samantha, American Surrogate Mother in Tampa, Florida, USA

Why I want to be a surrogate mother:

I have completed my first journey and and it was such a great experience, I would love to help out a another family who can not carry, from working in REI for many years, and from the wonderful pregnancies I have had, I just feel so beyond blessed to have had this amazing journey into motherhood, I loved being pregnant. It breaks my heart knowing that some people can never have kids, I have carried 3 boys and a set of ID twin girls, with No Issues, I would love to help someone grow into a beautiful family! I want to be chosen to carry the most precious creation of all, someone else's child.

Description of myself:

My best description of me would have to be that , I am a fun and energetic mother of 5 amazing kids, We are a very active family, we love going to new places, Love going to the gym , swimming , beach, going to Disney. I am very ambitious and an eager person, I have 3 boys ages 7 ,9, 10 and a set of ID girls, who are almost 4 , My husband is my best friend, Before leaving the medical field, I worked in Woman's Health and Peds , Loved what I did, Now I am home and I care for my kids !

My letter to intended parents:

Hello IPs! We haven’t met, but we’re looking for each other already. We’re about to embark on a great adventure that will knit our lives together intimately, at least for a time, and we don’t even know each other’s names! To me, you are Intended Parents, or IPs. To you, I am a Gestational Surrogate, Gestational Carrier , hat a strange way to begin such a relationship! Though I don’t yet know you, I am pretty sure that having to have me around wasn’t an original part of your family plans. I imagine your hopes and dreams have had to change and evolve much to lead you to this point. For that, I want you to know, that I think you’re incredibly courageous people and I admire your strength and resolve. I also want you to know that I understand what incredible trust you are placing in me and I do not take at lightly. Please be assured that I did not undertake this idea on a whim. It has come with the passage of time, the gathering of information, much discussion and even more prayer. While there has been a lot of focus on me throughout the process (my health, my thoughts, my fears, my family’s role, etc) I want you to know that we have never once lost track of you. You are why I am here! Without you, I wouldn’t be going on this journey. Thank you for giving me this gift of an incredible opportunity. I know you’ll probably wonder and worry a lot about me. How can you know if I am eating right, sleeping enough, being active but not too active? How can you be sure I am taking my prenatal vitamins, that I’m avoiding too much coffee, or that I won’t be exposed to something I shouldn’t be? Can you be sure that on delivery day, we’ll all be on the same page medically? Can you rest assured that I will carry your child with as much care as my own? How will you know that I will be as communicative as you’d want? The answer to all those questions is you can’t know and you can’t be sure, you just have to trust me. I will do the same for you. I will trust that you’ll understand my needs and my judgment, just as I will do for you. At the end of this adventure, I hope we can look back on the time where you were just IPs and I was just the surrogate and laugh because it seems so silly to have not always known and cared for one another. Here’s to our journey! Lets go on an adventure!