Californian was pregnant with my own child, while the cherished child as a surrogate mother for a couple from China. According to doctors, this is an extremely rare phenomenon called superfetate.
Jessica Allen told ABC News that doctors were initially confident that the second child is the identical twin. And only after few months after birth it turned out that the woman gave birth to not only another child but also his biological son.
According to Allen, she gave birth to two healthy children for her husband, Wardell Jasper, and then decided to become a surrogate mother. She wanted to help other women who are struggling to have a baby.
In April 2016, one of the Chinese couples embryos have been successfully implanted in the uterus of Allen. Six weeks after fertilization ultrasound showed that her uterus grows with two children at once. The doctor was very surprised, but said that in extremely rare cases, a split of the embryo possible.
Trusting the professional, Allen continued to nurture as she regarded the twins for a couple from China. When the time came, she gave birth to two a boy by caesarean section.
Allen admitted that after giving birth never saw children with their eyes, but later showed her the photo. «You know, obviously, they were not identical twins,» said she once saw the.
Spouses are not immediately able to achieve custody of your son. They had to go through bureaucratic red tape and take DNA tests, which confirmed that it is their biological son. Now 10-month-old Malachi became a full-fledged member of their family.
«He learns quickly, he has two older brothers, for which you need to catch and which to inherit,» — said Allen, as her three sons grow up together.
Superfetate is a very rare phenomenon, which may occur if the woman doesn’t stop ovulating. This leads to the fact that the second egg may be fertilized some time after the start of pregnancy.
