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Surrogacy Without the Waitlist: Inside Be Parent with Founder Naia

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Nia says she is searching for a sperm donor and has been looking for a year.

1. The Queer Family Podcast episode centers on Be Parent Surrogacy and Nia’s approach to international surrogacy for LGBTQIA+ families. 2. Jamie hosts the conversation, and Nia is the founder of Be Parent Surrogacy, an international agency with almost eight years in the surrogacy field. 3. The episode asks what Be Parent is for: a transparent surrogacy path for same-sex couples, singles, heterosexual couples, and others building families with help. 4. Nia says Be Parent’s team includes people with lived fertility experience, including intending parents, egg donors, surrogates, and sperm donors. 5. Jamie returns to Anish and Miguel’s Be Parent story, using their experience to point to the agency’s personal touch and regular support. 6. Nia says the hardest part of surrogacy is often the “quiet times,” especially when people are waiting for embryo counts or other updates. 7. Nia contrasts LGBTQIA+ intended parents with heterosexual couples who may have spent 10 or 15 years in failed IVF before turning to surrogacy. 8. Jamie describes queer family building as starting with more joy and patience because the path is chosen sooner. 9. Nia shares her own family-building path, saying she is currently looking for a sperm donor and has spent a year searching through donor banks. 10. She says she prefers a future with “frozen embryos” over freezing eggs, because embryos can give more security than doing only egg freezing. 11. Nia says donor selection can feel like choosing from 1,300 profiles, and she jokingly describes the search as bedtime reading. 12. Jamie calls the process a search for the “superhuman,” because intended parents try to screen for hobbies, personality traits, and other details. 13. Nia says genes are not the whole story, because the environment and the people who raise a child shape many traits. 14. Nia explains that Be Parent was created as a safe place with transparent surrogacy options for everyone involved in the process. 15. She says the agency aims to respect surrogate carriers, egg donors, and intended parents as a community rather than as separate sides. 16. Nia says international surrogacy can be more affordable than U.S. surrogacy and can reduce waiting time for surrogate carriers. 17. She describes Be Parent’s Mexico and Europe locations, plus “B bodies” who serve as local ambassadors and help guide intended parents through legal and practical steps. 18. Jamie and Nia discuss doula support, medical screening, and post-birth help, including newborn care and check-ins after families return home. 19. The episode fits listeners who want LGBTQIA+ family-building options, donor-search guidance, or a practical look at surrogacy logistics. 20. It may be less useful for listeners who do not want detailed discussion of IVF, donor selection, or cross-border family planning.

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