Surrogacy journey steps can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re in the middle of the process and unsure what comes next. Many intended parents find themselves asking, “Where are we—and is this normal?”
This guide is designed to help you track your surrogacy journey with clarity and confidence.
The surrogacy journey steps typically include intake, matching, medical evaluations, legal contracts, embryo transfer, pregnancy, and birth. Each phase has its own timeline—and its own emotional experience.
Some steps move quickly. Others require patience.
And often, the waiting is the hardest part.
That’s why having a clear, visual way to track your progress can make such a difference.
We created a simple, visual tracker that walks you through each phase of the process—from the moment you say yes to working with us, all the way through bringing your baby home.
It includes key milestones like:
This isn’t just a checklist—it’s a way to stay grounded in your journey.
When you’re going through the surrogacy process, there are stretches where not much seems to be happening.
Waiting for records.
Waiting for approvals.
Waiting for a match.
And in those moments, it’s easy to feel:
But more often than not, what you’re experiencing is simply part of the normal surrogacy journey steps.
Having a clear understanding of the process helps you:
Even when it feels slow.
Surrogacy journeys are guided by established medical and ethical standards from organizations like the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy.
At Heart to Hands, we follow these standards while also centering the human experience—because this isn’t just a process.
It’s your child’s creation story.
This tracker is meant to be something you use throughout your journey.
Print it.
Save it.
Come back to it when things feel unclear.
Use it to remind yourself:
You are moving forward.
Even when it doesn’t feel like it.
If you’re in the process—or preparing to begin—we’d love for you to have this tool in your hands.
Download the tracker and follow your surrogacy journey steps with clarity and confidence.
If you’re early in your journey, you may also find these helpful:
We’d love for you to have this tool in your hands as you move through your journey.
Download the “Where Am I in My Surrogacy?” tracker and follow along, step by step
