"I reassure them because it's relatively easy for me - my symptoms have always been mild. For example, instead of morning sickness, I experience a food aversion. I haven't experienced complications, but the multiples were considered high-risk because of an increased chance of premature labor and birth and hypertension experienced by the mother. I had much more monitoring at the clinic in Ohio. I made sure to see a maternal-fetal medicine specialist who takes care of patients with high-risk pregnancies."
"I've carried 12 babies - some singletons, some twins. That number includes the 22-week-old baby I'm expecting, who'll be my ninth non-biological child and my own three kids The baby I'm carrying is female, which means I will have given birth to an equal number of six boys and six girls by February 2026. As a gestational carrier, I've delivered eight surrogate babies, including two sets of twins, while the other three, McKenna, 14, Jack, 12, and Charlie, 11, were conceived by my husband"
Emily Westerfield is 22 weeks pregnant carrying a baby for intended parents while running an agency that recruits surrogates. She is 39 and has three biological children. She has carried a total of 12 babies, including singletons and twins, and has delivered eight surrogate babies plus her own three children. The current pregnancy will likely be her last. Pregnancy symptoms have generally been mild and she has always had vaginal deliveries. Multiples were classified high-risk, prompting extra monitoring and consultation with a maternal-fetal medicine specialist. She remains aware that higher parity increases risks such as gestational diabetes, placental problems, premature labor, and hypertension.
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