Anderson Cooper, a CNN news anchor, has taken to social
media to announce the arrival of his baby boy — Wyatt Cooper — who was
conceived and delivered through a surrogate.
Surrogacy refers to a form of pregnancy in which a woman
carries and gives birth to a baby for a person who is not able to have
children.
To Achieve this, eggs from the woman who will carry the baby
or from an egg donor are fertilized with sperm from a sperm donor to make an
embryo.
The 52-year-old journalist, who broke the news via his
Instagram page, shared a picture of himself and the new baby.
“I want to share with you some joyful news. On Monday, I
became a father. This is Wyatt Cooper. He is three days old. He is named after
my father, who died when I was ten,” he wrote on Instagram.
He added that he decided to name the new baby after his
father who died when he was only ten.
He also revealed that his choice of Morgan as the baby’s
middle name was due to his mother’s fondness for it.
“I hope I can be as good a dad as he was. My son’s middle
name is Morgan. It’s a family name on my mom’s side. I know my mom and dad
liked the name morgan because I recently found a list they made 52 years ago
when they were trying to think of names for me. Wyatt Morgan Cooper. My son. He
was 7.2 lbs at birth, and he is sweet, and soft, and healthy and I am beyond
happy,” he added.
Cooper said growing up as gay, he never thought he would
become a father. He appreciated the surrogate mother who carried the baby until
his birth as well as others who made it possible for him to be a father.
“As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have
a child, and I’m grateful for all those who have paved the way, and for the
doctors and nurses and everyone involved in my son’s birth,” he said.
“Most of all, I am grateful to a remarkable surrogate who
carried Wyatt, and watched over him lovingly, and tenderly, and gave birth to
him. It is an extraordinary blessing – what she, and all surrogates give to
families who cant have children.
“My surrogate has a beautiful family of her own, a
wonderfully supportive husband, and kids, and I am incredibly thankful for all
the support they have given Wyatt and me. My family is blessed to have this
family in our lives.
“I do wish my mom and dad and my brother, Carter, were alive
to meet Wyatt, but I like to believe they can see him. I imagine them all
together, arms around each other, smiling and laughing, happy to know that
their love is alive in me and in Wyatt, and that our family continues.”
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