Personal Stories

What it’s like to be matched as a surrogate with Brilliant Beginnings

Nicky, a surrogate and case manager with BB, shares her experience of the matching process and meeting her intended parents for the first time.

Getting to know BB: Kelly Wilson, Legal Manager

Kelly is one of the Legal Managers at Brilliant Beginnings. Here, she shares how she came to the law, her work with BB and NGA Law and the impact of her work.

Getting to know BB: Nicky Reid, Case Manager

New Case Manager Nicky Reid shares a little about her life as a mum of three, her experience with surrogacy and what she’ll be doing at Brilliant Beginnings.

Shout out for our surrogate supporters!

The surrogate supporters, the surrogate’s partners and parents, are the unsung heroes who are there to rub backs, and feet, to listen and steer.

My surrogacy journey: Chloe shares her experience as a BB surrogate

My surrogacy journey: Chloe shares her experience as a BB surrogate One of our Brilliant Surrogates sent us a lovely email, which she gave us permission to share with you all, to give a flavour of what it is like to be supported through surrogacy preparation and our...

Getting to know BB: Heidi Burrows, Legal Manager

Heidi is one of the Legal Managers at Brilliant Beginnings. Here, she shares how she came to the law, her work with BB and NGA Law and the impact of her work.

Getting to know BB: Tracey Sims, Surrogate Manager

BB Surrogate Manager Tracey shares a little about her role in BB, being an egg donor, a surrogate and about her busy family life.

My surrogacy journey: An intended parent’s story

Paul shares his surrogacy journey as an intended parent, from thinking about surrogacy, to matching with a surrogacy, to meeting his babies.

Getting to know BB: Teresa Coote, Surrogate Manager

Teresa, or T, is one of Brilliant Beginnings’ Surrogate Managers. She’s spent much of her life helping people, became a BB surrogate then joined the team.

Getting to know BB: Esther Ezquerro – Client Manager

Esther is a Client Manager with personal and professional experience in adoption, alternative families and fertility issues. Get to know her in this blog!