What do surrogates page in their Hospital Bags?
With advice from surrogates, we’ve created recommended hospital bag checklists to help surrogates (and their team) to pack the ideal birth and postnatal bags.
What it’s like to be matched as a surrogate with Brilliant Beginnings
Nicky, a surrogate and case manager with BB, shares her experience of the matching process and meeting her intended parents for the first time.
My surrogacy journey: Chloe shares her experience as a BB surrogate
My surrogacy journey: Chloe shares her experience as a BB surrogate One of our Brilliant Surrogates sent us a lovely email, which she gave us permission to share with you all, to give a flavour of what it is like to be supported through surrogacy preparation and our...
My surrogacy journey: An intended parent’s story
Paul shares his surrogacy journey as an intended parent, from thinking about surrogacy, to matching with a surrogacy, to meeting his babies.
Surrogacy stories: A family shining bright
We share the story of how Chris and Andrew, with the help of their surrogate Katie, brought Lyra into the world.
Surrogacy in a pandemic: My story of giving birth during COVID-19
Births can be hard in normal circumstances, but with surrogacy, COVID-19 and twins, there was a lot to manage. This was how two healthy babies were born.
The Guardian on the rise of single fathers by choice
The Guardian has published a feature about the growing numbers of men pursuing parenthood through surrogayc, adoption and fostering, sharing their stories. We were pleased to help with the article, which also quotes our founder Natalie Gamble:
The greatest gift: why I chose to become a surrogate – Laura Clarke
When I tell people I have been a surrogate not once, not twice, but currently carrying twins for my third journey, the reaction is normally sheer bewilderment or amazement.
A surrogate’s perspective on the Two Week Wait (2WW)
The two week wait or 2ww as you’ll find it on many web searches, is a pretty tricky time when going through a surrogacy journey.
I was a surrogate: here’s what people ask about having a baby for someone else
The Huffington Post has featured an interview with Brilliant Surrogate Lisa Charlwood-Green, who carried a baby for a same-sex couple in the UK.
Simon and James talk about their hopes to become parents
It’s a very strange feeling to have found a wonderful person, fallen in love, planned the wedding, bought the family home… and then not be able to have the children together that you so desperately want.
Our surrogates, why they do what they do
Surrogates are amazing women, we will be the first to tell you that!