Pregnancy Podcast – Episode 44: Surrogacy with Stacy Heidel For the full show notes, visit: https://growingourfamily.com/s01e44/   Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/growingrfamily And Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/growingrfamily Stacy Heidel is a mom, wife, and gestational surrogate. She runs the blog “Stories from the Stork” where she talks about her experiences as a surrogate and shines a light on what gestational surrogacy really entails. Tune in to learn all about surrogacy!  HAVE YOU JOINED OUR FACEBOOK GROUP YET?? “Growing Our Family Podcast -> A Community For Moms”: https://www.facebook.com/groups/434759000779665/?ref=share Where to find the Growing Our Family Pregnancy podcast: * Spotify* Apple Podcasts* Blubrry* Stitcher* TuneIn* Google* iHeartRADIO* Pandora* Or any other major podcasting platform! Show Notes -What made you decide you wanted to be a surrogate? -After you decide this is something you want to pursue, how do you start? -What’s the difference between Traditional vs gestational surrogacy -How does the transfer process work?  -What requirements do surrogates have to meet? Are there tests that need to be run? -Does your health insurance cover it or do you get put on the intended family’s plan? -Do you get attached to the baby? Is it hard to give up after birth? -Can you tell us about your surrogate experiences and how they differed from your personal pregnancies? – How does the delivery process work? – What happens after delivery and into the future? – What does your husband think of all this? – What are the meds like? – Legal stuff Stacy’s Recommended Pregnancy Item: Belly Buds