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Superfetation causes a surrogate mother to become pregnant again.
When Jessica Allen, mother of two, decided to sign up to become a surrogate to help her save for a new house and become a stay-at-home mom, she had no idea that her life would take a dramatic turn during the next 11 months.
Because in a rare case of superfetation - a medical condition that has only been recorded 10 times in medical history - Jessica became pregnant with her biological son while she was already pregnant with the surrogate child of a Chinese couple, leading to a costly legal battle and subsequent reunion with her son.
An Expensive Alternative to Natural Pregnancy
Surrogacy is the medical term used to describe a type of pregnancy where the fertilized embryo of another woman is implanted in a surrogate mother's womb who then brings the child to term, after which the child is given over to the biological parents.
And this procedure is very expensive because pregnancy is a challenging phase in every woman's life and exposes her to various medical conditions, like gestational diabetes and increased risk of death.
That's why when Jessica Allen signed up to become a surrogate through the Omega Family Global IVF Center in San Diego, she was slated to earn $30,000 (paid in installments over 9 months) if she could bring to term the child of a Chinese couple identified as "Lius" that she was matched to.
But
it
was
6
weeks
into
her
surrogate
pregnancy
that
something
surprising
showed
up
in
her
scans
-
a
second
child
that
was
not
there
earlier.
The
Lius
were
overjoyed
that
they
were
going
to
receive
twins
in
place
of
a
single
child
and
Jessica's
payment
was
increased
by
$5,000.
But
what
Jessica
or
the
Lius
were
not
told
by
the
medical
staff
was
that
the
two
babies
were
in
separate
sacs,
which
is
not
the
case
in
a
twin
pregnancy.
The Ordeal After Delivery
Jessica became pregnant through surrogacy in April 2016. And in December of that very year, she gave birth to the two children.
As per the rules, the babies were taken from her immediately after delivery and she was not even allowed to hold them. The nurses later showed her pictures of the children, but that did little to soothe her broken heart.
Nevertheless, if it had been a regular case of surrogacy, Jessica would have gotten over her heartbreak in time and continued with her life. But hers was not, and that's why after a month of the delivery, Jessica was contacted by Mrs. Liu who sent her pictures of the then 1-month old babies and asked her if she had any idea why the children looked so different.
What happened after this may sound unbelievable, but it's true.
The
Lius
got
their
babies
a
DNA
test
and
discovered
that
only
one
of
the
children
was
theirs.
The
other
was
the
biological
son
of
Jessica
and
her
boyfriend,
Jasper.
The
revelation
was
equally
shocking
for
Jessica
and
Jasper
because
they
had
always
taken
precautions
and
used
condoms
during
sex
after
she
got
pregnant
with
the
surrogate
child.
Superfetation – Medical Miracle or Nightmare?
Superfetation is an extremely rare type of pregnancy where a pregnant woman develops another fetus within her womb in the middle of the original pregnancy. And with only 10 cases reported so far in medical history, it is often looked upon with skepticism.
Nevertheless, if Jessica had been a regular pregnant woman, this incidence of superfetation wouldn't have mattered as much. But since it occurred during a surrogacy, what followed was a lengthy legal battle during which the Lius demanded $22,000 as compensation for all the grievance caused to them.
The fertility center tried to compensate this demand by putting up Jessica's son for adoption so some other wealthy family could pay off the Lius. But Jessica and Jasper were adamant about having their son back and so they contacted lawyers and fought this demand down to zero.
The social workers were of no help either as they demanded Jessica pay them to "adopt" her own son.
The Reunion
The court battle went on for over a month and finally on 5th of February in 2017, Jessica was reunited with her son in the parking lot of Starbucks. She and her boyfriend then renamed their son Malachi who now is 10 months old.
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