“The doctor said I’d never get married or have a family,” said Baden Colt.
For Baden, the path to motherhood did not unfold the way she once expected. After learning that carrying a pregnancy herself would not be possible, she and her husband began navigating IVF and gestational surrogacy, a process that at first felt unfamiliar, emotional, and full of questions.
Instead of keeping that experience private, Baden began documenting the journey online.
Through her platform Not My Tummy, she started explaining the surrogacy process in clear, accessible language, sharing both the emotional realities of infertility and the practical steps involved in working with a gestational carrier.
Her honesty resonated with thousands of people navigating similar fertility challenges. Over time, the platform grew into a space where intended parents, surrogates, and curious readers could learn about surrogacy without stigma or confusion.
Along the way, Baden and her husband welcomed their daughter through a gestational carrier, turning years of uncertainty into a story of hope and resilience.
Today, Baden continues to use storytelling to help normalize surrogacy and expand the public conversation around modern family-building. Her work reminds people that behind every surrogacy journey is not just a medical process, but a deeply human story about trust, perseverance, and the many ways families come to be.
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Wendie Wilson-Miller, Owner and Director of RSW Fertility Group, Founder of All Families Surrogacy, Co-Founder of SEEDS, and Magic Maker
An egg donor turned leader, Wendie Wilson-Miller founded Gifted Journeys and co-founded SEEDS to advance ethics in egg donation and surrogacy.
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Mariah Duck, Gestational Carrier, Case Manager at Family Choice, and National Surrogate Alliance Founding Member
A doula who became a gestational carrier, Mariah Duck now guides intended parents and surrogates as a case manager at Family Choice Surrogacy.
Stories • mar 30, 2026
Alexandra French, Cancer Survivor, Mother of Two, Including One via Surrogacy, and Co-Founder of The Surrogacy Foundation
A breast cancer diagnosis at 31 made pregnancy unsafe, so Alexandra turned to surrogacy and went on to co-found The Surrogacy Foundation, all while leading one of Georgia's top real estate teams and advocating for cancer survivors and surrogacy families.
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