At An Eggceptional Match, we believe every gestational carrier deserves a compensation package that truly reflects her time, energy, and heart. Your compensation is always fair, transparent, and thoughtfully tailored to your individual journey.
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach-because every experience, every pregnancy, and every surrogate is unique!
At An Eggceptional Match, we believe clarity and transparency are essential to a positive surrogacy experience. That includes ensuring you feel fully informed about the financial aspects of your journey. Our goal is to help you move forward with confidence, support, and a clear understanding of what to expect.
Below, you’ll find a comprehensive overview of our fee structure to guide you through your gestational carrier journey.
Base compensation is the primary amount you receive for your time, effort, and dedication throughout the surrogacy journey. This payment is separate from any additional reimbursements or allowances-such as maternity clothing, travel, childcare, or medical-related expenses.
Compensation generally begins once a clinical pregnancy is confirmed and is then distributed in eight monthly installments over the course of the pregnancy, unless alternative arrangements are outlined in your Gestational Carrier Agreement.
Starting a surrogacy journey includes multiple steps and each one is supported with scheduled reimbursements, totaling more than $7,000 before pregnancy is even confirmed.
These may include:
- Monthly Non-Accountable Stipend: Provided to cover incidental expenses such as gas, prescriptions, parking, notary fees, and other minor costs throughout the journey.
- Cycle Evaluation Stipend: Paid upon completion of your medical workup and screening appointments.
- Medication Start Stipend: Issued when you begin injectable medications in preparation for the embryo transfer.
- Embryo Transfer Fee: Paid for each completed embryo transfer cycle to help offset lost wages, childcare, and related expenses.
- Fetal Heartbeat Confirmation Stipend: Paid once pregnancy is confirmed by fetal heartbeat.
These variable expenses will be fully detailed and agreed upon in your individual Gestational Carrier Agreement (GCA). However, the stipends listed below represent those most commonly agreed upon:
- Multiple Birth Compensation
- Supplying Breast Milk
- Carrier Lost Wages
- Spouse Lost Wages
- Housekeeping Stipend (begins at week 28)
- Childcare Reimbursements
- Carrier Monthly Support Group Coverage
- Individual Therapeutic Support Coverage
Optional services designed to support comfort and well-being. Some Intended Parents and Gestational Carriers choose these, while others do not:
- Acupuncture
- Prenatal Massage
- Prenatal Yoga
- Chiropractic Services
- Register Dietician
- Personal Doula
- Childbirth Classes
These stipends are intended to provide additional support in the event of unforeseen circumstances or challenges that may arise during the surrogacy journey.
- Cesarean Section or any other Open Surgical Procedure
- Termination of Pregnancy
- D&C or D&E (1st Trimester)
- D&C or D&E (2nd Trimester)
- Ectopic Pregnancy Medical Treatment
- Ectopic Pregnancy Laparoscopic Surgical Repair
- Ectopic Pregnancy Open Surgical Repair
- Selective Reduction (per fetus)
- Removal of uterine polyps
- Loss of Reproductive Organs
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At An Eggceptional Match, we believe in keeping you fully informed throughout your surrogacy journey—including all financial aspects. Our goal is to help you feel confident and empowered every step of the way. Take a look at our complete fee structure below to see what you can expect during your gestational carrier journey.