# @matt.tolbert on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@matt.tolbert/video/7508103509787692318
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30917411-matttolbert-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ead3299928.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-24T19:56:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Matt Tolbert (@TolbertTweet) — https://gondola.cc/TolbertTweet

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One of the questions we get asked most often is about the financial side of our international surrogacy journey.  Here’s a breakdown of what we’ve spent to date on our two concurrent surrogacy journeys: INITIAL STEPS & EARLY PREP: - Sperm/Blood Testing: $652 - Travel for Sperm Deposits: $2,380 - First Big Baby Purchase (a crib!): $196 (used a gift card for the second crib) - Citizenship Process (application fees, shipping): $406 CORE SURROGACY & MEDICAL (through our incredible agency & clinics): This is the most significant portion and includes payments to our amazing egg donor and wonderful surrogates, agency fees, and comprehensive medical costs for the IVF processes. - Main Agency, Donor, Surrogate & Core Medical Fees: $118,295 - Additional PGT-A Testing: $4,520 - Embryo Glue: $4,278 - Additional Embryo Transfer: $6,920 PREPARING FOR THEIR ARRIVALS (partial costs booked): - Initial Travel & First Month's Stay in Mexico for Births: $5,891 (our initial flights down and the first month of our Airbnb - return flights and additional months are part of our ongoing projected costs!) THE TALLY SO FAR: Bringing us to a total spent so far: $143,538 Remaining Projected Costs (over the next ~11 months): ~$78,028 Which would bring our Total Projected Costs to: ~$221,566 We’re sharing this not for sympathy, but for transparency, and for those of you exploring similar paths to have a real-world example. Every journey is unique, and costs can vary wildly, but knowledge is power. #surrogacycosts #realtalk #ivfjourney #financialtransparency #lgbtqfamily #dadstobe #internationalsurrogacy 

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- **Views:** 576,900
- **Likes:** 24,000
- **Shares:** 1,837
- **Comments:** 482

## Tags

ivfjourney, internationalsurrogacy, surrogacycosts, lgbtqfamily, realtalk, financialtransparency, dadstobe

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