03/26/2026
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March is Surrogacy Awareness Month and here's to celebrating gestational carriers, surrogates, intended parents, and the babies who have come into the world this way.
One of the hardest things about surrogacy is that so many people have opinions or judgement about it without understanding what it actually takes to get there.
For many families, surrogacy comes after infertility, pregnancy loss, medical challenges, trauma, same-sex family building, or years of trying to have a child. It is not about convenience. It is about finding a way to bring a deeply wanted baby into the world.
On this week’s The PedsDocTalk Podcast episode, I’m joined by surrogacy consultant Jessie Jaskulsky, founder of Surrogacy Simplified for a compassionate and informative conversation about what the surrogacy process actually looks like, the stigma families face, and the very real emotional layers behind this path to parenthood.
We talk about what surrogacy really means, common misconceptions around gestational carriers, the emotional and financial realities intended parents face, and why comments like “you’re lucky you did not have to be pregnant” can feel so painful. Because support should sound a lot more like compassion and a lot less like assumption.
This episode is for anyone considering surrogacy, supporting someone who is, or wanting to better understand fertility, infertility, IVF, gestational carriers, and family building with more empathy and less judgment.
Download and listen to the full episode “Surrogacy Explained, Facts, Feelings, and Family Building” today wherever you access podcasts or watch it on YouTube.
What do you wish more people understood before judging someone else’s path to parenthood?
