Most parents dream of having a grandchild one day, but a 61-year-old Nebraska woman decided to take care of business herself, by giving birth to her own granddaughter as a surrogate. Cecile Eledge wanted her son Matthew and his husband Elliot to have a child of their own, so she volunteered to be a surrogate. Last week, she gave birth to 5-pound, 13 ounce Uma Louise, who was conceived from Matthew’s sperm and eggs donated by Elliot’s sister. Eledge was approved as a surrogate despite having gone through menopause 10 years ago. Doctors say Eledge was an ‘exceptional case’ and that her outstanding health made it possible.
Cecile Eledge, 61, gave birth naturally to her granddaughter, Uma Louise Dougherty-Eledge (5 pounds, 13 ounces), at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha.https://t.co/X3EeCM0LJe pic.twitter.com/CQjhpcRphs
— Lincoln Journal Star (@JournalStarNews) March 30, 2019
