Unicorns and Rainbows

Not everyone is going to support me on this road of surrogacy and I'm OK with that. What gets my blood boiling though is when people think I'm doing this for the wrong reasons. After being publicly accused of this on Facebook I decided to take a break for a day from the blog and to reflect on it. I prayed about what I should say and how I should react. I have said from day one that I was going to be real on this blog. This journey isn't going to be a story that is always about unicorns are rainbows. The good, the bad, and the ugly. This post unfortunately starts off as one of the ugliest ones.

After a lot of time reflecting and praying it was very clear that this was a calling. Being a surrogate is a service. By this I mean you are making money off of it. One thing that really bothered me in the beginning of all of this was when people would say how selfless I was being for doing this for another family. FALSE! I am being payed to do so! However, if you are considering being a surrogate just for the money then you are doing it for all the wrong reasons.

Yesterday I was accused of  "doing this for a paycheck". Your right! I'm doing this for a paycheck. How much would you personally charge to go through months of testing and medical appointments? traveling over night to fertility clinics (mine is in Oregon)?
Giving your self hormone injections for weeks?
Being pregnant for 9 months crying out loud!?!?!
 Lets all remember what that entails: morning sickness, being exhausted, cramps, pains, sleepless nights, heartburn, food cravings, weight gain, the list goes on and on.....
Lastly, LABOR!!!!!! That's right, excruciating pain of pushing a child out of your vagina!
What would your price tag be????

My Compensation as a surrogate will break down to $1.90 an hour. So please, if you are considering being a surrogate because of the "paycheck" then think again! If you don't have a passion to do this for someone then DON'T!! The is a gift, a blessing, a SELFLESS act that you are doing. It took me a while to accept that term, but when you break down what you are about to endure then you bet your butt it is a selfless act!!!

Thanks for listening to the rant. I give the glory to god for this journey. When people have hateful things to say it makes me question my decision to do this. God has lifted me up are reminded me he is by side through all of this and he WILL carry me!