Intended Parent Testimonials

Intended Parent Testimonials

Baby Caitlin - Born September 3rd, 2016

Baby Caitlin

Upon deciding to use surrogacy as the path to start my family I was keen to work with a knowledgeable and experienced professional to assist me in my journey. Sally provided exactly that and more. She is kind, efficient and supportive too. Her assistance and support allowed me to achieve my dream and as such I would happily (and strongly) recommend her services to other people considering surrogacy as an option. cheers, Sherry and Caitlin (my daughter)

Sherry
Toronto, Ontario

Twins Avery & Rayah - Born April 8th, 2015



Twin sisters Avery & Rayah.

Dear Sally and SCO,

When we started this journey almost 3 years ago we were completely lost! We were overwhelmed weeding through all the information on the internet, and other surrogacy websites left us frustrated and feeling as though we had no options. We decided to join Surrogacy in Canada Online and it turned out to be the BEST choice we ever made! Immediately after joining we realized that SCO was very different then all the other surrogacy websites! We quickly received the information and support we needed to properly start our search for a surrogate. We continuously received profiles of surrogates and had the opportunity to contact the surrogates we were interested in getting to know. It was as though a weight was lifted off our shoulders, as each profile was like an open door that we now had the choice of going through.

There were so many wonderful women whose profiles we viewed, but one special profile caught our eye and we matched. This match lead to perfect surrogacy journey and the birth of our beautiful twin daughters Avery & Rayah born April 8, 2015.

SCO was there there throughout the entire journey and the support our surrogate received was amazing. Between Sally, the Facebook groups, and the other surrogates, she was VERY well taken care of! I really feel like that support was imperative to the success of our journey!

I am 100% positive that we would not be where we are today without you Sally, and SCO. We would still be stuck searching in all the wrong places instead of cuddling our little bundles of joy!

Thank you times a million!!!

Joey & Jenny
Sylvan Lake, Alberta

Baby Hugo - Born January 18th, 2015

John & Ross share their story...

We have utilized the services of Surrogacy in Canada Online since October 2012. We are a same sex married couple and have successfully brought into the world Baby Hugo in January 2015. We have had ups and downs like any couple seeking surrogacy to complete their family. Sally has always been there for both of us, helping to navigate through the many hurdles it has taken to bring a baby into this world. We have also been with another Canadian consultant and did not receive the same level of compassion, at SCO we do not feel like another transaction, we feel special and assisted through our journey. SCO does great things in bringing resources to those who need it, and by providing support through what has proven to be an overall amazing journey.

John & Ross
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Twins M & A - Born October 6th, 2014



M & S's newborn twin boys M & A!

Hello Sally,

You do an amazing job...you are a very special woman, and don’t you ever forget it! Thank you for helping us bring M and A into the world.

All the best,

M & S
London, Ontario

Baby B - Born July 17th, 2014

Twin Babies Mackenzie & Chloe - Born January 22nd, 2014
Baby Grace - Born November 23rd, 2013

Baby Grace

Dear Sally,

Our little Grace Elaine was born on November 23. She weighed in at 8 lbs 10 ounces. She is so alert: a beautiful, healthy baby. I hold my daughter and it's so strange to think that we had almost given up hope of having a family. Words cannot express our gratitude to wonderful, generous, beautiful Lisa for making our dream come true.

Sally, you are an incredible person for doing the work you do.

Love,

G & M
Toronto, Ontario

Baby Markus - Born June 28th, 2013


Dear Sally,

Other than our deepest appreciation for Tina, we also want to say that Mihkel and I would not have gone through this process better without your continuous guidance and support, thank you so much Sally!

Regards,

Heather, Mihkel and Markus
Toronto, Ontario

Baby Liam - Born March 2nd, 2013

We have always believed that we were meant to be parents. After 13 years of marriage, however, starting a family seemed beyond our reach. We experienced 3 second trimester miscarriages, and each loss affected us deeply. We were one of those couples who were embarrased and did not want to discuss infertiltiy. Unsure of where to turn, we searched for alternative ways to have a child and considered beginning a surrogacy journey. At first, the prospect of embarking on a surrogacy journey felt overwhelming. There were so many questions to consider: how do we find the right surrogate? What are the legal issues involved? Fortunately, Sally guided us through the process with expertise, patience and compassion. With Sally’s help, our dream of starting a family once again felt attainable. Sally worked diligently to make sure that we found the right surrogate.

We were very quickly matched with our surrogate, Soraya, with whom we immediately felt a deep and strong connection. We bonded over similar values and our love for Newfoundland, Soraya’s home province and the home of many of our family and friends. One of the most exciting moments of our lives occurred when we discovered that Soraya was pregnant with our baby. Throughout the pregnancy, we talked often with Soraya and her family and arranged visits to spend time together. Sally helped us navigate the often daunting legal questions associated with the surrogacy process. She connected us with helpful professionals who made complex situations clearer and more manageable.

Our precious baby boy Liam was born on March 2, 2013. We love him more every day. Words cannot express our gratitude to make our surrogacy such a phenomenal expereince. We will always be thankful to Sally for guiding us on our surrogacy journey and to Soraya for making our dream of a family a reality. Our son has truly changed our lives.

As we look back on this past year, we consider ourselves blessed to find this wonderful angel who carried our baby and has helped us realize dreams do come true. We owe so much to Soraya's family who welcomed us into their hearts and home. We are one BIG family and Liam will never forget his Tummy Mommy for giving him life.

Clayton & Taryn
Ajax, Ontario

Baby S -Born October 2nd, 2012

I did go through a lot of websites and people before I found Sally and Surrogacy in Canada Online. Although we have never met, Sally's dedicated and fantastically professional, yet unselfish help and assistance during this entire period have had a great and positive impact on me and my journey to parenthood.

My little girl was born on Octber 2 in BC and now back in QC I enjoy every single moment of her presence. Why didn't I do this before? I want to have more babies, a home full of babies! :-)

Thank you SALLY, for EVERYTHING!

All the best,

P
Quebec

Baby O - Born 2011

Baby O

We highly recommend Sally and Surrogacy in Canada Online for anyone seeking guidance and assistance on a surrogacy journey.

When we finally realized that surrogacy would be the only means of having a family of our own, we had no idea where to start and knew nothing about the process. We were very worried about not being able to find the right Gestational Surrogate.

After we met with Sally in person, we felt more confident and less anxious about our situation. She made us believe that we could indeed acheive our goal of having our own family.

Through Sally, we met a wonderful Gestational surrogate through whom we now have a beautiful baby daughter. We have maintained a warm relationship with our "Ontario Angel" and now consider her and her husband our friends.

Sally is clearly doing this to help people like us and for that, we will be forever grateful.

L & T
Durham Region, Ontario

The process of trying to become a mother is daunting to say the least when faced with doctor visits, fertility treatments and just the overall feeling of being overwhelmed by the process. Layer on top of this the search for someone to then carry your baby for you adds not only more time and stress but also the daunting task of navigating through a process that is very complex. Sally makes ALL of this experience so much easier to navigate with her experienced guidance and thorough knowledge of surrogacy in Canada. When I finally met Sally I was already down the road of years of trying to become a mom. She was so helpful it was a ‘night and day’ experience to finally work with someone like her! She matched me with an angel of a GS who fully came on board to help me. I am still hoping for this dream to come true and I know that my ‘partner’ in this process is the best one around!

T
Toronto, Ontario

I am writing this letter of reference for Sally with great pleasure.

After years of struggling with infertility, 10 IVF treatments we finally realized that we were not going to become pregnant despite great quality embryo’s and transfers. In 2006 we started researching surrogacy sites to see if this route would be the right path for us to go down to help build our family. After several months I built up the courage to post a question on a surrogacy site and this is how we came to meet Sally.

First I would like to say that Sally knows everything there is to know about surrogacy, the procedures and all legal issues involved. She helped us so much as we had found a potential surrogate in our own province, Sally was a huge support especially when our fertility clinics psychologist found our potential surrogate not really emotionally there to do a surrogacy. We decided not to go to another clinic to try again with this surrogate as after getting to know her a little we found that she was a little unsure about transferring more than one embryo, we wanted to transfer 2-3. She was nervous about a twin pregnancy and we were worried only transferring one embryo would lower the success rate. We thought to ourselves "what if the embryo split in two or three and she ended up pregnant with twins or triplets would she want to abort" the thought of this scared us so we decided to try and find a new surrogate.

All the while we were talking to Sally, we knew she was a successful surrogate that gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl and that she has a great relationship with the biological mom to this day. Finally a light bulb went off and we thought "what about Sally" within minutes I was on the phone calling Sally to let her know what was on our minds and to see if she was interested in becoming our surrogate. Without much hesitation she said "sure, I'd love to help, you both seem like a really nice deserving couple". Within days we were arranging appointments to doctors and our lawyers to see if this was even possible.

Well after many phone consults, blood tests, and ultrasounds we were finally given the green light to move ahead with hopefully Sally getting pregnant with our baby. In May we met Sally in person for the first time in the city where our fertility clinic was the day before the transfer. We loved Sally at once, she was so nice and down to earth and really cared and wanted badly to become pregnant with our baby.

The transfer went great, perfect embryos, Sally had a perfect lining with great blood flow. After the transfer we all went back to the hotel and watched movies all day and ate pizza. Sally was a real trooper through the whole 24hr bedrest she didn’t complain once. The next day we all went out to see the city sites and retired early and watched more movies. The next morning we had to drive Sally to the airport and we were really sad to say goodbye. All we had left to do was wait.

The next two weeks were torture, we talked to Sally everyday, on day 7 Sally took a home pregnancy test and it was positive, we were all so excited. The next day Sally did another one on a Clearblue easy and the test was negative, boy were we deflated, we hoped it was just too early and we would get Sally to do a First Response test again as it is the most sensitive test. The next day Sally did the F.R and it was sadly negative. Sally did many tests after this and again all negative and so was the bloodtest. I wasn’t sure who was more sad Sally or us. It just didn’t seem fair, everything went perfectly, why?

To this day we are still in very close contact with Sally, we email almost every week and she has even sent us a beautiful scented candle she knew I loved (she brought us a whole bunch of gifts including the same candle when we met and this was the same candle she sent me but I used it all up and they are only made in her hometown), I thought this was so nice of her. I have nothing but nice things to say about Sally and I know she is still to this day trying to help infertile couples with no profit to herself even though she is no longer a surrogate but is still trying to inform potential surrogates and potential parents all they need to know about the world of surrogacy.

Sincerely,

Scott & Alexis
British Columbia