becoming a surrogate mother, how to become a surrogate mother, Breanna Lockwood

October 21, 2020 by NextTribe Editors · Family

She’s 51 and Carrying Her Own Grandchild. Is She the Best Mom Ever or What?

Any mother would ache for her daughter's infertility struggle. But not just any mother would volunteer to carry a baby for her. Here's a remarkable story of love, science, and sacrifice.

Julie Loving had already gone through childbirth twice. She was an empty-nester and done with menopause. Basically, she was home free! So why would she ever put herself through the hormonal and physical challenge of becoming a surrogate mother at age 51? Out of extraordinary love for her 29-year-old daughter, Breanna Lockwood, who is unable to carry a child herself.

Breanna and her mother are on "the wildest ride of our lives," Breanna wrote on her Instagram account, where she is chronicling the pregnancy. "We are so grateful for my mom and that we were given this opportunity," she continues, the "we" in this case being Breanna and her husband Aaron. "She’s pushing reproductive science out of the box, as ONE of only a handful of surrogates NATIONWIDE to deliver their grandchild via gestational surrogacy!"

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