Dr.Anita Mani
***Infertility& Surrogacy Specialist at Gift IVF Centre
HOW BEING A SURROGATE MOTHER CHANGED THE LIFE OF SUMAN
When I met Suman, she was shattered without any hope or aspiration.Beautiful, 30 year old Suman has been married for 12 years with 4 children.Initially, she and her husband were very happy together .After the birth of their first child, her husband became an alcoholic.He started drinking heavily and lost his job.She was subject to domestic violence and in desperation attempted suicide.A nun at the nearby convent gave her hope.She advised her to help another women and herself by becoming a surrogate.Surprisingly, her husband agreed to this as a noble means of earning.Luckily she conceived in the first attempt of embryo transfer after IVF and had a smooth pregnancy till the end of the term.She opted to stay in the hospital for 9 months.Good nourishment and rest restored her physical and mental health tremendously.She became cheerful and constantly kept in touch with her children who were under the nun’s care.Their financial condition improved and her husband reformed.With the nun’s help, she booked a small house in a small plot, which she bought later.She was more than happy to hand over the baby to the biological parents and for the first time in her life felt she had done a worthy deed.She was also able to save some money for her children’s education.She found a job as care taker in the convent nursery school and is presently leading a happy life with her family.
