What’s It Like to... give Birth to Your Son’s Baby?
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00:00 never imagined I would be pregnant at 56. I'm serving as a gestational carrier
00:06 for my son and his wife, my daughter-in-law Cambria.
00:12 Hi, I'm Nancy Houck. Jeff, our son, and Cambria had struggled with infertility
00:25 and had three additional embryos that they had hoped to give the chance for
00:32 life. I just had a strong impression that I was supposed to consider being a
00:39 carrier for them. And so I told them, "I just I love you so much. I would if I
00:45 could do this." They told their doctor about my offer. They did the exam and
00:53 found that I was really a viable candidate, which was a surprise.
01:00 We just let them pick the embryo. I didn't need as much intervention, I guess,
01:12 which was good for me. But then I did everything like a young mother would
01:16 have. The embryo transfer was on February 17th and it was just beautiful, peaceful
01:25 experience. About six days after the transfer, I had a experience with the
01:33 baby that made me think I was pregnant. As a scientist, I wanted it to be
01:39 confirmed, of course, and I even took a home pregnancy test a couple days before
01:44 the blood test just to see. And all of them came out positive.
01:51 When we got the pregnancy test, you know, they were elated. The remarkable thing
02:04 with fertility is they do an ultrasound at two weeks. It was amazing to see this
02:10 taking place in my body at 56. I felt like this was going to be a girl and it
02:18 is in fact a girl. I like strong women. It's kind of fun to be knowing I'm
02:24 carrying a strong baby girl. Could have been a horrible health crisis, but it
02:31 just hasn't been. I've been really healthy, at least as healthy as my others.
02:37 [Music]
02:44 This has been the total test of courage and leap of faith, so I'm going to have
02:51 to continue that till she's here. I never imagined doing it. All the circles of
02:57 people I know, I don't know anyone else, especially at my age. There's no
03:01 expectation anyone should do this. Some of our most beautiful things in life
03:06 happen unexpectedly.
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