In an original Newsweek essay, Yessenia Latorre talks about being a first-time surrogate mother.
After I got to know the family more, we became very good friends. Toward the beginning of my pregnancy, the mother came to the embryo transfer with me. She was very excited; on the day, she picked me up from the airport and took me to a hotel.
My children are 3 and 5 years old. My eldest son is doing an amazing job understanding my surrogacy journey. From the beginning, my children knew that I was pregnant because they had attended medical appointments with me, and I always told them that the baby was not Mommy or Daddy's. They know that I am helping another family and they have met the parents of the child, which has helped them come to terms with the fact that it is not my child, or their sibling.
I also get messages from couples, asking me to be a surrogate for them, which I find heartbreaking. But I'm not making any commitments at this time, as I don't know how I'm going to feel a few months down the line.I'm currently 34 weeks pregnant and my due date is March 11. I don't think my pregnancy is going to be a problem. I care for the baby very much and I feel grateful that I can bring him into the world, that's really special to me.
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