# surrogacyjourney

This trend 😩 But in all honesty, doing these photos was so healing for me. #SurrogacyJourney #IntendedMom #IVF #Trauma #EmbryoTransfer #Trending

One of the many perks of surrogacy🫶🤗 #surrogate #surrogacyjourney #surrogatelife #surrogacylife #surrogatemom #pregnancy #surrogacysuccess #nwsc #northwestsurrogacycenter #ivf #maternityleave

#kimkardashianwest #surrogacyjourney #pregnancyjourney #northwest #chicagowest #skimsreview

Replying to @mrs.moreno209 yes! #InducingLactation #Relactating #Surrogacy #SurrogacyJourney #IntendedMom #IVF #EmbryoTransfer #Breastfeeding #Pumping

Belly buddy that I’ve carried for 9 months. It was sweet, now it’s time to go to your amazing family who’s been ready to meet you since day one🩷 #surrogate #surrogacy #gestationalsurrogate #surrogacyjourney

Replying to @r0b923 good thing these photos aren’t for you! #SurrogacyJourney #HealingJourney #Surrogacy #IntendedMom #IVF #EmbryoTransfer #24Weeker #Preemie #MaternityPhotos

Safe to say, they love him 🩷 #foryou #surrogate #gestationalsurrogate #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #surrogacytiktok #surrogates #fyp #intendedparents #gestationalsurrogate

I love them both 🩷 #intendedparents #ips #ip #intendedparentsurrogacy #intendedparentsbelike #surrogate #surrogacy #surrogate #surrogatebelike #surrogacyjourney

How is all started VS How it’s going 🫶🏽🥹 . . #DadsTimesTwo #surrogacy #SurrogacyJourney #LGBTQFamily #newborn #babyreveal #genderreveal #IVF #Dads #IVFJourney @Mockingbird - Baby Gear @Caden Lane @WearPact @Dr. Brown's

SURROGACY UPDATE!!!! My why & surrogacy after miscarriage? #momtok #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #motherhood #pregnancy

HAHAHAH what do you think he said? #funny #surrogacyjourney #momtok #husbandwife #couplegoals #MomsofTikTok

Replying to @evarmaojo funny you say that…. #Halloween #Humor #DarkHumor #Surrogacy #SurrogacyJourney #IVF #EmbryoTransfer #IntendedMom #Surrogate

No I don’t regret it at all. I helped complete a family, I changed their lives and generations to come so no? I dont #nurselife #nursesoftiktok #surrogate #surrogacy #ttc #surrogacyjourney #creatorsearchinsights

If I were to do another surrogacy would I carry for the same couple??? #momlife #surrogacy #ttc #fertility #surrogacyjourney #nursesoftiktok

How does my family handle surrogacy ? They’re very supportive 🩷 #foryou #surrogate #gestationalsurrogate #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #surrogacytiktok #surrogates #surrogates

The surrogacy update no one asked for. I’m ready to spill all the tea ☕️ #gestationalsurrogate #surrogate #surrogacy #fyp #intendedparents #ttc #surrogacyjourney #gestationalcarrier

Can’t believe it’s been 2 weeks since Surrobaby arrived! Still trying to find the words to sum up my surrogacy journey, but until then, you can enjoy this video 🥹🩵🫶🏼 I will never take this moment for granted!#surrogacy #surrogate #surrogacyjourney #intendedparents #ivf #ivfjourney

Gestational surrogate. Not my baby dna or biological:) the baby is all dna biological related to one of the dads and a separate egg donor. I’m just a surrogate who grew him 🤍 #surrogate #foryou #gestationalsurrogate #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #surrogacytiktok #surrogates #fyp #intendedparents #ips #surrogatelife

Some moms say they’re done with pregnancy… until they realize they can help another family’s dreams come true! ❤️✨ Becoming a surrogate is a unique way to give the gift of life while experiencing the joy of pregnancy in a whole new way. Thinking about surrogacy? Let’s chat! 💫 #SurrogacyJourney #surrogatejourney #surrogatemother #intendedparents #ivf #surrogacy #surrogate

Replying to @Jessica 🦋 lots of feelings actually! #FakeBelly #FakePregnancyBelly #MaternityPictures #MaternityPics #Surrogacy #SurrogacyJourney #PreemieStrong #MicroPreemie #24Weeker #NICU #nicumama #Pregnant #Healing

Anybody else scared of needles? lol any tips? #surrogacyjourney #momtok #pregnancy #postpartum

Replying to @Ashley Mae everyone’s birth story is different 🫶🏼 Mine happens to be filled with a lot of trauma. So happy my doctor thought ahead and spared my ovaries so my best friend could be our surrogate! #24Weeker #Preemie #MicroPreemie #SurrogacyJourney #Surrogacy #IVF #EmbryoTransfer #Expecting

Gestational surrogate is definitely an amazing experience 🩷 #gestationalsurrogate #surrogate #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #surrogacytiktok #foryou #surrogates

You danced your way into our hearts, almost 14 months ago. You danced your way into life in Auntie Whitney’s belly and you will dance your way through life in mama’s arms forever. #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #surrogacyislove #infertilityjourney #fertilitywarrior #breastcancersurvivor #broadwaydancer #joymining #mychance #sarrahstrimelbentley

Well… this is probably gonna land on the wrong side of TikTok 😅 But I wanted to show all of the sweet people that encouraged me to go for it and take pseudo maternity photos as a form of healing the side of me that never got to take maternity photos when my son was born at just 24 weeks gestation. The last 16 weeks of pregnancy were taken from me and now that we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our baby girl why not 🥹 #Surrogacy #SurrogacyJourney #IntendedMom #IntendedParent #MaternityPhotos #Maternity #Pregnancy #MomTok #MaternityPhotography #Photographer

Bittersweet memories as a gestational surrogate 🩷 the best dads they will be to the little peanut #trending #surrogate #surrogacy #gestationalsurrogate #surrogacyjourney #foryou #surrogacyprocess #surrogatelife #intendedparents #bellybuddy

The first time I’ve felt her really MOVE 🥹 She’s quite a wiggle worm! Can’t wait to hold her in my arms. #Surrogacy #SurrogacyJourney #IntendedMom #IVF #EmbryoTransfer #InducingLactation #Pumping #Relactating #Surrogate #BabyKicks

Beyond grateful 🩷 #fyp #foryou #surrogate #gestationalsurrogate #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #surrogacytiktok #surrogates #surrogacyjourney #ips #intendedparents

People who do surrogacy don’t sit in hospital beds pretending to give birth, a newborn has been born, needs to be monitored and if there is space intended parents also get a bed. You can leave when your surrogate leaves here in Australia. So as Belinda is having a c section we stay with our baby, until she is ready leave too. You can only do surrogacy in Australia if you medically can not carry your child. I do not have a uterus to carry our baby. Commercialised surrogacy is illegal and you can not pay a surrogate just to carry your baby for you. There are huge laws and processes in Australia for surrogacy. There’s months of counselling, psych evaluations, legal agreements, you need to pass your states board and then you can start transfer. Surrogates in Australia want to do surrogacy to carry a baby for a family who can not carry their own and give them the chance to be a family. Here you pay all the medical fee’s, fertility fee’s and anything your surrogate needs during pregnancy but Belinda our surrogate has wanted to do this her whole life and we are incredibly grateful she chose us. She will be Aunty Bel to our son and he will know that she gave him the gift of life. She is like my second mum, she is family to us. It has taken us years to get here and it’s finally time to meet baby Holman. #surrogacy #surrogate #surrogacyjourney #australia #baby #pregnancy #mtb #intendedparents #babyboy #fertility #fertilityawareness

Replying to @emilyannsomm9 how much do surrogates make? pick the agency that’s right for you. I loved the one I used personally! It is in my b I o #surrogacy #surrogate #surrogacyjourney #MomsofTikTok #creatorsearchinsights #nursesoftiktok #momlife #laboranddeliverynurse

We had our 36 week ultrasound for our baby boy. We met Belinda our beautiful surrogate at the hospital and the ultrasound showed her placenta has moved over, which is great as means if her body goes into natural labour it won’t be dangerous for her. She has decided for the c section for baby boys birth and we support what she wants for this birth. The count down is officially on as we entire this last stage before he is earthside. #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #surrogacytiktok #australia #baby #36weeks #36weekspregnant #pregnancy #babyboy #mtb

Literally. I know I’m not the only one #surrogacy #relatable #surrogatescanrelate #surrogacybelike #gestationalsurrogate #fyp #trend #surrogacyjourney

Replying to @Ierla Campbell I would consider a birth center with a midwife though! 🤍 #pregnancy #surrogacyjourney #momtok #postpartum #homebirth #motherhood

My husband and I spent a long time searching for a surrogacy agency and eventually chose Miracle Surrogacy LLC. They market themselves as a U.S. company to make Intended Parents feel safe — but in reality, it’s a shell company. The operation is fully run through a web of LLCs in Mexico, allowing them to shift responsibility and dodge accountability. We started our journey on 10/03/23. Our first payment of $36,750 was made on 1/2/24. We selected our egg donor, and she began stimulation on 1/11/24, according to Miracle. My husband deposited his sperm on 2/2/24 at Advanced Fertility Center Cancun — a clinic chosen by Miracle. That same day, we paid $1,426 for “embryo glue” to increase implantation success. Egg retrieval happened on 2/6/24, and the next day, we were told 15 eggs were collected, 14 mature, and 10 fertilized. On 2/13/24, 4 embryos survived and were PGT tested. By 3/1/24, we were told that only 2 embryos were healthy — both male. We wanted twins, so on 3/4/24 we confirmed we wanted both embryos transferred. On 3/6/24, we were told they were having trouble finding a surrogate. That continued for weeks. Then suddenly, on 4/29/24, a surrogate was assigned and we were told the transfer would happen within a week. But here’s where the timeline starts to break. On 5/6/24, we signed the surrogate agreement and were told the embryo transfer happened that same day. Then came the pregnancy updates. On 5/20/24, 14 days after implantation, we were told we were pregnant — after two confirmatory tests. We were cautiously thrilled. On 5/27/24, they said the baby was measuring 5.3 weeks, when by our count, it should’ve only been 3 weeks post-implantation. When we asked about the discrepancy, we were told embryos developed faster in lab-grown pregnancies — which didn’t sit right with us, but we let it go and celebrated. We named him Max. On 6/24/24, we were told the baby was now 9 weeks old — again, the math didn’t add up. We traveled to Cancun on 9/4/24 to meet our surrogate for the first time — with a Miracle coordinator monitoring the entire meeting. We were never allowed direct communication with our surrogate or doctors throughout the journey. Then, the bombshell: the surrogate told us the baby was a girl. We had already been told our embryos were both male. The PGT test (Cost about $7850) said so. When we confronted Miracle, they were shocked. They said this had never happened before and dismissed our concerns. Still, we embraced the news and renamed our baby Emma. We had a beautiful gender reveal and shared our joy with family and friends. You might’ve seen it on TikTok. Emma was born on January 3. At the hospital, I noticed her skin tone was darker than expected. My husband is white. The egg donor was light-skinned. But again, we told ourselves to be happy. We were finally parents. We received custody of Emma three days later. We processed her birth certificate through the Amparo court process in Mexico. A week later, we registered her as a U.S. citizen. But something inside us still didn’t feel right. We decided to do two DNA tests and they confirmed that Emma is not related genetically to my husband whos sperm was used to create the embryos. We told Miracle. At first, our coordinator apologized, then said there was nothing she could do. Her supervisor called us and told us to “just keep the baby and move on.” He said, “What does it matter if you find out now or 15 years from now?” My husband told him to reflect on what he just said and to have a video call later as this was such a crazy response from him. We’re giving them every opportunity to make it right and they failed every step of the way and still do. They blamed the surrogate. They never told her the truth. We asked Miracle to do the right thing — to find out what happened to our embryos and who the real biological parents of Emma are. Their response? They offered us a free second journey in exchange for signing an NDA. #justiceforemma #miraclesurrogacy #surrogacyjourney

Our Surrogacy Journey 👶👩‍🍼 #flowerboynextdoor #flowerboy #surrogacy #surrogacyjourney #surrogatesupport #surrogatelife #surrogatesoftiktok #surrogatebaby #surrogatetiktok #oursurrogacyjourney #twodads #twodadfamily #newfamily #ourjourney #surrogate #surrogatemom #surrogatemother #prayingforhelp #potd #fyi #fyp

Our experienced surrogate, Rachael, talks about the biggest perks of being a surrogate! It wouldn’t be a complete surrogacy journey if there wasn’t a Disney trip involved🤩💕 #surrogate #surrogacy #surrogatemom #surrogacycenter #northwestsurrogacycenter #nwsc #surrogacyjourney #surrogacysuccess #surrogacysupport #familybuilding #surrogatelife #surrogatecompensation

Replying to @Elise Mestichelli Morrison The moment our lives changed forever. #surrogacyjourney #gaydads #chrisandclay #lgbtq #gaylovestory🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 @Clay Rice-Thomson

After 2.5 months of being in Mexico and finalizing all of the legal process, we are finally home. 🩵🩷 Bringing Lili and Rory home is a moment we’ve dreamed of since the very beginning, and now, here we are—starting our next chapter as a family of four. This journey has been anything but easy, but every challenge, every long night, and every hurdle led us to this moment. And we can’t wait to share what comes next. 🏡✨ . . #DadsTimesTwo #Homecoming #TwoDads #WelcomeHome #surrogacyjourney #surrogacy #lgbtq #gaydads #ivfsuccess #dads