Sorry it has taken me so long to update. I did hear back from K shortly after I sent the email, just did not have a chance to write until now. K is always great about getting back to me right away. Did I mention before how much I like her? I feel like I am in good hands with the agency and she is one of the reasons why.

Back to the update. K said she was surprised that I had not been matched yet. She said I “seem to be a very good surrogate.” She explained that it probably has a lot to do with the economy. All the agencies are being affected right now. Surrogacy is expensive enough as it is and with the couple needing to take out a separate insurance policy on me it is not helping my chances. My insurance company will not cover expenses related to surrogacy so the IPs (Intended Parents) will have to take out a policy for me. Because of the added costs many of the IPs are holding out for surrogates with insurance coverage. I hate that it all comes down to money. I don’t think anyone should have to pay to have a child but for some it’s the only way.

After many emails back and forth I have decided to lower my costs to the couple to help offset the additional costs of insurance. As I told K, I am not doing this for the money. She was sweet and wanted to make sure I was properly compensated. Because of the issue with the insurance and the fact that I am a first time surrogate I am already getting paid a lot less than most surrogates. She did not want to see me go any lower. I told her I was fine with it and was happy to help. She went ahead and updated my profile to reflect the new terms. We shall see what happens from here. This may be a longer wait than I thought.

This blog is getting pretty boring huh? I wish I had an update. I've got nothing!

I thought for sure I would hear something by now. I have been asking other surrogates how long it took them to get matched and most of them were within a month. Some within days! Really?? So what's the hold up over here? If I don't hear something soon I am going to start to develop a complex! Lol.

I emailed the director again this morning. Hopefully I will hear something back soon. I will update when I do. Thanks for hanging in there with me!