SurroTales Emma Lehman

This episode was extra fun to record because this amazing surrogate, Clare, is currently pregnant with her intended parents' baby girl! She talks through her experience (so far!) with being a surrogate and shares a ton of useful advice that will benefit anyone navigating the surrogacy world...especially other incredible women that might be interested in becoming a surrogate one day!

Penny has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to international surrogacy. She is originally from the UK, lives in New Zealand and went through surrogacy as an Intended Parent via the States. She provides a ton of helpful tips and tricks when it comes to navigating surrogacy abroad and shares her beautiful story of welcoming her son into the world with the help of her incredible surrogacy village.

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Episode Info:

San Diego Fertility Clinic⁠ (Dr. Said Daneshmand)

International Fertility Law Group⁠ (Richard Vaughn)

Family Matters Surrogacy (Breann Piccini)

Penny: Email surrotales@gmail.com to get connected

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Email: surrotales@gmail.com

Samantha was the very first person I ever met in New Zealand who had experience with surrogacy...which is the perfect example of how generous she is with her time and how open and eager she is to help others navigating the surrogacy process. Sam was a surrogate a few years ago in NZ and has a wealth of knowledge to share about her incredible experience.

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Instagram: ⁠⁠@surrotales⁠⁠

Email: surrotales@gmail.com

I really wanted to kick this podcast off with a bang...and Christian was the perfect person to help me do that! He is a huge advocate for the surrogacy community in New Zealand and has made a tremendous impact on normalizing this beautiful way of creating a family. Christian is the creator of Love Makes a Family—a platform that helps intended parents, surrogates and donors connect—as well as the popular Instagram account, Love From Your Dads. Most importantly, he's the proud father of two adorable children via surrogacy.

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Episode Info:

@lovefromyourdads

Love Makes a Family

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Instagram: ⁠⁠@surrotales⁠⁠

Email: surrotales@gmail.com

I thought it was only fair to put myself and my husband, Travis, in the hot seat before I had others spill their surrogacy stories. Trav and I dive into our wild and bumpy surrogacy ride as intended parents so far and all the good, bad and ugly that have come along with it.

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Instagram: ⁠@surrotales⁠

Email: surrotales@gmail.com

Welcome to SurroTales! I'm your host, Emma Lehman, an American living in New Zealand and an aspiring mom on the wild ride that is surrogacy. SurroTales is a platform for intended parents and surrogates to share their stories and advice they’ve learned along the way. Whether you're deep into surrogacy, have already been through it, just starting out, feeling lost, or simply curious about the process, this podcast is for you.