Become a surrogate

Surrogates are exceptional people who deserve exceptional support. Since 2013 we have supported Brilliant Surrogates with our pioneering UK Surrogacy Pathway.

Being a Brilliant Surrogate

A surrogate is an extraordinary woman who carries a baby for someone else. When it comes to the gifts a person can give, it’s a phenomenal one.

Brilliant Beginnings was set up in 2013 to create a more structured process for UK surrogacy, leaving less to chance. We wanted surrogates to have the exceptional support they deserved, and to make surrogacy in the UK easier for them.

Our Brilliant Surrogates have always been our priority, backed by our steadfast determination to set the highest standard for surrogacy in the UK.

With now over a decade of experience, our UK Surrogacy Pathway offers a unique depth of support. Becoming a Brilliant Surrogate means being supported through every step of your surrogacy journey, by experts who will back you with their wealth of experience, unending kindness and care.

What our Brilliant Surrogates say…

The way you use profiling to match intended parents to potential surrogates is unique and second to none. I have been matched to two couples, on two different journeys, with you now and cannot thank you enough for the amazing friendships I have developed with both couples.

I wouldn’t go anywhere else to be a surrogate!

It was great to have experts supporting us who had our wellbeing at the forefront of everything. I felt valued and cared for.

When you say we have found you a ‘match’ I honestly don’t think you could have found a better one. My intended parents are the most sweet, caring and honest couple and I cannot explain how happy I am for all your hard work as a team.

I know this is your job but seeing the enthusiasm and excitement you take in matching me as a surrogate makes me feel important and excited.

I rate you for your attention to detail, matching skills and support.

I chose Brilliant Beginnings because they just ‘got me’. They understood my priorities, and were respectful of me and my family set up.

I honestly couldn’t have done it without you as part of BB and the support you’ve given and continue to give, you totally understand my feelings and the whole surrogacy process.

I received my intended parents’ profile today and have had a very emotional night reading all about them. They are everything I pictured and more, and it’s surreal how similar we are. I cannot wait to get to know them.

Knowing that I had the full support of Brilliant Beginnings, an agency that truly stood up to all its worth and continued to support me and welcomed me into their hearts, was a bonus.

Thank you so much, honestly your support has been amazing!!!

Go for it – full heart, full force. It is the most amazing thing you will do and you won’t regret it for a second.

I feel really lucky to have found Brilliant Beginnings. They have helped and supported me at each step of the journey and done a sterling job.

I could not be happier with the parents I’ve been matched with. Brilliant Beginnings have done their due diligence and we are very much aligned in every way, which is just amazing.

When you get matched with those intended parents it is the best feeling ever, knowing that you’re going to help somebody with the most amazing gift.

Brilliant Beginnings have been absolutely fantastic in every way.

Why choose Brilliant Beginnings?

Being a Brilliant Surrogate is pretty special. Here’s what we do differently:

Our unique approach to matching

Nothing matters more than getting your match exactly right, so lean on our experience to do it for you. We don’t just match by ticking boxes. We take exquisite care to find the very best match, putting you right at the centre. Just listen to what our surrogates say about what a difference it makes.

Our matching process

Educate, prepare and screen

Our education, preparation and screening programme for surrogates has been developed and fine-tuned over more than a decade. We help you really get to know yourself, stay safe and explore your needs. It means you go into your surrogacy journey with the most solid foundation.

Our preparation programme

Your journey matters

With over a decade’s experience, our client managers really know what they are doing. We walk the path with you, pre-empting practical and emotional challenges, pulling in any professional help you need from our extensive network, and navigating whatever your surrogacy journey brings.

Our professional support

Can you be a surrogate with Brilliant Beginnings?

Our basic criteria keep you safe, protect your family’s wellbeing, and meet UK fertility clinic requirements. You need to:

Be fit, healthy and over 21

Our surrogates are physically and mentally healthy, have a BMI between 19 and 30, and are over 21 years old.

Have already had a baby

We want to make sure you know what to expect from pregnancy, and feel confident you can carry a baby safely.

Be willing to have fertility treatment

You need to be prepared to have fertility treatment at a licensed clinic in the UK in order to get pregnant.

Be well supported

You will need the support of your partner, if you have one, or another close friend or family member if not.

Be a non-smoker

If you smoke now, you need to have given up completely for six months before you can apply.

Complete our preparation, education and screening programme

Our unique preparation programme for surrogates helps us get to know you and make sure surrogacy is safe for you.

Fit our criteria and want to get started?

Fill in our short application form if you are interested in becoming a Brilliant Surrogate, and we will get back to you.

Want to chat with us about being a surrogate?

Tracey, our Surrogate Manager has been a surrogate herself, and has supported thousands of women considering becoming surrogates.

She is always happy to have a chat with you. She loves talking about her experience, the benefits of working with Brilliant Beginnings and how surrogacy works in the UK.

There are no silly questions!

Speak to our Surrogate Manager

Join our Surrogates’ Facebook group

Join our Facebook Group, a safe space where you can meet and learn more from our existing surrogates.

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Follow Brilliant Beginnings on Instagram

Stay updated on news and team updates. We also share resources and surrogate stories.

Our surrogate community

Being able to speak to, hear from and connect with other surrogates is a great way to get first-hand support and advice about a very unique experience.

We have two Facebook Groups, one for those considering surrogacy and one for our Brilliant Surrogates.

For Brilliant Surrogates, we also arrange special events and get-togethers for those who want to be part of a wider surrogate community.

Find out more about our surrogate community