Woman who suffered six miscarriages becomes a mother when best friend gives birth to her baby
By Isolde Walters
This is the emotional moment a woman who suffered six miscarriages burst into tears after her best friend surrogate gave birth to her baby.
Erin Boelhower, 33, endured nine IVF transfers and more than 600 injections over the course of three years trying to get pregnant with husband Matthew, 33. They suffered a string of miscarriages but never lost hope that they would one day become parents
Their dream finally became a reality when Erin’s best friend Rachel Checolinski, 34, gave her the gift of a lifetime and offered to be her surrogate. Two of Erin’s embryos were transferred to Rachel’s uterus in January and she was confirmed pregnant later that month. The pals spent the next nine months side-by-side and Erin was at the hospital with mom-of-three Rachel when she went into labor with baby Scottie on September 19.