On this episode, Sonia and Jessica are joined by Surrogacy Consultant and Concierge, Jessie Jaskulsky. Jessie has two baby girls who were born via surrogacy! The three discuss the Jessie’s journey to geriatric mama-hood as well as her two very different and educational experiences with the surrogacy process.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Chrissy Teigan’s Recent Experience (1:50)

• Jessie’s Surrogacy Consulting and Concierge Company (2:48)

• Why It’s Important To Have Surrogacy Support As An Intended Parent (4:02)

• Celebrities Who Have Had Children Via Surrogacy (6:46)

• Jessie’s Story (8:38)

• Health Insurance For Surrogacy (16:59)

• Three-Nagers and Two-Nagers (19:38)

• Finding a Gestational Carrier Independently (20:15)

• Where Is Surrogacy Legalized? (24:43)

• Psychologists & Getting On The Same Page (26:03)

• Bonding With Baby After Surrogacy (30:18)

• Telling Children They Were Brought Into the World Via Surrogacy (35:29)

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Surrogacy Simplified:

At Surrogacy Simplified, we are passionate about helping Intended Parents navigate the complexities of surrogacy with compassion, expertise, and personalized care.

We are a trusted and compassionate consulting firm dedicated to guiding Intended Parents on their transformative journey to parenthood. We understand (and have walked the walk) the profound desire to start or expand your family. With our expertise, unwavering support, and personalized approach, we are here to take the complications out of the surrogacy process, allowing you to truly enjoy each step towards parenthood.

Our clients receive the highest level of care, confidentiality and guidance for each step of the process. We provide comprehensive consulting services and personalized concierge support, ensuring your surrogacy experience is seamless, empowering and filled with heartfelt moments. Let us handle all the logistics while you focus on the joy of building your family through the amazing gift of surrogacy.

Surrogacy Facebook Groups:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/227466437711407

https://www.facebook.com/groups/411471045660490

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1488002701447934

https://www.facebook.com/groups/301036480081998

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2118543535130902

United States Surrogacy Law Map:

As an intended parent or someone interested in becoming a surrogate, it may come as a surprise that gestational surrogacy agreements are not legal in all 50 states. In the U.S., individual states have the power to determine the legality of surrogacy agreements and surrogate compensation.

Books About Surrogacy For Children:

The Kangaroo Pouch: A story about surrogacy for young children

Oliver, a young kangaroo whose mother becomes a surrogate for the Bouncing-Hopalots and delivers their baby to them, narrates this heartwarming tale and shows what the gestational surrogacy process is all about from start to finish.

The Kangaroo Pouch, written by a compassionate gestational surrogate, is 28-pages, fully illustrated, and vetted by various doctors and childhood professionals to ensure the content is appropriate for young children.

What Makes A Baby

Geared to readers from preschool to age eight, What Makes a Baby is a book for every kind of family and every kind of kid. It is a twenty-first century children’s picture book about conception, gestation, and birth, which reflects the reality of our modern time by being inclusive of all kinds of kids, adults, and families, regardless of how many people were involved, their orientation, gender and other identity, or family composition. Just as important, the story doesn’t gender people or body parts, so most parents and families will find that it leaves room for them to educate their child without having to erase their own experience. 

Written by sexuality educator Cory Silverberg, and illustrated by award-winning Canadian artist Fiona Smyth, What Makes a Baby is as fun to look at as it is useful to read.

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