As a surrogate mother in Alaska, an important part of the surrogacy process is finding intended parents for surrogacy.

Although you’ve opted to be a surrogate, the bulk of the process doesn’t begin until after you’ve matched with intended parents.

If you’re ready to start your surrogacy journey, fill out our contact form to have a surrogacy agency contact you.

This guide focuses on how to find intended parents via a surrogacy agency. Every agency has its own surrogacy matching service to help surrogates find intended parents in Alaska.

Building Your Surrogacy Plan in Alaska

Developing a surrogacy plan is an integral part of being matched with intended parents. After you pass through the screening requirements, you’ll provide the surrogacy agency with information about your background and your aspirations as a surrogate. Maybe, for example, you want to be a surrogate for a gay couple.

The surrogacy plan serves as a roadmap for your experience, outlining your preferences. Its main objective is to establish the types of intended parents you wish to assist and the desired relationship with them during your pregnancy.

Find Intended Parents In Alaska

Intended parents are people couples looking for surrogates. As surrogates continue down their path to surrogacy, they have to match with intended parents. At most surrogacy agencies, the surrogate mother picks the intended family that best suits her expectations. Surrogate mothers generally pick intended families that fit their ideal preferences.

Generally, surrogate mothers consider the intended family’s values, lifestyle, parenting philosophy, and the nature of their relationship with the surrogate to ensure a harmonious journey and the best possible environment for the child they will carry.

It is important to note that surrogacy agencies screen all prospective intended parents before they can match with surrogates. This screening process ensures that intended families are suited to take on the responsibility of parenthood.

Agencies already have a pool of intended parents who are looking to match with surrogate mothers. Because agencies have these resources, they can quickly help you move through the surrogacy process with minimal time waiting to find a match with a couple looking for surrogacy services. After you become interested in a couple, your surrogacy agency can even help you set up a conversation with them!

Agencies also help by providing mediation services and guidance as you develop a relationship with intended parents.

How Does a Surrogate Work for Gay Couples?

Surrogacy offers a viable path to parenthood for many gay couples, allowing them to have a biological connection to their child.

Typically, the process involves finding a gestational surrogate who agrees to carry a pregnancy to term. An embryo, created via in vitro fertilization (IVF) using the sperm of one or both of the intended parents (depending on the type of surrogacy) and an egg from a donor, is implanted in the surrogate.

Throughout the pregnancy, the intended parents often form a close relationship with the surrogate, and once the baby is born, they become the legal parents.

Questions to Ask Potential  Intended Parents About Surrogacy

After your first conversation with an intended family that you’re interested in working with, it is important to have a more detailed conversation about the surrogacy process.

Some great questions to ask intended parents are:

• How many IVF cycles are you willing to try to conceive a child?
• How many embryos do you foresee implanting during each attempt?
• How do you feel about multiples?
• What are your views on selective reduction or termination of embryos?
• Who do you want to be in the hospital room when I give birth?
• Are you willing to meet my friends and family?
• What do you plan to tell your child about their surrogacy when they’re older?

The intended family will likely have questions for you, too. During this partnership, it’s important that you answer their questions as well. Don’t worry, though. A surrogacy specialist will be present for the conversations, so they can help answer any questions that are too difficult for you to answer.

Why It’s Important to Know the Intended Family

Getting to know the intended family is important because even though you’re entering into a legal contract with the intended family, it’s important that you and your matching family have a good relationship throughout the journey because surrogacy is an involved and intentional process that you’ll be navigating together.

Agreement Between Surrogates and Intended Parents

Intended parents and surrogates often enter into detailed agreements outlining the expectations and responsibilities of each party. These agreements cover key aspects such as medical procedures, financial compensation, and issues related to the child’s birth and custody.

They serve to protect the interests of both parties and ensure a clear understanding of the surrogacy process.

The surrogacy agreement is an essential document that outlines the terms and conditions of the intended parent’s relationship with their surrogate. It is a legally binding contract between both parties, which specifies the responsibilities of each party involved in the surrogacy process.

The agreement typically includes provisions for medical procedures, such as IVF and prenatal care, along with any related expenses.

Furthermore, the agreement also addresses any potential risks or complications that may arise during the surrogacy process. This includes outlining what steps will be taken in case of a failed pregnancy or if the intended parents decide to terminate the pregnancy due to medical reasons. It is important that surrogates work with surrogacy agencies to consider what agreements should be made between the two parties to ensure protection of the boundaries of the relationship during and after surrogacy!

To learn more about surrogacy, contact us today!

We’d love to talk to you more about surrogacy and help you find the right intended family.