by Jenna | Dec 15, 2020 | Egg Donation, Fertility
I remember learning about egg donation for the first time– the curiosity and trepidation from wondering how someone could put their body through such an arduous process, the fascination with the science that lead medicine to this point, the awe at those brave... 
by Jenna | Dec 10, 2020 | Fertility, Intended Parents, Mental Health, Surrogacy
It’s only natural to want to be as ready as possible when welcoming a baby into your family– for many, it’s one of the biggest events of their lives. You have probably heard of the “nesting” instinct, in which parents invest time preparing the baby’s room and... 
by Jenna | Dec 10, 2020 | Fertility, Surrogacy
When a pregnancy is conceived naturally, the body produces a variety of hormones to help prepare the uterus for conception, maintain the pregnancy, and help the embryo grow and develop. To achieve a successful surrogate pregnancy, this process needs to be recreated in... 
by Jenna | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
If there’s anything this year has taught us, it’s that there are a million and one ways to be depressed– stress, general anxiety, and depression, seasonal depression, quarantine depression… The list goes on and on. It’s easy to laugh this off; it does seem like... 
by Jenna | Nov 16, 2020 | Fertility, Mental Health
Infertility affects one out of six couples in the United States, and for some, it is a hurdle that can be jumped with enough medical treatment and guidance. For some, IVF is the miracle procedure they needed to grow their family. For others, medications may have been...