Francesco and Piero, Italian Intended Parent in Turin, Italy

Explain your reasons for wanting a surrogate/donor:

It has been a while since we started to speak about increasing our family. We believe we could give a lot of affection, stability and love to one or more children in our life. What we learned from our personal experience is that children are not the projection of their parents' missed expectations, but rather someone to accompany and follow so that they can grow and become new persons according to their aspirations and dreams, despite any social conditioning. It would be a privilege for us to fulfill this task and guide a child through the first phases of his/her life. We would of course have to learn a lot about newborns and baby care, but with a great team of well-trained supporters behind us this child would be for sure surrounded by people loving him or her.

How would you best describe yourself(s):

Our names are Francesco and Piero, we are a same-sex couple living in Turin, in the North-West of Italy, 34 and 31 years old respectively.We are caring, honest and easygoing, and have been lucky enough to create a stable, wonderful life together, supported by our families and friends.We love sports, cooking, travelling and getting in contact with cultures different from ours.We know we could give a lot of affection and love to a child, if we were given the opportunity.

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

Hi, so here we are, trying to describe ourselves to someone who might become one of the most important people of our lives, but totally unknown at this time.Matching is just like being in "date mode" again! We hope to be able to transmit how happy, lucky and eager to increase our family we feel in the next few lines. As a same-sex couple, we need the help of a surrogate mom to make our dream come true.We believe that surrogacy could be a wonderful opportunity to create a special relationship with you and your family.We would be glad if our child or children could grow in an extended family to learn the importance of love, altruism and respect, and the immeasurable gift that a surrogate mother makes to help a couple creating their family is the best way to start. If you agreed, we would love to create a close relationship and stay in close contact during the whole pregnancy and afterword, participating in any important step.We believe the geographical distance is not a huge problem, and we are available to travel and willing to be present also through Skype, emails and calls.You, as part of our extended family, would be a special person for our child for his/her entire life.For this reason, we would like to keep sharing updates and important milestones of his/her growth, and exchanging lots of pictures! We will keep our fingers crossed, hoping to find someone special over there! :)