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Tracey Thompson (left) with her daughter, Kelley McKissack and son-in-law Aaron, plus granddaughter Kelcey.(Photo: Medical Center of Plano)
PLANO, Texas -- Talk about giving the gift of love!
A grandmother gave birth to her own granddaughter at the Medical Center of Plano, Texas, on Wednesday, after acting as a surrogate for her daughter and son-in-law.
The hospital says Tracey Thompson, 54, carried her grandchild for her daughter Kelley McKissack, 28, after she and her husband Aaron, 33, struggled with infertility for three years.
The healthy baby, named Kelcey, was born Wednesday at 3:02 p.m., weighing six pounds, 11 ounces. Grandmother and baby are doing well.
Grandmother carries granddaughter through surrogacy.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Medical Center of Plano)
Kelcey is a combination of Kelley and Tracey's names, the family says.
According to the hospital, the McKissacks tried multiple infertility treatments and suffered through three miscarriages, but had four embryos left thanks to a round of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). That's when Tracey offered to be a surrogate, something Kelley calls "the best gift... for a lifetime."
"Tracey was already seven years past menopause but in otherwise excellent health," the hospital says. "Age alone is typically a limiting factor for childbirth and surrogacy. However, medical advances in assisted reproductive technology can allow for late-in-life surrogacy, under exacting supervision."
The grandmother underwent medical treatments to allow her body to carry a baby.
"It is such a blessing that I can do this for my daughter," Tracey Thompson said.
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