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SJP and Matthew Broderick expecting twin girls via surrogate
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okay, i was just saying what lainey said, not my personal opinion on their state of marriage, sorry.
it wasn't directed to you, just to the rumour
Congrats to them!!!
I didnt believe the rumors about their break up, and now I read somewhere that the reason they're having babies throug a surrogate mother is because of Sarah's coke addiction...
yep. that was one of the rumors surrounding those two long before the whole announcement.
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I was shocked to hear this but congrats regardless.
He hasn't seemed happy at all the last 20 times I have seen him.
He hasn't seemed happy at all the last 20 times I have seen him.
Revealed: The surrogate mother carrying Sarah Jessica Parker's twin girls is a tattooed bisexual rocker
The woman chosen by Sarah Jessica Parker to be a surrogate for her twin girls has a chequered history as a mother, according to U.S. reports.
Michelle Ross is the woman chosen by the Sex And The City star and husband Matthew Broderick to carry their twins, it has been claimed.
Michelle, who has previously acted as a surrogate mother for a New York gay couple and refers to herself as bisexual, is reportedly due to give birth in July.
'Michelle has kids for other people, but she hardly ever sees her own son,' Joseph Erker told Star magazine.
Michelle and 28-year-old Joseph divorced in 2006, with Joseph left to look after their four-year-old son, Brayden, at their home in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
Brayden was Michelle's first child, but not her first pregnancy - she lost a child during while still at high school after developing the autoimmune Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
'I don't want to know why I had to go through being paralysed and losing a baby,' Michelle wrote on her MySpace page.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a disorder where the immune system attacks the nerves, and doctors said she needed to be checked by a neurologist every month during pregnancy.
Joseph claims that although Michelle eventually recovered from the disorder and the loss of her child, she 'discovered a dark side in herself'.
Her MySpace profile reveals that she has found a defiant new attitude, Star claims.
'I have had pink hair and tattoos and spiked collars,' she wrote on the social networking website.
'My favourite shoes are five-inch black spike heels which lace up the front.
'I love metal and rock down to the bones.'
Michelle has a tattoo on one of her wrists of an overlapped pink and blue triangle, a symbol for bisexuality.
On MySpace Ross identifies herself as 'bi', according to Star.
'She told me that's what it stands for,' said Joseph.
Despite her past difficulties, her ex-husband says that Michelle acts as a surrogate for the right reasons.
'She said she wanted to become a surrogate to help people who couldn't have children of their own.'
Michelle has refused to confirm if she is acting as a surrogate for Parker and Broderick. But Star magazine claims the babies were conceived in vitro using eggs Parker had frozen some time ago and Broderick's sperm.
'They feel that these babies are a blessing. A miracle,' an insider told the magazine.
The couple already have one son, six-year-old James and are hoping the new arrivals will help keep their marriage together.
'They want to keep the family together,' an insider said.
'They always wanted James to have siblings.'
However, Parker has admitted she is anxious about her ability to balance caring for three children with her career.
She told the New York Daily News: 'It's been a complicated past few weeks.
'My main concern is that my husband and son have enough time. I've felt very conflicted over the last few weeks.
'Hopefully, our son is feeling loved and taken care of. I can't really complain because it's my choice to work, but that doesn't mean I don't spend a better part of the day worrying about whether my family is getting enough [time] from me.'
She added: 'Any complications or any anxiety I feel is normal. Any mother who wants to continue to work and have a career outside the home goes through this, so I feel very much a part of the sisterhood.'
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The woman chosen by Sarah Jessica Parker to be a surrogate for her twin girls has a chequered history as a mother, according to U.S. reports.
Michelle Ross is the woman chosen by the Sex And The City star and husband Matthew Broderick to carry their twins, it has been claimed.
Michelle, who has previously acted as a surrogate mother for a New York gay couple and refers to herself as bisexual, is reportedly due to give birth in July.
'Michelle has kids for other people, but she hardly ever sees her own son,' Joseph Erker told Star magazine.
Michelle and 28-year-old Joseph divorced in 2006, with Joseph left to look after their four-year-old son, Brayden, at their home in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
Brayden was Michelle's first child, but not her first pregnancy - she lost a child during while still at high school after developing the autoimmune Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
'I don't want to know why I had to go through being paralysed and losing a baby,' Michelle wrote on her MySpace page.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a disorder where the immune system attacks the nerves, and doctors said she needed to be checked by a neurologist every month during pregnancy.
Joseph claims that although Michelle eventually recovered from the disorder and the loss of her child, she 'discovered a dark side in herself'.
Her MySpace profile reveals that she has found a defiant new attitude, Star claims.
'I have had pink hair and tattoos and spiked collars,' she wrote on the social networking website.
'My favourite shoes are five-inch black spike heels which lace up the front.
'I love metal and rock down to the bones.'
Michelle has a tattoo on one of her wrists of an overlapped pink and blue triangle, a symbol for bisexuality.
On MySpace Ross identifies herself as 'bi', according to Star.
'She told me that's what it stands for,' said Joseph.
Despite her past difficulties, her ex-husband says that Michelle acts as a surrogate for the right reasons.
'She said she wanted to become a surrogate to help people who couldn't have children of their own.'
Michelle has refused to confirm if she is acting as a surrogate for Parker and Broderick. But Star magazine claims the babies were conceived in vitro using eggs Parker had frozen some time ago and Broderick's sperm.
'They feel that these babies are a blessing. A miracle,' an insider told the magazine.
The couple already have one son, six-year-old James and are hoping the new arrivals will help keep their marriage together.
'They want to keep the family together,' an insider said.
'They always wanted James to have siblings.'
However, Parker has admitted she is anxious about her ability to balance caring for three children with her career.
She told the New York Daily News: 'It's been a complicated past few weeks.
'My main concern is that my husband and son have enough time. I've felt very conflicted over the last few weeks.
'Hopefully, our son is feeling loved and taken care of. I can't really complain because it's my choice to work, but that doesn't mean I don't spend a better part of the day worrying about whether my family is getting enough [time] from me.'
She added: 'Any complications or any anxiety I feel is normal. Any mother who wants to continue to work and have a career outside the home goes through this, so I feel very much a part of the sisterhood.'
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None of the stuff about pink hair and spiked collars is remotely relevant, those are lifestyle choices that have no importance when being someone's surrogate, but the stuff about her developing Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a bit of a worry..
But I'm assuming that you have to have lots of tests and whatnot in order to qualify as a surrogate mother, so MB & SJP must be aware of the situation/ risks and still want to go ahead with the pregnancy.
I'm not sure what to think about all the rumours etc but I do know that he did not look happy at the oscars and rumours about his sexuality have been
whirling around for ages...
Also, i'm sceptical as to why they would choose to give birth via a surrogate unless there is a specific reason as to why she cannot carry the babies (ie the aforementioned rumours)... So she's 44- plenty of women have babies in thier forties these days. I really hope there's not a medical reason why they have chosen to use a surrogate though, that would be terrible and I'd feel rubbish for being so cynical about the whole situation.
But I'm assuming that you have to have lots of tests and whatnot in order to qualify as a surrogate mother, so MB & SJP must be aware of the situation/ risks and still want to go ahead with the pregnancy.
I'm not sure what to think about all the rumours etc but I do know that he did not look happy at the oscars and rumours about his sexuality have been
whirling around for ages...
Also, i'm sceptical as to why they would choose to give birth via a surrogate unless there is a specific reason as to why she cannot carry the babies (ie the aforementioned rumours)... So she's 44- plenty of women have babies in thier forties these days. I really hope there's not a medical reason why they have chosen to use a surrogate though, that would be terrible and I'd feel rubbish for being so cynical about the whole situation.
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Yes, and babies born by mothers +36 have smaller chances of being healthy...I can't stand women in their 40's having babies. It gives me the creeps.
44 is too old for having more babies. How heartless of them.
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Myself and my sister and my brother were born to my Mum post 36yrs (including one in her 40s) as that was when she married. We are all happy and healthy and successful and get on brilliantly with our Mum who is so much fun. There isn't anything creepy about it at all. People just do things at different stages of their lives.
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I don't find it creepy (my mum had me at 40yrs. too after thinking in her 20's-30's she didn't want children) but it does make me sad to think of all the trouble people go through to have new babies when there are so many needy and unwanted children already in this world.
i was born to my mom at 45! i think she just probably doesnt want to miss out on work as giving birth requires taking some time off. She probably has a deal for the next sequels of Sex and the City.
I, myself would not want a baby via surrogacy - allthough it would share my DNA it would not feel like mine.
I, myself would not want a baby via surrogacy - allthough it would share my DNA it would not feel like mine.
Shimochan, if you weren't able to conceive and wanted children, then you'd probably feel differently 
People who are saying it's because she doesn't want to be pregnant- that is totally preposterous. Surrogacy is expensive, time-consuming, emotional, and very, very difficult (logistics alone). No-one able to conceive a child naturally would put themselves through it. It's a gruelling process.
It wouldn't be surprising if SJP had fertility problems, she and Matthew had been together/married a long time before they had their first child. He was born in 2002 so they could have been trying for another child for a number of years.
Brokenenglish- she and her husband would be considered too old to adopt from most countries. Plus health of the parents is a big factor in adoption (again, I can't speak for all but certainly most countries), you have to be completely healthy (psychologically, emotionally and medically). I'm not insinuating anything here but the state of the marriage/relationship also undergoes close scrutiny. Even medical conditions preventing one parent from being able to conceive in the first place can be a reason to be denied for adoption. You wouldn't believe how many reasons there are for people to be denied. It's true there are a lot of needy children in the world but there are also a lot of infertile couples wanting to adopt and unfortunately it takes a lot more than benevolant intent alone. (It's much, much easier to adopt disabled children from any given country, but celebrities never do this, with the exception of Mia Farrow.)
People who are saying it's because she doesn't want to be pregnant- that is totally preposterous. Surrogacy is expensive, time-consuming, emotional, and very, very difficult (logistics alone). No-one able to conceive a child naturally would put themselves through it. It's a gruelling process.
It wouldn't be surprising if SJP had fertility problems, she and Matthew had been together/married a long time before they had their first child. He was born in 2002 so they could have been trying for another child for a number of years.
Brokenenglish- she and her husband would be considered too old to adopt from most countries. Plus health of the parents is a big factor in adoption (again, I can't speak for all but certainly most countries), you have to be completely healthy (psychologically, emotionally and medically). I'm not insinuating anything here but the state of the marriage/relationship also undergoes close scrutiny. Even medical conditions preventing one parent from being able to conceive in the first place can be a reason to be denied for adoption. You wouldn't believe how many reasons there are for people to be denied. It's true there are a lot of needy children in the world but there are also a lot of infertile couples wanting to adopt and unfortunately it takes a lot more than benevolant intent alone. (It's much, much easier to adopt disabled children from any given country, but celebrities never do this, with the exception of Mia Farrow.)
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Reveal Twins' Names
Call it bliss & the city!
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick said Tuesday they were "delighted to announce the healthy arrival of their two daughters" – twins born Monday afternoon in Ohio via a surrogate.
"The babies are doing beautifully and the entire family is over the moon," the couple say in a statement confirming earlier reports.
Born at 3:58 p.m., Marion Loretta Elwell weighed 5 lbs., 11 oz, and Tabitha Hodge Broderick weighed 6 lbs. "Both Hodge and Elwell are family names on Parker's side," the statement explains.
The news first broke in April that the couple were adding to their family by having twin daughters with the help of a surrogate mother. Broderick, 47, and Parker, 44, have a son, James Wilkie, 6.
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Call it bliss & the city!
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick said Tuesday they were "delighted to announce the healthy arrival of their two daughters" – twins born Monday afternoon in Ohio via a surrogate.
"The babies are doing beautifully and the entire family is over the moon," the couple say in a statement confirming earlier reports.
Born at 3:58 p.m., Marion Loretta Elwell weighed 5 lbs., 11 oz, and Tabitha Hodge Broderick weighed 6 lbs. "Both Hodge and Elwell are family names on Parker's side," the statement explains.
The news first broke in April that the couple were adding to their family by having twin daughters with the help of a surrogate mother. Broderick, 47, and Parker, 44, have a son, James Wilkie, 6.
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Here are the babies
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