A few weeks ago, our staff had the pleasure of attending a Fertility conference put on at Osgoode Hall, chaired by Sara Cohen, and Ellen Embry. http://www.osgoodepd.ca/cle/2013-2014Fiscal/2014_fertility_law/documents/2014_OPD_Fertility_Law_OL.pdf One of the sessions was on the Importance of estate planning, when it comes to ART, and more specifically Surrogacy, and those cryopreserving eggs/sperm/embryos. When Intended…

When the Fertility Clinic called………. When the Fertility clinic called last week, I was surprised.  Not that I don’t talk to clinics every day, but that it was a personal matter, that’s what shocked me. It was a call from a Fertility clinic that I had been an egg donor…

The intended parents I was going to carry for had had their share of disappointments over the previous years.  They had tried many different ways to have a baby, without success.  As a gestational surrogate, I was their last hope. After weeks of preparation, transfer day came and three beautiful…

This month has been a busy one for us at CFC, for many reasons, both personally and professionally. As many of you know, my husband, Scott Swanberg has taken the lead as our Donor program manager.  Scott has developed a passion for Family building, watching my Surrogacies, Egg Donations, and CFC’s…

When it gets close to delivery time for our Surrogates, we often suggest putting together a Birth Plan, along with the Intended parents.  This way, everyone will have input on how the birth will “Hopefully” go. Many of our Surrogates are also working with Birth coaches, or Doulas, to ensure…

 CFC has many services that expand beyond Surrogacy, and Egg donation, including Fertility planning.  What is Fertility Planning??? Fertility Planning is spending time answering questions that will help you look at many factors influencing the way you decide to build, or add to your family. These factors may be financial,…