Has anybody been a surrogate mother? If so how was the experience?
I've been looking into becoming a surrogate mother for quite sometime now. I really wanna do it, but I wanna lose my baby weight from my daughter first. So any additional information or experiences; I would love to hear them.
I was a gestational carrier, which is the same as a surrogate mother, except my egg was not used. The baby was for my best friend and her husband. They supplied the 'genes' and I supplied the womb.
All in all, it was a wonderful experience. I knew this was their only chance to have a child and I was delighted that I could give them that. I had already had all of the children I wanted, but knew I could still grow a fetus. Their joy was so heartwarming, and to see them hold that little girl brought me to tears.
I never considered that baby to be mine, because it wasn't. I simply provided a place for her to grow. Her mother and I are still wonderful friends, and the only thing that is sad about it, is that my friend and her husband later got divorced.
I did this back before it was "popular" to do so. Said child is now 18!
Thank you for sharing your experience. I to want to do gestational. I Have wanted to do this for quite sometime and after having my daughter I wanted to share my joy with others. I feel like since I have been blessed that I could bless somebody else.
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