Daughter asks mum if she can have her uterus in order to get pregnant with second baby

After a traumatic labour, Kirsty Bryant had to undergo emergency surgery which left her unable to bear children anymore and so she now wants her mum to donate her uterus

You would put your life on the line for your children, but would you give your uterus to one? An Australian mother is planning to do just that. This is maternal love gone stratospheric and it’s because her daughter desperately wants a second child.

Kirsty Bryant and her mother, Michelle, have their hopes pinned on being part of a pioneering clinical trial for uterus transplants at the Royal Hospital for Women, in Sydney.

Kirsty had a traumatic labour with her first child, Violet, having to undergo an emergency hysterectomy after suffering from a post-partum haemorrhage. It means she is unable to bear another baby, and it is breaking her heart.

The mother and daughter revealed their hopes on Andrew Bucklow’s I’ve Got News For You podcast for news.com.au, explaining the difficulties if they opted to go the adoption or surrogacy route.

Kirsty explained: “In Australia, if a woman can’t carry a pregnancy, they can try surrogacy and obviously there’s fostering and adoption.

“Unfortunately in Australia, it is a very long and lengthy process to go through surrogacy each state have their own laws. I did some research into surrogacy and spoke to a fertility specialist. But I just felt like it probably wasn’t for us at this stage.”

Her research did uncover a glimmer of hope however, as she learned about the clinical trials for uterus transplant and decided to look a bit deeper.

“I put some inquiries in and that’s when I called my mum and said, ‘Hi, Mum, hypothetically, if you could have a hysterectomy and I could have your uterus and then go on to carry a baby, how would you feel?’

“And she said ‘Sure if that’s what you want. I will help you’.”

It’s not a request most mums will get from their grown-up daughters but Michelle didn’t miss a beat.

The grandmother -of-six was shocked but said she just wanted to help her daughter and agreed without knowing too much about the procedure.

“I will get to watch my daughter become a mother again,” Michelle said. “It’s just amazing. I’m excited to see what the future holds for us.”

Dr. Rebecca Dean is the lead researcher on the trial and said the procedure is a little risky, particularly to the donor as it’s more than a standard hysterectomy.

She said there have been 75 uterus transplants performed around the world, with the first set to happen in Australia next year.

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