Surrogate Mom Thinks She’s Having Twins, Then The Impossible Happens
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Surrogate Mom Thinks She’s Having Twins, Then The Impossible Happens
A surrogate mother who carried twins and unknowingly gave birth to her own, biological son at the same time as a surrogate child says the Chinese couple who paid her for the pregnancy wanted $22,000 to give back her infant once they realized the mistake.
Jessica Allen and her husband now have full custody of their son Malachi, but are deep in debt and furious with the surrogacy agency, Omega Family Global. Allen says she will never be a surrogate again.
Allen, 31, tells PEOPLE that she gave birth to what she believed were identical twin boys in December 2016 as a surrogate for a Chinese couple. The babies were quickly whisked away to be with their legal parents before Allen had a chance to look at them — despite, Allen says, a contractual agreement that she’d be able to spend an hour with the two children she had brought into the world.
However, she noticed something strange when she saw a photo of the newborn babies later that night.
“One, his skin tone was much fairer than the other. One looked full Chinese, the other didn’t look full Chinese,” she tells PEOPLE. “It was very clear that they were not identical … but I didn’t ask questions.”
Allen, of Perris, California, says a case worker with the surrogacy agency assured her that although the children looked different, they were identical twins.
Omega Family Global and their lawyer did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Attorney Matthew J. Faust sent a letter to the New York Post that said both Allen and the agency are legally and contractually prohibited from giving details about the pregnancy.
“As with any pregnancy, issues do arise which require great care, attention to detail and respect for the process and the emotions of all involved. O.F.G. has worked exceedingly hard to meet those needs in the past and will continue to do so,” the statement said, in part.
The Chinese couple could not be reached for comment.
Weeks passed before Allen got a text message from the intended mother with photos of the infants, asking, “if I see that they look different.”
“She told me that she was having doubts that one belongs to her.”
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