Intended Parents2024-07-29T18:33:27-05:00

Make Your Dreams of
Parenthood a Reality

Make Your Dreams of
Parenthood A Reality

Welcome Intended Parents

Congratulations on taking one of the first steps in pursuing your dream of parenthood!

Surrogacy has made it possible for multitudes of deserving people worldwide to become parents and is a meaningful and beautiful family-building experience. While surrogacy can be a long, complex and emotional journey to parenthood, the moment you hold your baby for the first time is so overwhelming and incredible, it’s hard to put into words! Our Founder and CEO, Staci Swiderski, founded this agency after her own journey to parenthood through surrogacy, with a dream to alleviate all pressures involved for other intended parents. Almost two decades later, we still follow those same core values in leading with compassion, transparency, and ethics. As many of us are former intended parents ourselves, we are uniquely qualified to share this journey with you.

Starting Your Journey

Whether you are just starting on the journey to building your family, or you’re exploring surrogacy after infertility challenges, we’re committed to supporting you at each step, alleviating the pressures you face while sharing our expertise and passion until you have your baby in your arms.

Selecting an Agency

We recommend selecting an agency as the first step on your journey to have the support and guidance from the very beginning in selecting a fertility clinic that meets your needs, a reproductive attorney, or an egg donor (if one is required). Another reason is to allow you to work on other steps in the process while waiting to be matched.

Surrogacy for Gay Parents

Gestational Surrogacy is a popular option for gay Intended Parents who wish to be biologically related to their child/ren and is a beautiful way to build your family.

International Surrogacy Program

For prospective parents in Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and other locations outside of the United States. Team FSC includes coordinators who speak fluently in Spanish, Chinese, French, German, and Japanese.

Getting Started

As you start on this incredible journey, you are likely experiencing a gamut of emotions – fear and doubt – yet excitement and hope. You have many choices before you and many decisions to make. Family Source is here to simplify the third-party reproduction process for you and alleviate any stresses you may encounter. It is our mission to help make your journey a positive and fulfilling experience for everyone involved.

The Surrogacy Process

Learn more about the requirements to become a surrogate, as well as our surrogate screening and matching process.

Surrogacy Costs

Learn more about the costs involved in becoming a parent through Surrogacy or Egg Donation.

No-Cost Consultations

We invite you to learn more about the miraculous route to parenthood via Surrogacy or Egg Donation by requesting a no-cost in-person consultation at one of our offices in Illinois or Florida  or from your own location by video conference.

For those who reside outside of the United States, our team includes International Coordinators who speak fluently in Spanish, Chinese, French, Japanese, and German. We would be pleased to assist with an interpreter in your native language, if necessary.

Experts in Family Building through Surrogacy & Egg Donation

Family Source Consultants was selected by ViewPoint with Dennis Quaid as industry experts in fertility medicine and selecting the right surrogacy provider as seen on CNN, CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC, and HLN.

Surrogacy can be confusing, complicated, and you may not know if it is right for you. Whether you are interested in becoming a surrogate or pursuing surrogacy as a means to family-building, Family Source is there for you. Our mission is to alleviate the pressures all parties face and to help make your experience positive and fulfilling for everyone involved. Rest assured, we are experts in facilitating surrogacy and egg donation journeys and would be honored to support you on your journey.

Information for Intended Parents

Family Follow-Up: Z&K, Parents through Surrogacy

Top 3 Things TV and the Movies Get Wrong About Surrogacy 

Family Follow-Up: R&F, Parents through Surrogacy

Considering Surrogacy? Here’s How to Get Started

Family Follow-Up: L&J, Parents through Surrogacy

The Ethics of Surrogacy from a Gestational Carrier’s Perspective