Become a Surrogate in Bakersfield

Bakersfield is strategically located between the central valley and Los Angeles. One of the best parts about this location is that our surrogate candidates can easily locate fertility clinics of their matched parents, and commute without issues. The location is ideal for surrogate mothers who want to be close to their potential surrogacy family, and vice versa for Intended Parents who wish to be close as well.

Bakersfield offers plenty to its residents. It has a thriving agricultural industry. It also has numerous parks for its residents to explore. Bakersfield has also measures to help purify the air, and its air quality is continually improving.

Those of you who live in Bakersfield have many opportunities around you to make extra income. One of the best of those opportunities is being a surrogate for a family in need.

Why You Should Become a Surrogate

Why should you become a surrogate in Bakersfield? Actually, there are quite a few reasons. The first is that you can make a good amount of money as a surrogate. Many surrogates use those funds as an investment in their children’s education. It can also help make a down payment towards a house, be used for an emergency fund, and be a bit of splurge money when you need it.

Besides financial gain, you can also experience the wonders of matching with a family who is unable to have children. There is nothing quite like seeing the joy on intended parents’ faces when they hold their baby for the first time.

One other reason that you might want to consider surrogacy is because of the friends and close relationships you’ll make. Our family of surrogates in California are all there to support one another. They help each other out, offer tips, and provide support through every step of the process. It’s not uncommon for our surrogate mothers to also become close friends with their intended parents. Because the experience is so emotional, making lasting ties is almost inevitable.

If you’re convinced that surrogacy may be the right choice for you, the next step is to find out whether you pass the surrogacy qualifications.

What qualifies a surrogate in Bakersfield, CA

Every surrogate agency has qualifications that prospective surrogate mothers need to pass before they can join the agency. At our agency, Made in the USA Surrogacy, we ask our surrogate mothers to satisfy the following criteria in order to join us:

To promote a healthy pregnancy, we ask that our surrogates are between the ages of 23 and 38. They should also have a BMI between 19 and 30.

Because drugs, alcohol, and smoking can severely impact a healthy pregnancy, our surrogate mothers must be nonsmokers, and abstain from drug and alcohol abuse. Our surrogate mothers must also have legal residency in the United States. Legal immigrants are also welcome to join our surrogate agency. It’s also important that our surrogate mothers have financial security. And you must have had at least one successful birth prior to applying with us.

Finally, we ask all prospective surrogate mothers interested in joining our surrogacy agency in California to undergo a physical and mental evaluation.

What is the surrogacy compensation?

If you pass those qualifications, you might wonder how much you can make once you become a surrogate with us. Here’s a breakdown of some of the compensation you can receive in Bakersfield, CA:

Base compensation starts at $65,000, and adding other benefits you can make a substantial amount.

Check out the compensation here.

Spousal support is also available in the event that they need to miss work … up to 10 days of work pay.

What is our Application Process?

To become a surrogate with us, you need to go through our application process. It begins by filling out this form. Once that’s cleared, you’ll be able to submit our official surrogate application. Because we offer support through every step of the process, we have an agency coordinator who is ready to help if you require assistance in filling out the application.

You’ll also need to put together some paperwork for us. We’ll need photos of your family and a clearance letter from your OBGYN. You’ll also need to put together medical records that detail the successful birth(s) that you’ve had. Those records should cover the pregnancy and any hospital visits.

Finally, you must have a PAP smear performed.

The Process

Once you’ve officially joined our agency, we’ll get started on matching you with intended parents, so the physical part of being a surrogate can begin. Fertility treatments will be the first physical aspect of being a surrogate. You and the intended parents will go to a fertility clinic where you’ll be given treatments to help your body accept the embryo during embryo transfer. The intended parents will be doing the same, except theirs is devoted to IVF.

IVF involves a process in which the donated egg cells and sperm cells are placed in a petri dish, where the two cells have an easier time finding one another and uniting than they do in the intended mother’s body. The result is an embryo.

That embryo is then placed inside of your uterus or fallopian tube through a process called embryo transfer. Provided that the fertility treatments did their job, your body accepts the embryo as its own, and starts to grow. Once it does, you’re officially pregnant.

Next begins the steady path towards nine months. During this time, you’re able to live your life as before, more or less. You should be making good decisions to protect the baby. You’ll also have more appointments. And It’s a good idea to check in with the intended parents, so they can be part of the pregnancy experience, too.

After nine months, it will be time to give birth. This process follows according to the birth plan that you devised with the intended parents prior to the start of the fertility treatments. You’ll either have a C-Section or a traditional birth. You’ll also be able to witness the moment the intended parents hold their own flesh and blood for the first time.

Being a surrogate is a selfless and incredible experience. Join us today at Made in the USA Surrogacy to get started.