Kate W

Clinic Requirements:

 Between ages 23-40 with at least one previous pregnancy with healthy delivery

 BMI cut off is 35 (non agency case by case up to 40)

 Cleared to be a gestational carrier by their Obstetrician (need letter of clearance)

 Recommended up to date Covid-19 vaccine status (initial vaccine series completed)

*Intended parents will need to sign a waiver if GC is not COVID vaccinated

 No more than 5 previous deliveries and no more than 2 previous cesarean sections

 At least 10 months since last vaginal or cesarean birth

 Tubal ligation, blood transfusions, and LEEP procedures are acceptable

 No pre-term labor (earliest date for singleton or twins is 36 weeks)

 No history of placenta previa or placenta accreta

 No history of domestic violence in background check of GC or their partner

 No government assistance for basic survival (food stamps)

 No alcohol or drug use, including prescription marijuana.

 No unresolved or untreated addiction

 No unresolved or untreated history of having experienced sexual or physical abuse,

depression, or an eating disorder.

 No current marital or relationship instability

 No ongoing legal issues/court cases

 No history of noncompliance during past pregnancies or history of ongoing problematic

interactions with medical staff

 No history of major depression, bipolar disorder psychosis or significant anxiety disorder

We are very open to a gestational carrier with a variety of backgrounds and personalities because we know you would be entering into this journey with the best of intentions to deliver a healthy baby. We hope that our future carrier has a stable support system. We are looking for someone who leads a healthy overall lifestyle and is kind and compassionate. We are familiar with an independent journey since we navigated our journey last time independetly. This time around, we have already secured a wonderful organization that helps with case management and screening, primarily as a support person for you for the start of this journey.

Kate is a vegetarian but we support whatever food choices work best for you as long as you are able to add some fruits and veggies into your diet. We are open to whatever communication you feel comfortable with. With our prior gestational carrier we had a very open line of communication and have continued to stay in contact through family play dates. We ended up really enjoying eachother and our kids love her children! We also are open to a more distant relationship if that is your style. We hope you live a somewhat active lifestyle but willing to slow down as needed. We will have confidence that you will take good care of our embryo - baby and don’t feel the need to micromanage. We do ask that our carrier do kick counts and be responsive to any changes in that data.