Just to clarify ...
in reply to a message by Elena
since there were so many comments about why this woman, Andrea, chose to carry for her friend.
She and her husband had been TTC for years with no success. When they finally went the IVF route, that also took awhile to work. During that period, she met another woman who had also been TTC for years. She and her dh had suffered several miscarriages and the IVF hadn't been successful either. Andrea and this woman bonded. After Andrea finally conceived, she still maintained her friendship with the other woman.
After the first set of twins was born, at some point, she offered to carry for the other couple since they'd had no luck with IVF. Re: why the clinic allowed Andrea to carry for her friend not long after her own twins were born, I was surprised at that as well, but what's done is done. Apparently, they're still besties.
The third set was totally unexpected. They weren't trying and hadn't planned for future children. I don't know if Andrea's body was primed for another twin pregnancy after the previous two, but whatever, it happened.
She and her husband had been TTC for years with no success. When they finally went the IVF route, that also took awhile to work. During that period, she met another woman who had also been TTC for years. She and her dh had suffered several miscarriages and the IVF hadn't been successful either. Andrea and this woman bonded. After Andrea finally conceived, she still maintained her friendship with the other woman.
After the first set of twins was born, at some point, she offered to carry for the other couple since they'd had no luck with IVF. Re: why the clinic allowed Andrea to carry for her friend not long after her own twins were born, I was surprised at that as well, but what's done is done. Apparently, they're still besties.
The third set was totally unexpected. They weren't trying and hadn't planned for future children. I don't know if Andrea's body was primed for another twin pregnancy after the previous two, but whatever, it happened.