{"id":24349,"date":"2019-03-30T05:35:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T09:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=24349"},"modified":"2019-03-30T05:35:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T09:35:23","slug":"nebraska-surrogate-gives-birth-to-her-son-and-his-husbands-baby-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2019\/03\/nebraska-surrogate-gives-birth-to-her-son-and-his-husbands-baby-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska surrogate gives birth to her son and his husband&#8217;s baby girl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nebraska33019-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nebraska33019-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nebraska33019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nebraska33019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nebraska33019.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Rachel Mummey for BuzzFeed News<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Matthew Eledge, 32, and Elliot Dougherty, 29, began considering IVF as an option for conceiving a child two years ago &#8211; Matthew\u2019s 61-year-old mother offered to be their surrogate. 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