Surrogate Compensation
- Monthly Incidental Allowance is intended to cover for Surrogate’s travel expenses (including meals and mileage) under 60 miles round trip, parking, phone, postage, faxing, notary, meals while at appointments, childcare, over-the-counter medications and incidentals.
Surrogate Fees: Shared Conception’s Viewpoint
Shared Conception understands why you have decided to become a surrogate. We know you are passionate about helping complete or enhance a family. We certainly know that the surrogate mother’s compensation is an important aspect of the surrogacy journey.
We also know that family, friends, and complete strangers will question your motives and the fact that you are being compensated. Usually, pregnancies are viewed as a joyous event, and to you, nothing has changed. However, there will be people around you who see you as “renting out your womb” or exploiting a vulnerable family.
Sure, there are a myriad of ways to make $55,000+ a year! To be honest, when you factor in morning sickness, sleepless nights, swollen ankles, doctor appointments, clinic visits, injections, labor pains, and everything else associated with pregnancy, no logical and reasonable person will apply for that job…unless they have a yearning and a calling to profoundly help a couple or individual who is unable to have kids.
Although people may ask you, “How much do surrogate mothers make?” surrogate mother compensation is a very personal and private topic, and you should feel free to talk about it as little or as much as you see fit. If you want, you can discuss the fact that you are offering a baby to a couple (or individual) who could never bring this dream to fruition without you. Sure, these intended parents can never pay you enough, as no reward can truly compensate for your priceless gift. Think of the surrogacy fee as a token of gratitude for you taking care of their unborn child.
This surrogacy compensation is yours to use as you please. You have now forever changed someone else’s life. Enjoy the fruits of your labor (no pun intended).
Surrogate Compensation
| First Time Surrogate Base Compensation with insurance (Experienced surrogates have higher compensation) | $55,000 base + TBD extras below (ranging from $10,000 to $25,000) |
| Additional Surrogate Compensation | TBD |
| Embryo Transfer Fee | |
| Start of meds fee | |
| Monthly incidental allowance ** | |
| Mock cycle fee (If needed) | |
| Cancelled cycle fee (if needed) | |
| Maternity Clothes | |
| Recovery after birth (lost wages or childcare) | |
| Medical insurance co-pays and deductibles | |
| Health insurance if surrogate doesn't have a policy that covers surrogacy | |
| Multiples Fee | |
| Invasive Procedures (Amnio, D & C, Ectopic Pregnancy, Fetal Reduction, etc.) | |
| C-Section (If required by Physician) | |
| Loss of Organ Fee | |
| Breast milk pumping Fee | |
| Breast milk pump supplies, machine rental & shipping costs | |
| Bed rest - Childcare | |
| Bed rest - Lost wages | |
| Bed rest - Housekeeping | |
| Long Distance Travel (airfare, mileage, rental car, hotel) |
| Total Surrogate Compensation package | Base + Extras (TBD) |
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*** Total Compensation can vary greatly based on experience as a surrogate, health insurance surrogate carries and specific procedures Surrogate will go through.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Repeat surrogates are paid a premium which is negotiated.
- Monthly Incidental Allowance is intended to cover for Surrogate’s travel expenses (including meals and mileage) under 75 miles each way, parking, phone, postage, faxing, childcare, notary, over-the-counter medications and incidentals.