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Surrogacy Options is an affordable matching agency for Intended Parents (IPs) that require third party reproduction through Gestational Surrogacy (GS). Surrogacy Options' Intended Parent and Gestational Surrogate matching service is truly one of a kind. Surrogacy Options is co-founded by an Intended Mother (IM) and Gestational Surrogate who worked together to bring a beautiful baby boy into the world. Dana delivered Jamie's and her husband's biological son in Dec. 2005. They shared an incredible journey and their families became very close friends along the way.

Being active participants in the surrogacy world, Jamie and Dana noticed there is sometimes an "us" vs. "them" mentality. They know from experience that it doesn't have to be this way. Jamie and Dana are a perfect example of an Intended Parent and Gestational Surrogate team that functions in harmony.

Intended Parents and Surrogates both have a common goal. While it's true there is financial consideration involved, the ultimate goal of any Surrogate is to help another couple have a baby of their own. It is a great sacrifice for the Surrogate and her family. No amount of money can take away the physical discomfort, pain, and risk to the Surrogate to have a baby for someone else. On top of all the physical discomforts, the Surrogate has to mentally prepare herself that she is "babysitting" for nine months and will joyfully hand the baby to his or her parents at the end of the pregnancy. She is allowing the Intended Parents intimate access to her life, her medical records, and to be present at the birth, which is a very private moment.

On the other hand, Intended Parents have been through a lot to get to the point of having to compensate a Surrogate to carry for them. It can be both emotionally and financially challenging for the Intended Parents. Many of them have lost their reproductive organs to cancer, birth defects, or age. Some have unexplained infertility. Whatever the reason, it's mentally painful to not be able to carry your own child. When you have to spend an incredible amount of money on In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), compensation to a Surrogate, attorneys, and various other professionals to even get a chance to have a baby, it may feel overwhelmingly unfair.

In a good match, the Intended Parents will realize the sacrifices their Surrogate is going through for them. They will value her and not think of her as an employee, but as an extension of themselves - a partner to parenthood. They will not resent her because she is the one who is pregnant or because they are compensating her. They will appreciate her for all she is doing for them.

In a good match, the Surrogate will understand the pain and hurt her Intended Parents have gone through. She will realize that while she deserves to be compensated and shouldn't feel guilty about it, she should do everything she can to try to save her Intended Parents money wherever she can. She will put herself in their shoes, and try to visualize how she'd feel if she were them. She will do everything she can to make the Intended Parents feel secure that she is taking care of their baby while she is pregnant.

Compassion and trust are necessary and important from both parties to make this a happy and successful journey.

Surrogacy Options will offer you guidance, professionalism and expertise during the matching process and beyond. Your personal preferences and the requirements of your clinic will be an integral part in finding your IP and Surrogate match. You will deal with Jamie and Dana. You won't be assigned to someone else. They will know you personally and be able to take care of your personal needs. They care about the well-being of both the Intended Parents and the Surrogate. Jamie and Dana aren't just available for one or the other; they are here to help both parties with questions and to offer guidance.

Jamie and Dana offer experience from both sides of a perfect match, that of the Intended Mother and that of the Gestational Surrogate. Together they have what it takes to help you make your surrogacy match turn into a successful journey.

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Originally Posted by MuttigreeMom

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