Surrogacy

Surrogacy Blog Part 5: Meeting the Intended Parents and Coffee Mishaps Are you kidding me! NOOOOOO!!!!!! It had taken me hours to choose the perfect “meet your potential intended parents” outfit and now hot coffee was streaked down my shirt. I totally missed my mouth – no bump in the road, no deer to swerve […]

Surrogacy Blog Part 4: Why is there no etiquette guide for introducing your uterus to someone? Elation washed over me and I could hardly contain my excitement as I read through the profile. The surrogacy agency matched me with a family and I had to decide if I wanted to meet them. YES! A resounding yes! Their

Surrogacy Blog Part 3: I get by with a little help from my friends I’ve been with the same bunco group since 2007. Bunco is a parlor game that involves rolling dice, hanging with friends, maybe winning $20 and absolutely NO skill. Our games are one of the highlights of my month and it’s a

Surrogacy Blog Part 2: Connecting with the agency My cell phone rang but the number was unfamiliar. Decline. As usual, it took me two days to get around to checking my voicemail. Horrible habit, yes! My stomach leapt as the message played – it was a surrogate recruiter from the surrogacy agency in Portland. D’oh!  They’re

Surrogacy Blog Part 1: The experience of an Oregon surrogate We are pleased to introduce a new blog seriesthat chronicles a NWSC surrogate and her entire journey with NWSC, pregnancy, life and her intended parents! She delivered a wonderful baby girl in autumn 2014 and is excited to share the highs, the lows and lots

Love Wins By Ryan Medley, Northwest Surrogacy Center, LLC NWSC and Bouneff Chally staff celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage! What a week for the United States of America. Of all the horrible and shocking news that we’ve received lately, it is moments like today that really feel like progress. I don’t think

A Day in the Life of… a Surrogate Coordinator One of our beloved Surrogate Coordinators, Megan Haines, is about to move on to an exciting new chapter of her life pursuing her interest in research. We are sad to see her leave, but excited for what’s coming down the road for her. Before she goes,

Men Having Babies San Francisco 2015: A look inside the Bay Area’s largest Gay Surrogacy Conference By Sam Chally, Northwest Surrogacy Center, LLC Wow! Over 160 future gay dads showed up for the 2015 San Francisco Men Having Babies Conference.   The SF LGBT Center and Our Family Coalition    Highlights of the event included a

Video: “Two Men and a Cradle” Take a look: A French documentarian followed one of Northwest Surrogacy Center’s intended families and their surrogate throughout their journey. The result is a great way to get a sense of the close relationship that develops between surrogates and intended families. While the documentary, like any media depiction, is

A Day in the Life of… the Financial Coordinator Today we’re giving you a glimpse into the life and times of Julie London, the Financial Coordinator at Northwest Surrogacy Center, LLC.   Julie (along with Georgia, the Financial Assistant—more on her later!) manages all of our surrogate trust accounts and ensures that our surrogates get