Surrogate vs Gestational Carrier 🤰🏻⁠ ⁠ I’ve gotten a lot of questions over the last few days about our pregnancy announcement via a gestational carrier. ⁠ ⁠ A surrogate refers to a woman who shares a genetic link to the baby. A gestational carrier (GC) is a woman who carries a baby for the parents and has no genetic affiliation with the baby. They can also be referred to as a gestational surrogate. Or as we explain it to Brexton, our cookie, her oven. ⁠ ⁠ We originally decided in 2019 to seek the option of a gestational carrier after medical professionals told us that they did not think I would be able to carry a child again since my body was not responding how it should after successfully carrying. The process is not quick or easy but ultimately in November of 2020 we used a gestational carrier and she unfortunately had a failed cycle. ⁠ ⁠ We then sought advice from more medical professionals (don’t be afraid to get 2 or 3 different opinions!) who told us we needed to start back at ...