Boutique Surrogacy Agency Based in Nevada
We connect surrogates with intended parents in Carson City, Reno, Las Vegas, Henderson and beyond
Why Nevada is a Great State For Surrogacy
If you’ve ever wondered about becoming a surrogate, then where you live plays a large part in deciding if you can become a surrogate or not. Not every state legalizes surrogacy. For those who live in Nevada, it’s possible to work as a surrogate.
Nevada is a surrogate-friendly state. It has legislated certain laws that protect surrogates and help establish custody rights of intended parents. One of the reasons that many come to find surrogates in Nevada is because the state has recently required all health insurance companies to include surrogacy in their policy.
This is a stark difference from many other states. Even other states who are considered to be surrogate-friendly have not necessarily taken this step to ensure that their surrogates are protected financially.
Nevada has consistently been a state to push the boundaries of what is acceptable and what is not. In the 1930s, it was one of the few states to legalize gambling. This sort of pioneer attitude has made the state a great place to live for those who aren’t afraid of taking risks.
For those who live in the state of Nevada, here’s how you can get started with the process of surrogacy.
What to Expect with the Process of Surrogacy
While there are two main procedures for becoming pregnant as a surrogate, traditional and gestational, our surrogate agency only permits gestational. Traditional involves the use of the surrogate’s own eggs for fertilization. This can make matters of custody a bit trickier in the end.
To avoid that, our surrogate agency only allows gestational surrogates. During gestational, intended parents will use IVF through a fertility clinic to create an embryo. During IVF, their egg and sperm cells are collected and placed in a petri dish. Once there, the two cells can easily find each other and merge into an embryo.
The surrogate is given that embryo through an embryo transfer. If her body accepts it, then she is officially pregnant. The embryo will start to grow and divide into a fetus.
A healthy pregnancy should follow for the next nine months. When it comes time for the birth, you’ll follow the birth plan that was established with your intended parents and surrogate attorney. This birth plan typically covers where you’ll give birth, how, and who will be allowed in the hospital room when you give birth.
After you give birth, the intended parents will take custody of the child. You’ll be able to recover and return to your normal life.
While the process of surrogacy may seem easy, there can be a few bumps in the road that can make the journey last for some time. You need to prepare for those possible delays and ensure that you’re committed to the very end.
Commitments You Need to Make as a Surrogate
When you join a surrogacy agency in Nevada, you need to be sure that you are committed to the duty you’ve accepted. The intended parents have likely struggled for years with their infertility. They’re relying on you to have the patience and grit to carry a healthy pregnancy for them.
That’s why you need to be sure that you have both a time and energy commitment. For time, you should expect to spend anywhere from a year to two years with the process. A few delays can occur.
One such delay may occur when we’re matching you with intended parents. Because we want to make sure that our surrogates and intended parents get along, it’s important for us to get it right. Matching can take anywhere from a month to three months.
A big delay that may occur is when the fertility clinic is administering the embryo transfer. If the embryo is not accepted by your body, then there may be a few reasons for this. It could be because the embryo wasn’t healthy enough. In this case, another one needs to be made or unfrozen. It may be because your own fertility medications weren’t correct.
Each time this process fails, you can expect to add a few weeks to the journey as a whole.
The other commitment that you need to make when you become a surrogate in Nevada is energy. It takes a lot of energy to grow a baby even during a healthy pregnancy. Add additional drains like traveling, and you may be too exhausted from the journey.
If you think you’re ready to make those commitments, then it’s important to know the kind of surrogacy qualifications you need to pass to join a surrogacy agency in Nevada.
Surrogacy Qualifications in Nevada
Before you can become a surrogate, you have to first join our agency. To join us, you need to pass a few qualifications. These qualifications are to help ensure that you can carry a baby safely. Some of the qualifications that you need to pass are the following:
- You must have had a previous pregnancy without problems and birth without complications. We’ll require medical records that prove this.
- You must live in the United States as either a citizen, legal immigrant, or a permanent resident.
- You must be between the ages of 21 and 38. This is when you’re at your healthiest and most fertile.
- Your BMI must be between 19 and 30. Being overweight can cause problems in the pregnancy.
- You must be financially secure without receiving aid or housing from the government.
- You must be able to pass physical and mental screening.
- You must be a non-smoker.
- You must be a non-alcoholic.
- You must not take drugs.
If you pass these qualifications, then you can earn surrogate compensation in Nevada be joining our agency.
How Much You Can Make in Nevada
Surrogate compensation varies from agency to agency. At our surrogacy agency in Nevada, you can expect to make around $40,000 to $50,000. That amount is broken up into monthly installments of $4,250. Here is a general breakdown of expenses that are covered by intended parents and extra ways you can earn money with us:
- Base compensation: $40,000
- Twins/multiples: $5,000
- Monthly allowance: $250
- Experienced Surrogate bonus: $5,000
- Maternity Clothes: $1,000
- Housekeeping: $2,000
For more information about our compensation and how else you can earn money, check out our website.
Surrogacy-Friendly Insurance
One of the benefits of surrogacy in Nevada is that you can get surrogate-friendly insurance. This is an important part of the process because every surrogate needs to have health insurance in order to become a surrogate. Other states don’t have a law that forces insurance companies to include surrogates.
As a result, it can be difficult for surrogates to find a policy that covers them. Or they make the mistake in believing that their health insurance policy covers them when it actually doesn’t.
Nevada ensures that your policy does. This means the medical policies you hold now, will be considered surrogate friendly. Should anything happen during pregnancy or birth, you can rely on that health insurance. Our agency will further help you by finding you the policy that best fits your needs.
Why Our Agency Can Help You
Clearly, surrogacy in Nevada is extremely beneficial for women looking to earn extra income. You have access to great legal protection and hospitals. You can also easily find surrogate attornies who will ensure that your legal rights are protected.
You also can benefit from having our agency represent and work with you. We help take a lot of the stress and confusion out of being a surrogate. We’ll match you with intended parents, so you can be sure that you’re meeting with a couple who best reflects your own interests and ideals.
We’ll also help ensure you get paid the amount that you deserve. It can be easy for intended parents and other agencies to take advantage of you. We want to make sure that you’re protected and given the pay that you’ve earned.
Speaking of protection, we can also help you find a surrogate attorney. An attorney is essential for devising the birth plan that both yourself and the intended parents will adhere to when it comes time to give birth. You need a surrogate attorney who is an expert in the field of surrogate law. We’ll help you find one.
Join Us Today
If you want to become a surrogate, then there’s no greater place than in Nevada. With laws put into place to protect you and your rights, you can be sure that your journey is enjoyable.