"It's really special": Grandmother volunteers as surrogate for her son's child
The Hauck family is looking forward to welcoming another child into their family later this year, but under very unusual circumstances
Jeff and Cambria are parents to four children, who they had through IVF, and wanted one more baby to complete their family.
But after Cambria needed a hysterectomy after their last child was born, they had to contemplate using a surrogate.
“Cambria needed an emergency hysterectomy after having our boys,” her husband Jeff Hauck told NBC.
“We knew if we were going to be able to have any more of our embryos we would have to use a gestational carrier,” he said.
Enter: Jeff's mum Nancy.
The 56-year-old grandmother stepped up and offered to carry the couple's last embryo, as she became pregnant with her own granddaughter after several appointments with a fertility specialist and a complicated embryo transfer.
“Bringing another strong baby girl to our family, it’s just really special,” she said.
Despite not being pregnant in 26 years, Nancy said the pregnancy is going well and her body is handling the symptoms with ease.
“I am feeling great, surprisingly, and just like I did when I was younger and expecting,” she said.
The couple said the experience of getting their daughter here has been an incredible journey, and are eternally grateful to Nancy for her selflessness in carrying their child.
“It’s been so incredible to be part of this experience with her. I am eternally grateful,” Cambria said.
Just a couple of days after the embryo transfer, Nancy said she woke up in the middle of the night and heard a sweet voice clearly say, “Hi, my name is Hannah.”
Because of that experience, the couple has decided to name their daughter Hannah.
“Hannah means favour or grace which sums up the whole experience perfectly in every definition of the words! Nancy is doing this eternal ‘favour’ for our family. The way it all came to be has been through the grace of God,” Cambria said.
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