To you, this may not be significant but to us, this is one of the most significant moments in a Surrogate’s journey. What you’re looking at is the moment the embryo is transferred into the surrogate’s uterus. The little white form in the center of the screen is the embryo. Two weeks from this moment, we will learn if the pregnancy is successfully progressing. Fingers, and toes, crossed!!
Laughing with our girls, and seeing our girls – even if over zoom – is all we need to get through the week! Randi has been hosting zoom happy hours for both IPs and GCs and the response is wonderful. We look forward to seeing you at the next one!
How sweet it is to know Jessica! Part time cookie baker, full time mom to her 4 kids, Jessica is a 2 time surrogate with BFI. Her love for her children is what brought her to surrogacy. The joy she feels in raising them is something she feels compelled to share with those who otherwise might not experience it. As you can imagine, she stays busy with her children and their activities. Being present at their events and spending time with her family is her number one priority. She says she is happiest when she is watching her kids do what they love!
Gestational Carrier, Jessica’s, delivery was one for the books!
On June 26, 2021, Jessica completed her couple’s family. And she did it with the parents at her bedside! This is something that has not happened in more than a year of births with Building Families. We were all hopeful this would happen, especially the parents, but with hospital limitations we have seen as recently as a month ago, we weren’t sure. They were overjoyed to witness their little one enter the world! We say little, when in fact the baby girl weighed in at a whopping 9lb 9oz, making her BFI’s biggest naturally born surrobabe in all of our 30 years!!
Sharing that moment with the couple is what most surrogates look forward to when they picture the end of their journey. We are so thankful to see this tiny bit of normalcy return. Everyone, including Jessica’s four children, are so in love and proud of what together they helped make a reality.
June is National PTSD Awareness Month! Oftentimes, the first thing that comes to mind when you hear Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is the soldiers recognized by the @Till_Valhalla_Project (TVP). Those heroes absolutely deserve recognition, but as TVP stated in a recent post, “Almost everyone has been through something traumatic in their life…PTSD can occur in all people, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, or culture.” In our particular industry, it’s not uncommon to encounter Intended Parents with infertility-related PTSD. We’re here to tell you that your feelings are valid, you’re not alone, and there are people out there (like our very own Dr. Rad) who are trained and motivated to help you.
How gorgeous is GC Mishell?! We are manifesting ALL the positive vibes for her and her couple as we await her heartbeat confirmation ultrasound next week! Stay tuned for an update, but in the meantime, get to know her here: https://www.buildingfamiliesinc.com/en/2021/06/june-bio-of-the-month/
If she’s not working or spending time with her two year old daughter, you can find Gestational Carrier, Mishell, dancing, enjoying the outdoors, or journaling. This humble Las Vegas native believes that we are here on earth to serve others. Her ‘treat people the way you want to be treated,’ philosophy was a major pull for her to begin her surrogacy journey. She couldn’t imagine her life without her beautiful daughter and after watching a close friend’s journey with BFI, she felt compelled to help! She is so grateful for the chance to bless another family and we are so thankful to have her in ours!
Twenty weeks! Tonya is already at the halfway mark of her pregnancy; we can hardly believe it! In 20 short weeks (give or take) her IP’s will be holding their dream come true. We’re so excited!
We’re sending all the positive vibes to Dee and her couple while we (not so patiently) wait for her heartbeat confirmation appointment. Here’s a cute throwback of Dee and Dr. Frederick on transfer day!
It’s Graduation Day for Priscilla and her IP’s! Many thanks to the staff at Reproductive Fertility Center for her excellent care thus far, but now she’s on to her regular OB for the remainder of the pregnancy.
