Sunday, September 25, 2011

Surrogacy vs Yourself

Started on paeds this week. On neonates for 3 weeks and then 4K. The babies are so cute! I think I'm gonna be joining all the girls before me in the 'OMG I WANT A KID NOW!' syndrome.

Is it a must to go through pregnancy before you can become a good mother? I personally would feel a bit incomplete if I used surrogacy instead. But he was like 'why do you want to go through 9 months of fatness, bloatedness, morning sickness etc?! Just get someone else to do it.' But of course only if its legal.

He asked me why I would be willing to do it (as if there really was another option). And I can't think of any other reason that isn't cliched!

It's the magical feeling of knowing you're carrying a life within you, something that cannot be explained well enough unless you experience it yourself. The process of childbirth (occasionally C-sections) is magical. I see the look on the parents' faces and it just makes my day.

It is a surreal experience. Unglam for sure. But surreal.

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