Frozen sperm allows a dad to live on after he's passed away.
When Lisa Roberts' husband, James, was diagnosed with cancer at 33, he was told chemotherapy would begin immediately, but it would destroy any chance of his fathering another child.
They had a 3-year-old son, but wanted another. The couple decided to freeze James' sperm.
Seven months later, despite aggressive treatment, James passed away. On his deathbed, Lisa promised James she would have their second child without him. Four years later, she completed their family through IVF, using her late husband's sperm. The IVF was successful, and their daughter was born just two weeks ago.
Would you be able to have your dead husband's baby?
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I actually think that is pretty cool that she was able to do that! I dont see anything wrong with it. Her husband wanted her to do it and I think it would be a very emoitional thing to do but its almost like still having him there because a part of him is growing inside her.
- melanie
Yes I would. IF this is something that both my dead husband and I had discussed, completely and wanted very much. Not just the “we want another child so our only child doesn’t have to grow up without a sister or brother” thing. The cost, the having children and they are both driving me NUTS!, deal. All this and so much more to really consider of course, but the raising yet another child without the father to help? To have to spot me when I wanted to kill the children after coming home from work/grocery shopping and finding they have torn the house up and so many other things all children do in the course of growing up. To help in ever single thing along the way that only he could have been there for the kids. But DO NOT do this “just for the children”. Best laid plans… really do not work that way. Only If I felt I could do it and if I was ready for it.
- Cheri
I just hope she has a lot of family or friends to help her out emotionally and with raising her children. It is tough enough to raise children with two parents…I could not imagine doing it alone. I guess if she thought it was the right thing to do, then more power to her.
- Shelly
I just don’t think I could, and for many of the reasons Cheri stated above. Parenthood is not for sissies, and I’d think it would be hard enough with one child already there before the father died, but to go it alone and add another to the family without a partner would be something I don’t think I could undertake.
- Cyndi
I say yes. If they talked about it and they had initially wanted another child. He knew that she wanted another child and he was able to help her with that, even after dying.
- CyndiH
I think it is beautiful to bring this precious miracle into the world. I believe they both made that decision based on the love they have for each other. These children are very special to the mom, family and friends. I truly believe that God allows things to happen in our lives for a reason and that good always comes out it. In this case this beautiful baby girl. WOW! What a blessing to have been able to have her. What a gift!
- maria
My husband is in the Army and a Police Officer, so this is something we have discussed. As of right now, we aren’t sure that we want more children but I think deep down we both do…but financially it is not something we could do right now. We have two, and one is from my previous marriage. I think that if he were gone though, I may feel led to carry another child. It is probably very bittersweet for this woman. Here she has a beautiful piece of her husband to love and to hold but at the same time, the sorrow of knowing he cannot be there and his daughter will never know him. There are positives and negatives to this type of a situation and it is a decision that the mother has to really think about. I admire this woman a great deal.
- Jen
I couldn’t conceive a child knowing that he could never know his father. I don’t think that’s fair to the kid at all. Kids need two parents. Granted, many don’t have two parents in their lives but most of the time the loss happens well after conception. To decide to have a kid just because you want to have another with the man you loved and lost—-that seems selfish to me.
- a mom
I say yes! If that was my husbands last wish then how could I not. What a better way to remember him then looking into his childrens eyes. One day that child will hear the story about how much his daddy wanted him, so much that he made that his dying wish.
- mommy of 1
