ConceiveAbilities' surrogates, Kristina and Kristine, are two of five women who were featured in a recent Marie Claire article on why they chose to carry someone else's child. The piece touches on the complex history of surrogacy and gives a nod to how celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Neil Patrick Harris, among others, have begun to normalize surrogacy in an effort to grow their families.
Because of this recent normalization, more and more women are choosing to use a surrogate, either by choice or often as a result of years of unsuccessful fertility treatments.
But beyond just this checklist, our surrogates are teachers, engineers, nurses, social workers and designers. They are moms who love being pregnant and love being parents. These women feel called to carry a child for someone who can't.
For Kristina, the idea was a no brainer. "I've always been enthralled with the whole process of reproduction: I'm a labor and delivery nurse. When my younger child was in Kindergarten, I was speaking to one of his classmate's moms, who was a surrogate. I thought, Well, I'm still young enough to do this. Why not?"
A lot of people are often curious about the end result. What does it feel like to carry a child for nine months, only to deliver it to another family?
As a three-time surrogate that has delivered five surro-babies, Kristina knows these experiences have had a lasting impact on her and her family.
Check out the full article in Marie Claire magazine: 5 Women Get Candid About Why They Chose to Carry Someone Else's Child.