Why Financial Compensation Matters in Surrogacy
The financial benefits of becoming a surrogate are just one of the many incredible perks of this unique and rewarding journey. Beyond the joy of helping families grow and experiencing the miracle of pregnancy, surrogacy offers meaningful compensation that can positively impact your financial future. While the desire to support others should be your primary motivation, the financial rewards that come with surrogacy often play an important role in deciding to become a gestational surrogate. These benefits can help you achieve personal goals, create stability, and open new opportunities for you and your family throughout and beyond your surrogacy experience.
Understanding the Financial Benefits of Becoming a Surrogate
For intended parents, surrogacy can be costly. It takes a lot of resources, including financial resources, to have a person give birth to someone else’s baby. There are tons of doctor’s appointments, check-ups, fertility treatments, prenatal visits — all of which, in most cases, fall under the intended parents’ responsibility. Compensating for your time and effort is also under this scope of responsibility; the intended parents want to make sure you are comfortable, healthy, and taken care of. That includes recompensing you for the amazing work you are doing to help them grow their family.
How Surrogacy Compensation Can Improve Your Financial Future
At Fairfax Surrogacy, compensation for surrogacy is dependent on a few different factors. Regardless, you can expect to receive a fair amount that will open up many financial opportunities for you, allowing you to place your larger life goals in closer reach. Essentially, you will be helping another family’s dreams and wishes come true, while, at the same time, giving yourself the financial resources needed to do quite possibly the same for yourself and your family.
Ways to Use the Financial Benefits of Becoming a Surrogate
Here are a few of the options you can consider using your financial benefits on as a result of becoming a gestational surrogate:
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Pay off your debts (i.e., credit card, student loan, or other debts)
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Travel with your family
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Take time off from work to spend time with your family
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Invest in your own business
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Invest in you and your family’s future by opening up:
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A safety net savings account
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A 529 college savings plan
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A Children’s Savings Account
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Buy a new car
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Put a down payment on a new home
For a broader understanding of how financial compensation can affect family budgeting and planning, visit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
What’s Covered During Your Surrogacy Journey
In addition to direct compensation, many surrogates find that the financial benefits extend beyond the journey itself. Some choose to build a stronger financial foundation by creating savings or investing in education for their children. Others use this opportunity to gain financial independence, allowing them to pursue new career paths or personal passions. The flexibility that financial compensation provides can be life-changing, making surrogacy not just a meaningful experience but also a smart financial decision.
It is important to note that, while you are a gestational surrogate, you will not be expected to pay for any of your doctor’s visits or prenatal checkups, as well as any part of your hospital stay after you deliver. Depending on the agency you choose, and your gestational surrogate agreement (GSA), none of the money that you receive as part of being a gestational surrogate should go toward these costs. You also should be compensated for your time and travel throughout your surrogacy journey.
Learn More About the Financial Benefits of Becoming a Surrogate
If you are considering gestational surrogacy, please reach out to us. At Fairfax Surrogacy, we have set high standards in maintaining transparency, and that includes how our surrogates are compensated. We are happy to explain the financial compensation process to you, including how much you can be paid and how you will receive that compensation.
If you’re ready to take the next step, start by applying to become a surrogate. We can’t wait to hear from you!
