A 61-year-old woman gave birth to her granddaughter: "I did not even think about it"

MatthewEledge and ElliotDougherty, are a couple from the city of Omaha, in Nebraska, StatesUnitedand were looking for a surrogate belly to become parents.

Cécile, mother of one of the young people, after learning that they had the intention of having a child, did not hesitate to express what he had planned: "If they want me to handle the baby in my belly, I do it without hesitation".

"I thought that if I could do it, I would do it. I did not even think about it. When I offeredI did that, I did not do it to be the center of attention. It was just my natural instinct to offer"Explained the woman, recently become grandmother, in dialogue with buzzfeed.

Before finally doing the surrogacy, the couple went to the doctor CarolynMaud, who explained that it was an option quite possible, even if the woman was 61 years old.

"I had the same morning sickness, but it lasted longer.I had trouble breathing.But I did exercise, I had I was still working on the elliptical machine, and in fact, it was almost easier. As I get older, it's easier to control my diet"He said Cécile, about the period of pregnancy.

Although the couple's pregnancy was successful and the couple managed to become the parents of their first daughter, Dougherty He wanted to leave a clarification on the situation that has generated a repercussion in the world. "All 60-year-old women are not healthy enough to subrogate their belly"he maintained.

At 82, he is furious at Tinder and only accepts appointments with children under 50 years old.

"People did not understand it at first, but once they understood it, they supported it in a ridiculous way, they think it's radical and surprising . " They are really inspired by my mother "He said Elliot Dougherty after becoming the father of the little girl Uma.