experience that when you work with an attorney versus an agency it's more one on one seems you avoid a lot of hassle, but all agencies I'm sure are different

  • Posted By: PROUDPARENTOF4 @ 03/31/2008 5:37:16 PM

    I WON'T MIND BEING A SURROGATE MOM

    • Posted By: Texan1993 @ 03/31/2008 6:33:50 PM

      I AM LOOKING FOR A SURROGATE MOM. HOW DO I GO ABOUT FINDING ONE? I AM A 33 YEAR OLD AND CAN'T HAVE CHILDREN BECAUSE OF MEDICAL REASONS.-Texan1993@hotmail.com

      • Posted By: ashley2903 @ 04/01/2008 12:27:52 AM

        I am 29 mother of 1 and have placed 2 children of my own for adoption. I've just started talking and looking into several agencies have not been mathced yet. I live in Oklahoma the children I've placed for adoption are with great couples both from Lubbock. My e-mail is ashley.epley@sbcglobal.net. I would like to try to facilitate a relationship on my own and then work with an agency or possibly just go through an attorney I'm still looking into it.

        • Posted By: slothslady @ 04/01/2008 1:07:41 AM

          I HIGHLY recommend using an agency. I used Center for Surrogate Parenting. There are a lot of factors that you will never think of. Agencies really look out for the surrogate as well as the intended parent, and act as a mediator between the two when necessary.

      • Posted By: ashley2903 @ 04/01/2008 12:20:22 AM

        I am 29 mother of 1 and have placed 2 of my own children for adption with wonderful couples in Lubbock I'm just starting the process with several agencies, getting my feet wet. I have not been matched with a couple yet but hope to find a couple that will love their child as much as the couples I've placed my children with my e-mail is ashley.epley@sbcglobal.net

  • Posted By: Jtyler618 @ 03/31/2008 7:24:03 PM

    I am in complete agreement with these women who want to give someone the gift of a biological child. I've thought about being a surrogate because I truly believe that is the most amazing thing you could ever give and the most fulfulling accomplishment in a lifetime. I have two beautiful girls and would love to be pregnant again to feel a human being inside again without having to raise another child. I'd be interested in any information on surrogacy agencies. Kudos to those brave women who have already done this.
    Mrsstclair4@hotmail.com

    • Posted By: slothslady @ 04/01/2008 1:01:19 AM

      I have been an egg donor and a surrogate mother. I delivered twin boys 2 1/2 years ago. If you are interested you are free to email me and I would give you any information you want. I worked with Center for surrogate Parenting. They are the most amazing and reputable agency in the world. My email is slothslady@msn.com

  • Posted By: taxed out of retirement @ 03/31/2008 7:14:12 PM

    i suppose the military is paying the medical expences with my tax money

    • Posted By: What_the_world_needs_is_kindness @ 04/01/2008 12:50:36 AM

      You need to learn about the process before you give your opinion. What an Ignorant comment, and I don't think you know anything about Autistic Children, you are also a cruel individual. I would not be surprised to learn that you live alone and more likely have no friends.

    • Posted By: YELL0WPANDA @ 03/31/2008 7:49:59 PM

      The intended parents pay all medical expenses.

  • Posted By: ashley2903 @ 04/01/2008 12:47:05 AM

    I'm 29 mother of 1

  • Posted By: ashley2903 @ 04/01/2008 12:44:22 AM

    I am 29 mother of 1 and have placed 2 of my own children for adoption with wonderful couples in Texas. I've been doing some research checked into a few agencies I would like to facilitate a relationship on my own then go through an agency still doing research on that agencies usually (with adoption anyway) are money pits my e-mail is ashley.epley@sbcglobal.net

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