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Compensation starts at
$50,000+
How Much Do Surrogates Get Compensated?
Surrogates usually receive a base compensation amount as well as other compensation and benefits throughout the process.
At 3 Sisters Surrogacy, YOU decide your base compensation.
Compensation packages usually start around $40k, and go up depending on experience, insurance, location, and other variables such as multiples, travel, bed rest, etc. The exact amount of base compensation you will receive as a surrogate is determined on an individual basis and depends on a number of factors:
- Intended parents’ budget
- Previous surrogacy experience
- Number of previous pregnancies
- The overall success of surrogacy
- Health insurance coverage
- Compensation varies by state
Benefits and Compensation
Benefits and Compensation Before You’re Pregnant
In addition to your base compensation as a surrogate, there are special benefits you will receive in the time before you are pregnant. Below are a few examples of common pre-pregnancy benefits:
- Travel expenses for doctors’ appointments
- Relevant medical expenses not covered by your own health insurance (including co-pays)
- Fees for screenings, cycle medications, and embryo transfer (varies by agency)
- Childcare costs
- Lost income (from time off for surrogacy obligations)
Benefits and Compensation After You’re Pregnant
Once pregnancy has been confirmed, you’ll begin to receive additional compensation. Availability and amounts may vary depending on agency policies, but the following are examples of commonly offered benefits:
- Continuing travel, medical, and childcare assistance
- Monthly allowance, typically around $150-200 a month (unless agency uses flat-rate)
- Money for maternity clothes
- Legal and social work support
- Counseling, support groups
- Coverage for additional invasive procedures
- C-sections
- Amniocentesis
Additional Benefits and Compensation
Other benefits that may or may not be offered by a given surrogacy agency include the following:
- Termination fee (if necessary)
- Canceled cycle fee
- Compensation for breast milk
- Coverage for damage to reproductive organs
- Coverage for bed rest (as ordered by a doctor)
- Additional insurance
- Life insurance
- Complications insurance
- Coverage for post-delivery recovery expenses
Who Pays the Bills?
All medical bills should be covered primarily by your health insurance, but any other medical expenses directly related to your pregnancy will be covered by the intended parents (including insurance co-pays).
What are the requirements for becoming a surrogate mother?
3 Sisters Surrogacy requires that all prospective gestational surrogate mothers must meet the following guidelines:
- Age 21-39
- A resident of a surrogacy-friendly state (e.g., Texas)
- Previously has delivered a live child at full term
- Has undergone a thorough medical exam to determine physical and gestational health
- Both the surrogate and any spouse/partner(s) must pass a psychological evaluation and a full criminal background check
- Has a lawyer not the same as that of the intended parents, and has all legal contracts signed by the surrogate’s legal spouse, if applicable
- Has health insurance that covers 8 weeks post-delivery (must be purchased by intended parents if the surrogate does not have it)
Become a Gestational Surrogate
If you’re ready to get started, fill out our initial application today!
Why Choose 3 Sisters Surrogacy?
We are the only surrogacy agency that has two highly educated career infertility specialists on staff, as well as 35+ years of experience in the field. We offer competitive compensation packages and a variety of resources and staff support throughout your pregnancy, including a finance coach to guide you through the process.
Our Surrogates
As a surrogate, you have the power to give the ultimate gift to someone struggling to start a family.
There are many reasons for needing someone to carry a pregnancy, but the main reasons are the absence of a uterus, uterine abnormalities, multiple failed IVF cycles, and miscarriages as well as health issues that could prevent a healthy pregnancy.
At 3 Sisters Surrogacy, it is our mission and passion to be a part of your Journey to creating families.
It’s an amazing adventure and our goal has always been to be the “Sister” you need to talk to, to count on to be there for you, and to hold your hand on this path.
What our families have to say…
“Thank you for all that you both have done during this journey. We’re excited, elated, and happy this day has finally arrived! We couldn’t have done it without your organization and we sincerely appreciate your efforts!”
Intended Parents
“I was blessed to have been able to have a successful journey from the start. I have truly appreciated all of the help you have offered! From the start of matching with the amazing parents all the way through the end. Thanks so much for everything! I had a wonderful experience as a first-time surrogate and loved every aspect of it! My heart is truly happy!”
Joy
“We want to thank you and Mary for everything. We are beyond grateful for our donor’s sacrifice and willingness to help us after what can only be described as an exhausting and heartbreaking journey up to this point. We are very hopeful about starting a family for the first time in a very long time.”
Intended Parents
Apply to Become a Surrogate
Thank you for showing interest in helping a family achieve their dreams of being a parent.
To begin the process, please click the button below to submit your information.
Compensation starts at $50,000+
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a surrogate mother?
A surrogate mother is a woman who agrees to carry a baby to term for the purpose of giving that child to a set of intended parents. Surrogate mothers are commonly used by couples who suffer from infertility (or otherwise choose not to conceive on their own) to have and raise genetically related children.
Why would you want to be a surrogate mother?
There are many reasons for being a surrogate mother, so it depends on the individual. The common thread all surrogates share is a desire to help couples have the biological children they dream of.
What’s the difference between gestational and traditional surrogacy?
In traditional surrogacy, the egg is provided by the surrogate, making the baby the surrogate mother’s biological offspring. In gestational surrogacy, the egg is donated by the intended mother, and the embryo is implanted in the surrogate by In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).
What’s a gestational carrier/what is a surrogate pregnancy?
A gestational carrier is a woman who becomes pregnant with the genetic offspring of the intended parents in gestational surrogacy. A traditional surrogate pregnancy is the carrying of an embryo formed by impregnating the surrogate with the intended father’s sperm.
Can I still be a gestational carrier if I’ve had my tubes tied?
Yes! Having your tubes “tied” only affects your body’s ability to release eggs for insemination, not your body’s ability to take up an embryo in the womb. Because 3 Sisters Surrogacy only employs gestational carriers and not traditional surrogates, there is no need for you to provide an egg.
Do STI/STDs disqualify me?
Possibly, but it depends. You will, of course, be asked to complete a medical exam that includes a pap smear, vaginal ultrasound, hysteroscopy, and blood testing for infectious disease as part of the application process to be a gestational surrogate. Any spouse or partner(s) will also be required to undergo this blood testing.
Still have questions about surrogacy?
In about half an hour on the phone, we can get to know more about you, answer your questions, and see if we might be the right agency for you. There’s no obligation and never any pressure. We know surrogacy can be a daunting process when you are just starting out.
We’re here to help. All information provided will be kept confidential.
Apply to Become a Surrogate
Thank you for showing interest in helping a family achieve their dreams of being a parent.
To begin the process, please click the button below to submit your information.
Compensation starts at $50,000+
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