N + D are looking for a surrogate to help them give their son a sibling after a diagnosis of unexplained infertility. They would like to support their surrogate anyway they can and build a close relationship through the journey.

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Dear Potential Surrogate,

Greetings! We are truly grateful for generous and kind people like you to help build our family. We have precious tested embryos located in Illinois and are hoping to find an extraordinary woman to bring a new life to our family.

My name is N and my husband’s name is D. We have been married since 2013 and were blessed with our son, who I carried in 2016. Both my husband and I enjoy our work as professors in our alma mater university, where we met during our graduate school time here and got married here.  My husband and I live an active life with a healthy diet and regular exercise. In our free time, we like to spend time and enjoy various kinds of fun activities with our son. We usually have family outings in parks, hiking, fishing, or having picnics. We all love trying different foods. We also love to spend time with family and friends. We are so appreciative and humbled by the support we have received thus far.  

We have always dreamed of having a family with two children. Our son is kind and loving and wants so much to be the big brother. However, our journey to our second child has been unexpectedly difficult and challenging. When we started preparing for the second pregnancy, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s autoimmune disease, and had to have surgery to remove a suspicious thyroid nodule. We have since been struggling with infertility for nearly six years. After my doctor diagnosed me with “unexplained infertility”, we tried IUI which did not work out.

Then went through IVF and created PGT-A tested embryos through two rounds of egg retrievals in 2023. Originally, I planned to transfer myself, and worked hard to get my body prepared. However, the exam just before the planned transfer cycle showed I have a new uterine polyp and multiple fibroids, for which I did another surgery. After going through all these challenges, considering autoimmune disease and “unexplained infertility”, I could not risk embryo transfer to myself because if it failed with limited precious embryos, I may not have a chance to create more embryos due to my high age and low AMH level.  So, we really want to find a healthy and compassionate surrogate to help us complete our family.

We are so thankful and excited to be at this point in our journey and the thought of potentially expanding our family further brings tears to our eyes. We deeply love our son but feel something is missing without a sibling.  We have 5 tested embryos and are hoping to get started right away. We are looking for someone who treasures compassion, communication and consideration to match with us. We want our surrogate to know that we will cherish and appreciate her for the special person she is. Being a surrogate is such a selfless act and we will forever be grateful to her (and her family) for going on this journey with us. We hope to maintain trust and open communication. We would love to grow a meaningful relationship with our surrogate and will provide the support and love she will need during this process. 

Thank you very much for reading our letter and considering us. We are truly grateful!

Sincerely,

N and D

J + M are in need of a surrogate to complete their family after J had to undergo a life saving hysterectomy. They are wanting a close relationship that continues well after delivery. Want to learn more about them and see if you could be the person they have been looking for?

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Dear Prospective Surrogate,

We are J and M. And it is so incredible that you are considering helping us complete our family!

We live in Connecticut. I am a psychiatrist and M is a Cardiac Sonographer. M is a Canadian Citizen and I am a citizen of India. It has been a long time since I have been able to travel home but after 7 long years I am finally going back home to visit this year and I am very excited about it!

My husband and I met each other through a common friend in Toronto and got married in 2019. We had our daughter, H, in June 2024 after a long struggle with infertility. I had 3 losses and I was even losing normal embryos so we worked with a specialist out of Chicago and got our miracle little girl! I also have a son who is now 16 (I know time flies by so fast!) and he is just the best big brother! He loves his sister so much and I am so blessed and thankful to have them both.

Unfortunately I had a traumatic delivery at the time of my daughters’ birth. I had a severe postpartum hemorrhage and my uterus had to be taken out to save my life. I was in the ICU and could not see my daughter for a whole month. I am happy to be alive and be there for my daughter. Our daughter is our world. My husband and I have always wanted to have two kids but I cannot carry our second as I don’t have a uterus anymore. We have one more embryo which is genetically tested, normal, and good quality.

Knowing that I have the opportunity to become a mother again makes me so happy and it’s all because of generous people like you! I love my job as an addiction psychiatrist, and work full time. In my free time I like to travel and read books. M likes gardening and feeding the birds. The birds will wake us up at 6:30 in the morning if we aren’t already awake! It is so adorable watching my husband feed all his “pets”. We have several flowering houseplants in our garden in summers ranging from dahlia, hydrangeas, roses, lilies, tulips and phlox. We have bird feeders and a bird bath in our backyard. The birds, deer and squirrels have been frequenting our backyard for many years now. Feeding them gives us immense pleasure and keeps us connected to nature.

We are so thankful you took the opportunity to learn about us and hope you felt a connection. 

We cannot wait to meet you!

With love,

J + M

A + A are in need of a surrogate after losing their son at 25 weeks. These complications make it so that A is unable to carry a baby again. They are wanting to grow an organic friendship that lasts beyond the journey and be involved in the pregnancy.

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Dear Potential Surrogate,

We cannot begin to express how wonderful we think you are. What a selfless thing you have chosen to do for a family. The world is a better place because people like you are here. We are hopeful that someone like you chooses us. We are a family of 4 with 1 angel baby and would love nothing more than to grow our beautiful family. Below is a little bit about our surrogacy journey so far, a little bit about us as parents, as a couple, and as individuals. Thank you for taking the time to read our story. It’s one of my favorites.

We met in high school in 9th grade study hall. We became fast friends and started dating near the end of our freshman year. After graduation, we both went to college but A decided quickly that he had a higher calling to join the military. During his tech schooling, we got married and we just celebrated 17 years of marriage this year. We were married for 3 years when we got pregnant with our S. She is amazing and a true daddy’s girl. She is a friend to everyone she meets and is so bright and wonderful. I (A) who has worked my whole life, decided to become a stay at home mom. It was the best decision I have ever made and it is to this day my favorite “job” that I have ever had. When S was almost 2, we received orders overseas and traveled every chance we got. S was the perfect little travel buddy and she enjoyed every new adventure we went on. We had M a couple years after moving overseas. M is strong willed and determined. She is fearless, brave, a faithful friend, and a great living travel companion. She’s a mommy’s girl and loves to snuggle. Together our girls are wonderful sisters. They both treat everyone with kindness and are always willing to help anyone in need and we are so proud to be their parents. When M was almost one we loved back to the states. Despite moving, our girls are so resilient and make friends everywhere we go. They thrive with every new challenge they meet and are the best little people we know. As parents we take pride in raising good, faithful, and kindhearted children. Every weekend is spent together as a family, whether we are exploring a new city, going to a theme park, or playing a spot outside. We cook with our girls, coach their sports teams, and cheer them on in their academic achievements. We never miss a game, play, or award ceremony. Our girls are our whole world and we love them fiercely. Being a parent is the best title a person can have and we live by the motto “family comes first”.

As a couple we are a team and stand united. We are best friends. We go on dates and make time to spend together. We love to explore new places together, go axe throwing, play frisbee golf, or just walk around a farmers market. We love to have fun and are both very adventurous. Sometimes we take the day off work while the girls are in school and rent jet skis, go to lunch, go to the pool, just enjoy each other’s company. No babysitters required. We are grounded as a couple and do not yell or fight. Any disagreement is calmly talked about in private and never shared on public platforms or with anyone else. It is dealt with in house. We are very proud of the growth we have gained as a couple and as individuals. The military often hosts military/family retreats where they offer couple classes and opportunities for growing the bond we as a couple have. We attend every retreat we can. The love we have for each other is strong and we are each other’s best cheerleaders.

A works from home in mortgage lending. She loves to help people move into their dream homes, but most of all she loves being home with her children. She has the best of both worlds. She is a great mama bear and is so loving and kind with our girls. She enjoys working out, baking, crafting, hiking, and paddle boarding on the lake or snorkeling in the ocean. She has a pure soul and loves to help people in need. She also helps the local humane society fostering pups, which is why we currently have three dogs. Our dogs are all rescues and are greatly loved by our family. A works hard to balance her work life and family life and is amazing at it.

A is still in the military. He has an amazing job where he gets to help people and he is amazing at it. Despite his career, he makes it to every event our girls are part of. He even coaches their softball teams. He is a true guys-guy. He’s a strong athletic guy and is the best girl dad. Whatever our girls ask of him, he is doing. He teaches our girls important core values and is an amazing role model for how a man should treat a lady. His hobbies are fishing, working out, scuba diving, rock climbing, and he loves to build things. When he leaves the military, he would like to work at a fire department or somewhere he can still help those in need.

Our surrogacy journey:

We have two beautiful daughters that we were able to have naturally. We thought we were done having children, but got pregnant unexpectedly February 2024. We were over the moon and so thankful to have the opportunity to raise another child. Then we found out it was a boy. We were ecstatic. We love our girls but always dreamed of having a son. However, we learned quickly that something was wrong. I have a negative blood type and despite receiving rho-gam shots with our first two, my body had created an anti-D antibody that is present when women with a negative blood type carry a positive blood type baby. We were informed that our baby was growing well, but at some point the ant-bodies my body made would cross the placenta and make our baby anemic. This started happening around 25 weeks. Going to a specialized hospital where they could give him a blood transfusion via the umbilical cord was our only hope to help our boy. We traveled to the hospital and underwent our first blood transfusion. Since he was so small, it was hard to get him blood and they ultimately were unsuccessful at giving him enough. This meant we had to come back the next week. When we came back he was doing ok, but we learned that the donated blood from our transfusion had leaked into my body and my body created a second antibody against the baby, causing him to become more anemic. They kept me in the hospital for monitoring while we waited for specialized blood that didn’t have either antibody in it, so we could make our boy healthy again. However, as the night went on his heart rate started to decrease. After an emergency C-section he was born alive. The nursing staff were wonderful and tried their hardest to save him, but it was clear he wasn’t going to make it. That was by far the hardest day of our lives and something we would never wish on anyone. We got to hold our little boy for 45 minutes before he passed away. We are so thankful for those 45 minutes but our hearts ache every single day for him. Our little I lead a perfect life, only knowing the love of his mom, dad, and sisters. He is in heaven and one day we will see him again. As a mother it is so hard not to blame myself, because it was my body that hurt him. The doctors ran multiple tests and assured me it wasn’t anything I did or anything I could have prevented. Now that the antibodies have been made, they are there forever. There isn’t a supplement I can take, a surgery I can have, there is nothing I can do to make them leave my body so I can safely carry a baby. It’s a disheartening feeling, but there is hope because of people like you. The chance to have another baby is something we dream of everyday.

Growing our family is a major priority for us. We have created two embryos and are so hopeful to have another child. It is an emotional journey going through the surrogacy process, but it’s a ride we share with other amazing individuals with similar dreams. I just want to thank you again for taking the time to read through our journey. I wish you the best on your journey and maybe our paths will get to cross.

All the best,

A and A

R + P are in need of a surrogate after several losses led to a diagnosis of an incompetent cervix. They have suffered a late term loss and are not giving up on their dream to become first time parents. They would love to include you in their village if the relationship develops throughout the pregnancy as they hope.

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Dear Prospective Surrogate,

Thank you for the generosity and courage it takes to even think about this journey and being a part of helping a couple like us to start our family. It speaks to the kind of person you are, and we’re grateful to know people like you exist in the world.

We’re R and P, a married couple in our early 40s living in Chicago, and we’d love to introduce ourselves and share a bit of our story with you.

Our Story:

P likes to joke that he fell in love with R’s big laughs first. It’s this infectious, genuine sound that fills up whatever room she’s in, whether she’s reading a particularly good book, watching an absurd TikTok or discovering that her latest baking experiment has turned into something that could double as a doorstop. R says she knew P was special when he listened, really listened, to her stories about her social impact work, asking thoughtful questions and remembering details weeks later.

Our life together is filled with little traditions and big dreams. Friday nights are sacred: Pizza Fridays, where we attempt to outdo ourselves with homemade pies, sometimes delicious, sometimes “creative”, but always fun. We’re also the proudest auntie and uncle to 1 niece and 2 nephews and are known to show up to every play date with silly costumes and the latest DIY crafts. R’s family lives just 20 minutes away so we spend as much time as we can with them, cooking Sunday family feasts together. Every summer, we pack up the car with our family for our annual trip to Door County, Wisconsin, a tradition that has become the highlight of our year. This year’s trip included picking cherries until our fingers were stained purple, playing “train conductor” with our twin toddler niece and nephew (their current favorite), and laughing until our sides hurt over a bonfire every night. It’s our greatest wish to bring our future child on these adventures and share these traditions.

About R:

R grew up in the Chicagoland area, graduated from the University of Wisconsin, and owns a small social impact consulting firm. R loves that she gets to work with organizations trying to make the world a better place for a living. R’s creative side shines through in everything she does, from interior design to throwing her annual Oscars parties cooking up a storm. Robin considers herself a dumpling expert, loves musicals, reading, and is fully up to date on Love Island (P remains shocked at how many episodes there are).

About P:

P is an eternal optimist, and is also a Big 10 alum as a graduate from Ohio State. He’s originally from Maryland but was born in Chicago, so technically, he’s a local! As a director of research at a bank, he is a self-proclaimed data geek. But his true passion is baseball. He’s the husband who considers a summer day at Wrigley Field the perfect date, armed with an endless supply of baseball trivia that he’s convinced will eventually turn R into a true baseball convert.

Our Journey So Far:

Our dream has always been to have a family. Over the past three years, we’ve faced more heartache than we ever imagined: two ectopic pregnancies, countless surgeries, a miscarriage, and, most painfully, the loss of our daughter J during the second trimester. R went into preterm labor and delivered at home before the ambulance could arrive. Losing our baby girl was the most devastating experience of our lives. Through this heartbreak though, we discovered three things:

Our love for each other only grew stronger. We became each other’s greatest support and could hold each other through the unthinkable.

The love we felt for our daughter, even in the too-short moment that we held her, was so fierce and unwavering that we knew we had more love to give her future sibling, to our first earth-side baby.

Our family and friends rallied around us, showing us the power of our community and support system, something we can’t wait to share with our future child.

R was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix, leaving future pregnancies too risky. That’s what brought us to surrogacy: a path we never expected, but one we now see as a beautiful way to start the family we’ve been trying for all these years – with the help of someone extraordinary like you.

Our Relationship with Our Surrogate:

We hope to build a relationship with you that feels natural and comfortable, whether that means sharing milestones or just checking in. We’d love to be involved in appointments and celebrate every step of the journey together, but we respect your boundaries and want you to feel supported every step of the way. Our promise is to honor your well-being: physically, emotionally, and mentally. We want our child to know their story began with incredible courage, generosity, and love from an amazing woman.

Hope for our Next Chapter as Parents:

We dream of adding a car seat to our summer road trips to Wisconsin, of watching our niece and nephews become the most devoted cousins, of P teaching our child to throw a curveball and R sharing her love of books. We believe that some of the most beautiful things in life happen when people choose to show up for each other in extraordinary ways. You’re considering showing up for us in a way that will change everything, and we want you to know that we don’t take that lightly.

Thank you for reading our story. We hope our story resonates with you, and we’d be honored to walk this path together.

With heartfelt gratitude,

R & P

J + C welcomed their first child via surrogacy with Family Makers in late 2025, they are hoping to give their daughter a sibling and bring even more joy to their lives. They are looking to grow a close bond with their surrogate and continue the relationship well after delivery. As experienced Intended Parents they know they can help support their surrogate in all the important ways.

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Dear Prospective Surrogate,

First and foremost, thank you! 

Thank you for being brave and generous, and for answering the call to help families like mine  grow. Thank you for considering meeting with me and my husband, and for possibly choosing us  as your intended parents. 

My name is J. I grew up in Taiwan in a large, traditional Asian family with four siblings. I am the youngest of five. My parents came from very modest backgrounds. Despite having only a few years of elementary school education, my dad was determined to provide for his family. He worked his way up from an apprentice at a tailor shop to eventually owning his own small clothing business. My mom worked tirelessly alongside him, and together they gave us not only opportunities for education, but also a warm, supportive home. Their example of love, hard work, and family shaped everything I value today. 

My own journey brought me to the U.S. for graduate school, where I joined the PhD program at  Cornell Medical College in New York. There, I met my husband C, and we married in New York City toward the end of graduate school. After finishing our studies, we moved to Massachusetts, where we’ve now lived for over 10 years. We share our home with two cats, Garlic and Potato, and have built a life full of friendships, adventures, and dreams for a family. 

Those dreams became real this year. After a long and difficult journey, C and I were blessed to  welcome our first child, a beautiful baby girl named L, who was born through surrogacy with the  help of the Family Makers team in late 2025. L has already brought us more joy than we ever imagined. She is a reminder of the generosity and courage it takes for someone like you to help make families like ours possible. 

Now, our hearts are full of hope again. We dream of giving L a sister or brother to grow up with, someone to share childhood adventures, family trips, and the everyday joys of life. Growing up with siblings meant so much to me, and I want L to have that same gift: the laughter, companionship, and lifelong bond that only a sibling can provide. 

Our journey to parenthood has been marked by challenges; miscarriages, failed IVF attempts,  and the heartbreak of feeling our dream slip further away. But surrogacy has given us hope and  joy in ways we will never forget. We are deeply grateful to Family Makers and Ashlee for guiding  us on this path, and now, we hope that you might consider walking this journey with us too. 

C and I would be honored if you chose to help us bring L a sibling and expand our family. Your courage and generosity would mean the world to us. 

With gratitude and hope,

J + C + L

V + N are searching for a surrogate to help them welcome their first child into the world. After needing to have a life saving hysterectomy, they are unable to carry themselves. They pride themselves on building close relationships with everyone they can and are ready to support their surrogate before, during, and after the pregnancy.

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Dear prospective surrogate, 

We are V (she/her), and N(he/him). We live in Massachusetts, a vibrant city filled with people from all walks of life and many universities. Both of us work full time – V as a cancer genomics researcher and N as a software engineer. We both grew up in India in different cities and cultural backgrounds and moved to the US in 2012 for grad school, just a few months after we had started dating. Our relationship is the most important foundation of our lives that allows us to grow and challenge ourselves while also truly feeling at home. Several trying circumstances over the years have taught us to deeply love and appreciate each other and also offer that love to our friends, chosen family, and community. We live with our recently adopted kitty cat (his name is Mrs. Pretty) who has already been giving us a small taste of parenting with his exuberant personality. Caring for him has brought us closer together in new ways and we are eagerly awaiting more love in our lives that will come when we welcome our child into this world.

We are writing to you together as well as individually in the hope that this will help you understand our vulnerable and sensitive sides and help you feel comfortable and motivated to choose us in this journey.

Our Journey

Both of us are only-children to our respective parents, who still live in India. Even though we grew up in very different cities, family-values, and cultures (we didn’t even speak the same language at home!), we met during college and became instant friends. N was drawn to V’s genuineness and curiosity while V instantly recognized N’s softness and playfulness. However, what truly connects us is how much we have helped lift each other up, while still holding on to the qualities that drew us together. Owing to differences and culture and caste, there was significant opposition to us getting married that we had to overcome while protecting our relationship. We have seen many relationships fall apart under such pressure so feel extremely grateful for making it through and do not take for granted what we have. 

When we first started dating (young adults just about to graduate college), we didn’t really know what a long term relationship looked like. In our cultures, dating was frowned upon so we had to figure out a path for ourselves. Moving to the US was a blessing because we would get space to understand each other, but the journey was far from easy. About a month into moving to the US, N had an emergency surgery which he recovered from with V’s care. Only 3 weeks later, V had a life-threatening bike accident that left her with a severe concussion and several big questions about her health. N stepped up to care for her and find answers. This largely defined our first few months after moving to the other side of the world with no family and a stressful first semester of grad school. This start would be testing for any relationship and surely was for ours too, but we persevered and learned to trust each other in new ways. Over the next few years, we would tackle several other distressing health challenges (for both Nt and V) where we didn’t have answers, we were in pain, often disabled, and certainly short on support. We persevered through that too and made room for joy and lightness while also doing our best to grow in our careers and pursue our passions. V is a dancer and an experienced performer while N is an active member of his workplace union and a fierce advocate for workers’ rights and social justice. 

Our hardest challenges were yet to come though. The pandemic turned our lives upside down making us very isolated. We were simultaneously dealing with a debilitating endometriosis and adenomyosis flareup for V. After months of advocacy to seek the right diagnosis and then find the right doctor, V was finally able to get a life-changing surgery (including a hysterectomy) in 2022 that for the first time in her life freed her from pain. This allowed both of us to dream and want more from life. It also encouraged V to change careers and both of us to move across the country to Massachusetts. Life finally seemed sorted, until misfortune struck in the form of an early stage breast cancer diagnosis for V that upended our lives once again. However, going through the cancer scare also made us realize that we had a deep desire to channel our love into a child. Our difficult childhoods and health challenges had perhaps kept us from acknowledging this desire all these years even though we both adore children and have received so much love from our friends’ kids. Every challenge we have faced has made us fall in love in new ways and given us much confidence that we can not only raise a child but also do so with love and compassion.

Values

The saying goes “it takes a village” – we are deeply aware of how our lives are not lived in isolation but are deeply impacted by our community, and in return we impact our community. Both of us identify as queer, even though we present as a heterosexual couple. Our growth as individuals and as a couple has been intimately supported by our chosen family, many of whom have their own experiences with marginalization and challenges navigating through a difficult world. As immigrants to the US, it has been an ongoing journey to lay down roots in an increasingly volatile political climate. What this means for us is that we put out a lot of care and support for our loved ones. Our relationships aren’t superficial but built around shared struggles. We know that nobody is perfect and we believe in offering grace to people who are honestly trying to do better. We also feel most comfortable when people are kind with us and allow us the space to be our imperfect selves. We are not afraid of difficult conversations and do put in effort to have them with our friends, co-workers, and most importantly with each other. 

V puts in a great deal of effort to check in on the people she cares about and help them directly to the best of her ability. She is a really good listener and remembers small details that matter. N is constantly thinking about how to create spaces that allow people to express themselves freely and safely. He is creative and has the ability to help people see their struggles more clearly. Together, our complementary skills and interests have helped us form deep bonds with people and also introduce our loved ones to each other. Nothing gives us more joy than seeing our loved ones thrive, and it is exactly what helps us thrive in return.

On Parenting

For us, having a child is meant to really expand our world and challenge us to grow in ways we don’t even know of yet. As parents, we believe that our role is to create a loving, nourishing, and safe environment that allows our child to fully express themselves and find their own happiness. We want to pass on softness, compassion, and resilience to our child. We know that we can’t protect them from everything, but we can surely equip them so they never have to suppress parts of themselves to survive in the same way that we had to do growing up.

This environment necessarily includes all the trusted adults in our life who will be key to our own support system as well as be there for our child. The other day, we had an emotional conversation about creating our will because the agency required it, and it was very relieving and heartening to realize that there are multiple people we would readily trust as guardians were something to happen to us. In this way, the surrogacy journey is really forcing us to re-evaluate our lives, priorities, and who and what makes our lives beautiful. Just like we fight for our relationship and our community, we will fight for our child in every way possible. This includes doing our best to create a world that we would want not only our child but all children to inherit.

On a Lighter Note

All the seriousness aside, we also really love to have fun. Our philosophy is simple – fun can never be forced, and fun should feel nourishing (as opposed to draining). For us, that includes doing art together, settling down after all chores and having a deep conversation, hosting a friend at home and cooking for them, going to a movie at the theater, trying new foods outdoors, reading, and more. Lately, we have been trying new ways to do fun things with our friends, which has been helping us build community in a new place in a sustainable way. Several of our friends have children – from newborns to teenagers – and we get so much joy from connecting with these kids and seeing the world through their eyes. Some months ago we stayed with our dear friends in California for over a week and deeply bonded with their 2 year old – it feels extremely special to know that she still remembers us even after leaving – just like we remember every little moment of joy she gave us. We can’t wait to have that in our life too and learn all the new ways our child will teach us to find more joy, play, meaning, and purpose in our life.

We mentioned our cat earlier – we’re still getting used to him as he is to us, but we’re also having a lot of fun figuring out his needs and cooking up games to play with him. Our love for cats goes all the way back to the early days of our relationship when we bonded over the love we had for cats we met on the streets of Berkeley. Since then, we’ve loved countless cats and thought of a dozen names for the cat we finally adopted (Mrs. Pretty was not on the list). Bringing a cat into our life has truly unlocked new dimensions of our personalities. While we wish we could have done it sooner, we really needed to heal from numerous health challenges and make space in our life to get to this point.

Vision for the Future

We hope that our letter to you has painted a picture of the kind of energy we bring. We would like nothing more than to share this with you and for you to enrich us with yours and your loved ones’ energy. We know that surrogacy is not an easy journey and we’re just getting started. We know that there will be challenges, difficult conversations, and a period of time where we will slowly get to know you better as a person. We know that trust takes time to build and it cannot be forced. Our approach would be to always take discomfort (yours and our own) seriously, talk about it, and keep moving forward. We are not afraid of expressing our feelings and making space for your feelings. We would like to learn about your life – your aspirations, fears, what you like, dislike, find annoying, etc. and hope you feel the same way towards us. If we are located close to you, we would be more than happy to be part of your support system through this journey. Even if we are located further away, we would make ourselves very available to help you navigate any challenges that come up in a kind and respectful way. If this matches up with your expectations and preferences, we hope you will choose to work with us.

V’s Words

Hello! Thank you so much for considering us. I am so honored and touched. I am very excited and nervous about this journey and I wanted to share with you some words from my heart. When I had my hysterectomy in Jan 2022, I could not even imagine that there would be a time in the near future where I actually felt better and would want to love more. Life was really difficult leading up to the surgery. When the surgeon said that having a hysterectomy would rid me of 98% of my symptoms, I was stunned. It forced me to think if I really wanted to let go of the possibility of having a child in the future. I was struggling with the decision but it was N’s words that convinced me to go through the hysterectomy. He wanted to see me live again and he wanted his wife back from the clutches of these twin diseases. While going into the surgery I feared that I was going to regret it when I woke up. But I did not. And that continued for sometime. But as life started getting better, I felt the desire to raise a child with N for the first time. That was when I started to experience a lot of grief and yearning. Still, life seemed much better than before and I didn’t think much about it. And then in 2024, I got the news of the pre-malignant breast tumors. On the one hand, I was confronted with my mortality but on the other, I could no longer deny my desire to love a child with Nishant. We had mostly decided that having a child was not on the cards for us, so when I first told N, he was touched and moved but also shocked. It took us a while to move through our emotions about it while also figuring out the complicated details of IVF and surrogacy. We are both now feeling empowered and ready to grow our family together. Our cat is definitely teaching us a lot about parenting but I won’t say that we know what it is to be parents to a human child. What I do know is that we will give it our best – to the child and to you. We will be with you every step of the way. I hope I can hold your hand as you give us the greatest gift. 

Lots of love, 

V

N’s Words

Hi! Thank you so much for reading about our journey and considering us. For much of my life, I did not think I would be a parent. It just didn’t seem to be for me. I was too afraid to be a bad parent. Given all the challenges V and I had been facing together, having a child also seemed quite impractical. It is a testament to our personal growth and the growth of our relationship that we find ourselves not only wanting to be parents, but also going through the surrogacy journey. I remember my shock from the moment V first told me she wanted to have a child. I remember feeling a rush of love for her, but also feeling terrified. On the one hand, I really wanted us to prioritize our immediate health needs, but on the other hand I could see how deep V’s yearning was to give our love to a child. I felt torn and it took me many months to begin accepting that we could do this. Those were some difficult months as we figured out cancer treatment and IVF cycles, while also navigating a difficult situation with my job. We were extremely fortunate to not need more than two cycles, but going ahead with the surrogacy journey still felt daunting – emotionally, financially, logistically. Even though we had learned a lot more over the past year and knew how to go about the process, I found myself questioning whether this was for us. Today I’m in a very different place. I’m still very terrified but I also have a lot of faith in myself and in us. Looking back, we have built a life that is so full of love, care, and nourishment that I feel excited to think about how much we can do for our child and help them thrive. Having played with our friends’ children over the past few months has strengthened that conviction. I used to think I didn’t understand children, but I’ve been able to recognize all the intuitive ways in which I actually can, and very importantly, how much I want to do it. While there is still a lot to learn, one truth I know is that this journey is only possible and makes sense because it is with V and coming from a place of love. Even parenting our cat together has only strengthened that conviction. V once told me that babies are a “force of nature” and they will force you to change. I believe in that. For you to be part of this journey with us means a lot and we will do our best to support you through every step of the way. 

Lots of love, 

N

Thank you for taking the time to learn about us 

With love, 

V + N

K + R are in need of a surrogate after K was diagnosed with MRKH and does not have a uterus to carry her own child. Family means the world to them and they are so excited to welcome their first child and bring their bundle of joy to a bulldogs game! They are wanting a close relationship and are hoping to be very involved in the pregnancy.

Letter

Dear Potential Surrogate,

Hi! We’re K and R, and we just want to start by saying thank you so much for even reading this. We know it takes a truly amazing and selfless person to consider helping a family like ours, and we are so incredibly grateful for you.

We’ve been together since high school—12 wonderful years now, married for 4—and have built such a fun, joy-filled life together. Our family right now includes our two chocolate labs: Jessi, a sweet rescue we adopted in college who is full of energy and always wants attention (she’s about 10 now), and Kimber, our younger chocolate lab at 5, who absolutely adores children. Kimber has lovingly “watched over” our friends’ kids from babies to about 3 years old, sometimes even lying outside their doors while they sleep or staying close while they play. Her caring and playful nature makes her such a special part of our family. Both dogs are spoiled rotten and live their best lives running around in the lake at R’s parents’ house. Family means the world to us, and while R’s parents live close by, my parents make the trip up from Florida every month so we can spend time together.

R and I started dreaming about having a family way back when we were teenagers. When I was 18, I was diagnosed with MRKH, which means that while I have healthy eggs, I can’t carry a pregnancy. That news was incredibly hard for us to process at such a young age. We knew we wanted kids, and it felt like our dream had been taken away. But thanks to modern medicine and amazing women like you, we now have hope that we can still make that dream come true.

A little about us outside of all this: we love family vacations, spending time with friends, going to church on Sundays, and cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs together on Saturday nights. Go Dawgs! R enjoys duck hunting and golfing, while I’m happiest gardening, hiking, relaxing on the lake in the summer, or wrapped in a blanket by the fireplace in the fall. For work, R is an estimator for a disaster restoration company, and I am a Practice Manager at a local veterinary hospital.

If we’re lucky enough to be matched with a surrogate, we’d love to build a real connection throughout the pregnancy. We’d be overjoyed to get updates from doctors’ appointments, hear how you and the baby are doing and of course, be there to welcome our baby into the world when the time comes. More than anything, we’d want you to feel supported and appreciated through every step of the journey.

From the bottom of our hearts—thank you. Just by considering surrogacy, you are giving families like ours the greatest gift imaginable, and that means more to us than we can ever put into words.

With love and excitement,
K & R

A + P are in need of a surrogate after A was diagnosed with a cancer that now prevents her from responding to IVF medications. This would be their first child and they are wanting to be as involved as possible. They would like to be open with their child about how they were born and have their surrogate remain involved in their lives after the journey.

Letter

Dear prospective Surrogate:

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this letter and for even considering being part of such a meaningful journey. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine this would be the path to growing our family, but we are so deeply grateful for the incredible gift you give to families like ours. You are truly doing something extraordinary, and we don’t take that lightly.

I’d love to share a bit about us, A and P, and the life we’ve built together.

P and I met online in early 2021. From our very first date just a few weeks later, it felt like we had known each other forever. We’ve truly been best friends ever since. Together, we’ve experienced so much in just a few short years; laughter, travel, quiet nights at home, and some of life’s hardest moments. In 2022, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and together we walked through every step: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and oral treatment. We waited to get married until later in 2024 so that I could look and feel like myself on our wedding day, a day that reflected not only our love but the strength and resilience we built together.

We live in the Atlanta, Georgia area, with our two eleven-year-old pups, Jack and Jolene, who are very much a part of the family. P works for the city in a nearby community, a role that suits his love for leadership and his calm, steady nature. He loves to cook, try New England IPAs, catch live music, read, and cheer on the University of Alabama. I work at a nonprofit that serves children with chronic and terminal illnesses. It’s work that fills my heart and grounds me in gratitude every day. Outside of work, I love Pilates, making sourdough, traveling, spending time with family and friends, and, of course, Bravo nights on the couch. I’m a proud Florida Gator and that may be the one thing we firmly disagree on. 

Our journey to parenthood has been a winding one. I’ve never been pregnant, but the dream of becoming a mom has been with me for as long as I can remember. In January 2020, during my divorce, I learned I wasn’t able to freeze my eggs. After the divorce was finalized in March 2022, I planned to start my fertility journey, but my cancer diagnosis just a few months later changed everything.

P and I created embryos at the end of 2024, and after completing treatment in January 2025, we started our fertility journey, but my uterus never fully recovered. In August 2025, we attempted an embryo transfer, but it was cancelled when we learned the lining of my uterus was unresponsive. Because my cancer was hormone-positive, extended estrogen treatments to try to heal it would increase my risk of recurrence. It was a heartbreaking moment, but our hope to grow our family has never wavered. Surrogacy gives us a beautiful path forward.

We hope to build an organic, warm relationship with the person who helps bring our child into the world. We imagine being present for major milestones like the transfer and big appointments, while also giving you space to experience the pregnancy in your own way. Our child will grow up knowing their story, one rooted in love, strength, and two families coming together to create something miraculous.

This child will join a home filled with laughter, resilience, kindness, and probably a few dog toys scattered around the floor. Thank you for even considering walking this journey with us. You are giving families like ours the greatest gift imaginable, and we are endlessly grateful.

With love,

A & P

A + M are in need of a surrogate to welcome a child into the world after numerous losses. They are wanting to grow a close organic relationship and are hoping that their surrogate wants the same.

Letter

Dear Potential Surrogate,

Thank you for considering joining us on this journey. We are so appreciative of your selflessness, kindness, and graciousness to consider doing this for another family.

A little bit about us –

M and I met on a dating app in 2017, a month after I had moved to Atlanta to go back to school. Ml had been living here since 2009, when he moved from Virginia to attend Georgia Tech. We got married in 2020, a small Covid wedding. Originally, we had planned a large gathering with all our friends and family but things changed, and it was actually the best decision ever. We picked a spot on the side of a “mountain” (it’s Georgia, so more like a big hill) and had our ceremony with immediate family and close friends. We had an even smaller reception afterwards at a brewery.

We have two family pets. Lucy, the cat, was a package-deal when I met M. I adopted her from the shelter in 2009. She has always been a grumpy old lady, but really she is a huge cuddle bug. Mick, the dog, we adopted together in 2019. M is Mick’s favorite parent. He loves his “dude’s days” when M works from home, but he loves to snuggle me in the evenings. 

In the last few years, I have become an avid reader for the first time in my life. I love a good mystery / thriller, modern fantasy, and some romance. I also have a collection of 20-something plants that I am frequently re-potting, propagating, and messing around with. M enjoys video games, especially role playing games. He also grew up playing ice hockey, and still plays for a local team, and enjoys golf. Together, we enjoy movies, the arcade, hiking, and all things animals.

We are very fortunate to have a great support system around us in Georgia. My mom, stepdad, M’s parents, my step brother and his family, my step sister and her family, all live within an hour of us. My dad, stepmom, and half-sister live in Idaho. M’s brother and his long-term girlfriend live in California. We also have a close group of friends, whom M played hockey with in college, and their “hockey wives.” 

In March 2022, we decided it was the right time to grow our family. I was so fortunate to get pregnant very quickly, only two months later, but I had an early miscarriage around 6 weeks. We healed, emotionally and physically, and I was pregnant again in November, but it was a chemical pregnancy. We sought out reproductive endocrinology specialists to figure out why this kept happening, and planned to just keep trying. I was pregnant again in July 2023, with the same result, another early miscarriage around 8 weeks. With no answers, we did every blood test, diagnostic test we were offered, all which came back normal. Finally, during a hysteroscopy, it was found that my uterus was covered in scar tissue, of unknown origin. My first hysteroscopy removed 75% of the scar tissue, but I required a second surgery to remove the rest.

During that second hysteroscopy, the doctors informed us of an unfortunate complication, a suspected uterine perforation. We were told this shouldn’t affect my ability to get pregnant. And it didn’t. I was pregnant two months later. M and I literally thought this was our miracle. For 22 weeks, our baby grew inside me. We got to see ultrasounds, I felt him kick and move, and we named him, B. But at 22 weeks and 2 days, we suffered a horrible complication that we never expected. My uterus had spontaneously ruptured in multiple places. I was rushed into the operating room for an emergency c-section to save my life. Bennett was too early and too small, and he died shortly after delivery.

The loss of B is the worst thing we’ve ever had to experience. Through therapy, and with each other, we have learned to live alongside our loss. I had a custom ring made by a lovely woman in California, which carries some of his ashes along with our birthstones. As life would have it, B passed on my 33rd birthday.

We had hoped to heal and be able to try again, but my new obgyn and fertility doctors have discussed that I am too high risk to carry another pregnancy. I would likely have the same outcome, a devastating child loss, and possibly lose my own life.

We are looking to be involved in this journey, and develop an organic relationship. We hope to attend the big appointments; transfer, anatomy scan, and delivery. We also hope to FaceTime during other appointments, if possible. We plan to tell our child how they were brought into this world, and the relationship between our two families.

M and I never imagined being here. Asking another woman to carry our embryo, to grow our baby, and deliver our baby safely into this world. But, we can tell you that we are so thankful for you, and we hope you choose to take this journey with us.

With love,

A and M