Hellobee

I’ve written in the past about what our relationship looked like with our surrogate after birth. At the time of that post, we were only about five months post-delivery. Now, we are two years post-delivery. I figured you may be curious what the relationship looks like now, as this was something that I was always […]

A few months ago, our surrogate approached us asking if we were interested in going through the surrogacy journey again with her and adding to our family. She was ready to carry another baby for a couple in need, and she wanted to give us first “dibs” (to put it simply!). To give you some […]

Last week I had the wonderful privilege of being a guest on a podcast called The Birth Hour. In July of last year, my surrogate and I were profiled in a Cosmopolitan.com article about the unique circumstances around my daughters’ births. I wrote a post about our wonderful experience with the folks at Cosmo here […]

First things first, I am not a lawyer. If you are considering surrogacy and want to understand the legal issues associated with the process, I recommend setting up a meeting with a local attorney who specializes in surrogacy. My thoughts and observations below are only my own, and came together through two surrogacy experiences across […]

Most of the comments that I received when we disclosed our surrogate pregnancy were so positive, and I loved feeling all of the support and love when people heard our story. But there were a few comments that would raise my blood pressure quickly, and one of them was, “Wow, it’s amazing how this all […]

I’ve loved seeing some responses to my posts on Hellobee as people have said that they would love to be a surrogate for someone. Just as I am in awe of our surrogate and her huge heart in helping us build our family, I likewise have so much respect and admiration for others who may […]

We are approaching Baby Audrey’s five month birthday, and thus nearing five months since our surrogate delivered our baby. Before I entered into a surrogate arrangement, I always wondered what the relationship would be like after the birth. In fact, many surrogacy agencies force you to think about the type of relationship that you want […]