I have heard women say “Since I don’t want children of my own, I would be the perfect surrogate” or "I don’t want my own baby but I do want to experience pregnancy” or “I know I want children later but I want to be a surrogate now”. To all these women, if I feel they would be qualified, I say “What about egg donation because you are not qualified to be a surrogate”. Many sighs of disappointment and questions of “why not”? (Are you digging the quotes?)
Here are the main reasons that someone who has never had a baby should not be a surrogate:
*There is no previous experience with pregnancy and birth. No one knows what complications this body may have.
*Not sure if there would be any fertility issues
*No personal knowledge of the discomforts of pregnancy
*No personal knowledge of the pain of the birthing process
*Possible emotional issues through out
I have heard of surrogates without previous pregnancy experience be successful but that is almost always for a family member. Some clinics or doctors will make an exception in these cases. Again I remind my readers that the surrogacy process is costly with the Intended Parents investing thousands and thousands of dollars and having someone that has proven that she can carry and give birth to at least one healthy baby is an important part of the process.
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