My sister is pregnant with MY babies – trolls call us ‘sick’ & ‘freaks’, but I won’t let the negative get me down
A MAN has revealed that his sister is pregnant with his children, but assured people that it’s not what they think.
Joseph shared that he and his husband Nathan have been trolled relentlessly for choosing to start a family this way, but said that they will not let the negativity get them down.
The couple, who have been together for 13 years were desperate to start a family, so Joseph’s sister Breanna agreed to be their surrogate.
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.
Speaking to Love Don’t Judge, Joseph said: “Breanna was the first person I told that I was gay.
“She’s not only my little sister but she’s my best friend and has always been my bodyguard and protector.”
Joseph, who is from Texas, said that he has always wanted to have children, and decided that Breanna was the best person to carry his baby as he can trust her completely.
The couple’s best friend Kortney donated her eggs and both Joseph and Nathan used their sperm for the IVF process.
Their journey to becoming parents hasn’t been easy, and Breanna suffered a miscarriage the first time she became pregnant.
However, after her recovery, she decided to give it another shot, and is now pregnant with a boy and a girl.
Joseph revealed that he has experienced a lot of negative reactions to using his sister as a surrogate.
Sharing some of the comments he has received he said the family have been called “sick”, “freaks” and “white trash”.
He said: “The thing that scares me the most about becoming a parent is the amount of hate in the world.
“I cannot begin to express how disturbing it is that people feel the need to express their opinions on my life and my family.”
Breanna added that many people are confused by the pregnancy, and don’t understand that her DNA is not mixing with her brother’s and that instead she is just “housing the baby”.
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.
However, the family is determined not to focus on the negative and to “rise above” the bullies.
Nathan said: “I feel like our story is going to inspire people”.
Joseph added: “There are no words to describe how grateful I am to Kortney and Breanna.
“My life’s dream is coming true”.
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