Baby Machine on Overdrive

Baby Machine on Overdrive

Thursday, January 31, 2008

British surrogate Mum can't stop making babies.

Jill Hawkins is known for being the busiest surrogate in Britain. In her career, she’s handed over seven babies and is currently pregnant with her eighth. All told, she's spent about 70 months of her life knocked up. And she doesn't plan to stop anytime soon, "I really love being pregnant, and my body is very good at it," says Jill. At 43, we hope Jill has another career path up her sleeve before her uterus gives out.

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I don’t understand why the author of this particular piece has to get crude about what this woman is doing. So what if Jill Hawkins has offered to carry another person’s child in her own body for a number of times now. Not everyone can have a baby on their own and there are not many who can or would be a surrogate. It takes a special type of person and personality to do something like that without getting possessive of the child they carry. I am certain she is probably monitored, health-wise, better than most people and the physicians involved with the procedures would not allow her to be implanted unless she was in top health. Also, there have been many women who have given birth to more than 8 children during their lifetime and quite a few who have had children after the age of 43 with no ill effects.

- shekinah

Posted 01/31/08 09:57 PM

I’ve read about Jill Hawkins and from understand she has been diagnosed as a depressive and has attempted suicide. She seems to be addicted to having other people’s babies. While I agree the author doesn’t seem sensitive to the good work she’s doing- i do find it strange someone would want to make their life’s work to have other people’s babies if they themselves are not happy with their own life.

- Kristen

Posted 01/31/08 10:59 PM