Laura, Canadian Intended Parent in Alberta, Canada

Explain your reasons for wanting a surrogate/donor:

We have been on a tough ten year fertility journey which has been unsuccessful...and the doctors tell us we are both very healthy but it is unexplained as to why we continue to be unsuccessful. (extremely frustrating and devastating). We are nearing the end of our hope and of our chance to have a child with our own biology (I am now 40 yrs old and the older one gets the less likely of good egg quality for a successful pregnancy & birth) Thus, I am now seeking a surrogate. We have just been through a fresh and frozen IVF transfer cycles and they were unsuccessful. I have miscarried twice in the past. All these factors lead me to reach to a new plan, one that has a high chance for success - a surrogate!

How would you best describe yourself(s):

Fun, outgoing, entrepreneur natured. Love horses & ride, live on an acreage. Enjoy the outdoors and going to our cabin at the lake. I am an only child (as my mother had fertility problems) and value "family" above all else. It seems ironic that I can't have kids...its so unfair to be a woman and to not be able to do what we were put on earth to do - to procreate. I lost my father in a car accident when I was 20 which even heightened the value of family and firmly grounded my values and morals...I believe that things happen for reasons and that some good comes from bad, even as hard as things can get...faith is good. We are blessed to be successful in business and my husband is an entrepreneur as well. We are best friends, sole mates, and are so lucky to have each other through this tough journey.

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

Hello, there is so much to say that words cannot possibly express or explain this journey...I will reiterate my reasons why we are seeking a surrogate. We have been on a tough ten year fertility journey which has been unsuccessful...and the doctors tell us we are both very healthy but it is unexplained as to why we continue to be unsuccessful. (extremely frustrating and devastating). We are nearing the end of our hope and of our chance to have a child with our own biology (I am now 40 yrs old and the older one gets the less likely of good egg quality for a successful pregnancy & birth) Thus, I am now seeking a surrogate. We have just been through a fresh and frozen IVF transfer cycles and they were unsuccessful. I have miscarried twice in the past. All these factors lead me to reach to a new plan, one that has a high chance for success - a surrogate!