Surrogacy is a foreign concept to most in our society. Many people are confused or unfamiliar with surrogacy and the processes behind it. Here I will define and clarify a few terms, and provide some answers to some common questions I have received about our surro journey.
"But, why are you selling your baby?" This is probably the biggest misconception we receive when it comes to surrogacy. I will not be selling anyone's baby, ever. This baby, or babies, will be 100% genetically the child, or children, or our intended parents. I will simply be an oven.
The term Intended Parents (IPs) refers to the parents, and in this case the biological parents, of the baby, or babies. Intended Mother (IM) refers to the mother, and Intended Father (IF) refers to the father. I'm referred to as the Gestational Mother (GM) or Gestational Surrogate (GS). We're participating in a Gestational Carry, as opposed to a Traditional Carry. In traditional surrogacy, the surrogate mother uses her own egg to create the embryo, giving her a biological tie to the baby. However, in Utah only gestational surrogacy is allowed, where an embryo is created with eggs and sperm that aren't genetically related to the surrogate in any way. The baby, or babies, I will carry will come from an embryo that was created with the eggs and sperm from our IPs.
I will update this post as I receive more questions or more terms need clarification. :)
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