NE - Grandmother gives birth to her granddaughter at age 61, Gretna, 25 Mar 2019

[cybervampira]

Grandma, 61, gives birth to her own grandchild after offering to be a surrogate carrier for her son | Daily Mail Online

• Having last given birth more than 30 years ago, Cecile Eledge, who had already gone through menopause, offered to carry her son, Matthew's, child
• Laughing off her remarks, Matthew shared the anecdote with his doctor who said the 'crazy' idea could actually work
• Matthew and his husband, Elliot Dougherty, were also blown away when Elliot's sister, Lea Yribe offered her eggs to their cause
• Yribe's eggs were fertilized with Matthew's sperm and they were implanted into Cecil's uterus
• She gave birth her granddaughter, Uma, on Monday after a natural birth captured by photographer Ariel Panowicz

Gretna grandma delivers healthy baby girl for her son and his husband

Nebraska grandmother gives birth to granddaughter

 

[human]

No, just no

 

[Tripod]

I don't know what to say. I'm very happy birth mom and baby are healthy. Personally, I do think we humans are going far astray from what God intended, as well as from natural law. I fully realize many won't agree, but that's fine.

 

[Eleanor Rigby]

In the heart of the conservative Midwest no less.
The times they are a-changin'
I bet Grandma couldn't have imagined that one day she'd be giving birth to her granddaughter back when she gave birth to her son Matthew.
As odd as this story is, at least it apparently didn't involve murder, rape, abduction, pedophilia, child abuse, child , torture, dismemberment, stalking, poisoned coffee, etc., etc. IOW, a cut above the usual WS's fare.
I wonder why they chose to be so very public about something that's usually a private, intimate, family matter. Just how much does the Daily Mail pay??? I can't imagine publishing my birthing pictures in a newspaper, or anywhere, for that matter.
MOO.

 

[scriabina]

Wow. Wild story, but actually, it's been known for years that post-menopausal women can have babies with hormone treatments and IVF.

Postmenopausal women can safely have babies

The risks for diabetes and hypertension are much greater for this population of women, not to mention that getting those high doses of estrogen and progesterone especially at her age will probably increase risk of certain cancers. That's a huge sacrifice the grandma made. And the couple's egg donor was one man's sister, so although she's officially the "aunt," she's the biological mom! That's a lot to deal with emotionally too. They sure have a generous family. Personally, selfishly, I couldn't do it myself!

 

[jash]

Despite where this may fall on a person's moral/religious/ethical scale, it's hard to deny that this family has a lot of love for each other, and that the little girl will grow up very loved.

 

[MarziPanda]

This is so sweet, I love it.

 

[Laughing]

Despite where this may fall on a person's moral/religious/ethical scale, it's hard to deny that this family has a lot of love for each other, and that the little girl will grow up very loved.

BBM

Yes, this matters most!

 

[flute4peace]

Despite where this may fall on a person's moral/religious/ethical scale, it's hard to deny that this family has a lot of love for each other, and that the little girl will grow up very loved.

Amen! And I’m one who struggles a bit with the ethics of some parts of this story.

The emotion on their faces is priceless. The picture of the 3 men by the bed did me in.

 

[Deleted member 50844]

Huh. Whaddya know. Happy for all involved and what a beautiful baby!

 

[beatrixpotter]

Color me not impressed. I get sick of hearing both remarks about people unwilling to adopt and then praise for situations like this. Someone used his sil's egg's and his mother's uterus to hold a baby they created in vitro because it's the only way humanly possible. Just because something can be done it doesn't mean it should be done. And being willing to go to great expensive scientific lengths to create a biological child rather than opening your home up to one of all the children in need doesn't lead me to assume this home will just have loads of love.

 

[Woodland]

This baby is so adorable and the love she knows already from her immediate and extended family is fantastic. She'll have so many soft places to fall throughout her life and therefore should grow up to be an emotionally stable woman with so much unique experience and knowledge - that she can then pass on.

Wish all children could know this much love.

 

[jjenny]

Color me not impressed. I get sick of hearing both remarks about people unwilling to adopt and then praise for situations like this. Someone used his sil's egg's and his mother's uterus to hold a baby they created in vitro because it's the only way humanly possible. Just because something can be done it doesn't mean it should be done. And being willing to go to great expensive scientific lengths to create a biological child rather than opening your home up to one of all the children in need doesn't lead me to assume this home will just have loads of love.

Yea, sure, like adoption is that easy. Especially in this case where two gay men would be attempting to adopt.

 

[jjenny]

Wow. Wild story, but actually, it's been known for years that post-menopausal women can have babies with hormone treatments and IVF.

Postmenopausal women can safely have babies

The risks for diabetes and hypertension are much greater for this population of women, not to mention that getting those high doses of estrogen and progesterone especially at her age will probably increase risk of certain cancers. That's a huge sacrifice the grandma made. And the couple's egg donor was one man's sister, so although she's officially the "aunt," she's the biological mom! That's a lot to deal with emotionally too. They sure have a generous family. Personally, selfishly, I couldn't do it myself!

I presume grandma really wanted to be a grandma in which case it's not really a sacrifice. With a gay son how was she going to become that grandma otherwise?

 

[Deleted member 50844]

Color me not impressed. I get sick of hearing both remarks about people unwilling to adopt and then praise for situations like this. Someone used his sil's egg's and his mother's uterus to hold a baby they created in vitro because it's the only way humanly possible. Just because something can be done it doesn't mean it should be done. And being willing to go to great expensive scientific lengths to create a biological child rather than opening your home up to one of all the children in need doesn't lead me to assume this home will just have loads of love.

First of all, adopting isn't as easy as many people make it sound. Secondly and more importantly, IMO, is the fact that these people know they are not getting an infant born addicted to crack or any other street drug. I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that it is known that the birth mother took excellent nutritional, emotional, and physical care of herself throughout the entire pregnancy, got top notch prenatal care, etc. to ensure the healthiest child possible. There's also the fact that this child is indeed blood related to the parties involved. That doesn't matter to everyone, obviously, but it seems that it did to this close family.

Not judging.

 

[human]

Yea, sure, like adoption is that easy. Especially in this case where two gay men would be attempting to adopt.

There are websites with plenty of children who are awaiting adoption.

Years ago the monstrous lesbian women who drove their chikdren to death were able to adopt six kids.

Not that they should have been taken from an aunt, but they had some rough times . They were great kids

 

[MarziPanda]

Color me not impressed. I get sick of hearing both remarks about people unwilling to adopt and then praise for situations like this. Someone used his sil's egg's and his mother's uterus to hold a baby they created in vitro because it's the only way humanly possible. Just because something can be done it doesn't mean it should be done. And being willing to go to great expensive scientific lengths to create a biological child rather than opening your home up to one of all the children in need doesn't lead me to assume this home will just have loads of love.

So nobody should ever have IVF because there are kids that need adopting? Nobody should ever use sperm donation, or donated eggs? This isn't really any different from a straight couple using IVF and a surrogate, things that happen all the time without people getting up in arms over it. I was conceived using sperm donation because my dad had a vasectomy before he met my mum, and the reversal failed. My parents would not have been able to adopt as it's too expensive and it was important to my mum to have children with a biological connection to her. They probably wouldn't have been approved anyway due to my dad's job (he travelled a lot) and his age (he was 51 when I was born).

 

[SuziQ]

I love everything about this. Such a beautiful story. Beautiful photos.

 

[Deleted member 235627]

Nobody is looking at the fact that this kid might have hidden deleterious genes that will come out in the upcoming months and years, but are focusing on the fact that this woman went through post-menopausal IVF treatment. If the gay men did not want to adopt–and they have every right not to—they could have found another female surrogate. That is my problem. We don't know what recessive illness this child may have. Poor thing.

 

[sweetcaro]

This is a beautiful story! She was super healthy, risks were low. Selfless acts of love!