56-Year-Old Grandma Gives Birth to Her Son and Daughter-in-Law's Baby

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By Camille Hutchison , Parent Herald Nov 06, 08:19 am

Jeff Hauck was moved when Nancy Hauck, his mother, first offered to serve as a surrogate for him and his wife, Cambria Hauck, who was sadly left with few options for expanding their family following her hysterectomy, People reported. Although he didn't originally consider the moving gesture a possibility, his mom eventually gave birth to their fifth child, Hannah.

The 33-year-old father who described the experience as a "beautiful moment" said "how many people get to watch their mom give birth?" What made it more special was she gave birth to his daughter. Jeff noted many found the idea of their mom in the delivery room, giving birth to their child awkward, but he didn't see it that way.

The St. George couple said naming the baby girl Hannah was the perfect tribute to her grandma. Jeff explained that six days after the transfer when she got a positive pregnancy test, his mother was woken up in the middle of the night and heard a little voice saying her name is Hannah.

The 56-year-old grandmother, an associate provost at Utah Tech University, described the experience as special and spiritual wherein she was confident the baby would be a girl, even without having a test. Also, it didn't take long before the couple was convinced too.

The baby's name means 'Grace'

Having a big family has always been important to the pair who were both raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and shortly met before Cambria's senior year in high school. The new mom of five, a nonprofit dance studio co-owner and social media influencer, said she instantly knew that Hannah would be her child's name. The Utah family said Nancy comes from Hannah and the two names mean grace.

Jeff noted that from the time he was a teenager, he knew that if he could only be one thing, he wanted to be a father. The 30-year-old mom said that she and her husband always thought of having between four and six children, but they trust in whatever was God's plan. The couple loved the experience and considered their marriage, they tied the knot on December 12, 2012, as a once-in-a-lifetime date. They eventually learned that starting a family wouldn't be without its challenges and soon discovered that Cambria had infertility issues.

Four years had gone of fertility treatments before the couple finally conceived their first, which happened to be twin girls, Vera and Ayva, now four years old, with the help of In-vitro fertilization (IVF). The two were able to fertilize seven embryos with one round of IVF and went on to welcome twins again, this time boys, Diesel and Luca, now 13 months, last year.

Cambria was hemorrhaging, says the doctors

Everything initially appeared to be fine after their sons were born, but about two hours later Cambria started experiencing serious and severe pain along with cramping. She also felt gushes of blood. Thus, when doctors checked on her, they discovered she was hemorrhaging. Shortly, the couple had to make a sudden decision about Cambria undergoing a hysterectomy.

The new mom of five, who chose to undergo the procedure, recalled the incident and said it was a hard choice for them. Additionally, the couple knew that having the said procedure would mean they might not be able to utilize all of the embryos. They wanted to give them all a chance at life.