All Things Conceivable: A Surrogacy Podcast with Nazca Fontes
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 29 days ago -Listen as Nazca Fontes, surrogacy expert and founder of ConceiveAbilities Egg Donor and Surrogacy Agency talks all things surrogacy. From what drives women to become surrogate mothers to intended parents’ emotional journeys including infertility to industry experts weighing in on important topics you need to know about, listen as we explore modern family building through surrogacy.
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I've Been an Egg Donor and a Surrogate. Here's What I Want Everyone to Know
March 26, 2024 19:56 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBMaddie Miller is a wife and mom of five from Salt Lake City, Utah, who recently completed her first surrogacy journey. After a friend experienced infertility, Maddie began helping others: first, becoming an egg donor, then becoming a surrogate. Maddie joins ConceiveAbilities founder and host of All Things Conceivable: A Surrogacy Podcast Nazca Fontes to share her surrogacy journey from egg donor to surrogate. Learn more about becoming a surrogate Learn more about ConceiveAbilities All-In S...
I’m a Doula and a Surrogate. This Is Why Doulas Make Great Surrogates.
October 19, 2023 19:15 - 31 minutes - 43 MBVanessa Stepan is a military wife, mom of three, and a doula. She empowers people to have positive birth experiences through education and support with her company Birth Well Colorado Springs. She is also a first time surrogate in the homestretch of her surrogacy journey. Vanessa joined our surrogacy podcast All Things Conceivable to share her surrogacy story and why being a doula inspired her to become a surrogate. Become a surrogate with ConceiveAbilities Learn more about ConceiveAbi...
Nursing Love: An IVF Nurse’s Journey to Becoming a Surrogate
June 14, 2023 12:57 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBTeale Kelley is a remarkable woman who is helping others navigate the complex world of fertility and surrogacy. With a unique perspective as an experienced egg donor and IVF nurse at Shady Grove Fertility in Denver, Teale has become a voice for others thinking about becoming a surrogate. Her passion for surrogacy and her desire to empower and educate others led her to become a TikTok surrogacy influencer. Teale's background as an egg donor and IVF nurse gives her a comprehensive understandi...
Finding the Right Surrogacy Match
December 22, 2022 18:50 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBFinding the right surrogate match is essential to a surrogacy journey. Surrogate, Emma, and Mom, Amber, share their surrogacy story, how they matched together and how they built their relationship. Learn more about becoming a surrogate. Ready to take the next step? Find out if you qualify to be a surrogate. Join the Surrogacy Learning Center to connect with people in the surrogacy world. Listen to more Surrogacy Podcasts!
Is The Infant Formula Shortage Over?
November 17, 2022 16:03 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBLearn more about the baby formula shortage with Lindsay Groff, executive director of HMBANA. Most shelves have infant formula, but is the baby formula shortage really over? Market research conducted in late October showed the shortage improved with 87% of store shelves having baby formula back in stock, almost 20% more than the low of 69% at the peak of the shortage. Yet some families are still struggling to find formula. Linsday Groff first learned about becoming a milk donor from a n...
What is a Surrogate?
October 07, 2022 18:11 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBA surrogate is a woman who carries a child for someone who cannot. Listen and learn more about what a surrogate is and the surrogacy process with a panel of pregnancy and surrogacy experts, an experienced three time surrogate and an intended mother who used surrogacy to build her family. Learn more about becoming a surrogate. Ready to take the next step? Find out if you qualify to be a surrogate. Join the Surrogacy Learning Center to connect with people in the surrogacy world. Listen to ...
Becoming a TikTok Surrogacy Influencer with @wearedanandsam
September 29, 2022 15:30 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBSam Mathews from @wearedanandsam shares her surrogacy journey and what it is like becoming a surrogate influencer. When Sam and her husband Dan decided becoming a surrogate was the right journey for their family, they naturally shared everything from the beginning of the surrogacy process through delivery and fourth trimester recovery. Listen to Sam share what she learned throughout her surrogacy journey! Inspired by Sam's journey? Learn more about becoming a surrogate. Ready to take the ...
National Infertility Awareness Week with Fertility Expert Dr. Joshua Stewart
April 27, 2022 18:35 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBIn honor of ConceiveAbilities 25th anniversary and National Infertility Awareness Week, New York Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Joshua Stewart talks infertility, the future of third party reproduction and shares his own surrogacy journey. Learn more about surrogacy at ConceiveAbilities
Why I Chose Surrogacy to Build My Family with Arsiak Vartenian
January 03, 2022 21:35 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBEntrepreneur and Intended Mother, Arsiak Vartenian shares her surrogacy journey with Nazca Fontes. From choosing surrogacy to finding the right surrogate partner to finding the right agency, Arsiak gives an intimate look into her and her husband's surrogacy journey. Learn more about surrogacy: https://www.conceiveabilities.com/ Find out how you can become a surrogate and help people like Arsiak: https://www.conceiveabilities.com/surrogates/become-a-surrogate-mother/ Join the Surrogacy Le...
Understanding Surrogacy Rates With Dr. Brian Kaplan
November 12, 2021 02:36 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBAccording to the CDC, surrogacy has the highest rate of success of any fertility treatment. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported IVF with a donor egg has a success rate of 52%, which is the highest of any fertility treatment. Higher still is the rate of success with a surrogate. IVF clinics in the US have a surrogacy success rate of about 75%, and that number can increase as high as 95% for a birth once the gestational carrier is pregnant. Dr. Brian Kaplan with Fe...
Inspired To Build Families: Infertility and Surrogacy with Dr. Ashley Tiegs
October 21, 2021 16:57 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBSince the inception of ConceiveAbilities 25 years ago, there have been incredible advances in third party reproduction, especially in surrogacy. More and more families are turning to surrogacy to build their families and with good reason. Not only are people more open about how surrogacy has allowed them to fulfill their dream of building a family, more women are becoming surrogates. Dr. Ashley Tiegs with the Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine and winner of the ASRM 2021 Invest...
Pregnant and Hungry: What to Eat (And Not To Eat) While You Are Pregnant
September 07, 2021 23:06 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBIf you have been or are planning on becoming pregnant, you know that how you eat is important for a happy and healthy pregnancy. Our All In Surrogate Care & Compensation Package includes partum care from the beginning all the way through your fourth trimester, including information on how you fuel your body. Nutrition is just as important for you, as it is for the baby you are carrying. Kendra Aronson, founder of the newly launched Pregnant and Hungry, a subscription-based website with pre...
COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy
August 24, 2021 20:11 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBCOVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy: What Surrogates and Women Who Want to Be Pregnant Need to Know Now with Dr. Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron Pregnancy and the COVID-19 vaccination is a hot topic in our fertility world today. The US Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. The CDC encourages all pregnant people or people who are thinking about becoming pregnant and those breastfeeding to get vaccinated to protect the...
The Importance of Fourth Trimester Care with Dr. Aasta Mehta
August 06, 2021 19:35 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBLeading OB-Gyn doctor, Dr. Aasta Mehta, joined us to talk about the importance of the postpartum Fourth Trimester. Dr. Mehta co-authored an article titled the Fourth Trimester: 12 Weeks Is Not Enough. She’s the Medical Officer of Women's Health for the Philadelphia Department of Health, practicing OB/GYN in Philadelphia and holds a Masters in Public Policy. Listen as she shares her passion for partum care and the importance of recovery after birth. Learn more about becoming a surrogate an...
Busting Surrogacy Myths with Dr. Heather Carlson
March 09, 2021 22:26 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBOne of the most important relationships a woman has in her life is her relationship with her OB/Gyn doctor. We have hopeful and silly conversations as well as tough and scary conversations with our doctors. When a woman is deciding to become a surrogate, she looks to her trusted obstetrician for their guidance and expert advice. Dr. Heather Carlson with the Mankato clinic as cared for surrogates and delivered many surro-babies in her 15 years servicing her community. Nazca Fontes, founder ...
Real Life Surrogate Sisters: How Two Sisters Followed Their Dreams To Help Others Become Parents Through Surrogacy
February 26, 2021 20:10 - 41 minutes - 38 MBIn the surrogacy world, women who become surrogates share a special and unique bond as #SurroSisters. Maggie and Jessica are not only surrosisters, they are sisters in real life. After Jessica completed two successful surrogacy journeys for New York families, her sister Maggie was inspired to follow in her footsteps and become a surrogate. Jessica, a Pennsylvania resident, recently gave birth to her second 'surrobaby' on the east coast and Maggie is currently matched with her intended paren...
New York Legalizes Surrogacy: Fertility Expert Dr. James Grifo Weighs In!
February 12, 2021 17:46 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBThere’s much to celebrate in New York! After years of fighting to end the ban of compensated surrogacy and legal reform for the surrogacy process, the new law, effective February 15, 2021, makes dreams of a family a reality for New Yorkers! Not only is this great news for intended parents in New York, it’s also monumental for women who want to be gestational carriers to help these families. They can now become surrogates with some of the strongest protections available in the United States....
A Single Dad’s Surrogacy Journey with Joseph Tito of The Dad Diaries
January 29, 2021 17:35 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBJoseph Tito, film producer, influencer and creator of award winning blog The Dad Diaries shares his surrogacy journey to become a single gay dad of twin girls. At 37, Joseph Tito was a jet-setting successful film and TV director and producer living his dream. One early morning, he awoke in his Dubai hotel and realized he wanted more out of life. He wanted a family. Listen as Joseph shares his amazing surrogacy journey as a gay single dad and, now, his parenting adventures raising twin daug...
Surrogacy in the Time of Covid with Dr. Marie Werner
December 11, 2020 21:47 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBFertility Specialist Dr. Marie Werner from RMA New Jersey, one of the few IVF clinics anywhere in the country that never closed this year, breaks down a truly complete and thoughtful view of what you need to know about surrogacy in the time of COVID-19, and in the years to come. Learn more about surrogacy at ConceiveAbilities
How One Woman's Infertility Struggle Became A Movement: The Story Behind Infertility Blog Pregnantish with Andrea Syrtash
December 09, 2020 17:32 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBAndrea Syrtash, nationally recognized relationship expert, author and founder of infertility blog Pregnantish takes us on her emotional 10-year journey to become a parent, how infertility affected her marriage, and how the decision to use a surrogate changed her life. Learn more about surrogacy at ConceiveAbilities