The Surrogate Self | Real Surrogacy Stories by Jessica Ramirez

"I wanted to become a surrogate mother after my second daughter was born. I had easy pregnancies, I loved being pregnant, and I kept thinking about all the people out there who wanted this experience and couldn't have it. So I decided to give it to someone else."

-- Jessica Ramirez, two-time gestational carrier

Being a Surrogate Mother: My Real Experience and Journey

October 1, 2025

I still remember the exact moment I decided that being a surrogate mother was something I wanted to do. I was sitting in my living room, scrolling through a Facebook group for women who had completed surrogacy journeys, and I read a post from a surrogate who had just delivered twins for a gay couple from France. She described the moment the dads held their babies for the first time and how they both cried so hard they could barely stand.

How Do You Become a Surrogate Mother? One Woman's Story

December 15, 2025

When I first started looking into how do you become a surrogate mother, I expected to find a simple checklist. Meet these requirements, fill out this form, get pregnant, get paid. Instead, I found a process that was longer, more complex, more invasive, and more emotionally demanding than anything I had anticipated.

Surrogate Mother Pay: Real Numbers from Real Surrogates

February 10, 2026

I have read dozens of articles about surrogate mother pay that give vague ranges like "$25,000 to $50,000 depending on your location and experience." That kind of information is almost useless. When I was researching surrogacy, I wanted to know exactly how much a surrogate mother makes, down to the dollar.