I know that I could never be a surrogate. It is a very generous thing for a person to do, but i would become too attached with the growing baby. I think jeolousy could result on both parts, the surrogate and the woman who is unable to conceive. Thankfully, i have my own biological son, whom was conceived naturally...but if my husband and I werent able to have childeren, i think i would look into adoption. Too many children need homes.

As far as the sperm donating goes...i think it is one thing to have the woman inceminated with her husbands sperm (if God doesnt want them to get pregnant, it isnt going to happen reguardless), but if the husband is unable to have children, and the woman gets inceminated with a donor, other than her husband, then in my opinion, adoption is a better option. B/c I wouldnt want my husband to have to live with the fact that he took no part in creating the child...i would want it to come from both of us, or not at all. One joy of having a baby is to see who it looks like or what traits it has. If only the woman is genetically connected t it, then it just doesnt seem like a good option. Adoption would make more sense to me, anyway.

As far as being a new mother at 52....forget it!! I am 26 and my son runs me ragged some days. But as someone else posted, i am sure Joan Lundon will have plently of help. Which is a whole other topic altogether...having a child for it to be raised primarily by someone else.

Anyway, just my honest 2 cents worth