Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford, an IVF Mum, egg donor, surrogate and family and surrogacy lawyer.
Welcome to the Surrogacy and Donor Conception Blog, with posts about surrogacy, donor conception, laws, news items, and my personal experiences as a donor and surrogate. You can scroll through the blog, or search by category or keyword below.
I have written a book, More Than Just a Baby: A Guide to Surrogacy for Intended Parents and Surrogates, which you can purchase in paperback or electronic versions.
You can also contact me and follow me on social media and make sure to listen to the Surrogacy Podcast, which shares stories from intended parents, surrogates and industry professionals.
Best Practice Surrogacy
Surrogacy sometimes ends up as a headline such as [...]
DIY Parentage Order: You Can Do It!
DIY Parentage Order - You Can Do It! Do [...]
Don’t Get Scammed: Growing Your Family with Surrogacy
If you are growing your family through surrogacy, you [...]
Setting Expectations For Our Surrogacy Journeys
If you are new to surrogacy as an intended [...]
Coping with COVID-19 in a Surrogacy Arrangement
Coping with the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions make a [...]
Coronavirus and Surrogacy
The original post was written in March 2020. It [...]
When Surrogacy Goes Wrong
Surrogacy isn't always sunshine and roses. Sometimes, it can [...]
Surrogacy Counselling
Surrogacy Counselling - what should we expect? If you [...]
So You Want to Be a Surrogate?
So you want to be a surrogate? I remember [...]
How Does It Feel, To Give Away a Baby?
How does it feel, to give away a baby? [...]
Donor Agreements
Donor Agreements involve an agreement between a donor and [...]
Expectations for Donor Agreements
Expectations for Donor Agreements When entering a donor agreement, [...]
Will the Surrogate Ask For Money?
Will the surrogate ask for money? If you are [...]
Surrogacy as Motherhood: The Inalienable Right to Choose
I recently spoke at the Melbourne Law School's Health [...]
Co-Parenting Arrangements
There are many ways to grow a family, and [...]
Traditional Surrogacy: Is It Harder To Give Up Genetics?
Is it harder, to give up a genetics, as [...]
