A quart is 2 pints. A pint is sixteen fluid ounces of water and weighs about 16 ounces (avoirdupois weight.) A gallon is 4 quarts (8 pints) and thus weighs about 8 pounds. Five gallons would be about 40 pounds.
In some cases, if your mother is on Medicaid, she can designate you as her personal home care aide and you can get paid a small amount through Medicaid. If your mother has her own resources, you can draw up a contract agreeing to work as her home health aide and she can pay you a salary that you both agree upon.
You're thinking about becoming a surrogate mother to help a deserving family. Great! However, you're still a bit unclear how the financial part works. To better inform you of about the cost of surrogacy and payments, we've penned this guide. Learn about: 1  Who can become a surrogate. 2  How base fees are determined.