54-Year-Old US Woman Gives Birth to Her Own Granddaughter Through Surrogacy

A 54-year-old grandmother in the United States has given birth to her daughter's baby, honoring a promise to her sibling who experienced three upsetting miscarriages.

Aaron McKissack, 33, and Kelley, 28, had tried for three years to have a baby of their own. The couple says that they attempted multiple infertility treatments.

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‘Aaron McKissack, 33, and Kelley, 28, had tried for three years to have a baby of their own. But Kelly failed to conceive despite multiple treatments. Finally, Tracey Thompson offered to be a surrogate for her daughter and son-in-law.’

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The last one ended in heartbreak on Christmas day in 2014. Kelley's mother, Tracey Thompson then offered to be a surrogate for her daughter and son-in-law.

"My lovely mom offered to give me to greatest gift I could ever have in my life," Kelley said on her mother's gesture.

When Kelley was a teenager, she had jokingly asked her mother to carry her baby.

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"She said, 'If I can't carry my own baby will you carry it for me?' " Thompson said to CNN affiliate KTVT. "Of course I would, not dreaming that I would actually be doing it."

This promise was kept when an embryo was implanted into Thompson in April 2015. She was seven years past menopause but in excellent health condition.

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Thompson said, "It is such a blessing that I can do this for my daughter."

On January 6, Thompson gave birth to Kelcey McKissack, a healthy 6-pound-11- ounce baby girl, at The Medical Center of Plano.

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Source-Medindia