If you could pay someone to carry & deliver your children for you, would you?

[Queeniethecorgi]

I read an article with Oona King's surrogate today where she stated that Oona told her that 'she felt lucky as she didn't have to be the one to push it out'.

I'm childfree, but have read on here what childbirth and pregnancy does to your body, even when it goes well-- and the long lasting effects of when it goes wrong.

I think the only biological benefit for women is a reduced risk of cancer from breastfeeding?

So if you could still have your children but not have had to carry & deliver them yourself, would you? And as we've already suspended disbelief once, let's say you could feed them breast milk as well.

How about an artificial womb? No surrogacy or exploitation concerns.

motherboard.vice.com/read/artificial-wombs-are-coming-and-the-controversys-already-here

Probably a decade out! No physical pain. Completely shared parenting. Can't fricking wait!

Nope, not in a month of Sunday's.
I've hated every second of being pregnant and have had every shitty side effect going, but baby was diagnosed with CDH at 36 weeks and now I don't know if she'll survive after birth.
I'm so grateful that I've been able to carry her, experience the pregnancy and bond with my baby for the past 9 months, it's an experience not everyone can have and now I am staring losing my baby in the face I'm far less complacent about pregnancy. It's a miracle, all of it, even the utterly shite parts!

Misunderstood the title.....pictured Ocado delivering the children home with the terribly nice groceries!

Hmm... If you look at some of the comments underneath, I can see this being a boon for misogynists to argue that women will no longer be needed for the birthing or rearing of children, as they can be harvested for their million eggs, that can then be grown in artificial wombs.

In any case, I think the technology is much further away than 10 years. I'd say more like 100 years.

I adore being pregnant and was happy to give birth. It is one of the most wonderful incredible things I have ever done.

(Thought this was going to be a thread about childcare - we did hire someone to carry the children around when we had 3 under ten all going to different children's parties often 45 minutes drive away in different directions at the weekends - it was well worth it)

No. I found pregnancy and childbirth quite easy, tbh. I've had 3 children, never threw up once, remained active throughout ,and even the births were fine. I recovered really quickly and had no ill effects.
More than that though, I just like to think of the special bond I have with my children. They are literally my flesh and blood, the only 3 people in the world that came from my body.
That doesn't mean that an adoptive or non biological mother loves her children less ,or is any less close ,or that I am more of a mother than they are of course.

No way. I loved being pregnant, I enjoyed breastfeeding, and the experience of giving birth was amazing.

Now that breastfeeding is over though, I'd happily go back to having my pre pregnancy pre feeding body.