Surrogacy – A Grandmother gives birth to her Grandson

To photograph a birth for every family who comes my way is always something very special indeed!!

Being a professional birth photographer is something I am incredibly passionate about.
After having 3 very medicalised/traumatic births of my own with my eldest children, I worked incredibly hard to achieve a very natural and wonderful delivery with my 4th baby (a VBA2C – vaginal birth after 2 caesareans) in July 2015. Each of these experiences taught me about the priceless importance of having good quality photos to remember the birth day by.

So when Alice Hohenhaus first contacted me in February 2016 to photograph the birth of her son, I was immediately warmed by her beautiful story and my first thought was “Man, we NEED to create you some incredible memories to remember your baby’s arrival day”.

We talked about the sort of photos that she wanted captured and what it was that meant the most to her.

“The moment I meet my baby,” Alice said. “I want to remember how I respond and the emotion that I feel on the day.”

As a mother of 4 children myself (my eldest being a daughter aged 14), my thoughts drifted to the idea of carrying a baby for my own daughter if she needed it and my first reaction was one of “Absolutely!!!”. I felt like I immediately understood why Theresa Hohenhaus needed to be her daughters surrogate.

In the months leading up to Parker’s arrival, we discussed preferences for the day and the various paths that the actual birth might take. Because even though Theresa had already had children, there are always additional risks at play when a woman  has a baby at age 46 and they need to be taken into consideration during pregnancy and birth.

Grandmother gives birth to grandson

Thankfully everything went smoothly and the day of delivery finally arrived.

Armed with as much camera gear as I could lug, I got to work documenting the special day.

There were times when I stepped in and out of the room to allow for privacy and times where I had to provide a little reassurance that they were all doing a wonderful job.

It was a long, tough day for everyone involved and the nervousness in the air was very evident…..we all just wanted Parker to arrive and know that he was safely welcomed into the world.

I photographed every moment that I thought might be important. Every tear. Every laugh. Every joy.

It was beautiful to witness and capture such a beautiful moment for this very special family….and yes I might have shed a tear or 2 myself.

With Parker safely on his Grandmother’s chest, the emotion and atmosphere in the room turned from nervousness to completely ELECTRIC!! After waiting for so many years and going through so much, Alice was finally a mother! And the tears certainly flowed.

Theresa did an incredible job at bringing Parker into the world and should be congratulated on giving her daughter such a wonderful gift. Surrogacy is such a selfless act (particularly here in Australia where you cannot be paid for being a surrogate (outside of medical bills)) and this story shows that a mothers love for their child knows no bounds!!!

This beautiful story is an inspiration to anyone struggling with infertility, inability to have children or considering surrogacy.

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Alice and Theresa on the arrival of Parker!
And well done for sharing what truly is an inspirational example of a Mother’s unconditional love.

~ Selena Rollason
Brisbane Birth Photography
0421 031 007
[email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: ALL IMAGES ARE COPYRIGHTED AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT FROM SELENA ROLLASON, BRISBANE BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHY.

For  media inquiries/interviews on this story and its images, please get in touch at [email protected] or 0421 031 007.

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