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When Alice Hohenhaus, 25, was just four-years-old, she was diagnosed with leukaemia.

Despite going into remission at eight-years-old, she relapsed at nine and full body radiation meant she would later struggle to have children due to scar tissue.

Much to her shock, Alice fell pregnant naturally when she was 23, but tragically lost her little boy at 15 weeks – doctors advising her that complications with her uterus meant she would never be able to carry a baby to full term.

But Alice’s mother, Theresa Hohenhaus, from Ipswich, Queensland, offered to step in as a surrogate for her daughter and keep her dreams of having a family alive.

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‘Alice already had the embryos and I thought “why not?”,’ Theresa, 46, told Daily Mail Australia

‘Alice already had the embryos and I thought “why not?”,’ Theresa, 46, told Daily Mail Australia.

‘I thought I was too old and Alice didn’t want me to do it at first but I had already almost lost Alice twice before – she hemorrhaged during her pregnancy and it was touch and go there for a while.

‘Making her happy and seeing her happy now is worth it.’

‘I said to Alice before I found out that I thought I was pregnant because I felt really sick. The next week we found out it was positive,’ Theresa said

Theresa, who is a mother-of-five and has fostered 50 children, became pregnant almost immediately.

‘I said to Alice before I found out that I thought I was pregnant because I felt really sick. The next week we found out it was positive,’ Theresa said.

‘It was amazing and every appointment and scan from then on we went to together and cried together… we are very very close.’

From the word go, Theresa saw the growing baby as nothing but her grandson and gave birth to him on June 2nd.

I was worried about how I would cope when I had him but I had him naturally and afterwards they placed him on my tummy and I had the first cuddle while Alice cut the cord,’ Theresa said

‘I would have to say it was the best experience of my whole life,’ Theresa said.

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‘I was worried about how I would cope when I had him but I had him naturally and afterwards they place him on my tummy and I had the first cuddle while Alice cut the cord.

‘It was so beautiful. I was worried about handing him over at first and Alice was worried about how she would cope seeing me in so much pain. But we both made it through and it is a moment I will honestly cherish until I die.’

– DailyMail

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106 thoughts on “‘It Was The Best Experience Of My Life’: The Moment Woman, 46, Gives Birth To Her Own Grandson”

  13. Nwm Ayodele Aderinsolà Joshua

    Picture of mother’s love endlessly…. I’m so touched ??❤???????????

  18. Lapatroness F Métis Noir

    LaBaronne Jolie Dada Iyefa explain to me cz I don’t understand mum carry pregnancy in the beginning or the swap

  19. Stan Chuks

    I don’t understand can someone explain to me….. Please who did the show I mean who give her the belle

  22. Bouglas Francis

    Am confused here.How can someone gave birth to her own grand son.I think this is her own son.

  27. Okon Emem

    Her daughter’s egg and son in law’s sperm were place in her probably by ivf and the baby becomes her grandson. Finish!

  31. Bouglas Francis

    Am ignorant about this.It might not be my field of study Nathan Ngenoh so that is why am confused.

  32. Okon Emem

    It is even possible now to transplant the womb from mother to daughter, possibly to choose sex and color of eyes.

  33. Oluwatumininu Adewale

    What an amazing experience and everlasting connection to ur daughter and grandson.

  34. Nyabth Bankal

    wow mama god bless to you and your family with love yes this is God is good because he is love you and your baby

  36. Jasmine Martin

    You are a wonderful mom and god will bless you. You choose your daughter happiness. I’m touch. your #1 mom

  37. Lavhelesani Genevieve Nemurangoni

    There is IVF, artificial insermination,and a person cn act as a surrogate in this world Bouglas

  39. Okon Emem

    My dear it I’d done everywhere now. I know folks who leave the USA to get it done in Nigeria now especially with the current exchange rate. It’s way cheaper. U can eve n choose the sex of the baby in advanced clinics; called gender selection.

  48. Jesse Ferrara

    The mothers egg is transferred into the uterus of the grandmother after it has been fertilis3d

  49. Mulowoza Muganda

    I would do that for my daughter any day. Bless her heart nothing like a mother’s love.

  53. Dominique Banai

    Lord some people act like they live under a rock and have no access to internet. What do you use your phone for? Must be snapchat only……let me give you a tip >>>>> google…..you will learn much!!!!

  54. Austin Shebbs

    Forget About The Touching side Of The StorY Let’s Face The Truth……Who Inpregnated Alice Mom? I Bet Her Son Inlaw Did, Cause It’s Not Natural And Also BeYond Medical Prove To Have Swap Her Daughter’s PregnacY To Her Womb. In This Case It’s Adultery, And That’s A Sin. It Seems These People Don’t Have An Atom Of Shame To Have Come UP With This Mother’s Love Whatsoever To The Public ……What Message Are They TryinG To Preach? Mother’s Love For Daughters? Or Giving The Circumstances Surrounding Alice’s Plight, Adultery To This Extent IS Not A Sin? There IS Absolutely Nothing Good (morals) To Learn From This StorY….. Gosh!

  56. Amaka Nancy Igwe

    Perry Blaze u are funny couldnt u just explain to him rather dan insulting him. Jesse Ferrara thanks for not insulting but explaining to his understanding. @perry blaze pipu learn everyday so take note

  57. Bukola Latinwo

    Its called surrogacy. People have different medical conditions that made them no to be able to concieve naturally or carry pregnancy to full term. In this case the lady has leukaemia. They only transferred the already fertilized egg into her mother’s womb just to help her carry the pregnancy to term. Nothing related to adultery or sin here. Its among the various breakthroughs God has given in the field of medicine. And always ask google anything you don’t understand and stop spiritualizing everything

  60. Bouglas Francis

    Thanks Amaka Nancy Igwe.We real learn everyday.As for me am never ashamed to ask when I don’t know.I just did some googling to better understand this.

  62. Julia Uzo Uzo

    You deserve what you got.next time be smart,best cause from your response, you are learned..

  63. Bouglas Francis

    Julia Uzo Uzo.What do you mean?Are you adding to the insults.?Has it now become a crime to learn what you don’t know.Girl friend am learned but has never gotten anything to do with biology.

  64. Joan Ndu David

    yes my frd pls wen u dnt knw always ask bec it makes u knw more n belive me peo like u ll go far in d world..

  65. Bouglas Francis

    Thanks my bro.There are three things that seems so difficult in this life.
    1)I don’t know and will like to learn
    2)I am sorry
    3)Forgive me.
    So I never head about this before so why will people see this as a road for insults?

  66. Nene DollyPuss Thomas Blanc

    Some people are so stupid and mind you they are always the one’s to insult people, if he had understood it, he would have never asked in the first place. Stop treat people like they are animals. We all are human being. Smfh

  67. Abygurl Miller

    Next time read on something before you give a whole sermon.. Aaba..when you heard spirituality nothing else made sense in the world..we all believe in the gospel but you people are taking things too far..in fact it is God who created brain n he will be so disappointed if we misuse it….

  70. Sandra Mitchell

    Bouglas Francis…..the answer to your question…..is very simple…….ignorance…..they tell themselves they know it all, but infant , they know nothing. NEVER BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS ON ISSUES YOU DO NOT KNOW…..ITS HOW WE LEARN.

  74. Nathanael Adiakpan

    To those wondering who impregnated the mother, I’m guessing this was an in-vitro fertilization (IVF). In IVF, a man’s sperm and a woman’s egg are fused in a test tube in a medical laboratory. The fused product is then inserted into the womb of whoever is to be the surrogate mother.
    In this case, the woman and her man had their fused product inserted into the mother. Simple.
    Please note that I have left out the complicated medical terminology. This is just a simplified explanation to help those who may be wondering how the grandma got pregnant.

  75. Bouglas Francis

    Thanks a lot Sandra Mitchell.We just need to understand you might go to school but some little things passby without you knowing them.Even PhD holders still learn and ask questions.Thanks for your kind advice.

  77. Godfrey Njeru

    Just asking can our mothers do this for their daughter here in Africa?? Just asking no hard feelings?? Anyway congratulations to them.

  78. Mart Bona

    I found this gross sorry but not sorry. She should had ask someone else to do that for her not her own mother #gross. #tf
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  80. Millicent Akpabio Goodluck

    Judges at their best again…smh…that’s how she chose to help her daughter, God bless Ur soul woman… however she did it is not our biz…

  81. Austin Shebbs

    Abygurl, What Are You InsinuatinG? Leave Spirituality Out Of This, Don’t Forget She Didn’t Give A Clear Explanation Of What She Meant By Helping Her Daughter To CarrY Out Her PregnancY Term. Just Like Me, EverYone Who Do Not Have A Clue WiLL Think She Did Something Else

  86. Pcina Olkereke

    Hallelujah.. I’m glad someone clarify this early on. And considered how technological advanced we are why would people even think the negative way she got pregnant. Anyway, I would do same for my daughter or my sister. God bless every woman womb who’s waiting for such blessing of a baby.

  88. Pcina Olkereke

    I swear and yet some are so damn busy critic on every post, but sounded as if they have never heard this before. People stop reading on gossips learned something. My godson was born in same manner via surrogacy and he’s as precious as can be. He case was more interesting, the mother had to travel to India and paid over $40k to do this. Here this mother does it with her heart.

  92. Pcina Olkereke

    By the way, the woman’s mother is young enough to even have her own baby. 46yr s old is not that old. Chsiiy when people act like they live in stone ages.

  93. Pcina Olkereke

    Bouglas Francis, I applaud you if one never ask questions, one will never learn. Great leader learn by asking questions. And to me you are among those with leadership traits. I’m serious. That’s good some one was able to clarify this. The problem is our government for not mentioning the various ways of childbirth in their biology class.

  94. Deborah Daniel Ikpagher

    its possible @bouglas francis,its possible the daughter have issue in giving birth instead of staying with out a child,her mother chose to carry the baby in her womb ,mind u,its the daughter and son in laws eggs the grandmother is just helping them to carry the baby,i hop i was able to answer ur question…. lol

  95. Bouglas Francis

    Thanks Pcina Olkereke and Deborah Daniel Ikpagher.You are all good people.Thanks for your kind explanation. Now I understand better.

  96. Zainab Kamara

    So how is this baby is going to call her grandma mom that’s weird I feel bad for the baby

  99. Sylvester Wa Kumwenda

    Thats her son technically.. only a fool can believe that you can carry another persons baby in your womb.. She is just donating her baby to her child

  100. Bonno Mokobi

    From some of these comments i can tell some people never read stuff before commenting,and some never actually use the internet for knowledge but for social networks..hmmmU0001f62f

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