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IVF Medication Tips and Tricks

IVF Medication Tips and Tricks

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserNovember 9, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, medication, IVF, tips, tricks, injections, shots, needles, suppositories, videos, YouTube, help, ask

What if I miscarry a surrogacy pregnancy?

What if I miscarry a surrogacy pregnancy?

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserOctober 12, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, miscarry, pregnancy, pregnant, baby, child, fault, mom, dad, spontaneous, loss

How Intended Parents can Support Their Surrogate

How Intended Parents can Support Their Surrogate

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserSeptember 21, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, third time, second time, first time, 2 time, 1 time, 3 time, multiple, single, twins, singleton, baby, family, child, carry, pregnant, pregnancy, mom, dad, mother, father, parents, intended parents

The Differences Between Surrogacy Pregnancies and Personal Pregnancies

The Differences Between Surrogacy Pregnancies and Personal Pregnancies

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserAugust 24, 2021Surrogacy, pregnancy, pregnant, birth, family, baby, different, hospital, home, mom, dad, child, epidural, nurse, doctor, breastfeed, breastmilk, breast pump

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Egg Donor

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Egg Donor

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserMay 25, 2021Egg donor, egg, donor, freezing eggs, mother, mom, parent, dad, donation, egg donation, gift, baby, pregnant, child, birth, born, family, parents

I Carried 2 Sets of Twins as a Surrogate, Here’s My Story!

I Carried 2 Sets of Twins as a Surrogate, Here’s My Story!

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserMay 11, 2021Failed, transfer, embryo, embryo transfer, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parent, fault, mistake, medication, doctor

What if My Surrogate’s Embryo Transfer Doesn’t Work?

What if My Surrogate’s Embryo Transfer Doesn’t Work?

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserFebruary 9, 2021Surrogacy, embryo, transfer, embryo transfer, egg, sperm, fertility, fail, miscarriage, sticky, pineapple, stick, IVF

5 Tips on Explaining Surrogacy to Others

5 Tips on Explaining Surrogacy to Others

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserJanuary 5, 2021surrogacy, embryos, eggs, sperm, transfer, embryo transfer, surrogate, intended parents, twins, singleton, pregnancy, baby, birth, labor, gestational carrier

6 Tips for a Smooth Surrogacy Journey

6 Tips for a Smooth Surrogacy Journey

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserDecember 1, 2020Surrogacy, surrogate, IVF, reproductive rights, reproductive technology, IVG, fertility, agency, law, court, fertility clinic

How does being a surrogate impact my kids?

How does being a surrogate impact my kids?

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserOctober 27, 2020birth, dear surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, relationship

What about after the birth, what type of relationship can be expected?

What about after the birth, what type of relationship can be expected?

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserSeptember 22, 2020Surrogacy, IVF, fertility, court, judge, lottery, zip code, Trachman law, Ellen Trachman, employer, attorney, legal, lawyer

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Will a Surrogate Carry Donated Eggs?

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Will a Surrogate Carry Donated Eggs?

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserSeptember 8, 2020LGBTQ, donated eggs, donated embryos, sperm, surrogates, surrogacy

What are the medications involved and are there any side effects?

What are the medications involved and are there any side effects?

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserAugust 18, 2020Medications, side effects, surrogacy medications, surrogacy, surrogates

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Single women choose surrogacy?

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Single women choose surrogacy?

Dear Sassy Surrogate: Single women choose surrogacy?

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserJune 9, 2020women choosing surrogacy, become a parent through surrogacy

DEAR SAVVY SURROGATE...ALTRUISTIC VS. COMPENSATED SURROGACY

DEAR SAVVY SURROGATE...ALTRUISTIC VS. COMPENSATED SURROGACY

DEAR SASSY SURROGATE EXPLAINS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALTRUISTIC VS. COMPENSATED SURROGACY.

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserMay 5, 2020surrogate compensation, legality of surrogacy, altruistic surrogacy

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Can I become a surrogate even if I’ve never been pregnant?

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Can I become a surrogate even if I’ve never been pregnant?

Basic requirements to become a surrogate .

Dear Savvy Surrogate, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, MaineGuest UserMarch 31, 2020Surrogacy, Children, Family, Gestational Carrier

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Social Media or Not?

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Social Media or Not?

Discuses whether to share on social media or not.

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserFebruary 25, 2020Gestational Carrier, Matching, Intended Parents

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Questions about single intended parents

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Questions about single intended parents

Discussion about why you should consider carrying for a single IP.

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserFebruary 4, 2020IntendedParents, Surrogacy, SingleParent, DearSassySurrogate

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Can We Share a Lawyer?

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Can We Share a Lawyer?

The Savvy Surrogate explains why every surrogate needs her own lawyer. Find out why sharing a lawyer can cause complications.

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserJanuary 21, 2020ART Law, Savvy Surrogate, Gestatioanl Carrier, New England

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Giving the Baby Back to the Parent

Dear Savvy Surrogate: Giving the Baby Back to the Parent

The Savvy Surrogate explains to a hopeful surrogate what it feels like to give the baby back to the intended parents.

Dear Savvy SurrogateGuest UserDecember 17, 2019surrogate pregnancy, surrogacy journey, Gestational Surrogate, Intnded Parents