Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY
Serving as a gestational carrier for her daughter, a 51-year-old woman gave birth to her granddaughter this month.
The family welcomed Briar, a healthy baby girl, in an Illinois hospital on Nov. 2. Julie Loving, 51, delivered the newborn with her daughter, Breanna Lockwood, by her side.
“My mom was an absolute rockstar through a difficult delivery,” Lockwood wrote in an Instagram post announcing the birth. “The sacrifices she took to bring this little slice of heaven into our world takes my breath away.”
Lockwood confirmed that Briar and her mother are doing “fantastic and healthy.” According to Good Morning America, the delivery marked the first cesarean section for Loving, who is a mother of two.
The mother-daughter duo has been widely followed on Instagram, where Lockwood shares their surrogacy journey with more than 129,000 followers.
The mother-daughter duo has been widely followed on Instagram, where Lockwood shares their surrogacy journey with more than 129,000 followers.
When she welcomed 7-pound, 1-ounce Briar, Lockwood found inspiration and strength from her mother’s gift.
“Holding my daughter in my arms, my heart is bursting,” Lockwood writes. “The feeling of how I would do absolutely anything needed for this child is radiating through me when I look at her, and reflects back on what my mom did for me.”
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