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Surrogacy Motherhood is a journey that, for some mothers, isn’t always an easy path. In today’s society, every woman knows someone who has struggled to become pregnant, 1 in 7 women will suffer with fertility issues and 1 in 4 women will experience a miscarriage. Teresa Rockey and Leila Rodriguez know that journey well. Teresa had her own challenging journey but now is the mother of 3 boys via an egg donor and two surrogates. She met Leila 10 years ago, with two boys via IVF. These personal experiences and challenges led Teresa to found Family Formers, a personalized boutique Surrogacy and Egg Donation agency. Together they have helped hundreds of intended parents throughout their IVF, Surrogacy, and Egg Donation journeys. Surrogates and egg donors are essential for those who cannot create a family on their own. Right now, across the country, there is a critical shortage for caring and compassionate gestational carriers. Intended parents are waiting on average a year to find their 8 May 2022| PB Parenting |
gestational carrier match. In addition to helping women achieve their dreams of creating a family, a first-time gestational carrier can expect to earn a minimum of $45,000 and an experienced carrier can earn up to $100,000. This compassion for helping other women allows for surrogates to be stay at home moms and contribute financially to their household. Stephanie’s Story – “I Will Never Have a Baby without a Gestational Carrier” “You’re meant to be a mother; it just takes time.” “Just take care of yourself and your health and you’ll get pregnant when the time is right.” “Try not to stress out about it and it’ll happen.” The amount of times I heard these phrases or variations of has become tiring. My husband and I have been trying to conceive since 2018. In 2019 we had our first miscarriage. One of four women experience a miscarriage, so I believed it just wasn’t meant to be and I was the one out of four. After trying for 8 months, we finally were pregnant again. I had symptoms
