Dream Surrogacy is a for-profit, full-service gestational surrogacy agency based in San Diego, California, and organized as a limited liability company. It was founded in 2017 and remains active. Its BBB profile lists Christina Thursby as president and owner, and public materials name her as the agency's only principal, consistent with a small, owner-operated organization. The agency says its owner is herself a former gestational surrogate.
The agency describes itself as a reproductive, full-service agency in Southern California that matches gestational surrogates with intended parents and serves clients worldwide. As a full-service program, it coordinates the journey from matching onward rather than handling a single piece of the process. It works with LGBTQ+ intended parents and single intended parents, as well as intended parents living outside the United States.
Surrogates applying to the program are expected to be U.S. citizens; the agency does not work with surrogates living abroad. Its requirements include having given birth previously, parenting at least one child at home, and not smoking. Age, body-mass-index and other eligibility criteria, along with compensation, fee information and BBB details, appear in the tables below.
Dream Surrogacy is not BBB accredited and holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. Several surrogates who have worked with the agency describe the owner's close personal involvement in their journeys, including attending medical appointments.
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Reviewers are mostly positive, often describing smooth journeys and leadership that is personally involved, including attending appointments. Several surrogates say they felt supported, and intended parents also report satisfaction with the service. Not everyone was happy, though, with concerns raised about long matching waits after fees were paid and a sense that service quality has slipped.
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Summary: First-time surrogate, referred by a friend, describes an easy experience and a positive match with her intended parents.
Read the original on Yelp (opens in a new tab)Summary: Intended parent warns others off the agency after roughly two years without a completed journey, stating a substantial agency fee (about $20,000) was paid and contracts signed on the understanding of ongoing matching effort, and suggesting service quality has declined from an earlier period.
Read the original on Forums (opens in a new tab)Summary: Repeat surrogate (2019 journey) praises the owner for personally attending medical appointments despite a long drive and for making surrogates feel supported and equipped.
Read the original on Yelp (opens in a new tab)Summary: Intended parent reports high satisfaction with the agency's service and with the owner personally.
Read the original on Yelp (opens in a new tab)Forum, Yelp and Trustpilot entries are our short summaries of what was posted, linked to the source. Reviewer type is inferred from what each reviewer wrote.
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Requirements change — confirm with the agency before applying.
See which agencies fit youDream Surrogacy accepts gestational surrogates between 21 and 42 years old.
Dream Surrogacy requires surrogates to have a BMI of 30 or lower.
Yes. Dream Surrogacy requires surrogates to have had at least 1 prior pregnancy.
Yes. Dream Surrogacy requires surrogates to be raising at least one child of their own.
No. Dream Surrogacy requires surrogates to be non-smokers.
Dream Surrogacy's citizenship or residency requirement for surrogates: US citizen.
