You have choices when thinking about adding to your family. So why utilize a surrogacy agency instead of an independent surrogacy arrangement? Some intended parents  independently locate their own surrogate mother and manage all the legal, medical, financial and...

Let's envision that you all, the intended parents, and the surrogate mom have met, entered into a contractual relationship and developed a mutual respect for each other. Now it's almost time for the birth! Let's talk about the pre-birth and hospital considerations....

In order for Shared Conception to  provide a successful surrogacy agreement, it is important that the Intended Parents be flexible, emphatic and ready to respond to this exciting  surrogacy situation with resilience, excitement and strength. This is why we...

We are not just another surrogacy agency.  At Shared Conception, we sincerely strive to be successful in fulfilling your dreams and work hard to ensure that everyone is emotionally healthy and satisfied. As a result, we consistently do our research to keep our...

Women who decide to become surrogates often say they love being pregnant and experiencing the miracle of birth, but they are finished having their own children. They also genuinely want to help a couple have a child. While surrogates are paid for their time, it's rare...

At Shared Conception we sometimes get asked,  "Who are these intended parents? Who comes looking for a surrogate?" Intended parents are police officers, executives, teachers, attorneys, stay-at-home moms, single dads, athletes and possibly even the person you...

  Match - "to be equal to (something or someone) in quality or strength; to make or to be harmonious." What perfect definitions to describe how the  staff at our surrogacy agency matches our intended parents and surrogate mothers! We want to ensure that the...

Becoming a surrogate mother is an amazing and unforgettable journey that is a gift to yourself and to the Intended Parents. In order to erase any mystery or fear of the process, our surrogacy agency, Shared Conception, has created a timeline overview. -The Surrogate...

To be honest, the real question is not whether Shared Conception will  accept you into our program, but whether being a surrogate mother is the right choice for you. We thoughtfully spend time helping each potential surrogate  decide if becoming a surrogate...

You've waited all year for those moments. And now that the gifts have been unwrapped, the relatives have left and the tree has been taken down , the time has come to pack up the holiday mementos and move on. Whether it's caused by feelings of guilt from...

As we start off this new year filled with all of our hopes and dreams, our surrogacy agency wanted to share this current news story with our Intended Parents and surrogate mothers. There are so many ways to make your dreams come true! Utah mom serves as gestational...

Happy 2014 to you and yours! Here at Shared Conception, we wish you all things good as we turn yet another chapter in our journey of life, and keep living to our fullest potential. Our surrogacy agency researched and found the "Top 10 New Years Resolutions for 2014."...

Making an annual list of New Year's resolutions is an enduring tradition. It dates back to the ancient Romans, who customarily made a show of promising the god Janus that they would behave better over the next 12 months than they had in the past year. But while Janus...

The holiday season is a difficult time for many people. Dark weather brings depression, shorter days cause fatigue, finances triggers strife, and relationship tensions can reach a breaking point at this time of year. Throw in trying to determine if you should be a...

Are friends celebrating the New Year with steaks cooked rare? 'Tis the season for your mother's homemade eggnog, but are raw eggs off your Christmas list this year now that you’re pregnant and drinking for two? Holidays, and their often less-than-healthy traditions,...

Ahhh, the holidays...they are HERE! Parties and dinners with family, colleagues and friends. Cocktails and fun holiday-inspired drinks. Corralling your family to take those annual holiday pictures. Decking the halls with.....well, you know the rest. Alas, as Intended...

Having another woman bear a child for a couple to raise is recorded in history. Babylonian law and custom allowed this practice and infertile woman could use the practice to avoid divorce, which would otherwise be inevitable. One well-known example is the Biblical...

Alright, how could a husband be okay with the idea of his wife carrying another man's child? What husband would support his wife through a pregnancy and delivery, all to make someone else's family complete? Actually, the number of men who've helped their wives give...