Katherine, American Surrogate Mother in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Why I want to be a surrogate mother:

Raising a family has never been a plan of mine, but I know what it's like to want to make your dreams come true and to be willing to go to great lengths and take risk to make that happen. It's very scary and it takes a very strong person. I admire you and would love to help you. The surrogacy fee would help me with my dream of going back to college to major in food science and minor in business. I want to open a bakery. I am looking at probably another 3 years of college at LSU because it's the only school in state that I've found with a good food science program. My living expenses and rent will be provided by my dad and I will probably work part time but I cant carry this much debt that would follow me for years while I attempt to start a business.

Description of myself:

I always try to stand up for myself and my beliefs.I am very liberal.I'm 21, originally from Colorado. I'm interested in politics and literature.My passion is baking and I love to decorate cakes in my spare time.Although I have a huge sweet tooth, I try my best to stay healthy and typically eat a lot of fruits and almond and salads and I do light exercises and stretches daily.My job working in a bakery also keeps me active and fit.I am very healthy despite having fibromyalgia (details in letter below) and surely would be a good surrogate.In fact I've had a laparoscopy in December and my gynecologist says that my uterus was one of the most "prestine" she had ever seen, lol.

My letter to intended parents:

someone who I would consider a good match would be someone who would love and accept their child regardless of sexual orientation or disability etc. I am willing to work with any couple type including single intended moms and single intended dads, but I would be hesitant to work with an unmarried couple especially a heterosexual unmarried couple. I've always thought marriage is an important part of the stability of a couple wanting to start a family. I respect single parents, I just don't want a child going to a couple that doesn't have a strong foundation, especially since I've known people who have kids to save their relationship. I will not be willing to contribute my eggs for the embryo, only to carry it.The reason for wanting to become a surrogate and not an egg donor is that I have fibromyalgia which is genetic and I do not wish for anyone else to suffer the way that I have.I have done some research and it would only be passed to the child through the genes. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that makes muscles feel sore, joints ache, it causes constant fatigue and causes problems with memory.Despite this I am a very strong person with a high pain tolerance and I am very strong willed, do not worry about this causing me trouble because of this disorder because I am stronger than it!