OMG, I would want someone to do that for me, for sure. ;( That is an awesome question. I think if I weren't in this situation w/ my own body, I would do that for a friend or one of my sisters in a heartbeat, That would be the greatest gift possible. Wow!!!!

Since I have three beautiful kids and I know how wonderful they are, I think I would do it. My friends are like family to me and I love them dearly and I know they would do it for me. So, yes, I would be a surrogate mother.

I'm not touching this one with a ten foot pole. I just don't know.

I would be a surrogate mother for a friend.

Only if she explains how it came to be to the baby if it needs to be explained xD I'd hope I could be a godparent or something if they trusted me enough with their baby in me.

I'd go for it.

I would definitely do this for a close friend or family member. I know exactly how it feels to have a baby grow and live inside you and have another family raise him/her because I have been through adoption and I feel surrogacy would be easier because the baby would not be mine.

with out a doubt. i do not have kids and i'm only 19 now, but if i were older (especially if i had had a chilc and been through the experience) i would not be hesitant to do this for someone. it is your body but i just think of it as so beautiful- its your future neice or newfew or godchild growing inside of you how cool is that? miscarriages are devastating and emotionally draining- you would be saving them any more pain. it would be the greatest gift in the world.

I would do it definitely, but my fiance said he wouldn't want me too. He woudl be too worried that something would happen to me and he thinks it would be really hard to give up the baby.

No, and none of my close friends/family would ask. They all know that the ways of conceiving a child for surrogacy would be against my beliefs for myself.

I think surrogacy is a beautiful thing, and I love that it's there for people who want to use it. It's just not something I can participate in.

Absolutly, I would be a surrogate for my best friend or my sister. I don't know if I would do it for anyone else though. I would also make sure to speak to my husband first and also thoroughly research what goes into being a surrogate both emotionally and physically before making a definite decision. I would want someone to reach out to me if I was in need like that.

I would do it for almost anyone, not just a friend. I had SUCH a good pregnancy, it was the baby part that was hard! I have friends who want to conceive and I see how difficult it is for them. If someone asked me, I would do it in a heartbeat. What a great gift of love.

Yes, I would. I would also donate eggs, but anonymously - not to a friend or relative.

I'd SAY I would do it, but I'm not sure if I was really in that situation I'd stick to my guns. It is a very selfless and good thing, but there's a lot of cons too, and I think what I'd be worried about is the delivery and then giving the baby over to them. Even with all the things considered - that the baby technically doesn't belong to you, since it's his sperm and her egg, that it's for someone you love like family, etc. - it'd be really tough to give that baby over, and go through just the physiological and biological ramifications of having a baby. Postpartum and all that. I'd definitely have to think about it, but I'd definitely want to say yes. Also if it was a best friend and their life partner - I have a couple of very good gay guy friends I'd definitely be willing to do that for, in principle.

I don't have kids and the thought of childbirth just sounds too painful for me. So without having kids, it would be a definite NO. Now if I had a child, maybe having gone through the experience would change something. But if I'm terrified of childbirth for my own, why would I do so for a friend?

I absolutely would do it. But only for a close blood relative, that way i can see baby.

I don't want children of my own so no I would not do this for anyone.

Absolutely, I would do this for a close friend or family member.

i don't know! it's romantic to say i would, but i don't know if i'd be able to financially swing that (taking extra time off work for dr. appointments, giving birth, morning sickness, etc.). But then again, maybe I would! hmmmmm.. I could think about this all day and still not come to any conclusion.

I feel like a bad person for saying this, but....no. I would never do it. Not even for my best friend. It's not a religious thing for me, or a pain thing...it just creeps me out. I want to, personally, have children...but, I'd never be the carrying case for someone else...

i would most def. do this for a friend. in a heartbeat

Nope.

I don't think i would be able to do something like this...

I would.

No, I don't think I could. Too hard to imagine giving up a child- yes, they aren't mine, but I grew them inside me for 9 months. In my opinion, it would feel like I was giving up a part of myself regardless of biology. I applaud women who can do it, but I imagine that it has been difficult for women to give children up after the birth- IMO.

I would not. Call me horrible, but I think that if someone can not have a baby on their own, then we shouldn't try to fool nature by complicating things. If I was never able to conceive (I have a 4 year old, though) I would look into adoption instead.

I'm with juliemyjewel

I would not do it and my friends/family know me well enough that they wouldn't ask me. I already have a daughter and know what to expect. I also would not have had a surrogate if I couldn't carry a child. It is too wierd for me.

No. I am not sure I would be able to. I want kids of my own and I am already freaking out about childbirth, so I truthfully don't think I could do it for anyone else.

I think that would be the best gift you could give her. I would do it in a heart beat. if you could give someone a baby.. why not do it. It would make you feel so good about yourself once it was over.. and it would make them both very happy.

Absolutely. I would, without hesitation, do this for my best friend. Now, I'm not saying that I would do it for just anyone, but, given the story set forth here, I would do it in a heartbeat. I have actually had four rather "easy" pregnancies which I truly enjoyed. Knowing that carrying her baby for her would bring her so much joy, I don't think that I would have any trouble agreeing to do it. Knowing that biologically, the baby is that of my best friend and her husband would not create any problem of having to "give up" the baby. I would not consider it "mine". I would consider it mine to watch over and take care of and nurture safely inside me until it could safely join its parents.

I don't think so. I have a hard enough time thinking about being pregnant with my own child, not to mention one I give away at the end.

I'm with Greggie--not consistent with my beliefs.

No I could never do that. I would get way too attached to the baby eventhough I knew it wouldn't be mine and I could never move anywhere else because I'd always want to see the child. So never.

I was prepared to do this for my sister. I already had a child of my own and was divorced. My sister was diagnosed with diabetes and told to never get pregnant. She wasn't diagnosed until after her wedding and thought the situation was hopeless. I volunteered to do it for her! But when it came down to it, she was already pregnant! It was a high risk pregnancy since she's such an unstable diabetic, but she was able to go full term and had a healthy baby girl. Since it was such a big risk, her husband had a vasectomy shortly there after. She still considers herself lucky to this day!!! And she was!!!!

No. I have two absolutely beautiful sons, but all 3 of my babies had complications at birth. I wouldn't want to put ANYONE through what we went through ith them so I'd be afraid to chance it for someone I cared about. I've had 3 c-sections too so I probably shouldn't have any more. If it wasn't for those reasons, I would for someone close to me.

I'm with Masqueraded_Angel. There are already lots of kids out there who need families, and I'm not so much a fan of going to such extreme measures to have a child. I don't have any kids myself but that's just how I feel about it now.

I would only do it for a very close friend and if I was in a spot in my life at which I could handle being pregnant and whatnot.

Well, having trouble getting pregnant myself, I just don't know if I could even ask for that. It's such a risky thing. You have to think about any complications that the surrogate mother may have. You just never know what might happen. Not all pregnancies run smoothly & I wouldn't feel right asking someone to take a chance on their health.

I would like to say that I would do it for my best friend. It would be such a blessing to be able to help someone like that. I think that I would need at least one child of my own, first.

That being said, we decided from the very beginning that we could never go the surrogacy route for ourselves. We would just rather adopt. I've always felt that family is not a "blood" issue & it is who raises you, cares for you, & loves you that makes a person's parent(s). Luckily, my husband feels the same. Not being able to get pregnant brings that point home even more. If we aren't able to conceive within the next two years, we are going to adopt.

I'm amazed so many people said they would do it. Somehow, I don't believe it. I know I wouldn't do it. If a couple is really having that much trouble getting pregnant, I think they should look into adoption. There are so many children who need homes, it seems strange to go to extreme lengths to make sure it's your "own" child.

I just don't know, but honestly, probably not.

I can go ahead and say no. I'm with Greggie. It's not consistent in my personal beliefs. Lots of people brought up very good points. Sometimes, I wonder if people put too much emphasis on having their OWN child instead of seeking other options. If I couldn't have kids (and I wanted them), I would probably adopt.

I don't think I am emotionally ready for this yet.

i want to say yes, but as of right now i dont know.

This morning I just read that a woman 51 years old carried her daughter's twins for her as a surrogate. That would be my only exception is if (God forbid) my daughter couldn't carry her own and asked me to do this for her. I would do anything for my children and grandchildren in this case. I don't think I could do it for anyone else though.

i know i couldn't do it. but i really admire anyone who is willing to do it, and can handle it.

I don't know. Honestly, I just don't know.

I would totally love to be a surrogate. In fact, my best friend just got out of a really bad relationship, one which caused her to miscarry then she had to have a hystorectomy. We are very close and I want to give her a baby. We did joke around when we were teenagers about being the perfect parents for a child, but now we are finally serious. I of course, want to give her a child. The problem is, everywhere I look on surrogating, I see that you have to have a child of your own first but I have none. We have talked it through and have decided on a written agreement and me going through a psychological evaluation as well as me being the godmother. We have come up with alot, except on how it works and how to do it. She doesn't have a lot of money and can't afford the doctor bills and stuff like that, and niether can I. Is there somewhere we can go for help?