Grandmother gives birth to grandson through surrogate pregnancy

Linda Sirois in group photo with her daughter and newly born grandson


A 49-year-old northern Maine woman kept her word to act as a surrogate mother, and has given birth to her grandson.
The newborn baby, Madden Hebert became his own uncle when his grandmother gave birth to him last week
Linda Sirois of Madawaska, carried and delivered baby Madden Hebert, because her daughter Angel Hebert, 25, has a heart condition which would make pregnancy unsafe.
Seven pound, 14 ounce baby Madden was born Aug. 13. His mother says he's 'eating like a champ and he doesn't fuss too much.'



Hebert’s mother, 49-year-old Linda Sirois, had offered for years to be a surrogate mother for her daughter in case she could not get pregnant. Hebert and her husband, Brian, got the news last summer.

"It was pretty disappointing, and we were pretty upset about it," Hebert told the Herald. "But we kind of had an idea that it was a possibility and, all along, my mother was saying, 'I'm here and I can carry for you.' I guess we didn't really take her seriously."

After getting many rejections from fertility clinics because of her age, Sirois finally got a ‘yes’ from the Reproductive Science Center in Lexington, Mass. She successfully became pregnant with her daughter’s fertilized egg on the first attempt.
Culled from MAIL ONLINE