I’m 63 and having a baby with my 26-year-old husband – now our surrogate is in prison but we’re GLAD
A 63-YEAR-OLD woman who is having a baby with her 26-year-old husband has revealed that the couple's surrogate is in jail.
Cheryl, who has 18 grandchildren, met husband Quran Mccain, when he was just 15 years old.
She insisted that nothing happened between them at the time, and eight years later, the couple met again and fell in live.
The husband and wife have had three failed surrogacy attempts but are now expecting a baby girl, which is due on December 27th.
Cheryl and Quran often share details of their unconventional relationship online, and in a recent TikTok video, shared a shocking statement about their surrogate.
"Our surrogate is incarcerated and now our baby has a second chance at life", Cheryl said.
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In a second video, the couple shared a more detailed explanation.
The couple explained that their surrogate has a drug addiction, something that they were not aware of before they asked her to carry their baby.
Quran said: "It's not good that our baby is in this situation, because we weren't prepared for the circumstances that came with the surrogate we chose.
"We take accountability for that".
However, he added that the couple are glad that their surrogate is now in jail, as she won't be able to access any drugs that could harm the baby.
Quran said that he had no idea how bad the surrogate's drug problem was before she went to prison, or which drugs she had been taking.
Despite this shocking setback, the couple are optimistic about their baby's future.
Quran said: "I feel like God's going to cover us, and he's going to give us a healthy baby.
"We did get a surrogate who's going through tough times, but you know, we can't judge."
Addressing their followers he added: "Keep us in your prayers, because it's a crazy journey".
What is surrogacy?
Surrogacy is the name given for a type of pregnancy where a woman carries and gives birth to another person's baby.
The surrogate mother is then expected to give up the baby at birth, so it can be raised by the couple who originally wanted the baby.
Surrogacy is often an option for those unable to have children themselves, or for same sex couples.
According to surrogacy charity Childlessness Overcome Through Surrogacy (COTS), there are two different types of surrogacy.
- Traditional surrogacy: When the surrogate uses her own egg fertilised with the intended father's sperm.
- Gestational surrogacy: The surrogate carries the intended parent's genetic child conceived through IVF, for which specialist doctors are needed.
How are surrogate babies conceived?
In traditional surrogacy procedures, the egg is artificially inseminated using a syringe.
Gestational surrogacy is carried out through IVF.
During this in vitro fertilisation process, the egg is removed from the woman’s ovaries and fertilised with sperm in a laboratory.
The embryo is then planted in the surrogate’s womb to grow and develop.
This procedure must be carried out by specialist doctors and the biological mother is required to still have working ovaries.
The video, which was posted under Cheryl's account @olivier6060, has likely left many people in shock, as it has racked up 1.5 million views on the video sharing platform.
TiKTok users raced the video's comments section to share their thoughts.
One person said: "Sorry to break it to you, but that baby isn't going to be healthy even if they look healthy.
"Take it from one drug baby to another."
A second person said: "This can’t be a legal surrogate. They wouldn’t qualify."
A third person added: "Who the hell did you get to be your surrogate?'
Previously discussing how excited she was to have another baby, Cheryl, from Georgia, USA, told SNWS: "It was an amazing feeling to find out we were going to have a baby.
"We get to start our own family.
"I am the happiest now than I have ever been before."
Quran added: "I cried with tears of joy when I found out.
"This will be my very first child.
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"I have never felt love like this apart from the time I got married to Cheryl."
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