By: Kelly Rummelhart When you are pregnant with your own child, you will probably have a vaginal ultrasound once, around 6-8 weeks of pregnancy. As a gestational surrogate, you’re going to have a ton of them. In my last two journeys I had one at the physical screening, one before the transfer, and then after […]
By: Kerrie Olejarz Throughout the whole pregnancy I struggled with enormous amounts of guilt about our surrogate Sumita. I dreaded her having to labour a baby that she could not keep or hold. I felt awful for any morning sickness she may have suffered, and when she was hospitalized I wanted to fly over and […]
By: Kelly Rummelhart I have a ton of surrogate friends going in for their embryo transfers in the next few weeks so I’ll be sending them tons of “Sticky Dust”, “Baby Dust”, “Sticky Thoughts”, and “Sticky Vibes”. While these aren’t as well known as, let’s say, “break a leg,” they are all for wishing someone […]
By: Kelly Rummelhart My latest set of surro twins, also known as “The Wonder Twins”, turned ONE last week! So . . . HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Gideon and Harper! I sent them their gifts, as well as the Father’s Day gift that I forgot to bring with me the last time I flew to visit […]
By: Kelly Rummelhart When the word gets around that you are going to be or have been a gestational surrogate, you get several different reactions. Of course, you get a lot of “I could never do that” and some “that is so wonderful!” Sometimes the other reactions you get may be . . . “That’s […]
By: Kelly Rummelhart Last week I blogged about some of the amazing things that Intended Parents have done for their surrogates, so today I’d like to blog about some really cool things surrogates can do for their IPs. Several surrogates have blogs, and that is a great way to commemorate your journey. Last time, I […]
By: Kerrie Olejarz Here we were with less than 100 days to go. It still felt like yesterday that we received the call we were pregnant. My mother in law was planning a shower for me, and what started as a gathering in our backyard ended up being coined “My Big Fat European Shower”. A […]
By: Kelly Rummelhart I remember when I signed on to be a surrogate back in 2007 I had high hopes for my journey. My best case scenario had me delivering twin girls for my IPs (since they were hoping for two girls) and becoming friends in the process. If this were poker, George and Sanj […]
By: Kelly Rummelhart After last week’s downer of a post, my plan was to write about some of the awesome things IPs have surprised their surrogates with, from thoughtful messages via text and email to sending sweet treats to their surrogate’s children. However, I am sick and don’t have my heart behind it. So instead […]
By: Kelly Rummelhart Yesterday I was at a pool party with my kids. I was talking with a friend about if she heard that my son’s friend’s mother was pregnant. We went on discussing how exciting it is for her since she has wanted a second child for a while. As we were talking, Preston, […]
