Become a Surrogate in Los Angeles

Why Surrogacy in Los Angeles?

Home to many excellent fertility clinics as well as renowned doctors in fertility, many international people fly into Los Angeles to seek treatment. That’s where you come in, as a mom and prospective surrogate- you’ll be able to help them build the family they need.

Los Angeles boast the largest population city in southern CA with about 4,000,000 people. Along with this large population, come Intended Parents who have yet to find a surrogate and who are struggling with infertility.

Starting as a surrogate

There’s a lot to surrogacy than just signing up to grow someone’s baby inside of you. A lot of time, energy, and commitment are required. It can take anywhere from a year to two years for the process of surrogacy to be completely done. At the very beginning of the journey, there’s some waiting time.

You have to make sure all of your medical records and other documentation are submitted. Medical records, alone, can take several months to procure from the hospital. Then you have to wait to be assigned to an intended couple. While there are a ton of couples out there looking for a surrogate, a surrogate agency is in charge of ensuring that each couple and surrogate are a great match for one another. Otherwise, the atmosphere could become toxic.

Once you’ve been assigned to an intended couple, you then have to undergo fertility treatments for the embryo transfer portion of the process. The intended couple also has to take certain medications for their IVF portion. Once the embryo transfer is completed, you’re then looking at nine months of pregnancy.

After the birth of the baby, you’re going to want a few months to recover and regain your strength. In total, that’s at least a year that’s going to be taken up. Most commonly, the process of surrogacy takes anywhere from a year and a half to two years.

If this isn’t a commitment that you think you can give, then you might not want to go down the route of surrogacy for another family. You could also look into becoming an egg donor instead.  For those who can, the rewards are often incredible.

Do surrogates get paid and how much?

Compensation for surrogates in Los Angeles is more competitive than ever before. You could make up to $100,000 with our agency, and here are a few reasons why:

1) If you work, you will make lost wages for appointments that you attended

2) If your husband works, you will receive 10 days of pay for him along the way

3) When you become pregnant, your base compensation starts at $6,500/month, or even $7,500/month if you are an experienced surrogate.

4) If you choose to transfer 2 embryos “DET” double embryo transfer, you could be pregnant with twins resulting in another $8,000 in total compensation.

5) If you have a C-section history, you most likely will make a little extra if you need to have a C-section again.

Overall, you can reference this compensation calculator to get an idea of what you may make.

What are the Surrogacy Qualifications for surrogates in Los Angeles?

Prior to joining our surrogate agency based in California, you first need to make sure you are healthy according to our standards. These are made to help ensure that there is a healthy pregnancy that occurs. Some of the qualifications for our agency include:

We have a requirement that our surrogates must be citizens of the United States, have had a prior history of birth without complications and be between the ages of 21-38. In addition we have to make sure your BMI is not higher than 30.

Understandably, you also must be a non-smoker (especially during pregnancy), abstain from drugs, limit alcohol, and have had at least one successful birth.

To ensure that the baby is going to be growing in a healthy environment, we also ask that our surrogates are financially secure.

Finally, you must pass a physical and mental evaluation.

Steps to Become a Surrogate

If you’re thinking about surrogacy in Los Angeles, California and how to become a surrogate, then the first step to take is to fill out our online intake form. This will allow you to move onto the next step which is to fill out the official surrogate application form.

You’ll also need to put together some documentation. One of the first documents that you need to put together is your medical records. These should detail your last healthy pregnancy and successful birth.

We’ll also need a photo of your family and a clearance letter from your OBGYN that states their support for you to become a surrogate.

You’ll also need to have a PAP smear performed within a year of applying.

Where does the surrogacy process begin?

Once you’ve finished all of those steps, you’ll be welcomed into the agency. Surrogacy in California has just begun. We’ll begin to sort through our intended parents to find you the perfect match.

After that match has been made, you’ll sit down with the intended parents and a surrogate attorney. The attorney is there to help forge a surrogate agreement. This is a document that basically handles the legal parts of being a surrogate. It goes over who has parental rights, how the costs are going to be handled, and what the birth plan is going to be.

After the agreement has been signed, you’re going to start fertility treatments. The intended parents will need a few months for their treatments as well. IVF is the process used for impregnation. The parents will be donating egg and sperm cells which will be used in a petri dish to make an embryo.

The embryo is then placed within the surrogate where the body should accept it. If not, then further fertility treatments will need to be given. Once the body does accept the embryo, it will start to grow and develop into a healthy baby.

Becoming a surrogate in Los Angeles can be an exciting adventure that is rich with rewards. The best part is you don’t have to sacrifice much of anything to do it. If you are interested in being a surrogate, then contact our agency today to get started.