Anyone know how to go about doing this?

[tatangel19]

Just for intro, I am part of a poly marrage, we are both bi, and we each have one kid from other partners and one DD together. That being said, my Q was, DH and I do not want to have any more kids for a number of reasons. We think 3 is perfect for us, but I am a great baby haver. Our LO was born at home, I was healthy the whole pregnancy and so on. DH and I were talking about my carrying another LO for a gay or lesbian couple, or my donating an egg. I would love to do this, but the little bit of reading I have done makes me feel like there is not a chance because I am overweight and experimented with drugs when I was a teenager. Is this true? If so, would any couple ever want my help? Any advice is appriciated.

[ErikaLeigh]

While we are not at the moment of having kids, if I was browsing your 'profile' I would think that you would be a fine person to use!

[max_4477]

I don't know what your age is, but most of the time egg donors are required to be quite young ( I guess for maximum fertility).

However, this is not so much the case with gestational surrogates. If you think you might be interested in this, I recommend doing some reading on the topic. I don't see why you'd be an "innapropriate" surrogate in any way. But it is a HUGE decision. (AAM - I also feel like I'm a great "baby-maker" but might not want any more kid and looked into surrogacy for gay male couples...ended up deciding that I couldn't do it unless it were for a family I knew and could maintain contact with. Growing and birthing a baby and then giving it up would be too hard for me, I think. But I did a lot of reading before coming to that conclusion.)

[tatangel19]

Thanks for your replies. I am 25, so I think I'd probably still be considered''young enough''. I have done some reading on this, and I feel pretty secure that I would be able to give the child to whomever I was carrying it for. After all, it would not be my child, but a gift I was giving. I don't see that being my issue. Does anyone know where I would go to meet possible people? I don't want to use an agency, that feels too much to me like selling a child on an installment plan! I would rather make friends with a couple or single person and get to know them on mutually comfortable terms,yk? Are there any boards anywhere for this?

[roadfamily6now]

try going to www.allaboutsurrogacy.com
and asking them! They are all surrogates and Intended Parents over there.