Can a person pay you to have a baby for them?How much?

Question

I've heard of people having babies for parents who are unable,soooo my ? is has anybody known anybody that has done it before and how much do they pay you to do this for them?

Answer 1

that's all negotiable, depending on what expenses they are going to pay. (ie whether you will live with them during the pregnancy, if they are paying doctor bills, etc). It should all be agreed upon and written up in a contract before going ahead with the pregnancy.

Answer 2

Tens of thousands, plus they cover the cost of all medical procedures, (generally its an implantation of the wifes egg and husbands sperm that is already fertalized and growing), due to the womans inability to carry a child to term.

That differs from a woman who is pregnant on her own accord and decides to put the child up for adoption. In those cases the adoptive parents find out early on in the pregnancy, decide to adopt the child once it is born, and pay for the health care needed for the birth mother. But the birth mother herself does not make a profit.

Answer 3

I think having a baby for someone is gonna have to pay me money all their life. I wouldnt give up 9 months of my life to have a baby for someone because there are other ways to concieve a baby. it may seem like im being selfish but my life is worth everrythign to me 9 months is alot that i would lose. I would definitly think twice before i did that. Id have to think about the baby as well what if the baby grows up and notices that Im her or his real mother or even notices that they have facial characteristics of mine or even genetic. There are artificial ways to get pregnant


The granddaddy of all fertility treatments, artificial insemination, dates to the early 1900s. Back then all you needed was some healthy sperm and something akin to a turkey baster. Today sperm is "washed" and carefully placed in the uterus, and the procedure has a fancy new name: intrauterine insemination, or IUI.

Is artificial insemination for you?
Artificial insemination can help you conceive if you have a sperm allergy or if your partner has a low sperm count or poor sperm motility (his sperm can't make the long journey to the egg). But if his sperm count's really low, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is the preferred treatment.

Artificial insemination can also help couples with an unexplained fertility problem.

Treatment: What to expect
To improve your odds of becoming pregnant, your doctor will probably have you take a fertility drug while undergoing artificial insemination. You'll start taking the drug near the beginning of your menstrual cycle to stimulate your ovaries to develop several mature eggs for fertilization. (You normally release only one egg a month.)

You'll use an ovulation detection kit or your doctor will perform an ultrasound to detect ovulation and time insemination. Once you ovulate, your partner will produce a sperm sample, which will then be "washed" — a process that concentrates the hardiest sperm into a small amount of fluid. Using a catheter, your doctor will put the concentrated sperm directly into your uterus. You'll be able to take a pregnancy test about two weeks later.

Length of treatment
The insemination itself takes less than an hour, but you may be on fertility drugs for about a week before you ovulate. Depending on the cause of their fertility problem, most women undergo three to six cycles of artificial insemination before getting pregnant or trying another treatment.

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Success rate
Success rates depend on your and your partner's fertility problem and your age. Most couples who turn to IUI have a 5 to 25 percent chance of becoming pregnant with each cycle. Your chances will be closer to 25 percent if you take fertility drugs in conjunction with the procedure. (There are no national statistics on live birth rates.)

Pluses
For many couples, artificial insemination is the first step in treatment because it's less invasive and less expensive than assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). Also, couples with male factor fertility problems have an easier time conceiving through artificial insemination than through just timing intercourse. And couples with unexplained fertility problems see better results with artificial insemination than with the help of fertility drugs alone. The procedure also allows for fertilization to occur naturally inside your body.

Minuses
Because timing of the insemination is so crucial, your partner must be able to quickly produce a sperm sample by masturbating into a cup at your doctor's office or clinic. You'll both also have to be available and ready to go to your doctor's office at the exact moment of ovulation.

Cost
If you use your partner's sperm, the average cost of artificial insemination in the United States is between $300 and $700 per cycle. The cost may vary depending on your clinic, where you live, and whether you use donor sperm (which is a little more expensive than using your partner's). If your insurance policy doesn't cover this treatment, you'll have to pay the entire cost up front.

Answer 4

That really depends on the person that needs someone to have a baby for them. I don't know of a set amount