The truth about Surrogate Compensation

FOR EVERYONE WHO THINKS THAT SURROGATES MAKE ALL THIS MONEY HERE IS A BREAKDOWN. SO IF YOUR THINKING OF BEING A SURROGATE FOR THE MONEY, YOU MAY WANNA FIND SOMETHING MORE PROFITABLE TO DO!!!

A Commercial Surrogacy Example

A first-time surrogate mother receives, on average, $20,000 compensation for a single journey (pregnancy).

This, of course, varies based on several factors, but for this example, we will use $20,000.

A typical commercial surrogacy journey, from matching to delivery, takes a minimum of one year.

This is a very conservative time frame, assuming that the lawyers and clinic move fast, and only one transfer or traditional surrogate cycle is needed to achieve pregnancy, two tops.

So, you could say, for example's sake, that a typical surrogate mother compensation rate equals $20,000 a year.

If you were a regular, full-time employee in a regular job, this would break down to:

$20,000 = 52 weeks = 40 hours per week = $9.61 per hour

However, a woman is not pregnant 40 hours per week.

She is pregnant 24 hours a day for 40 weeks.

Not to mention the countless hours spent taking tests, traveling to doctor's offices, and handling other aspects of commercial surrogacy.

A more appropriate breakdown of an “hourly” wage for a surrogate mother would be:

(yes, I realize this is not exact as a pregnancy lasts only 40 weeks and I am factoring in 52, but a surrogate journey will last longer than a year, in some cases more than two years.)

$20,000 = 52 weeks = 7 days = 24 hours = $2.28 per hour

Whether you are a potential surrogate mother, a potential intended parent, or just a curious onlooker, when put into perspective, a woman does not make much money for being a surrogate mother. The truth about surrogate mother compensation is that it is more about giving a wonderful gift than making a lot of money.

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