Michelle, American Intended Parent in San Francisco, California, USA

Explain your reasons for wanting a surrogate/donor:

For more than three years, we have been battling infertility and recovering from loss after loss. It's been anything but what we dreamed of for our early years as a married couple. After a year of IUIs, three full rounds of IVF, premature ovarian failure, ovum donation, miscarriage and several failed embryo transfers, we have decided that it's time to pursue a gestational carrier to give our remaining embryos a better chance of survival.

How would you best describe yourself(s):

We are a married couple in our early & mid-30s living in the Bay Area, California who desperately want children. We are responsible professionals who work in San Francisco. Michelle’s second job is teaching yoga, which is her true passion. We love God, family, friends, and our sweet Cavalier Spaniel, cycling, skiing, travel, music, reading, and enjoying the beautiful outdoors.

Use this space to communicate a letter to potential Surrogates/Donors:

Dear answer to our prayers, Thank you so much for listening to our story and considering helping us find a happy ending. We're so beyond ready to put this trail of tears behind us and grow into the loving, generous, strong parents we believe we were created to be. We have frozen chromosomally-tested embryos at Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco. We would love to find a gestational carrier who lives in a surrogate friendly state to carry them. (California or a neighboring state is preferred but not required.) We are searching for someone who is very healthy, in a stable home environment, under five births, under 40 years old and under 31 BMI, who has completed her family. As importantly, we are looking for someone that we can connect with, someone with similar values, who we can introduce to our child someday. We are grateful beyond words to you for wanting to help us in our journey toward parenthood. We would love to hear from you if you think you can help us. Thank you thank you thank you! With gratitude, Michelle & Zachary