Being a surrogate and helping a couple have a baby of their own is such a wonderful gift. But how would you feel if your child’s grandma approached you about being a surrogate so they could have a baby with their husband?
This 29-year-old woman got a call from her son’s dad, Zim, last night (and FYI, they are no longer in a relationship). Zim told her over the phone that his mom is now trying to have a baby.
Zim’s mom and her partner are both in their 50s, and so they are currently looking for surrogates, as Zim’s mom is not able to carry a baby at her age.
Zim’s mom has been struggling to find a potential surrogate to carry her baby, and as a joke, Zim tossed her name out there. Surprisingly, his mom jumped on it and is thinking this could be her ticket to having a baby after all.
“[She] wants to talk to me about it when I pick my son up today. He sat down with her for 2 1/2 hours about all this stuff. He said it will be peaceful. But I need to be surprised and act like I don’t know anything about this,” she explained.
“He said his mom is very low and sad about not being able to do this on her own. I have talked to friends about this. One is supportive if I go on with it. [The] other isn’t. My fiancée is also pretty supportive.”
“With my history with the grandma, I understand. I mean, [it] would be nice to give someone a chance to be a mom again. This would be a baby for her and her husband. They don’t have a child together.”
She suspects that Zim’s mom is suffering from empty-nest syndrome, which is why she wants to have a baby, even though she already has adult kids of her own.
So, here she is considering the idea of being a surrogate to her ex’s mom, who just so happens to also be her son’s grandma. She says it would be an amazing way to make some extra cash, and she has always wanted to be a surrogate.
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She just never figured her ex’s mom would be the person she would carry a baby for. Oh, and also, she is getting married in nine months, so even if she does say yes, Zim’s mom is going to have to wait until her wedding is over.
This is definitely a unique situation to be in, but I don’t really see the harm if she’s excited to make money and has dreamed of being a surrogate for someone.
She needs to get a lawyer and do this in a way that protects her, but other than that, what’s the problem?
Do you think she should agree to be a surrogate for her ex’s mom?
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