Intended Parent from Los Angeles, California, USA.
Explain your reasons for wanting a surrogate/donor:
On our first date, David was up front of his desire to have kids in the near future and Chris was had always assumed when he had a successful committed relationship it would result in children.Chris spent several years in the past working at a surrogacy agency which helped us navigate this extremely stressful experience.We have been in the process for the last several months and are extremely anxious to move forward. Currently, we are working with an IVF clinic in Encino with an egg donor we found through an agency.We should have viable embryos sometime in September.We are looking to transfer multiples; one embryo from David and one embryo from Chris.Although we are aware that multiples can be more demanding on the surrogate, due to the very nature of surrogacy we can only really afford to do this once.We hope to grow our family more later through adoption. We have been working with a surrogacy agency based out of Texas for the past several months.Unfortunately, they have been unable to match us with a surrogate just yet which apparently can take between 6 to 12 months.We're hoping we can try to find a surrogate willing to work with us ourselves and then connect you with our agency.Financial package is typically $30k-35k for the surrogate. Their requirements for surrogates are *** -Age 21-44 -BMI between 18-32 -Not on government assistance -Must have given birth to and be raising at least one child -Have had uncomplicated pregnancies and deliveries -Must be able to get clearance from your OB -Must be a non-smoker and not be exposed to second-hand smoke -No history of mental illness -Have valid driver’s license and reliable transportation -Have support of spouse or partner, if applicable -Not have had any tattoos or piercings within the past 12 months Also must agree to: -Provide all OBGYN and delivery records -Submit to background check as well as spouse or partner -Undergo a psychological evaluation
How would you best describe yourself(s):
Thank you for visiting our ad.We are Chris and David.We have been together for over 3 years and recently engaged.Christopher is originally from Massachusetts, but moved to Los Angeles over 10 years ago to pursue acting and was able to star in a widely dispersed motion picture.He has been a front line worker at Trader Joe's to support his goals.David was born in Hawaii, but moved frequently around Southern California as his family suffered employment instability and low-income means.He joined the military after high School and is now a family medicine doctor who recently finished residency and starting work at a community clinic.We both love comedies and cartoons like Adventure Time, Rick and Morty, Family Guy.We're also huge marvel, Star Trek, and Star wars fanboys.We both love traveling and amusement parks and new experiences, but frequently love taking the night in for dinner and a new movie.
Use this space to communicate a letter to potential Surrogates/Donors:
Hi! We are Chris and David. Chris is originally from a small town north of Boston and David is from just outside of San Diego. We currently live in Los Angeles with two cats and a beagle named Spike. We each came to LA in pursuit of both our dreams and educations, Chris is an actor and did his final semester of college here and David graduated from UCLA Medical School and then began his residency at a hospital in Boyle Heights. In his time here Chris has delved into TV, Film, and Theatre acting as well as producing and become part of the wonderful theatre community in Los Angeles. David is a veteran who did a tour in Iraq and has always wanted to be a doctor so he could help provide care for underserved communities like the one he grew up in.He is passionate about helping at risk youth realize and achieve their dreams and goals.He knows how much even one person supporting you can help change the course of a life and wants that for everyone. We met in what is now the most usual way, on an online dating site, OkCupid to be specific. David was just months away from graduating from medical school and Chris had just finished listening to the "Dirty John" podcast and had a hard time believing his luck in finding this handsome, sweet, charismatic doctor. On our very first date, over coffee downtown, David said, "I want kids and I have a plan to have them in the next 5 years. Are you good with that?" You know, a nice casual first date conversation. Luckily, Chris said, "Sounds good to me. Now let's see if we like each other." Over the ensuing three years we have indeed learned we like each other A LOT. We are both huge geeks for everything from Marvel movies to Doctor Who to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Our home is scattered with small and not so small pop culture references. We both have our outgoing creative sides, Chris is an actor and David was once a karaoke host (and will still happily seek out karaoke on any vacation we take and party we throw). We are both Gamers and love to play co-op together. We both LOVE cooking and baking, seeking out new recipes and fun new challenges in the kitchen (mostly successfully). We each value fitness and stay active and healthy with cycling and our cobbled together home gym.We also have our separate interests, David's love of technology and ongoing quest to make everything in the house "smart" and Chris doing his best impression of someone with a green thumb in the garden. We are a great team. The last three years have been challenging for us as individuals on an unusually high number of fronts. There was a shooting and hostage situation at Chris' place of work the first summer we were together, David lost a dear cousin in a tragic accident a year later, and then the pressure of both of us being "Essential Workers" through the pandemic (David at the hospital and Chris at a grocery store) have all tested us as individuals but never as a couple.We are each always there to support the other.Chris can feel his blood pressure drop when he gets home and hugs David. While you can never know what life will throw at you we believe that our complimentary personalities will make us great dads. David is energetic and excited to share everything he knows. Chris is patient and a planner who believes in the power of a deep breath when tackling problems. We both love to figure out how things work and are constantly teaching ourselves new skills, how to build things, new sewing techniques, how to cut and style hair.Whatever it is, we love to figure it out. We are thrilled to be taking this next giant leap that we've been prepping for since our first date. We are so excited to expand our family and see what adventures are up next.
