Anonymous
Post 04/17/2020 21:46     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
I know a young woman who was very recently considering being a surrogate and she said whoever she was checking with told her $60,000 to her. It wasn't an individual it was a company that does that stuff.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2020 21:28     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, the costs will vary depending on a few things. There are several websites that lay out all the costs, but for us it was -

Gestational Carrier - $25k (costs can run higher for 2nd time)
Lawyer - $25k
Procedure - $15k
Miscellaneous - $5-10k

I already had embryos, but we did pay for testing so that was a little more. For us, it was a great experience and I'm still in frequent contact with out GC. I have two other friends who went down this route, and everyone had a different experience.


What procedure are you referring to? The actual transfer of the embryo? That seems a little high. Or do you mean the hospital costs for labor and delivery


Sorry - procedure was for the embryo transfer - but before that could happen there was lots of tests, exams, psych consults, meetings with everyone, etc. that had to be paid for.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2020 21:26     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
Anonymous wrote:OP, the costs will vary depending on a few things. There are several websites that lay out all the costs, but for us it was -

Gestational Carrier - $25k (costs can run higher for 2nd time)
Lawyer - $25k
Procedure - $15k
Miscellaneous - $5-10k

I already had embryos, but we did pay for testing so that was a little more. For us, it was a great experience and I'm still in frequent contact with out GC. I have two other friends who went down this route, and everyone had a different experience.


What procedure are you referring to? The actual transfer of the embryo? That seems a little high. Or do you mean the hospital costs for labor and delivery
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2020 21:01     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
OP, the costs will vary depending on a few things. There are several websites that lay out all the costs, but for us it was -

Gestational Carrier - $25k (costs can run higher for 2nd time)
Lawyer - $25k
Procedure - $15k
Miscellaneous - $5-10k

I already had embryos, but we did pay for testing so that was a little more. For us, it was a great experience and I'm still in frequent contact with out GC. I have two other friends who went down this route, and everyone had a different experience.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2020 08:58     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
My best friend and his partner (same sex couple) spent upwards of $150k. This includes lawyers, egg donor, IVF process, surrogate costs.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 15:20     Subject: Re:What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If I were born from such pregnancy I think it would adversely affect my entire life. I would feel like goods,
a product but not as a person.


No you wouldn't, because you wouldn't know an alternative. You'd just be a kid, happy and similar to all kids.


Agreed. Especially if your parents were opening and welcoming with the truth. It's not some sordid little secret. It's a different way of building a family.

A friend of mine was a surrogate. The kids she carried are great and have great parents. She keeps in contact with them like a distant but fond aunt.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 10:17     Subject: Re:What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
Anonymous wrote:If I were born from such pregnancy I think it would adversely affect my entire life. I would feel like goods,
a product but not as a person.


No you wouldn't, because you wouldn't know an alternative. You'd just be a kid, happy and similar to all kids.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 10:15     Subject: Re:What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
If I were born from such pregnancy I think it would adversely affect my entire life. I would feel like goods,
a product but not as a person.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 09:01     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
Anonymous wrote:I too am a single mom by choice. I adopted my child 20 years ago, and it was about 30K. But 100K for surrogacy? I don't know about that. I have several friends who did it and I doubt they spent that much, because frankly they don't have that kind of money.


What do you think it costs?
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 08:49     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
Surrogates get paid about $30K. The IVF costs can be the biggest expense in surrogacy, especially if it takes a few cycles to get a viable pregnancy.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 08:41     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
I too am a single mom by choice. I adopted my child 20 years ago, and it was about 30K. But 100K for surrogacy? I don't know about that. I have several friends who did it and I doubt they spent that much, because frankly they don't have that kind of money.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 07:40     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
There are various factors, but on average $100,000 +
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 06:20     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
I don’t know what you mean, but as a single woman, I spent over $50,000 for adoption, and it was worth every penny. If you’ve got it, spend it.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 06:06     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
Emotional cost? Financial cost? Not sure what you mean by relate to it. Do you mean afford it?
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 05:53     Subject: What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?
What is the cost of surrogacy? How do you relate to it?