Shannon Curry shares with us her journey to grow her family after being diagnosed with a rare eye condition during her first pregnancy. She remembers feeling very scared for her own health while feeling she should be thinking about the health of her unborn son. She was told by 3 doctors she would lose the vision in her eye by the time the baby was born. She was so thankful she found a 4th doctor that would monitor her closely through her pregnancy. She gave birth via C-section to a healthy baby boy and immediately started on medication for her eyes.
Shannon and her husband decided they wanted to have another child and she was willing to risk becoming blind to have a second child. Her husband was not in agreement. He said I do not want a blind wife with 2 babies, so they began looking at other options. After doing a lot of research, networking and talking with a high school friend who had used a surrogate. They met with their surrogate and decided that was the right choice for them. Shannon shares the steps they went through to pick a surrogate and the pregnancy. What a beautiful story and a beautiful gift to be given. Shannon shared the moment her son was put in her arms. We both became teary eyed as she shared that moment with me.
Shannon's words of advice and encouragement for you: Do the research, read about each option, and learn about the process. Trust your gut and you know what is best for you and your family. Find your people, find your community support, and take them along for the ride. People really want to help, and I think as women we don't want to put tuff stuff on friends and family. we don't want to burden them. People are open to help if you give them the opportunity.
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