When you decide to be a surrogate for someone, it is a big decision that requires a lot of thought. Pregnancy takes a physical and mental toll on your body, and it’s much different when the child is not yours. Nonetheless, surrogacy is an amazing process that has allowed couples to have a biological child when they otherwise wouldn’t be able to. This alone can make all the side-effects of pregnancy worth it.
Something Wrong
Shaniece Sturdy was just a young 21 years old when she decided that she wanted to take on the life-changing role of being a surrogate. She wanted to help someone, but she was not expecting this turn of events to occur during her pregnancy…
Felt Off
During her second trimester, she started feeling very different than she felt was normal for this time in her pregnancy. Shaniece constantly felt extremely hungry, experienced debilitating back pains, and suffered from all around body discomfort- more so than what should be normal in pregnancy. What was the reason for this?