I heard this on TV and thought it was a nice thing of this mother to do for her daughter. The daughter had several failed pregnancies and the young couple was wanting so much to have a child of their own. I can't say if I would do it or not in middle age, but I think it's a good thing to keep it in the family. What are your thoughts? Would you do it for your daughter or son if they had issues conceiving?
Mother Gives Birth to Her Granddaughter, Acts As Surrogate
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Shalimar
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In a heartbeat, twice if they asked.
mitchezz
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I would it without a second thought..............I so want to be a Nana.
Linda
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No, I wouldn't do it. I'm glad each of my 4 children had one child but if any of them had not been able to do it, so be it. About a year ago we were at the dr's office and a medical assistant was PG and I ask her when the baby was due etc. She told us she had one little girl and she loved being pregnant so she had one for her friend who couldn't have her own baby. Now she's still working there but I don't have the nerve to ask her how the whole process went. I wonder what she would do if she thought her friend was mistreating the baby or even her friend's husband, boyfriend, future boyfriend. I see so much possible crap that could come up. Besides I never liked being pregnant so I sure wouldn't do it unless I had to. I realize I'm probably in the minority but I'm just saying how I feel about it. I think people who can't have their own child should adopt.
Bluecheese50
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It is certainly not something I would ever have considered doing for my daughters, if it had been needed. I find it rather freaky!
This is a tough one.
While I would gladly step-up to the plate and do whatever I could for my children, I sort of side with Linda's, take on the matter.
Where does it stop? Using my own children as examples, I gave birth to 6 babies, so in this scenario, my oldest daughter can't get pregnant, so I carry a baby for her, but she doesn't just want one baby, she wants two or three babies, and then I learn that my second oldest daughter has fertility issues, and so I look to carry a baby for her, but she, too, wants more than one.
The pregnancy and baby years were long and drawn-out for me, but to think about carrying even more babies than I did, and for some one else, definitely would be a tough decision.
I don't even know if I would have looked to adoption had dear husband and I not been able to have children. I've thought about it many times... the "what if", but I'm not so sure adoption would have served as being the right answer for dear husband or me.
While I would gladly step-up to the plate and do whatever I could for my children, I sort of side with Linda's, take on the matter.
Where does it stop? Using my own children as examples, I gave birth to 6 babies, so in this scenario, my oldest daughter can't get pregnant, so I carry a baby for her, but she doesn't just want one baby, she wants two or three babies, and then I learn that my second oldest daughter has fertility issues, and so I look to carry a baby for her, but she, too, wants more than one.
The pregnancy and baby years were long and drawn-out for me, but to think about carrying even more babies than I did, and for some one else, definitely would be a tough decision.
I don't even know if I would have looked to adoption had dear husband and I not been able to have children. I've thought about it many times... the "what if", but I'm not so sure adoption would have served as being the right answer for dear husband or me.