Woman born without a womb becomes a mum thanks to stranger who volunteered as surrogate

Chloe Thomas (within the center) with Laura Curtis, her associate Lewis Batterham, and child Wren (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)

Born with no womb or uterus, Laura Curtis, 29, by no means imagined she would have the ability to develop into a mom.

However a stranger modified every thing, permitting Laura and her associate Lewis Batterham, 31, to welcome their daughter, Wren, on Could 15.

How? That’s all due to Chloe Thomas, 31, a lady who volunteered to be the couple’s surrogate, regardless of having by no means met them earlier than.

Laura, a nurse, was recognized with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome – that means she was born with out a womb or a uterus and unable to ever carry a child – when she was simply 16, and for years gave up on the concept of changing into a dad or mum.

It was solely when she met Lewis in July 2016 that Laura found she may have her personal baby, however wouldn’t have the ability to carry it – as her ovaries functioned, so medical doctors may extract her eggs.

In 2018, the couple started wanting into surrogacy, however have been clueless when it got here to find out how to discover the suitable particular person.

‘Lewis advised I put up on Fb about my situation and the scenario,’ stated Laura.

That Fb put up, shared in November 2020, obtained plenty of help, which led to Chloe, then a complete stranger to the couple, recognizing it – and reaching out to assist.

Laura revealed: ‘She messaged saying she had donated eggs earlier than however had by no means recognized find out how to go about being a surrogate.

‘We met for a espresso and clicked immediately.

Laura was born with out a womb or uterus, and didn’t assume she would have the ability to have youngsters (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)

‘I met her husband and youngsters too and all of us bought on, so we determined to go for it.’

The couple and Chloe, a retail assistant, began the method in January 2021 and Laura had her egg retrieval in August 2021.

Lewis stated: ‘I couldn’t fairly get my head round it when Chloe reached out.

‘It shocks me that someone can be so selfless and caring to do this for a stranger.’

In September 2021, medics implanted embryos – with Laura’s extracted eggs fertilised by Lewis’ sperm – into Chloe, and simply two weeks later, the couple discovered Chloe was pregnant with Laura and Lewis’s baby.

However Laura later found that her ovaries have been practical, that means she may create a child however couldn’t carry it (Image: Laura Curtis / SWNS)

Laura posted about her situation on Fb, and was surprised when a stranger, Chloe, bought in contact to volunteer as a surrogate (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)

‘We went spherical to Chloe’s and he or she left us a urine pattern so Lewis and I may do the check,’ Laura stated. ‘We couldn’t consider it.’

The couple lived ten minutes away from Chloe, who was completely satisfied to convey them alongside to all her check-ups and scans so they may really feel a part of the being pregnant each step of the way in which.

On Could 14, 2022, Chloe started having contractions, and Laura rushed her to Grange College Hospital, Cwmbran.

Because the contractions bought nearer collectively, each Wren and Chloe’s coronary heart fee rose, and medical doctors determined to take her for an emergency c-section.

Laura’s eggs have been retrieved, fertilised with Lewis’s sperm, and implanted into Chloe (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)

On Could 15, little Wren arrived through c-section, along with her mum, Laura, within the room (Image: Laura Curtis / SWNS)

‘Chloe reassured me that she needed me in there along with her and I held her hand as Wren was born,’ Laura stated.

‘It was a magical second and it felt prefer it was simply the three of us within the room.

‘I simply stored saying: “Is she mine?”

However when the nurse handed Wren to me to carry, one thing began going mistaken with Chloe and he or she was dropping a number of blood.

‘It was actually horrifying.’

Laura and Chloe are actually good buddies, and Chloe will ‘at all times’ be in Wren’s life as an ‘auntie’ (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)

Child Wren began to develop an an infection and needed to keep in hospital for eight days whereas she recovered.

‘I blamed myself that Chloe was unwell as she carried my child and he or she felt responsible that Wren had an an infection,’ Laura recalled.

‘However luckily they're each OK now.’

On Could 23, Wren was prepared to return house with Laura and Lewis. Now, months on, the couple’s daughter has settled in a deal with and the trio are having fun with life as a brand new household.

‘I simply can’t consider she is mine,’ stated Laura (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)

‘I can by no means repay Chloe for the reward she has given me’ (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)

Chloe will ‘at all times’ be part of Wren’s life, and is named ‘auntie Chloe’.

‘I simply can’t consider she is mine and I’m a mum,’ stated Laura.

‘Wren is my every thing and he or she’s the right combination of Lewis and I.

‘I by no means thought being a mum can be potential.

‘Folks at all times say it have to be nice to not get durations, however I’d take them any day in the event that they meant I used to be capable of carry a child.

‘Chloe is my superwoman. We actually are finest buddies now.

‘I can by no means repay her for the reward she has given me.’

After a while in hospital with an an infection, Wren is lastly house and settled in (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)

Chloe added: ‘I’d at all times needed to be a surrogate, however I hadn’t recognized find out how to go about it.

‘I’d began wanting into once more once I noticed Laura’s put up, so it felt prefer it was meant to be.

‘I needed her to be at every thing with me so she may expertise all of it.

‘It was wonderful to see her see Wren and see her lastly develop into a mum.

‘It was a traumatic delivery, however I'm so glad I did it.

‘Laura has tailored so simply to motherhood and it’s so beautiful for me to carry Wren.

‘I’ve given somebody a household and that’s so particular.’