Surrogacy Coaching

A surrogate woman is pregnant with your biological child... what comes next?

Are you just starting out on your surrogacy journey and need support? Are you looking for guidance through the myriad of experiences, issues and anxieties that will arise during the pregnancy process and beyond? Creating awareness and providing you with effective tools and understanding will insure a positive experience throughout this exciting journey.

Interaction with the Surrogate
  • Effectivy Communication
  • Establishing Boundaries
    • Setting limits for inforamtion on the physical developments of the pregnancy
    • Future contact
  • Chemistry between you and your surrogate
  • Relationship with Surrogate's Family

Support Systems
  • Family, Friends, Community

Financial Considerations and Options

Navigating the legal aspects of surrogacy
  • Choosing the right attorney

Choosing an appropriate fertility doctor
  • Helping to select the right OBGYN
  • Investigating and choosing the monitoring facility to be used

Unexpected Developments
  • Miscarriages
  • Multiple Births
  • Termination

Choosing an egg donor
  • Choosing the right donor
  • What agency, clinic or doctor is right for you

Filling out your criteria forms for the right surrogate
  • Keeping all possibilities open
  • Exploring preferences and prejudices

Parenting Issues
  • Primary Caretaker
  • Discussing the family dynamic
  • Religion

Surrogate coaching is a partnership that provides you, the intended parent, with the structure, feedback and support to navigate the most effective and positive gestational experience. Together we will explore your options, identify your questions and concerns, and provide effective direction enabling you to be comfortable and confident that the steps you take are the right ones. Our partnership will provide you with the necessary awareness, tools and exercises as you thrive through this extraordinary experience.




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