
What is Surrogacy?
Surrogacy is a beautiful and exciting journey that is built on the basis of mutual trust, respect and friendship. The end result of this wonderful journey is the blessing of a child that will bring joy to your hearts and your home. Surrogacy is an act of love and kindness that can never be measured, nor go unnoticed.
Each quest to enlarge one's family is unique and the end result of a happy, healthy baby can be attained through surrogacy and/or egg donation. At Future Families NW, LLC, we strive to help each and every Intended Parent and Surrogate have a smooth and loving surrogate journey, regardless of their situation.
Our responsibility lies in finding the surrogate angel that will complement the future parents through their surrogate journey and to oversee all facets and preserve a respectable relationship between both parties. We will always be available for each of you throughout your journey and through the birth of your miracle baby.
To find out more about the different kinds of surrogacy and egg donation, and to decide what kind of journey is right for you, follow the above links that are pertinent to your situation.
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About Us
Carrie
Carrie is a 3x GS that has delivered three sets of twins (all taking on the first transfer of two embryos!), as well as a proven 4x successful egg donor (resulting in multiple pregnancies). She has been with her husband Levi for 21 years. Together, they have six children, ranging in age from 6 years to 19 years old.
Carrie loves to help people, so the thought of helping intended parents find their angel and to be a part of them creating the family that they so desire is just second nature to her. She is a caring, compassionate and loving woman who wants to help individuals, couples and surrogates come together to form a life-long friendship and create one of the most precious things in the world, a baby.
Together, Donna and Carrie strive to render both the Surrogate and the Intended Parent(s) with the exceptional service and personal attention that all agencies should ideally be committed to providing their clients. We thank you for taking the time to learn more about us and to consider us as your surrogate consulting agency. Future Families NW, LLC has been a very positive experience for the both of us and we hope to continue to grow and help many individuals and couples become families!
Anna
My name is Anna, and I'm thrilled to be joining Future Families after being a gestational carrier 3 times through the agency. Here's a little about me: I live in the Willamette Valley (Oregon) with my husband, three sons (13,11,9) and our cat.
I've been a gestational surrogate 3 times, resulting in 2 singletons, and one set of fraternal twins. Now that my surrogate days are behind me, I look forward to getting to know our AMAZING surrogates and helping families.
Our Services
Our surrogates are women that truly enjoy being pregnant and have a very compassionate motivation to help those that have not been as easily blessed with children of their own. Surrogacy is an extremely rewarding experience for the surrogate and her family. Our part in your surrogacy journey is to oversee all facets and to preserve a respectable relationship between both parties. We will always be available for each of you throughout your journey and through the birth of your miracle baby.
The Complete Matching Services offered through Future Families NW, LLC include, but are not limited to the following:
- Complementary matching of Intended Parent(s) and Surrogate Mother
- Verification of medical/life insurance on Surrogate Mother
- Facilitation of medical insurance for surrogates
- Facilitation of life insurance for surrogates
- Facilitation of psychological evaluations
- Facilitation of legal representation
- Travel arrangements as needed
- Criminal background checks on all parties
- Referrals for Ob-Gyns and Infertility Specialists
- Referrals for surrogacy-experienced escrow agencies
- Continued support for Intended Parents and Surrogates
Our Matching-Only Service includes matching Intended Parent(s) with a prospective surrogate. This service is for the Intended Parents that would prefer to do all of the above work on their own.* This includes the following:
- Complementary matching of Intended Parent(s) and Surrogate Mother
- Verification of medical insurance on Surrogate Mother
- Referral for legal representation
- Criminal background checks on all parties
We also offer Escrow Services for IPs/SMs that would like to have a third party take care of their financial needs:
- Complete Escrow Services
for Intended Parents/Surrogates matched outside of our agency
- Fee includes all checks to be sent out, as previously approved by Intended Parents and following the Surrogacy Agreement
- All checks will be sent to Surrogate in a timely manner
- Monthly itemized and banking statements mailed out to Intended Parents
Inquire for pricing: Contact Us
Professional references, as well as references from Intended Parents and Surrogate Mothers, are provided upon request.
*Some surrogates do not wish to match through a *Matching-Only* service. If this is what you are looking for, please let us know, and we can tell you which surrogates are available with this particular service.
Surrogacy Process
1) Completed applications are provided to FFNW, LLC. for our perusal. A consultation is set up with our Directors so we can discuss your completed application and answer any questions that you may have regarding surrogacy, and what you can expect during a surrogacy journey. We will provide you with a complete overview of choosing a surrogate, anticipated fees and escrow, medical and psychological screenings and legal representation.
2) We will provide you with profiles that we feel would best suit your social, medical and religious beliefs, as well as your personality.
3) The surrogate is provided with your profile and given the opportunity to learn more about you. A phone or personal visit can be requested before you make your final decision on your surrogate mother.
4) Upon deciding on your surrogate, a legal contract will be drawn up and both parties legal representation will review and make any necessary changes.
5) Medical screening will be completed on both the surrogate and her spouse/partner. RE screening will be completed (GC only), medications prescribed, and a cycle date set.
6) We will provide ongoing support for both the Intended Parents and Gestational Carrier/Traditional Surrogate and their spouses/partners. We can be reached by telephone in either satellite office, our 1-800# or via electronic mail.
7) Upon the birth of the child(ren), we will continue to assist you with the required documents needed to process your new child's birth certificate and/or adoption.
Contact Us
We can be reached via email or phone Monday-Friday. When calling, keep in mind we are located on the West Coast and are in Pacific time zone. The best times to reach us by phone are between the hours of 9am and 6pm Pacific Standard Time. Please leave a message if we are unable to take your call and we will get back to you.
For general information regarding surrogacy email us at information@futurefamiliesnorthwest.com
Carrie: MEDFORD OFFICE
Phone: 541-363-8885
Fax: 503-296-5761
Email: Carrie@futurefamiliesnw.net
Anna
Email: Anna@futurefamiliesnw.net
My partner and I began our child/children journey many years ago - dreaming and thinking and saving for that day when we would hold a bundle of joy in our arms. It took a while, but we did it. In August of 2019, our two bundles of joy arrived - yes, our baby boy and baby girl (twins). As I write this review of Future Families Northwest, I can't believe they're going to be eight weeks old next week, and I can't believe I have time to write this most positive review.
One thing that we as a same-sex couple didn't have was a womb. We needed a surrogate. We considered family and friends, but that's a very limited pool of people and actually a little awkward to even consider. I googled and found Future Families. We also interviewed with one other local Portland-based surrogacy agency, but in the end we knew that Kathy and Carrie were the ones to find our "helper", our wonderful surrogate.
It took a while to find the right surrogate for the twins, bu they did it. And when I say "quite a while", I mean it took them about two to three months to find our surrogate, get a meeting set up, and then our journey further continued with them. They also recommended Oregon's best surrogacy/parentage lawyer.
Kathy and Carrie at all times were professional, nice, considerate, understanding, and well-intentioned in all of their actions. They had the considerations and best intentions for our surrogate, and our interests were paramount as well. They were financially responsible with our money and gave a regular monthly accounting of expenses.
If anyone would like to personally speak with me, please contact them for my contact information. This review was not solicited by them; I just feel obliged to let other people in our situation know that there are great, responsible people out there to help in your journey. I would Future Families Northwest without hesitation to anyone.
- D. Apodaca
West Linn, Oregon