Surrogacy Close To Home
If you live in Kansas or Missouri and have considered becoming a surrogate or working with a surrogate, contact Pathways To Parenthood today! We are located in the Kansas City area and offer you not only surrogacy expertise, but a safe surrogacy process with short-distance travel, or travel by car. With all of the risks in today’s world with coronavirus, our location is ideal to ensure safety during your surrogacy process that does not require flying or long-distance travel.
The majority of our surrogates and families live in the Midwest in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois. We have also helped surrogates and families with the surrogacy process that live in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. If you prefer to work with a surrogacy agency that offers matching with a surrogate or families that live in the Midwest, Pathways To Parenthood is the surrogacy agency for you!
We understand that location is not the only consideration that is important to consider when choosing your surrogacy agency. We also offer unparalleled service and experience. We value our surrogates and our families that trust us to join them in one of the most important events in their lives. We offer free consultations so contact us today to learn more! You can reach us at 913-469-5500, or
kerry@pathwaystoparenthood.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Becoming A Surrogate During Coronavirus
If you have considered becoming a surrogate and are ready to move forward in the surrogacy process, you are likely unsure if/how coronavirus will impact the process. The screening steps to become a surrogate will not be much different than they were before the COVID pandemic. However how the steps in the process will be implemented may be somewhat different.
As with other areas of your life, some of the screening steps to become a surrogate may be done virtually, rather than in person. Depending on where you live, and where your surrogacy agency is located, virtual meetings and email/phone calls may have been the primary form of communication regardless of coronavirus.
If you decide to move forward in the screening process to become a surrogate, then the medical treatment, pregnancy, and delivery will likely be impacted by coronavirus precautions. At the end of it all, a baby will be joining a family that would not have been possible without the help of you! And that amazing feeling is not likely to be impacted at all by coronavirus. In fact, it may be heightened due to the greater lengths and measures all parties may have to experience to make the dream a reality! Many intended parents had to delay or cancel plans in place to have a baby, and they waited months longer than they expected before they could move forward in the process. Their joy of being able to take steps to get closer to their dream of having a baby are wonderful to be a part of, in spite of all of the additional stressors that the presence of coronavirus may add to the surrogacy process.
When working with a surrogacy agency, you will have a built-in team in place to help you understand what to expect on your journey. You will also have the benefit of having professionals best prepare you and your intended parents for all steps in the surrogacy process. And although coronavirus will present some challenges, your agency will help you meet those challenges so the outcome remains the same!
For more information about becoming a surrogate or working with a surrogate, contact Pathways To Parenthood today. Give us a call at 913-469-5500, or email kerry@pathwaystoparenthood.com.
How Long Does It Take To Match With A Surrogate?
If you are reading this, you likely have been trying to have a baby for quite some time. In addition, family building through surrogacy likely was not at the top of your list of how to have a baby! If surrogacy is the path you are now considering to grow your family, then you are beyond ready to get started with the surrogacy process.
As an intended parent, there are many steps in the surrogacy process, and it is important for you to understand the steps in the process, and the surrogacy timeline as well. But what most intended parents want to know first and foremost, is how long will it take to match with a surrogate. How long it takes to find the right surrogate and the best possible surrogate is highly variable.
One factor that can greatly contribute to the timeframe is whether you are working with an agency, or if you are trying to do it yourself. This is called an independent surrogacy. If you are considering going it alone, the independent route, it can take many months, and many disappointing potential surrogate candidates before finding and matching with the right candidate. If you start searching for women that want to become a surrogate, you will find many. But you will need to learn many things about them, and go through many steps to fully know if they are qualified to become a surrogate, and further if they are the right fit for you. Anyone can say they want to become a surrogate. It takes a significant amount of time and energy to know if someone is a good candidate or not.
If you want to match with a surrogate candidate as quickly as possible, that will be a high- quality candidate, your best bet is to work with a surrogacy agency. Surrogacy Agencies are continuously screening women who want to become surrogates. And they invest their time and expertise to only offer the best candidates to intended parents. This saves you time and stress. And maybe money too.
If you work with a surrogacy agency, the time it takes to match with a surrogate will vary depending on the agency you work with. Some agencies can match you within 1-2 months, and some have longer wait times that can be as long as 6 months.
To learn more about becoming a surrogate or working with a surrogate, contact Pathways To Parenthood today to schedule a free consultation appointment. You can reach us at 913-469-5500 or kerry@pathwaystoparenthood.com. We are the Surrogacy Experts and are ready to help you get started!
Preparing For Your Surrogacy Process: How To Talk To Your Kids
If you plan to become a surrogate, there are many factors to consider. There are also many questions you probably have about how things will work and what to expect.
Common questions many women have when preparing to become a surrogate are related to how to talk to their children about their plans. Their questions usually are similar to these questions:
- When should I tell my children about my plans to become a surrogate?
- Will my children understand what being a surrogate means?
- How will my surrogacy process and surrogacy pregnancy impact my children?
These are really good questions, and it is beneficial to have really good answers before becoming a surrogate. Here are a few pointers that will help you in creating your plan of how to talk to your children about surrogacy.
- There is no a perfect time to tell your children about your plans to become a surrogate. What is most important is that you tell them before you become pregnant. Most surrogates wait until they are matched with intended parent(s) and medically cleared by a fertility clinic before telling their children. This plan ensures your children will not be confused if ultimately you are not able to move forward in being a surrogate.
- It is important to tell your children about your plans to become a surrogate before you are pregnant. This plan communicates to them that it is a family decision, AND that their opinion matters! If your children are younger than 2 or 3 years old, this is not as important. However, children as young as 3 or 4 can undoubtedly benefit from hearing they are part of a family decision, and that what they think and feel matters!
- For the most part, children are positively impacted by their moms being a surrogate. They are usually excited about a baby being born and being a part of helping another family. Like most other life experiences, children tend to mimic their parent’s feelings and actions about a particular topic. If you and your partner/spouse are happy and positive about the surrogacy process and journey, your children will most likely have a similar response to it.
To learn more about becoming a surrogate or working with a surrogate, contact Pathways To Parenthood today to schedule a free consultation appointment. You can reach us at 913-469-5500 or kerry@pathwaystoparenthood.com. We are the Surrogacy Experts and are ready to help you get started!