Well...
We received a phone call from the Director of the company we are going through... only she didn't want to speak to me she asked to speak to Joe. Apparently there is another Joseph Brewer in Illinois. We knew this about four years ago we received mailing from Navy Federal Credit Union stating we owed money on a credit card that was in that name but his social security number. We found out he was from Illinois and had been in the Marine Corps but dishonerably discharged. Well when the company ran Joe's background all this came up. I'm not sure if that means this guy is using Joe's social or what. Anyway! All is cleared up now but it obviously put a hiccup. We are still awaiting our match. Thanks for all that have been wondering!
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Blogging about our journey through surrogacy. I hope to be transparently raw and real through this whole ordeal and maybe touch the lives of not just our intended parents, but others who may be considering this gift of life.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Article- Impact on Surrogate's own children
http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_117708.asp
No negative impact for surrogate's own children
16 January 2012
By Dr Rebecca Robey Appeared in BioNews 640
Acting as a surrogate does not negatively affect the psychological wellbeing of the surrogate's own children, according to a new study from the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge.
In one of the first investigations of its kind, researchers explored the experiences and psychological health of children whose mothers had acted as a surrogate for another couple.
Sixteen children took part in the study - seven boys and nine girls aged between 12 and 22 years old. Researchers visited the children at home and assessed their wellbeing by conducting interviews and asking the children to complete questionnaires.
'There have been concerns raised in the past about the effect of surrogacy on a surrogate's own children', said Susan Imrie, one of the researchers on the project. 'Surrogacy is a relatively rare procedure and there are very few scientific studies on the long-term effects of this, particularly on the surrogate and her family'.
'So far, all children interviewed have a positive view of surrogacy and their mother's involvement', she added.
Ten children told the researchers they were in contact with the surrogate child, and felt that they had a good relationship with them. Twelve openly discussed surrogacy with their friends and reported receiving generally positive reactions. Psychological health questionnaires indicated that most of the children were within the normal range for self-esteem.
The data was presented at the British Fertility Society's annual meeting. The research included children of both genetic surrogates, where the surrogate is also the biological mother of the child and donates an egg (which is usually fertilised by artificial insemination), and gestational surrogates, where an embryo created using gametes taken from the intended parents is implanted into the surrogate. There were no differences between the findings of the psychological health questionnaires completed by children of genetic or gestational surrogates.
'The results we present here are only preliminary findings and form part of a larger ongoing study into the experiences and psychological health of surrogate mothers and their families', said Imrie. 'Our initial results indicate that the children of mothers who have carried a surrogate baby for another couple do not face negative consequences as a result of this'.
No negative impact for surrogate's own children
16 January 2012
By Dr Rebecca Robey Appeared in BioNews 640
Acting as a surrogate does not negatively affect the psychological wellbeing of the surrogate's own children, according to a new study from the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge.
In one of the first investigations of its kind, researchers explored the experiences and psychological health of children whose mothers had acted as a surrogate for another couple.
Sixteen children took part in the study - seven boys and nine girls aged between 12 and 22 years old. Researchers visited the children at home and assessed their wellbeing by conducting interviews and asking the children to complete questionnaires.
'There have been concerns raised in the past about the effect of surrogacy on a surrogate's own children', said Susan Imrie, one of the researchers on the project. 'Surrogacy is a relatively rare procedure and there are very few scientific studies on the long-term effects of this, particularly on the surrogate and her family'.
'So far, all children interviewed have a positive view of surrogacy and their mother's involvement', she added.
Ten children told the researchers they were in contact with the surrogate child, and felt that they had a good relationship with them. Twelve openly discussed surrogacy with their friends and reported receiving generally positive reactions. Psychological health questionnaires indicated that most of the children were within the normal range for self-esteem.
The data was presented at the British Fertility Society's annual meeting. The research included children of both genetic surrogates, where the surrogate is also the biological mother of the child and donates an egg (which is usually fertilised by artificial insemination), and gestational surrogates, where an embryo created using gametes taken from the intended parents is implanted into the surrogate. There were no differences between the findings of the psychological health questionnaires completed by children of genetic or gestational surrogates.
'The results we present here are only preliminary findings and form part of a larger ongoing study into the experiences and psychological health of surrogate mothers and their families', said Imrie. 'Our initial results indicate that the children of mothers who have carried a surrogate baby for another couple do not face negative consequences as a result of this'.
Home Visit
Well... we had our home visit with the Director at the company we are going through. On our end ... I think it went pretty well. My house was somewhat clean and presentable... my kids were somewhat clean and presentable... so those are some pro's. It was great to hear Joe talk about the surrogacy in more detail with someone other than myself. I got a clearer picture of what this journey is going to look like... getting more and more excited! Next step is the match maker game... :) Please join us in praying for the right couple to be matched with... for God to speak to us and guide us through this process to the intended parents. Thanks all :)
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