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Nov 8, 2026, 14:29

Arsiak Vartenian: Not a Single Part of the Surrogacy Journey Makes Me Any Less Her Mother

Arsiak Vartenian, Founder and Host of Smart Is The New Sexy, shared on LinkedIn:

“Another woman carried my daughter.

But I spent 6 years finding my way to her.

And not a single part of that journey makes me any less her mother.

After years of trying to become a mother, my daughter was born through surrogacy.

She weighed just 5 pounds, 7 ounces, and she changed my entire world.

Sometimes I think about how many people it took to bring her here.

The doctors.
The medical teams.
The people who supported us.
And, of course, the woman who carried her. A woman who helped make my dream possible.

When people talk about surrogacy, the conversation often becomes about processes.

And yes, all those things matter.

But behind the medical process, there are human beings.

There are families hoping for a child.

There are women willing to help families.

And children whose stories begin a little differently.

Valentina will grow up knowing that families are made in different ways.

And as she grows, I want her to know that her story isn’t something unusual we need to explain away.

It’s something we can talk about openly.

There’s nothing to hide about how wanted she was.

P.S. Do you think fear of judgment keeps people from sharing their beautiful family stories?”

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