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“How much does a surrogate get paid?” With this question being the most searched phrase in relation to surrogacy, it’s no surprise that surrogate agencies try to attract first-time gestational surrogates by advertising hefty compensation packages of $100,000. The problem? It is false advertising! Yes, ethical surrogate agencies will always facilitate a fair compensation package

COVID-19, Vaccines and Pregnancy Guest Author for Surrogate Alternatives, Inc., Epidemiologist, Dr. Leslie E. Phillips, PHD. COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is an intensely personal decision.  As a person who cares about people, and as an epidemiologist who has been following COVID-19 since before we even had a name for it, I want to share with

Surrogate Alternatives, Inc. has been building families through surrogacy and egg donation for 23 years and in those years, we’ve recruited surrogates that are highly qualified, motivated and committed. We’re able to provide our Intended Parents with amazing surrogates because we conduct an intensive and thorough screening process before a surrogate is accepted into our

Surrogacy is such a powerful process and after 23 years of building families it never gets old. In fact it’s photos like this that remind us why we do what we do. Congratulations to Intended Parents H&A who welcomed their beautiful baby boy and because of their amazing surrogate, Breanna, were able to build their

What happens when a pandemic strikes and international travel is banned? What happens when you dreamt of having your own biological child and now you can’t get to him or her? What happens to your baby? What happens to the surrogate? ‘Expecting Julianna’ is one of many surrogate stories that have occurred during this pandemic.

MAKING THE MATCH: TOP 5 TIPS TO GET MATCHED If you’ve never been through a surrogacy journey you probably never heard of “matching”. This is where a surrogate and an intended parent learn about each other and decide they would like to match. You’re both on this journey for several months and you want to

Does the field of third party reproduction interest you? Ever thought about making a difference in the world? Have you sat and wondered how you could possibly leave your mark on the lives of others? If you have then you should join us. We build families through surrogacy and egg donation and have been doing so for

There are so many life experiences and stories that bring us to the decision to become a surrogate. Every woman has a different list of reasons to be a surrogate mother, but there are a lot of recurring themes I have found when talking with other women who have been surrogates and I am listing

Welcome to Surrogate Alternatives, Inc. official surrogacy podcast, “Building Families,” hosted by our own Damien Olmeda! Damien’s first guest on episode#1 is none other than our CEO, Diana Olmeda. Tune in as she discusses her 20yrs of surrogacy experience in the field and learn what makes SAI the surrogate agency it is today. It’s our

As we embark on 2018 we are excited and honored to announce that we are officially celebrating our 20th anniversary as San Diego’s pioneer surrogacy agency. Who knew when I started this agency in 1998 that we’d be ‘Building Tomorrow’s Families Today’™ for 20 years? Nothing brings us more joy than to watch our surrogates